Business Day

ASX

'General glumness' to keep shares flat, say economists

THE ECONOMY
Myriam Robin

Scope economic survey

'Australia a one-trick pony': 27 economists weigh in

EXCLUSIVE
Peter Martin

Illustration: Glen Le Lievre.

Mining's economic contribution not as big as you might think

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Jack Ma, founder and Executive Chairman of Alibaba Group launches the group's Australian headquarters.

Alibaba's Jack Ma vows to use government funds to grow small businesses

RETAIL
Catie Low

Even companies that are trading well have complained about market conditions.

'There will be more casualties' from our discount addiction

RETAIL
Madeleine Heffernan

NewSat director Adrian Ballintine.

NewSat boss, chairman slapped with $270 million lawsuit

EXCLUSIVE
Sarah Danckert

The executive order impacting Dodd-Frank is vague in its wording and broad in its reach; it never mentions the ...

Trump moves to roll back post-GFC financial rules

BANKING AND FINANCE

Market Indices

Updated: February 3, 2017 - 3:37PM

Updated: February 3, 2017 - 6:08PM

Updated: February 4, 2017 - 8:15AM

Updated: February 4, 2017 - 3:00AM

United States Dollar

Price

0.7684

Percentage up/down

0.36% rise
Euro

Price

0.7127

Percentage up/down

0.10% rise
British Pound

Price

0.6155

Percentage up/down

0.73% rise

Updated: February 4, 2017 - 7:59AM

Sheila McGregor has resigned from the Seven West board.

Seven director's departure raises questions

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Illustration: Glen Le Lievre.

Mining's economic contribution not as big as you might think

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Giuseppe Lavazza, Global Vice President of Lavazza poses for photos at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Friday 20 ...

Coffee king shows it's easy going green

Mark Hawthorne

Barring unforeseen circumstances, the only way the two founders are ever really going to lose control of Snap is if both die.

Is Snap's float the most shareholder-unfriendly ever?

COMMENT
Steven Davidoff Solomon

The Dow was paced 0.9 per cent higher to 20,071.46 by Goldman Sachs, up 4.6 per cent and JPMorgan, up 3.1 per cent. ...

Banks power Wall St rally

Jeremy Herron

Good performance could give banks including JPMorgan more leeway to pay dividends to their shareholders and buy back stock.

Bank tests assume global recession

Jesse Hamilton

The position involved an options structure in eurodollar futures called a "put butterfly", where the investor looks for ...

Trader said to net $26m on Fed bet

Edward Bolingbroke

Bears ditch UK stock hedges

Elena Popina

Trump currency volatility fades

Stefania Spezzati and Vassilis Karamanis

Wage data may slow Fed hikes

Lisa Du

BHP seeks to avert Escondida strike

Good performance could give banks including JPMorgan more leeway to pay dividends to their shareholders and buy back stock.

Bank tests assume global recession

Jesse Hamilton

Apple argues banks will compete more if customers can easily switch cards through Apple Pay.

Credit card perks to rise as bank competition intensifies: Apple

Clancy Yeates

NAB overcharged 220,000 corporate superannuation accounts a combined $34.7 million, ASIC said.

Banks forced to repay customers $41m

Clancy Yeates

High tide begins to impact on damaged beachfront homes along Pittwater Road at Collaroy on the northern beaches of Sydney.

Suncorp, a company where the price isn't right

COMMENT
Julien Vincent

The insurance industry expects to push through price rises of 4 per cent for home and motor cover this year, a new ...

Home and car insurance prices tipped to rise in 2017

Clancy Yeates

Road

One of the most deadly workplaces in Australia

Anna Patty

bureaucratic overload.

13 signs you are about to get fired

Aine Cain

Brad Marsh took on Bakers Delight at the Fair Work Commission, claiming his 15-year-old daughter and her workmates were ...

Bakers Delight caves to pressure and scraps 'unfair' agreement

Nick Toscano

Economic survey

Australia a one-trick pony or unicorn? 27 economists weigh in

EXCLUSIVE
Peter Martin

NewSat director Adrian Ballintine.

