Will home prices crash in 2017? The economists verdict

• 4 mins ago

Australia's property prices are likely to keep rising this year before slowly losing momentum and going backwards.

'Not substantiated': Seven clears chief Tim Worner

• 15 mins ago

Seven West Media has announced the findings of a review into misconduct allegations levelled against chief executive Tim Worner, saying it has cleared him of wrongdoing.

Top US retailer said to drop Ivanka Trump brand

• 19 mins ago

US luxury department store chain is apparently winding down its relationship with the controversial Ivanka Trump brand after boycott threats and concerns about the first daughter's conflicts of interest.

Nathan Tinkler wins court bid to travel to US for job interview

• 27 mins ago

Bankrupt former coal baron Nathan Tinkler will be allowed to fly to New York for a job interview.

James Hardie warning triggers share selloff

• 52 mins ago

A decision to cut earnings guidance following a weaker-than-expected December quarter prompted quick selling of building materials production group James Hardie.

'Clean coal' would push up power bills more than wind, solar or gas: analysts

• 58 mins ago

"Clean coal" plants that the Turnbull government has flagged could get clean energy subsidies are more expensive than solar, wind and gas-fired power and would lead to higher electricity price rises, analysts have warned.

The free trade agreement benefits Trump (and Shorten) ignore

• COMMENT
• 1 hr ago

Donald Trump doesn't get it, apparently is incapable of getting it.

Tigerair cancels flights between Australia and Bali again

• 1 hr ago

Budget airline Tigerair has once again cancelled its flights between Australia and Bali due to approval "issues" with Indonesian authorities, throwing the plans of hundreds of holidaymakers into disarray.

November rate hike '40% and rising'

• 1 hr ago

The probability the RBA raises interest rates in November is "somewhere in the 40s and rising" according to Goldman Sachs.

Snapchat parent kicks off $3.9b IPO

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Snap, maker of Snapchat, has file documents for its sharemarket float, the first social media IPO since Twitter three years ago. It could turn its boss Evan Spiegel and supermodel fiancee Miranda Kerr into one of the world's richest young couples.

Lower growth, less revenue

• Economy
• 1 hr ago

Leading Australian economists are more pessimistic about the Australian economy than the official Treasury position. Peter Martin explains.

Virgin Australia earnings slide 37% in tough market

Virgin Australia posted a 37 per cent fall in second-quarter underlying earnings before taxes as tough conditions persisted in the domestic aviation market.

Markets Live: ASX shrugs off Trump tremors

• Live

Shares climb in early trade as investors shrug off global jitters over political risk, while James Hardie releases a disappointing earnings update.

Clive Palmer's wife called to give evidence

Clive Palmer's wife has been called to give evidence into the collapse of his Townsville refinery company, Queensland Nickel.

Rio may sell remaining Aussie coal mines

Rio Tinto Group has received approaches for its Queensland mines, including a potential sale.

8@eight: Currencies in the spotlight

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Looking around the capital markets and we've seen some life in FX markets, but that is really where you have to look to see opportunity and any kind of reasonable range expansion.

Ralph Lauren can't get rid of Ralph Lauren

• COMMENT

Well, that was quick. Ralph Lauren has announced that Stefan Larsson, the superstar CEO appointed to revive the struggling lifestyle brand little more than a year ago, would leave the company in May, citing clashes with founder and chairman Ralph Lauren on how to jump-start the business.

Top ECB officials defend policy

​Two top officials at the ECB defended its ultra-easy monetary policy after a rebound in inflation had upset bond markets.

€1m bankers jumped in 2015

The number of bankers and financiers pulling down $1.4 million or more soared 33 per cent across the European Union in 2015.

Bearish call on Macquarie Infrastructure

You don't want to be on the wrong end of a short call by Kevin Kaiser of Hedgeye Risk Management.

Carney braces for Brexit twists

Mark Carney warned that surprises could still be ahead as the UK starts the formal process of leaving the European Union.

Timezone set to expand

It's been around since 1978, is in six countries and has 182 stores, and now it's set to get bigger.

So many chiefs, so many network outages at Andrew Penn's Telstra

How many global telecom executives does it take to change Telstra's woeful record on network outages?

Crown Resorts faces class action from investors over China arrests

• EXCLUSIVE

James Packer's Crown Resorts is facing a potential class action from investors following its troubles in China.

Foreign investors jump back into Australian banks

Overseas buying "largely underpinned" the blockbuster bank share price gains of recent months, analysts say.

Bye bye bean counters, hello business consultant

Small shopfront accountants nationwide are worried about the end of the traditional tax return.

Telstra snares most new NBN connections in regional areas

Telstra continues to dominate the fixed telecommunications market in regional and remote areas despite the NBN's level playing field, according to the latest wholesale market report published by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. 

'Why is mining more important than people's lives?'

Shares in OceanaGold slumped in late trading on a statement by the Philippine government it may force the closure of its Dipidio mine, which has been the subject of recent wrangling between the company and the government.

Downer shares soar on higher full-year forecast

Shares in Downer EDI soared to a seven-year high on Thursday morning after the contractor lifted its full-year profit forecast following a lack of any bad news in its December-half earnings.