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Under Obama, Wall St enjoyed big returns - as did gun manufacturers
One unlikely industry enjoyed some of the largest gains during Obama's tenure as did the S&P; 500.
One unlikely industry enjoyed some of the largest gains during Obama's tenure as did the S&P; 500.
The surge in the share price of Bega Cheese on the purchase of Vegemite may encourage the board to tap investors for fresh funds
Suppliers' sunnier take on Woolworths suggest it is closing the gap to Coles faster than anticipated, UBS says.
Investors are in a holding pattern, weighing up the risk versus the hope factor ahead of Trump's inauguration speech.
Tribunal rejects allegations against Director of Public Prosecutions.
The collapsed childrenswear chain Pumpkin Patch will shut its doors within weeks.
Key planks of the banking industry's reform plan, including a promise to name and shame bankers who break the rules, are taking longer to implement than expected.
The mid-term future of Alcoa's Portland aluminium smelter has been secured after a deal was struck with energy provider AGL and funding from state and federal governments.
The dollar has hit a two-month high, following stronger than expected Chinese GDP growth, while stocks are lower as investors remain cautious ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration.
The Davos elite has enjoyed its private jets and outsize influence over economic policies for decades. That fortune may not persist.
A senior planner at the National Australia Bank who cheated on his third attempt to pass a basic compliance exam has found guilty of breaching an industry code.
A cocktail of dexterity, strength, trying not to spill your beer and partner poses is a definite departure from traditional yoga.
On April 6, 1917, the US officially entered World War I. Just six weeks short of 100 years later, Donald Trump is being sworn in. Thus ends the "American Century".
Many top execs come to job interviews armed with some profound, tricky, or downright weird questions. This CEO keeps it simple.
The owners of the soon-to-be closed Hazelwood power station have conceded the bill to rehabilitate the mine and demolish the ageing plant will run to almost three-quarters of a billion dollars.
The US dollar recouped its losses for the week ahead of the Trump inauguration, supported by a rise in Treasury yields.
Former Volkswagen Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn refused to tell German lawmakers when he first learned about systematic exhaust emissions cheating but said it was no earlier than VW has officially admitted.
Overnight markets seem to be reverting back to the mean following a few days of uncertainty around Theresa May's hard Brexit speech while the wait for the Donald Trump White House is almost over.
Billionaire investor George Soros said that global markets will falter given the uncertainty of Donald Trump's policies.
Bill Gates warned at the World Economic Forum on Thursday that a new form of terrorism could be coming, and we are not prepared for it.
Aluminium retreated from a 20-month high on expectations that its rally will be brought to a halt by increasing supply.
Mario Draghi called on Germany to be calm as the European Central Bank keeps pumping stimulus into the euro area.
Chinese steel and iron ore futures fell for a second session as demand for the commodities turned tepid.
Greg Roebuck is resigning as chief executive and managing director of Carsales.com.au, a company he co-founded in 1997, after nine years in the top job.
Vegemite has long been a lightning rod for economic nationalists who have railed long and hard about how so much of our iconic brands are owned offshore.
Business chiefs are urging the next NSW premier to continue driving the state's infrastructure boom, crediting Mike Baird's support for big projects with helping to resurrect the state economy to a position of national leadership.
The Australian economy added 91,500 jobs in 2016 – the worst yearly figure since 2013.
The board of troubled infant milk formula group Bellamy's Australia has told shareholders to vote against a proposal from dissident shareholders.
A deal that has returned Vegemite to Australian hands has delighted the most vocal critic of the yeast spread's foreign ownership, Dick Smith, so much that he has pumped $250,000 into iconic product's new owner, Bega Cheese.
BHP, Vale and Samarco will initially provide $US681 million to support compensation and remediation from the impact of the fatal dam failure.
Fido barking too much, keeping the neighbours awake all night? Moggy clawing at the couches? An Australian start-up is promoting a novel solution – medical marijuana.
Potentially, if it makes good on plans to slash local prices by 30 per cent.
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