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  1. Bellamy's Organic, once hugely popular in China, announces trading halt

    Tasmanian baby formula company Bellamy's Organic, which earlier this year recorded 331 per cent growth in revenue from sales to wealthy Chinese consumers, is put in a trading halt, with new regulations in China blamed for hurting sales and prices.

  2. Is India's currency recall working?

    More than one month after India announced a withdrawal of most of the currency from the country's economy, people are questioning if the disruption could cause more harm than good.

  3. Australia's power grid in need of multi-billion-dollar upgrade: report

    A report by the nation's energy regulator recommends a multi-billion-dollar investment in electricity infrastructure — such as a second interconnector with South Australia — to help secure the stability of Australia's power grid.

  4. Sydney's second airport gets sign-off after 50 years of debate

    There will only be one runway to start off with when it enters operation in the mid 2020s, but the Badgerys Creek Airport is now closer to reality with the Prime Minister giving the official green light.

  5. London soon to be just 17 hours away

    Seventeen-hour flights from Perth to London will begin in 2018, Qantas boss Alan Joyce says, marking the first time Australians can fly direct to Europe.

  6. 'I bleed America': Trump picks Australian to join business team

    United States President-elect Donald Trump chooses Australian-born businessman Andrew Liveris to head the American Manufacturing Council, as Exxon Mobil boss and a Vladimir Putin ally emerges as frontrunner to be the next secretary of state.

  7. Murray Goulburn appoints beverage executive Ari Mervis as its new CEO

    Australia's largest dairy company has appointed former SABMiller executive Ari Mervis as the new chief executive and managing director of the embattled processor.

  8. World-first PNG seabed mining project forges ahead

    The world's first project to mine the seabed for minerals is expected to begin operations in Papua New Guinea in early 2019, amid concerns about the affect on the environment.

Features

  1. Return of the blacksmith

    For decades Australia's manufacturing has been in decline, but there's a fightback underway inside a non-descript inner-city warehouse.

  2. Which firms pay no tax?

    The Australian Tax Office has named 670 large companies that paid no corporate tax in the 2014-15 financial year. Search the data to see who's paying what.

  3. Lingerie firm branded sexist

    A group of former Honey Birdette employees have burned their bras in protest over a "sexist dress code" and working conditions at the company.

  4. Government's limitless cash

    The Government cannot run out of money, and at times like this — when it saves instead of spending — the only thing that can make the economy grow is if households do the borrowing.

  5. Twitter and investors

    Social media can influence investor decisions in an unequal way and whether the company intends it or not, research finds.

  6. Memories v money

    An investment adviser says Australians should be prioritising memories over buying stuff this Christmas.

ASX Quotes

Table showing ASX index quotes for today (as of Mon Dec 12 2016 11:59:30 GMT+1100 (AEDT))
Index Opening Closing Change
5615.80 5639.30 0.4%
5560.60 5582.70 0.4%
2072.70 2077.40 0.2%
8989.60 9248.90 2.9%
6433.70 6466.10 0.5%
19173.10 18993.30 -0.9%
775.90 779.70 0.5%
9876.60 9912.70 0.4%
5126.70 5119.50 -0.1%
8542.20 8548.10 0.1%
1755.40 1760.30 0.3%
7590.40 7662.00 0.9%
2325.80 2327.10 0.1%

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