Business Day

Ahmed Fahour: ''My job is done. I have achieved everything I need to achieve.''

Fahour's bizarre final press conference

BUSINESS
Lucy Battersby

The restaurant industry failed to make a strong enough argument to convince the Fair Work Commission.

What is your Sunday worth now?

WORKPLACE RELATIONS
Anna Patty

Are US markets being supported by economic fundamentals, or an outbreak of animal spirits? One new analysis, by ...

Animal spirits or fundamentals? US market defies gravity

MARKETS
Myriam Robin

Billionaire James Packer, co-chairman of Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd., attends a news conference at Melco's Studio ...

Crown hits 'pause' on China after arrests

UPDATED
Catie Low

Restaurant manager Mohammad "Boby" Bhuiya

Restaurant owners miss out on penalty rate cut

WORKPLACE RELATIONS
Anna Patty

The ASX was dragged lower on Thursday as new figures showed local business investment continued to sa

ASX falls as heavyweights trade ex-dividend

MARKETS
Myriam Robin

Ardent chief executive Deborah Thomas said Dreamworld "is expected to recover over the course of time".

Ardent boss vows to rebuild after tragedy

UPDATED
Carolyn Cummins

Market Indices

Updated: February 23, 2017 - 4:41PM

Updated: February 23, 2017 - 7:08PM

Updated: February 23, 2017 - 9:15AM

Updated: February 23, 2017 - 11:56PM

United States Dollar

Price

0.7719

Percentage up/down

0.21% rise
Euro

Price

0.7306

Percentage up/down

0.12% rise
British Pound

Price

0.6179

Percentage up/down

-0.15% fall

Updated: February 23, 2017 - 11:41PM

Trump has made it clear he intends to use public browbeating and threats to get companies to keep jobs in the US.

Unskilled and unable: Trump's great jobs lie

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Big W is now barely profitable with earnings falling around 89 per cent in the first half of the 2017 financial year.

Big W's ugly result spoils Woolies' big day

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 07: Accessories bag detail on the runway at the Louis Vuitton Spring Summer 2016 fashion show ...

Australia leads the world when it comes to millionaire immigrants

Colin Kruger, CBD

"It all seems to be linked with the French political woes."

Hedging against a Le Pen French victory

Jessica Sier

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Markets Live: Crown and Qantas support ASX

Live
Patrick Commins, Jens Meyer

Investors are playing it safe.

8@eight: US flags rate hike, big reporting day ahead

Sponsored
Gary Burton

Before the minutes were released, traders are pricing in about a one-in-three chance of a rate increase when the FOMC ...

Many Fed officials see rate hike 'fairly soon', minutes show

Craig Torres and Christopher Condon

Pot stocks rocket higher

Jessica Sier

Bega tips higher farmgate milk prices

Copper fever could heat up Australian miners

Myriam Robin

Surge in Woolies leads ASX higher

Myriam Robin

IAG benefited from the Trump rally, which helped boost its investment income.

Trump rally helps limit IAG's profit decline

James Kessel, 46, had his insurance claim rejected by CommInsure after he had a heart attack.

After a string of scandals, the insurance industry has a long way to go

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Staff have reported instances where they have been warned not to report unethical behaviour.

Bank staff pressured to act 'unethically' says union

Georgia Wilkins

The average credit card balance is just under $3150, according to the finder.com.au poll.

Credit card panic starts at $4113

Australia's No. 2 bank by market value said stressed exposures as a percentage of total loans fell by 5 basis points to ...

Westpac assets less stressed as dairy, oil, metals prices improve

Childcare workers were allegedly underpaid $13,000 in wages and entitlements.

Childcare provider embroiled in new wage theft case

Nick Toscano

The CBA is facing claims it owes millions of dollars.

CBA faces claim thousands of workers are owed million in super

Anna Patty

PepsiCo is boosting paid parental leave from 12 to 16 weeks.

Government may take fizz out of PepsiCo's generosity

Anna Patty

Adani's $16.5 billion Carmichael mine needs to be re-assessed by federal government.