NewSat boss, chairman slapped with $270 million lawsuit

EXCLUSIVE
Sarah Danckert

The new look Timezone concept store at Pacific Werribee in Melbourne's west, which opened in late 2016.

Timezone - the dingy arcade of your youth is making a comeback

EXCLUSIVE
Lucy Battersby

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 02: Subject: Lily Lipari (8 years old) eats a meal at Otto in Woolloomooloo. A new survey ...

'They get jealous': Why Sydney's kids are going gourmet

Kim Arlington

Urth Energy, a specialty solar energy retailer, has collapsed.

'Boutique' energy retailer calls in administrator

Brian Robins

Bicycle-riding food couriers have revolutionised the delivery industry.

The students bypassing the tuckshop for delivery apps

Lucy Cormack

Jack Ma, founder and Executive Chairman of Alibaba Group launches the group's Australian headquarters.

Alibaba's Jack Ma vows to use government funds to grow small businesses

Catie Low

Even companies that are trading well have complained about market conditions.

'There will be casualties' from our discount addiction

Madeleine Heffernan

Giuseppe Lavazza, Global Vice President of Lavazza poses for photos at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Friday 20 ...

Coffee king shows it's easy going green

Mark Hawthorne

Ivanka Trump, daughter of President-elect Donald Trump, features with her siblings in the promotional video for Trump ...

Top US retailer drops Ivanka Trump brand

Once respected brands Marcs and David Lawrence are up for sale after their parent company went into voluntary ...

Retail rot spreads to big-name fashion chains

Catie Low

Scope economic survey

Australia a one-trick pony or unicorn? 27 economists weigh in

EXCLUSIVE
Peter Martin

ANU Economic modeller Renee Fry-McKibbin got house prices pretty right.

The people who saw crazy 2016 coming

Peter Martin

Illustration: Glen Le Lievre.

Mining's economic contribution not as big as you might think

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Economic survey

No budget bonanza: Forecasting panel sees weak year ahead

EXCLUSIVE
Peter Martin

Escondida produced 1.15 million tonnes of the metal in 2015, about 6 per cent of the world's total. It is majority ...

BHP seeks to avert Escondida strike

China's role in giving a boost to commodity prices is clear enough, but is it enough?

Economists believe commodity run is probably done

Brian Robins

Illegal mining near the site of the Dipidio mine north of Manila

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

Brian Robins

Retailers are facing pressure from the overseas brands, higher rents and lack of demand for discretionary items.

Retailers feeling the pressure from expansion of overseas entrants

Carolyn Cummins

Mirvac's new office building at 200 George Street, Sydney.

Staff need preparation for new workplace strategies

Carolyn Cummins

754 Pacific Highway, Chatswood, is on the market with parking for 90 cars and a site area of 2040 sq m, with price ...

Mega development sites the hot ticket for investors

Carolyn Cummins

Jack Ma, founder and Executive Chairman of Alibaba Group launches the group's Australian headquarters.

Alibaba's Jack Ma vows to use government funds to grow small businesses

Catie Low

Barring unforeseen circumstances, the only way the two founders are ever really going to lose control of Snap is if both die.

Is Snap's float the most shareholder-unfriendly ever?

COMMENT
Steven Davidoff Solomon

The executive order impacting Dodd-Frank is vague in its wording and broad in its reach; it never mentions the ...

Trump moves to roll back post-GFC financial rules

Camping is as much about luxury as it is getting away.

Putting the glam in camping: How to go five star under the stars

Luxury

Kaiju Krush! Tropical Pale is a break away from traditional beers.

10 of the best new Aussie beers you need in your esky

Fine Drinks

Are you covered?

Is insurance in super pointless with a pre-existing condition?

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Ensuring you are paid compulsory super can take a back seat to take-home pay and other entitlements.

Not everyone gets paid their compulsory super. But it's easily fixed

Daryl Dixon

Margherita Boemo of Sprint Gas in Campbellfield. Her business has been affected by Telstra outage.

Telstra outage stings small businesses for 'thousands'

Eight-year-old Alexandra Shaw in the factory behind Salvios Dancing Shoes, in Randwick, with Phil Salvio toiling in the ...

Lessons I learned from being small business editor