Jobs under threat from gas price pressure

The surge in the price of gas is threatening a rising number of jobs in the manufacturing sector

Low oil prices set to recede, BHP warns, amid sluggish output gains

Declining output from existing oilfields will more than offset low demand growth resulting in the present oversupply to evaporate over the year ahead, BHP Billiton has forecast.

90 days: The clock is ticking for Slater and Gordon's survival

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The clock is now ticking on the financial future of the ailing law firm Slater and Gordon, with a 90-day deadline to finalise talks with its bankers

Murray Goulburn discloses losses, ASIC and ACCC investigations

The downturn in the dairy industry has taken its toll on the country's largest milk processor, Murray Goulburn Co-Operative.

Meeting that stops our nation, and our miners

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It's the event in November that stops the nation - literally. Not that horse race, but China's leadership struggle ahead of November's national congress

Fortescue's 'Twiggy' Forrest gets a $200m payday

Fortescue boss ''Twiggy'' Forrest is set for a multimillion-dollar pay day with the decision of the iron ore miner to raise the dividend amid a surge in earnings.

BHP hikes payout, slashes debt as earnings surge

Resurgent commodity prices and buoyant production volumes have helped propel BHP Billiton's earnings sharply higher, with the company hiking the dividend as it also slashed debt.

Premium fuel sales fatten Caltex bottom line

Oil importer, refiner and marketer Caltex has benefited from the continued swing towards premium fuel purchases, which has helped offset a decline in refiner margins and adverse currency swings over the past 12 months.

New bid for Hunter Hall comes with catch

The jockeying for control of Hunter Hall is entering the final stretch with one of the bidders raising its bid for the company for the third time – but only until Monday evening