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After a long pause, the auctioneer commissioned to sell a northern Sydney beach-side apartment for in excess of $800,000 puts his gavel away, unable to entice a single bid.
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Game plan for Super Bowl 51: keep the ads lighthearted
Escapism was the strategy for many advertisers at Super Bowl 51 as brands tried to provide an antidote to the weighty issues facing the United States.
Domino's shares sliced amid staff underpayment probe
Shares in fast-food chain Domino's Pizza Enterprises continued to fall on Monday, amid revelations the Fair Work Ombudsman is investigating stores for alleged underpayment of staff.
Early shoppers take heat out of Christmas sales
Australians spent more than $25.6 billion in December, but sales for the month dipped 0.1 per cent, confounding hopes for bumper Christmas sales.
Markets Live: ASX treads water
Shares lose their early momentum and struggle to remain in the black, as losses in miners offset gains in banks.
How retailers watch the way you shop online and use it to sell you more
Are you more likely to buy something if the label says it has been discounted?
Banks forced to repay customers $41 million
National Australia Bank has been forced to pay $36.5 million in compensation after the regulator revealed it had ripped off hundreds of thousands of superannuation members and knocked back insurance claims to seriously ill customers.
Dodd-Frank bank bump won't last
Bank stocks are enjoying a global lift, however any regulatory changes are unlikely to change anything in Australia.
'Factually incorrect': Harrison reports Seven to ASIC, ASX
Amber Harrison has reported her former employer, Seven West Media, to the market and corporate regulators, claiming a company statement last week had misled the sharemarket.
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AUD is up and could continue to soar
With gains in key commodities and low volatility, the AUD has been the best performing currency lately. But will it change? (This video was produced in commercial partnership between Fairfax Media and IG Markets)
'Uncertainty shock': How Donald Trump will corrode jobs and growth
Can you feel it? The weight of doubt. That pinch of fear? No, you're not imagining it
Divide between rich and poor in Australia is growing
The divide between rich and poor is growing in Australia according to a new national survey which found more than a quarter of households have experienced a drop in income.
Pay rises, redundancies eat into NAB profit
National Australia Bank's first-quarter profit slipped 1 per cent to $1.6 billion, as earnings were dampened by higher expenses growth caused by staff pay rises.
8@eight: Banks set for a boost
It will be an interesting trading week for all parts of the globe, but especially in Australia, where we face the dynamic of a central bank who can aggregate all the madness occurring in the world and equate that to how it affects their policy settings.
James Packer sues over online ad
James Packer's lawyers are taking steps to halt the distribution of a dodgy online ad that claims he endorses a risky trading strategy.
'The fox is in the hen house': Trump to roll back financial regulation
As he prepared to sign orders designed to roll back bank regulations enacted to stop the next financial crisis, President Donald Trump said that the rules are stifling lending.
Wrongly accused of fraud and evasion by the ATO? IGT wants to know
The Tax Office's processes for forming decisions about whether taxpayers are guilty of fraud or evasion are "not sufficiently robust and may lead to unfair outcomes", according to concerns raised with the Inspector-General of Taxation Ali Noroozi.
Gold bulls stampede
Gold has been one of the quiet winners of the past month, up 7 per cent since December.
Eyes turn to RBA as US cuts bank regulation
The week ahead will see investors keep one eye on the Reserve Bank of Australia and another on Wall Street, where US President Donald Trump appears to be moving ahead with plans to cut financial regulation.
Malcolm Turnbull wants us to think he's an energy magician
The main trick magicians use is to direct the audience's attention away from the place where they're doing their sleight-of-hand. That's what Malcom Turnbull's up to.
Investor home loans the fly in the ointment for RBA
Like a rabbit caught in a spotlight, the Reserve Bank board is all but certain to remain frozen on Tuesday, not knowing which way to jump.
Slater & Gordon sued for unfair dismissal
A former senior accountant at Slater & Gordon is suing the social justice law firm claiming she was discriminated against after she returned from maternity leave and later unfairly made redundant.
Cargill at odds with Trump as it warns on immigration, trade
The chief executive officer of Cargill, the largest privately held US company, has become the latest corporate leader to voice concerns about immigration and trade protectionism.
Small business banking report fuels calls for royal commission
A "damning" report into lending practices by the big banks to small business has fuelled calls for a royal commission into the financial services sector.
John McGrath lashes mutineers but his investors can now join them
The tumult continues at the perennial real fixer-upper that is John McGrath's real estate shop McGrath Ltd.
Fight over super's objective heats up
Should compulsory superannuation aim to give Australians a retirement that is "comfortable," "adequate" or "dignified"?
China vows strong punishments for illegal financing activities
China will severely punish people involved in illegal financing activities, especially targeting underground banks and the stock market.
Trump Jr shows the difficulty in breaking free from his father's influence
As Donald Trump Jr. tried to step from the shadow of his billionaire father, he forged a long-running business partnership with an energetic dealmaker from Utah who has been dogged by lawsuits, bankruptcies and business failures.
'They destroyed my life': Worker accused of being a terrorist
After a co-worker taunted him as a terrorist because he was born in Afghanistan, Mohd Younas Karzi was isolated from other workers.
If you can't stand the heat, what happens if you can't get out of the kitchen?
Office workers sit in air-conditioned comfort, but when they leave to go home, the cool air is cut before cleaners arrive to do hard physical work.
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