ASX clocks new 2016 high
Gains in resources and banks saw the ASX reverse early losses to hit a new high on 2016's second to last trading day.
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Redflex signs non-prosecution deal over US corruption scandal
The Australian company behind red-light traffic cameras, Redflex, has escaped severe penalties in the US after striking a non-prosecution agreement with the Department of Justice over its part in a corruption scandal.Â
Should Australian whistleblowers earn multimillion-dollar bounties?
A number of cases have shown career oblivion often follows corporate whistleblowing.
As James Packer's Crown exits Macau, tourists spark revival
Has James Packer jumped the gun scrapping the international ambitions of his gaming empire Crown Resorts this month and selling out of Macau?
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Amazon ships itself to speed up
Amazon's Prime Air cargo planes are flying nearly full, taking business away from FedEx and UPS.
The curious tale of the 1-Page CEO who resigned but didn't
A woman who headed a one-time tech darling that specialised in software for one-page resumes is insisting she will not have to draft up her own CV.
$45 million a day: Warren Buffett's golden year
In a year when populists won power across Europe and the US, the world's wealthiest people are ending 2016 with $330 billion more than they had at the start.
The most-read Sydney Morning Herald stories of 2016
When it comes to the most-read Sydney Morning Herald stories of 2016, nothing could trump Donald Trump
ASX retreats from 2016 highs
Shares dipped in early trading as investors trim their holdings in the major banks and a host of listed trusts trade without the rights to their distributions.
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Real time payments on its way
The New Payments Platform, set to go live in 2017, will change the way businesses and individuals make electronic payments.
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Is the global economy gaining momentum?
Amherst Pierpont Global Strategist Robert Sinche discusses industrial production, momentum in the global economy and its impact on currencies.
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Honey wars: AU vs NZ
Pavlova, Russell Crowe, rugby and now anti-bacterial honey are all on the growing list of rivalries between Australia and New Zealand.
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Wall St rally loses steam
US stocks fall in low volume in a broad decline triggered in part by a sharp drop in home resales.
Why this Aussie fund manager is betting against the $US
Betting on the greenback has become a no-brainer since the Trump election. Reason enough to go against the grain, says AMP portfolio manager Nader Naeimi.
Russia tops 2017 EMEA bets
Almost everybody loves Russia and wants to get as far away as possible from Turkey.
Corporate bond sales seen slowing
After six straight years of growing US investment-grade corporate-debt sales, bankers expect the frenzy to fade.
Miners' new bonanza set to continue in 2017
The mining giants are set to haul in a combined $36 billion for the December half, and the windfall won't end there.
Record gap for US, German bond yields
Worries in Europe about rescue plans for shaky Italian banks are driving a widening gap between US and German 10-year bonds.
Taxpayers pay $180,000 in public servant's breast reduction battle
Federal government pays nearly $180,000 legal bill in battle to avoid paying $20,000 for public servant's breast reduction.
Oil awaits US inventory data
Crude oil prices edged up for a fourth consecutive session, close to their highest levels since mid-2015.
Grains retreat in year-end positioning
US corn, wheat and soybean futures fell as investors squared positions toward the end of the year and the US dollar firmed.
The day of the week we all reach for the food delivery app
Online deliveries are emerging as the big hitters in the battle for the dining dollar.
Copper advances amid falling inventories
Copper prices rose as falling stocks and expectations of stronger demand in China persuaded buyers to return to the market.
From wraps to bowls - sorting the real food trends from the gimmicks
Remember when wraps seemed revolutionary? Maybe you had one on your way home from an Alanis Morrisette concert in 1996.
Peter Hall in shock exit from Hunter Hall
Fund manager Peter Hall appears to have dusted a chunk of his significant personal fortune with his abrupt departure from the $1 billion-plus asset manager that bears his name.
BP set to dominate fuel retailing with Woolworths $1.8b buy
ACCC to probe BP's plan to emerge as the top petrol retailers in the country with the $1.8 billion purchase of Woolworths' petrol stations.
ASX closes at highest since August 2015
Investors have pushed the ASX almost 1 per cent higher as rallying iron ore and oil prices lifted mining giants.
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BOJ's long struggle to get Japan growing
An animated graphic explains the tactics used by the Bank of Japan to boost the country's stagnant economy.
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US charges Chinese hackers with trading on stolen data
Three Chinese hackers made more than $4 million in illicit profits after breaking into the servers of top corporate law firms in New York.
Crown staff reap 'recognition pay' for night, weekend toil
Thousands of hotel and casino employees will start receiving above-inflation pay rises and extra allowances from next year that recognise the sacrifices of working in an around-the-clock workplace.
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