$US snaps back, Wall St flat

​Global equity prices edged lower after December's US non-farm payrolls report set the stage for further rate increases.

China coking coal rises, iron ore drops

Chinese coking coal prices were higher on Friday, notching up their first weekly rise in more than a month. Iron ore tumbled.

US economy adds 156,000 jobs

The US labour market turned in a solid performance at the end of 2016, putting job gains above 2 million for a sixth year.

Is 2017 the year the scales tip?

What lies ahead for our major sectors, and related regulatory landscape, in 2017?

Jan Cameron rules out taking Bellamy's chair

With troubled baby formula group Bellamy's to issue its long-awaited trading update next week, dissident shareholders seeking to take board control will also meet next week to map out their push to topple the board.

Packer tipped for tie-up with pokie-heavy clubs

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Don't be surprised if we continue to see changes in the gaming market in 2017 - with the next one looking like a tie up between James Packer's Crown Resorts and ClubsNSW.

Interest rate cuts not win-win for all

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The Reserve Bank is aware it is hurting retirees with lower interest rates. But it's all part of the plan.

Domino's workers earn 25 per cent more on Sundays

Beginning this weekend Domino's Pizza workers will receive an extra 25 per cent loading when they work on Sundays, to be paid for a by a new surcharge on orders across its Australia network.

Make your own party mix a taste of future

One hour north of Melbourne there's a factory that makes magic. This is the where every jelly bean, red frog, raspberry snake and party mix bag is made for Australia and New Zealand

Brisbane Airport slips, but remains among the world's most punctual

Despite still having just the single major operational runway, Brisbane Airport has been ranked the fifth-best performing airport of its size in the world in an international survey of on-time performance.

How Elon Musk's brother is disrupting farming

Kimbal Musk - Elon's brother - just opened a shipping container farm compound in New York City.

Jamie Oliver shuts six UK restaurants in Brexit squeeze

Following the pounds' drop, increased costs for sourcing products such as Italian olive oil have made the branches "quite unsustainable," a spokeswoman said.

How to make the famous Allen's Snakes

During a tour of the Allen's lolly factory an hour north of Melbourne, Factory Manager Vince Giovanniello explained how they make their signature 'Snakes Alive'.

ASX hits new highs in strong start to 2017

Shares ended the first week of 2017 as they finished last year: with strong gains, led by Telstra's rise to a four-month high.

China backs yuan, curbs outflows

Offshore yuan surges and traders wonder just how much foreign reserves Chinese authorities will use to prop up the currency.

PM's office in push for Alcoa deal

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's office has weighed into the high stakes negotiations between aluminium giant Alcoa and power supplier AGL as political anxiety grows around the future of Alcoa's crippled smelter in Victoria.

'Double whammy' lifts economy beyond recession

Australia recorded its first trade surplus in almost three years as Chinese demand pushed up prices for its two biggest exports, iron ore and coal.

It's a win-ha! Investors love new food play

The Bellamy's baby-powder-to-Chinese-shopper fairytale may have come to an end, but investors have embraced another food play into China.

Markets Live: Surprise trade surplus

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Shares extend strong start to the year, while Australia's trade balance posts a surplus for the first time since early 2014.

Trump's Russian bromance: Doing a 'Nixon goes to China'

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Trump's cosying up to Vladimir Putin is straight out of the Nixon/Kissinger realpolitik playbook, seeking to befried Russia to better contain China, the country he sees as the biggest threat to the US as the world's biggest economy.

Samsung expects Q4 profits to hit three-year high

Samsung says its fourth-quarter profit will likely leap 50 per cent from a year earlier, despite a 2 billion dollar hit from the infamous Galaxy Note 7.

'The world's best asset in the world's worst market'

No major commodity had a worse 2016 than uranium. In fact, the element used to make nuclear fuel has had a pretty dismal decade.

Why figs could make you spend more on clothes

More companies are investing in scent marketing to lure customers back to physical stores.

Will OPEC deliver promised output cuts?

The promise of production cuts from OPEC and its partners sent oil rallying in 2016. Now traders want proof they're delivering on those vows. It won't come easy.

Dreamworld takes $6m ticket hit after tragedy

Ardent Leisure took a $6 million hit to ticket sales in December when it reopened Dreamworld after four people died on one of the Gold Coast theme park's rides.

Dreamworld revenue takes a hit

Shares in Ardent Leisure plunged on the news of lower revenues since Dreamworld reopened in December. Vision courtesy ABC News 24.

Toyota shares drop after targeted by Trump over Mexico manufacturing

Shares of Toyota Motor Corp fell more than 3 per cent on Friday after US President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose heavy taxes on the automaker if it builds its Corolla cars for the US market at a plant in Mexico.

Tesla shares fall as deliveries miss forecast

Tesla Motors reported deliveries that fell short of its forecasts, sending shares lower.

World stocks hit 18-month high

Strong Chinese data adds to the optimism about global growth and inflation that has been driving markets since the start of the new year.