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  1. The week in finance: Reporting season hits top gear

    With global markets on pause waiting for news about tax cuts in the US and the wobbly world of European politics, the busiest week of the domestic reporting season will capture most of the attention in coming days.

  2. ANZ's credit card interest rate cut 'cold comfort' for customers

    ANZ's move to cut credit card interest rates by up to 2 per cent is cold comfort for the bank's customers who have been paying too much for too long, consumer advocate group Choice says.

  3. Medibank Private boss defends premium increases

    The head of Medibank Private defends its health insurance premium increases, while also delivering a disappointing half-year profit for shareholders.

  4. Santos narrows loss to $1.4b, Virgin dives into the red

    Santos improves its loss to $1.4 billion, while Virgin Australia dives back into the red.

  5. BP Australia says pricing carbon one of the optimum methods of reducing emissions

    Carbon pricing, new LNG supplies from US shale gas, and coal demand are all on BP's radar as the world moves towards decarbonisation.

  6. Climate change could threaten entire financial system: APRA

    Climate change could threaten the stability of the entire financial system, the prudential regulator warns, as it prepares to apply climate change "stress tests" to the nation's financial institutions.

  7. Anna Bligh appointed as Australian Bankers' Association CEO

    Former Queensland premier Anna Bligh is appointed as CEO of the Australian Bankers' Association, an industry group representing 25 banks across the country.

Features

  1. Home of dangerous ideas

    The housing affordability debate is increasingly becoming the home of dangerous ideas that would do little to help first home buyers and much to destroy the Australian economy.

  2. Directors in the spotlight

    Company directors generally operate in the background, but shareholder activists are calling for them to be more accessible, accountable and transparent.

  3. Edge of a debt crisis?

    Financial distress is affecting a huge number of Australians and the slightest ill wind could spell catastrophe for households.

  4. Renting in Australia

    The latest national snapshot of renting a home in Australia does not paint a pretty picture. That's putting it lightly. It's dire.

  5. Slaves to happiness

    Many companies are encouraging their workers to be happy, but psychologists argue this fixation can be more stressful than liberating.

  6. Reporting season calendar

    Find out when Australia's major companies are releasing their earnings results this month, and how the companies that have reported performed.

ASX Quotes

Table showing ASX index quotes for today (as of Fri Feb 17 2017 16:11:00 GMT+1100 (AEDT))
Index Opening Closing Change
5863.00 5851.00 -0.2%
5816.30 5805.80 -0.2%
2075.50 2065.80 -0.5%
9184.10 9142.30 -0.5%
6698.00 6706.70 0.1%
22117.80 21767.40 -1.6%
812.00 816.90 0.6%
10511.90 10404.90 -1%
5166.40 5169.60 0.1%
9175.60 9205.70 0.3%
1702.20 1698.50 -0.2%
8262.20 8324.30 0.8%
2396.10 2380.00 -0.7%

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