Business Day

Parts of the nation's property market is still flying.

Australia's new five-speed property market

THE ECONOMY
Elizabeth Knight

The party continues: investors pushed the ASX to its highest in 19 months.

ASX surges to 19-month high on first trading day of 2017

MARKETS
Jens Meyer

Murray River Organics does not sell directly to Chinese customers and is not involved in the Daigou trade.

Organic food firms distance themselves from Bellamy's

RETAIL
James Thomson

Wellard's fortunes have been hit by higher than expected cattle prices and two vessel breakdowns.

Cattle exporter Wellard talks to bankers over breach

RETAIL
Sarah Danckert

AMES Australasia will take over the Hills garden and laundry range, which includes the iconic Hills Hoist.

Hills unpegs its iconic Hills Hoist clothesline

RETAIL
Patrick Hatch

Peter Hall's resignation is a shock to his supporters.

Hunter Hall shares plunge as Peter Hall exits

BUSINESS
Brian Robins

ANZ's chief risk officer, Nigel Williams, said the bank had beefed up its compliance since the investigation in Singapore.

ANZ sells stake in Shanghai bank for $1.8b

BANKING AND FINANCE
Georgia Wilkins

Market Indices

Updated: January 3, 2017 - 4:45PM

Updated: January 3, 2017 - 7:08PM

Updated: December 31, 2016 - 9:15AM

Updated: January 4, 2017 - 1:16AM

United States Dollar

Price

0.7212

Percentage up/down

0.40% rise
Euro

Price

0.6945

Percentage up/down

1.12% rise
British Pound

Price

0.5880

Percentage up/down

0.46% rise

Updated: January 4, 2017 - 1:01AM

The packed daily commute is more enjoyable if you talk to those with you, researchers have found.

Face time with strangers can boost economy

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Illustration: Glen Le Lievre.

Knowledge, not resources, driving economic growth

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Big Four

Front running, insider trading, collusion: Scandals keep rolling

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Despite protests around the world, ExxonMobil predicts consumption of oil and gas from fracking to increase over the ...

ExxonMobil delivers hard truths about our energy future

Brian Robins

Peter Hall is set to leave the fund management business he founded.

Soul Patts more than doubles money on Hunter Hall outlay

Brian Robins

Will investors get fireworks in 2017?

Markets Live: ASX tops 5700 in strong start

Live
Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer

Bitcoin outperformed all central bank-issued currencies in 2016.

Bitcoin jumps above $US1000 for first time in three years

Jemima Kelly

8@eight: New year, same old uncertainty as markets reopen

Sponsored
Chris Weston

Ethical fund's coal link signals trouble

Brian Robins

The big investment questions for 2017

Patrick Commins

China's new rule on yuan transfers not a capital control measure: Xinhua

ANZ is moving away from Asia believing the stacks of cash on offer are hard won.

ANZ's latest Asian asset sale is solid start

Georgia Wilkins

Peter Hall is set to leave the fund management business he founded.

Soul Patts more than doubles money on Hunter Hall outlay

Brian Robins

Justice Edelman has upheld an appeal by CBA saying the bank did not act unconscionably.

CBA wins case over 'unfair' development

Georgia Wilkins

Frank Quinlan, chief executive of Mental Health Australia, called for oversight of the insurance industry by ASIC.

Insurers ignoring calls to address discrimination: mental health groups

Georgia Wilkins

Unfair contract rules do not apply in insurance. The financial ombudsman says this is worth reviewing given the ...

Call to ban 'hidden exemptions' in life insurance

Clancy Yeates

"Employees physically leave the office, but they do not leave their work," Benoit Hamon, Socialist member of Parliament ...

Work emails at home? Non merci!

Traditional wooden cuckoo clocks hang on display inside a souvenir shop in Lugano, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Nov. 15, ...

Where the world's highest-paid expats live

Brad Marsh is taking on Bakers Delight at the Fair Work Commission, claiming his 15-year-old daughter and her workmates ...

Bakers Delight's zombie deal 'exploits' workers

EXCLUSIVE
Nick Toscano

Ooshies

Retail revolution: How a superhero toy could save Australian retail

Catie Low

Seven West Media chief executive Tim Worner "began texting and emailing for sex".

The boss, the scorned mistress and the affair that stopped a nation

Kate McClymont

By March 2015, Uber drivers were handling 70,000 rides every day in New York City alone.

