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CEOs are worried about finding staff with science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills.

The big worry for CEOs around the world

THE ECONOMY
Patrick Hatch

The pound has been plunging on fears of a 'hard Brexit'.

Markets Live: ASX slips below 5700

Live
Jens Meyer
22 mins ago

New Fortescue Metals chief financial officer Elizabeth Gaines replaces Stephen Pearce, who resigned in June 2015.

Two female directors resign from Nine

MEDIA & MARKETING
Lucy Battersby

BetaShares launches deep-green exchange traded fund

BetaShares launches 'true to label' ethical ETF

INVESTING
John Collett

Rio Tinto - Autonomous Haulage Trucks, West Angelas minesite; credit Christian Sprogoe Photography

Rio recoups lost ground in iron ore output

BUSINESS
Brian Robins
11 mins ago

Pie Face

Employees owed more than $1 million as Pie Face nears sale

RETAIL
Madeleine Heffernan

Taking away last year's 'flash crash', the pound hit a 30-year low overnight.

'Hard' Brexit fears send British pound close to 30-year low

CURRENCIES

Market Indices

Updated: January 17, 2017 - 2:33PM

Updated: January 17, 2017 - 2:19PM

Updated: January 14, 2017 - 9:15AM

Updated: January 17, 2017 - 4:00AM

United States Dollar

Price

0.7476

Percentage up/down

-0.01% fall
Euro

Price

0.7042

Percentage up/down

-0.13% fall
British Pound

Price

0.6199

Percentage up/down

-0.08% fall

Updated: January 17, 2017 - 2:04PM

Chinese manufacturers make around 40 billion pens a year.

China finally invents a ballpoint pen of its own

COMMENT
Adam Minter

Companies exporting to Chinese consumers, such as Bellamy's, face challenges that did not apply for miners selling to China.

Selling infant formula to China is harder than exporting iron ore

COMMENT
Clancy Yeates

Illustration: Glen Le Lievre

Chance and incompetence - our recipe for success

Jessica Irvine

President-elect Donald Trump took a shot at the Euro region overnight.

8@eight: Trump doesn't take day off

Sponsored

Barry Eichengreen of the University of California Berkeley sees "double-digit" dollar appreciation as a possible ...

Trump, Fed headed for clash

Alessandro Speciale and Mark Deen

Russian oil and gas condensate production averaged 11.1 million bpd for January 1-15, two energy industry sources said ...

Oil higher on Saudi commitment

Spot gold was up 0.5 per cent at $US1202.8 an ounce by 1.58pm New York time on Monday from an earlier $US1197.26, its ...

Trump helps gold regain lustre

Copper retreats on dollar strength

Iron ore leaps 3.9pc higher

Bloomberg News

ASX pushed higher by miners

Jessica Sier

Pound tumbles as 'hard Brexit' fears rise

Myriam Robin

Amid speculation banks may hike variable interest rates in 2017, NAB says the cost of funding home loans is "elevated."

Warning on mortgage costs as bank profits squeezed

Clancy Yeates

NAB has hiked fixed rates and says its funding costs remain "elevated."

NAB and ANZ Bank hike fixed mortgage rates

Clancy Yeates

Ben Styles, head of financial services strategic partnerships at Xero, right, with managing director Trent Innes.

Future in giving your banks a direct feed

Clancy Yeates

Melanie Evans, who will join ING Direct as head of retail banking.

This woman wants your big four bank account

Clancy Yeates

"The US economy may be building momentum," Dimon said. "Looking ahead there is opportunity for good, rational and ...

JPMorgan, Bank of America profits surge

Renae Merle

More than 570 workers at Loy Yang Power Station now face deep cuts to their take-home pay and superannuation,

AGL's victory to cut wages by 30 per cent

EXCLUSIVE
Nick Toscano

Juliet Huddy accused Bill O'Reilly of trying to derail her career after she rebuffed his sexual advances.

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

A former federal public servant has lost his entitlement to taxpayer-funded jogging shoes.

Doing a runner: Ex-public servant loses taxpayer-funded trainers

Noel Towell

What lies ahead for Australian companies in 2017? There's some things we can predict - but brace yourself for the ...

