ASX is momentum driven market

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The new year has greeted Australian stocks with a bull market but 2016 wasn't an easy ride.

8@eight: Metal jump to boost ASX

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The local stock market is set to open higher on the back of a strong night for commodities' markets.

Gross sees 2.6pc inflection point

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When 10-year US Treasuries trade above 2.6pc, it will mark an end to the three-decade bond bull market, says Bill Gross.

Fox host Bill O'Reilly caught up in sexual harassment scandal

In the weeks after Roger Ailes was ousted as the chairman of Fox News in July, amid a sexual harassment scandal, company executives secretly struck an agreement with a longtime on-air personality who had come forward with similar accusations about the network's top host, Bill O'Reilly.

Fed hawk Lacker to retire

Jeffrey Lacker's retirement in October will mark the exit of one of the US central bank's most steadfast inflation fighters.

US crude output poised to rise

The decline in US crude output that began amid a global slump in oil markets in mid-2014 appears finally to be over.

Dalian iron ore surges 8pc

Dalian iron ore surged to its highest in more than three weeks amid renewed threats to Chinese steel output.

Why this $73b fund is 'scared of everything'

What's really worrying a fund that banks on being scared of everything?

Missing contract sparks Primary boss probe

It was in late 2011 when a curious auditor inside construction giant Leighton Holdings stumbled across an odd transaction.

Will Alibaba create one million jobs? Unlikely.

Jack Ma got plenty of good press out of his meeting with the President-elect.

Packer returns to Crown board after company's horror year

Crown Resorts has announced a major reshuffle of its board, with James Packer returning as a director and Rob Rankin stepping down as chairman.

Unpredictable Packer is unlike other billionaires

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The gambling mogul's power is almost absolute but how he will use that is anyone's guess.

ASX posts its first 2017 decline

A slippery oil price and sharp reversal in investor sentiment dragged the ASX into the red for the first time this year.

What we splashed our money on in the lead-up to Christmas

Hardware performed strongly in the lead-up to Christmas, attracting lots of shoppers, but electrical and recreational goods struggled.

Upturn in uranium price prompts Paladin refinancing

Shares in struggling uranium miner Paladin Energy slumped on Tuesday as it disclosed a complex proposal to restructure its borrowings.

Markets Live: ASX's first fall of 2017

Banks led a broad ASX sell-off, ending a five-day winning streak as the mood among investors turns markedly bearish, with iron ore and gold miners the exceptions.

REA Group spends $70m on stake in Indian site

REA Group has bought a 14.9 per cent stake in Indian real estate listings site PropTiger for nearly $70 million. 

Savings account interest rates dip below inflation

A handful of banks have cut the interest rates paid to savers over summer, as average returns on savings accounts dipped below the inflation rate.

Retail sales stumble in November

Economists are hopeful that a reasonable Christmas shopping period will make for a constructive quarter of consumer spending and help stave off fears of a recession, despite "tepid" retail sales growth in November.

Oil drop stymies Dow's march to 20,000

The Nasdaq hits a new record high and shares of veterinary hospital operator VCA soar after Mars said it was buying the company.

Toyota announces $14b investment in US

Toyota will invest $US10 billion ($14 billion) in the United States, company president Akio Toyoda says, days after US president-elect Donald Trump criticised its planned factory in Mexico.

MP urges Morrison to extend $20,000 instant asset writeoff

A popular Abbott government initiative could be given more time if the Small Business Minister gets his way.

Time to shine a light on 'property tourists'

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Having refunded the pitifully small extra amount she tried to receive for her Gold Coast unit-buying excursion, Sussan Ley will now be able to claim nearly all of it as a tax deduction.

Calls for Primary boss to stand aside while charges heard

Primary Healthcare managing director Peter Gregg has been charged with two counts of falsifying books and records, prompting calls from analysts for him to step down from the listed company.

Yahoo to change name, CEO Mayer to leave board after Verizon deal

Yahoo boss Marissa Mayer plans to leave the board if the sale of its main internet assets to Verizon is completed, while the investment company that will be left will change its name to Altaba.

How Yahoo came up with its new name

Yahoo was already a shell of its former self. Now part of the company is getting an obscure new name: Altaba.

Marissa Mayer to leave Yahoo board

Bloomberg discusses what Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's resignation from the board will mean for the company

James Packer returns to Crown board

A management shake-up at Crown Resorts, after a horror run in 2016, could leave investors a little confused.

Don't spend it all at once: What to do if you win the lottery

Some can only wonder what it's like to win $55 million dollars but for Queensland's newest millionaires, it's been nearly a week for the news to sink in.  Twenty-one Government staff shared a $55 million Powerball jackpot win last Thursday, pocketing more than $2.6 million each but all twenty one winners will deal with this win differently.