Sharing economy revolution overshadowed by Uber

ANALYSIS
Joshua Brustein

Consumers are turning towards free range eggs.

See how fast we're waving goodbye to caged eggs

Esther Han

The ACCC received more than 20,000 "consumer guarantee" complaints in 2016.

Dud gift? Three magic words to use when seeking a repair or refund

Esther Han

PETROL AFR PHOTOGRAPH BY GLENN HUNT 13 NOVEMBER 2007 GENERIC- petrol, gas, lpg, liquid petroleum gas, energy, fuel ...

Shopper docket the sleeper issue behind the Woolworths sale to BP

ANALYSIS
Brian Robins

Murray River Organics does not sell directly to Chinese customers and is not involved in the Daigou trade.

Organic food firms distance themselves from Bellamy's

James Thomson

Wellard's fortunes have been hit by higher than expected cattle prices and two vessel breakdowns.

Cattle exporter Wellard talks to bankers over breach

Sarah Danckert

AMES Australasia will take over the Hills garden and laundry range, which includes the iconic Hills Hoist.

Hills unpegs its iconic Hills Hoist

Patrick Hatch

Myer was hit with a second class action on Friday morning.

Myer hit with another class action

Sarah Danckert

The sky's the limit for Amazon boss Jeff Bezos, who also owns the Washington Post.

Amazon files patent for flying warehouse

Brian Fung

Parts of the nation's property market is still flying.

Australia's new five speed property market

Elizabeth Knight

US President-elect Donald Trump is still tweeting, the latest being about North Korea's nuclear ambitions.

Why euphoria could turn to a credit crunch in 2017

COMMENT
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

US President-elect Donald Trump has taken a strong stand against free trade.

Rising populism won't trump trade deals

Mathew Dunckley

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight on January 1, 2017 ...

Want a bold 2017 prediction? Nothing will change

COMMENT
Satyajit Das

Despite protests around the world, ExxonMobil predicts consumption of oil and gas from fracking to increase over the ...

ExxonMobil delivers hard truths about our energy future

Brian Robins

Thanks to the rebound in commodities such as coal, miners are hauling in the profits again.

Hedge funds bet on lasting commodity bounce

Joe Deaux and Megan Durisin

PETROL AFR PHOTOGRAPH BY GLENN HUNT 13 NOVEMBER 2007 GENERIC- petrol, gas, lpg, liquid petroleum gas, energy, fuel ...

Shopper docket the sleeper issue behind the Woolworths sale to BP

ANALYSIS
Brian Robins

The Bristol Arms hotel, 81 Sussex Street, Sydney, has been sold for $19.5 million.

Singo, Dixon's pub fund sells three iconic Sydney pubs for $47m

Carolyn Cummins

The Federal Court found Gold Coast financier Peter Drake did not breach the Corporations Act.

ASIC loses case against LM Investment founder Peter Drake

Sarah Danckert

The Tiffany & Co store at Castlereagh Street and Martin Place has to move following the sale of the property.

Tiffany & Co seeks new luxe city digs

Carolyn Cummins

McDonald's has seen off protests to open at the Vatican.

Protests as McDonald's opens in Vatican

Markets are still behaving as if they will get the "good Trump" rather than the "bad Trump", despite mounting evidence ...

Trump's trade policies become more shocking by the day

COMMENT
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

James Packer's latest Macau casino, Studio City, faces a tough entry to the market after receiving a smaller than ...

As James Packer's Crown exits Macau, tourists spark revival

If you've ever ridden a bike, it's extremely likely you've broken this rule, too.

The cycling road rule I never knew I was breaking

On Your Bike

There's more to weight loss than losing weight.

21 hard truths you learn after losing weight

Boot Camp

After the party is over, many of us wake up with a financial hangover.

One resolution to rule them all (and another to renounce)

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

You need at least two weeks to get the benefits of relaxation.

The new cash bonus for workers that could harm your health

COMMENT
Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Penny and James Taylor have kept a small outfit alive despite a downturn by being conservative and looking after staff.

'Our income has been slashed by 50% but we're positive'

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

Work and life coach Dr Lara Corr advocates addressing the tasks you're avoiding head-on.

Ten ways to plan - not plod - your way into the new year

Larissa Ham

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