The coal war: Inside the fight to build Australia's biggest coal mine

INVESTIGATION

Don Meij admitted that up to 2400 employees may have been underpaid.

Domino's scandal: franchisee selling visas

Adele Ferguson

Domino's

The Domino's effect: the unappetising truth behind your $5 pizza

SPECIAL INVESTIGATION

The ACCC wants $6 million to set up a broadband speed monitoring system.

'It's not anything goes': Broadband providers, insurance in ACCC's sights

Lucy Cormack

Qantas is fighting back by beefing up its cyber security.

They're coming after your frequent flyer points

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Prices in the five largest cities increased by 7.8 cents per litre to 122 cents per litre.

What you can do to help push down petrol prices

Esther Han

It's been a difficult year for Crown and James Packer.

Crown hits 'pause' on China after arrests

UPDATED
Catie Low

Sales of 'still beverages', which includes water, energy drinks and dairy drinks, grew 3.1 per cent.

Water fight declared as Coca-Cola Amatil under pressure on price

Patrick Hatch

Woolworths' comparable sales surged by 3.1 per cent in the second quarter.

Woolworths goes after the family spend

Catie Low

Big W is now barely profitable with earnings falling around 89 per cent in the first half of the 2017 financial year.

Big W's ugly result spoils Woolies' big day

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Woolworths

Woolworths breaks 7.5-year losing streak

Catie Low

Ken Henry has never been single-minded in pursuit of a lower company tax rate.

No zealot about cutting company tax, Ken Henry despairs about Australia's politicians

ANALYSIS
Peter Martin

"Half of business leaders say a lack of a clear plan for Australia's economic future is holding them back from making ...

Cut the company tax rate and push up the GST, says Henry

Peter Martin

Plans for mining investment are down 20 per cent.

Business investment looks set to fall fifth consecutive year

Peter Martin

RBA governor Phil Lowe is unhappy with the prospect of continued low wages growth.

It's what they wanted, but it hurts

COMMENT
Peter Martin

South 32 chief executive officer Graham Kerr said earlier this month the acquisition would be complementary to South ...

ACCC flags concerns on South32 coal deal

Victoria was told to prepare for outages as a heatwave hit NSW.

'How are these decisions made?' Victorian fury over plan to prioritise NSW

Peter Hannam

Solar energy is about to get a whole lot bigger in Australia.

'Going gangbusters': the new way to beat power costs

Peter Hannam

Investa Office Fund says there's strong demand for developments such as Barrack Place at 151 Clarence Street in Sydney.

Investa signals stronger office rents

Carolyn Cummins

In August, John McGrath, dubbed "Mr Sydney Real Estate", stepped down as chief executive of the group he founded in 1988.

McGrath shares hit as 'challenging' conditions continue

Carolyn Cummins

Charter Hall Retail REIT added the Arana Hills Plaza, Queensland, to its assets.

Charter Hall Retail REIT looks at capital initiatives

Carolyn Cummins

Trump has made it clear he intends to use public browbeating and threats to get companies to keep jobs in the US.

Unskilled and unable: Trump's great jobs lie

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Bill Gates speaks during a plenary session at the 47th annual meeting of ...

Who are the richest of the rich?

Paul Sullivan

Chairman of LVMH, Bernard Arnault.

Where the world’s wealthiest invest their billions

Paul Sullivan

Aisle or window? That's just the beginning.

Flying high: 27 things every long-haul traveller should know

Business Travel

When our guard goes down at work, we can get in all sorts of trouble.

11 topics you should never, ever talk about at work

Success

DIY versus large super funds - industry funds hit back.

DIY funds with less than $2 million not viable, say industry funds

John Collett

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Will we lose our health care card?

Noel Whittaker

Two Birds Cafe owner Justin Lan says opening on weekends is hard for small business owners.

Penalty rates cut 'evens up the playing field' for small business

Cara Waters

Atlassian founders Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar topped last year's BRW Young Rich List.

Why we need to stop bagging the young and rich

Tony Featherstone

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