Markets Live: ASX slips below 5700
Shares fall for a fourth session out of the last six, as investors turn wary ahead of UK Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit speech and Trump's inauguration.
Shares fall for a fourth session out of the last six, as investors turn wary ahead of UK Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit speech and Trump's inauguration.
Stronger December output of iron ore in the December quarter enabled Rio Tinto to recoup some of the lost momentum in the division which had led it to trim full year production estimates in October.
Oxfam publish a report saying eight individuals, all men, own as much wealth as the poorest half of the world's population.
The world's chief executives are shrugging off worries around global volatility and are increasingly confident their businesses will grow in the next year.
Anxiety about the uncertainty surrounding the US presidency of Donald Trump is set to dominate discussions at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
In a protest to show that Switzerland's new rules on Swiss-Made are too lenient, a luxury watchmaker has built what it calls a 100 per cent Swiss timepiece, composed only with locally produced natural resources, such as a strap of cowhide rather than alligator leather, plus a more unusual ingredient: cheese.
A bid to by energy company AGL to force workers at its Gippsland power plant to work overtime to ensure the site can operate fully has been dismissed by the industrial umpire, as the relationship between the company and the union further deteriorates.
Elizabeth Gaines and Holly Kramer will step down from the board of Nine Entertainment, the company announced to the market on Tuesday morning.Â
A 24-year-old graphic designer is facing court after allegedly stealing online fashion retailer Showpo's entire customer contact list and giving it to a rival.
With a holiday in the US overnight for Martin Luther King day, there was no holiday for President-elect Trump who put out more criticism of the Euro region.
Income inequality is so now lopsided that eight men now own the same amount of wealth as the poorest half of the world.
Donald Trump and the US central bank are heading for a collision that will almost certainly result in a stronger greenback.
​Oil prices were up, buoyed by Saudi commitments to reducing production, even as US output is expected to increase.
Gold climbed to its highest in more than seven weeks on buying fuelled by Donald Trump's comments on NATO and China.
Britain's pound fell on Monday as concern rose that the country is heading for a "hard" Brexit from the European Union and its single market, a day before a speech by Prime Minister Theresa May on the government's plans.
Copper eased as a stronger US dollar prompted some investors to cash in gains after the metal touched a five-week high.
Iron ore has carried last year's bullish momentum into the start of 2017, with prices rallying to a two-year high.
National Australia Bank has warned the cost of funding mortgages "absolutely remains elevated," as it and ANZ Bank hiked interest rates on fixed interest rate home loans.
ASP Commissioner treats himself to a $9000 taxpayer-funded office makeover.
A burst of enthusiasm for iron ore futures helped mining stocks lift the ASX into the black on Monday.
Alcoa's Portland's aluminium smelter has all but struck a generous new electricity supply deal with AGL, ensuring the troubled plant is likely to stay open.
Sterling took a tumble on Monday as fears of a hard Brexit rose ahead of a speech by the British Prime Minister.
A small Australian pharmaceutical company is raising eyebrows in Washington DC and with the US media after it was linked to powerful players in Donald Trump's inner-circle.
There won't be a great divergence between US banks and Australian banks.
Head of international energy body says policies are important, but the economic facts "are stubborn".
Claire Peters, currently chief operating officer of Tesco Thailand, will report to chief executive Brad Banducci after taking reins in July.
The one-time, high-flying, hot-pie business leaves behind a trail of destruction.
Shares trade higher, buoyed by miners on the back of soaring iron ore futures as well as the big banks.
Ratings agency Fitch has revised its outlook for the Australian banking sector to negative amid concerns about rising household debt and pressures on the banks' profits.
Petrol prices are on the up and up, and the OPEC deal is going to further fuel this trend.
Luring away good workers from the big listed companies takes persistence.
How we're brought up leaves a trail that's difficult to shake off.
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