Early skirmishes point to a war over renewables lasting well into 2017

A political divide is forming over renewable energy's future in Australia.

ASIA:Pilots were high, says narcotics boss

Most of Indonesia's airline accidents have involved pilots who tested positive for drugs, the chief of the national narcotics agency said.

Nasdaq hits record on Facebook

An increase in Facebook and positive sentiment from three big bank results boosted Wall Street ahead of a long weekend.

Oil halts four-week climb

Oil is poised for its first weekly decline in more than a month as traders await proof of global production cuts.

Bellamy's rebels call on chairman to go

Shares in troubled infant milk formula group Bellamy's fell for a third straight day Friday with investor sentiment soured by the difficulties seen in reviving its fortunes.

JPMorgan, Bank of America profits surge

​Profits at JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America surged last year, as the industry received a boost from a stock market rally.

Deutsche Bank bans text messages

Deutsche Bank has banned text messages and communication apps on company phones in an effort to improve compliance standards.

Copper at five-week high

​Copper hit a five-week high on Friday while aluminium climbed to its highest in nearly 20 months.

Thirty-two tons a second

Iron ore imports by China surged to a record last year amid unexpectedly strong steel production and lower local mine output.

Worner to represent Seven at Open, despite affair allegations

The event represents a very busy two weeks of corporate entertainment, deal make and relationship building.

Chance and incompetence - our recipe for success

Where does the time go? This year will mark the 10th anniversary of the onset of the global financial crisis.

Raymond's bank battle 'really got to him'

For 10 years, Raymond Kataryna's relationship with his bank was clear. Then, the relationship started to blur.

Milk giants hit on a losing formula

When it comes to the all-important China market, the shadow of government regulation looms large.

Give ombudsman tools to tackle no-name wage fraud

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If someone running a business knew their future capacity to do so depended on ensuring they paid the correct wages, that might just give pause for thought.

Trump trade over? Not yet, say fund managers

The Trump Trade looks to be unwinding, but experts warn against underestimating Donald Trump.

Primary Health Care chief executive Peter Gregg resigns

Primary Health Care chief executive Peter Gregg has resigned after being charged earlier this week with two counts of falsifying books and records while an executive at Leighton Holdings.

Biotech boss axed over share trades

The board of biotech company Sirtex Medical on Friday terminated the employment of chief executive Gilman Wong.

Trump to be sworn in as 45th President

All eyes are on the inauguration speech, where we know anything can happen. What will this mean for the “Trump trade”? (This video was produced in commercial partnership between Fairfax Media and IG Markets)

Supermarkets urged to share customers' data

Customers should be able to harvest their shopping data from supermarkets to help them shop around for better deals especially as new entrants, like Amazon, enter the market.

ASX slides as cracks appear in Trump trade

Big banks dragged the sharemarket to a weekly loss, as investors took profits in a sector that had performed well since Trump's election win.

Markets Live: Big banks lead Trump slump

Shares fall sharply, pulled down by the big banks as the Trump trade of the past months shows more signs of unwinding.

Banks' retreat from Asia a worrying example

If banks can't make it in Asia, what Australian businesses will?

'Incredibly disappointing': Hall's latest move raises investor ire

Peter Hall's surprise resignation on Friday as a director of Hunter Hall Global Value has rekindled criticism of the group's governance.

Travelling soon? The Aussie dollar is on top of the world

Australians holidaymakers are starting the year with news to make an overseas trip harder to resist.

David Jones lifts its first-half sales 4%

David Jones' South African parent company says the department store chain lifted adjusted first-half sales four per cent.

Aussie dollar up

A weakness in the greenback due to US policy uncertainty boosts the Australian dollar to trade at US74.8c on Friday morning. Video courtesy ABC News 24.

Investors should focus on the forest, not the trees

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Are global markets headed for a meltdown?

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Bank of America calls it the Icarus Trade: global stock markets will surge another 10 per cent in a "melt-up" this quarter, followed by a mirror "melt-down" later in 2017. HSBC's latest global outlook is even darker.

What the Murdochs own now

In the last weeks of 2016, News Corporation got a nod of approval from the competition regulator to purchase a company that publishes 72 newspapers around Queensland and northern New South Wales.