Is 2017 the year the scales tip?

Dr Bastian Seidel, head of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.

Oversupply of doctors to hit this year amid calls to halt imports

Anna Patty

Professions traditionally more dominated by women such as nurses are avoided by many men.

Why men don't want the jobs done by women

Claire Cain Miller

ACCC urged motorists to buy petrol earlier this month to avoid price spikes.

Biggest weekly jump in petrol prices in two years

Esther Han

Once a scammer steals credit card details online, they can launder the money on eBay before too many red flags go off.

Think you can spot a scam email? Take the test

Esther Han

The Bueti family (father on left, daughter on right) from Adelaide used the Cancer Council aerosol spray sunscreen but ...

Family sees red over aerosol sunscreen

Esther Han

Showpo has 270,000 individual customers and around 306,000 names and details were on the stolen list, but it is ...

Showpo sues fellow e-retailer over data 'theft'

Jessica Sier

Former Tesco Thailand COO Claire Peters appointed Managing Director of Woolworths supermarkets.

Woolworths appoints Tesco veteran as supermarkets boss

Madeleine Heffernan

Pie Face

Employees owed more than $1 million as Pie Face nears sale

Madeleine Heffernan

In New York, Lululemon Athletica shares rose 4.9 per cent to $US71.48 after first-quarter sales beat analyst expectations.

Lululemon props up struggling Aussie arm

Madeleine Heffernan

"If you're regularly buying a range of products from one company and you can provide that transaction history to that ...

Supermarkets urged to share customers' data

Madeleine Heffernan

CEOs are worried about finding staff with science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills.

The big worry for CEOs around the world

Patrick Hatch

The World Economic Forum in Davos this week takes place against a backdrop of growing anti-establishment politics.

Pay a key symbol as inequality dominates Davos

Clancy Yeates

Illustration: Glen Le Lievre

Chance and incompetence - our recipe for success

Jessica Irvine

No one should be claiming we are definitely in a housing bubble right now.

Are we in a housing bubble? No one really knows

ANALYSIS
Michael Potter

Rio Tinto - Autonomous Haulage Trucks, West Angelas minesite; credit Christian Sprogoe Photography

Rio recoups lost ground in iron ore output

Brian Robins
12 mins ago

Russian oil and gas condensate production averaged 11.1 million bpd for January 1-15, two energy industry sources said ...

Oil higher on Saudi commitment

Spot gold was up 0.5 per cent at $US1202.8 an ounce by 1.58pm New York time on Monday from an earlier $US1197.26, its ...

Trump helps gold regain lustre

FJMT has been awarded the design for the new Ritz-Carlton hotel at The Star Casino, Sydney.

Hotel sector prepares for busy period

Carolyn Cummins

Making its mark: New offices at WeWork's 5 Martin Place, Sydney, site.

How landlords are falling short on keeping office workers happy

Carolyn Cummins

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

CEOs are worried about finding staff with science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills.

The big worry for CEOs around the world

Patrick Hatch

EDITOR'S NOTE: NO SALES. EDITORIAL USE ONLY: The Swiss Mad watch, produced by H. Moser & Cie., sits in this undated ...

A watch made from cheese for $25,780?

Corinne Gretler

Bill Gates remains on top of the Forbes rich list with a fortune of around $US75 billion.

Eight men have same wealth as half the world

Kim Hjelmgaard

Seven essential T-shirts every man needs in his wardrobe

Stitched Up
1 hr ago

It's all smiles at the annual Pitti Uomo.

Sopranos style: Fashion trends that will rule in 2017

Men's Style

Experts have consistently been surprised by the miserable pace of wage growth.

Can wage growth recover in 2017? Don't count on it

COMMENT
Clancy Yeates

Gina Rinehart and Andrew (Twiggy) Forrest: dream duo?

What's your big investment idea for 2017?

Marcus Padley

Anna O'Dea of Agency Iceberg advocates for job sharing.

How to attract top talent to your small business

The Olympic Doughnuts shop at Footscray Station.

After 40 years, inner city doughnut store closes its doors

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