Stock market 'not as expensive as it seems'
With Wall Street defying gravity, most are looking elsewhere for value but some investors are still drawn to the US market.
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Hazelwood's closure couldn't come at a worse time
The final two units of the power plant will be shut today. The timing could scarcely be worse for the nation's troubled electricity market.
Digital disruption expected to make legal services cheaper
Consumers are increasingly seeking value for money and expecting lawyers to be competent users of technology.
Brexit is the least of Europe's problems
For the first time since the launch of the European project in the 1950s, the US no longer sees the EU as an asset in the diplomatic equation. Many in the White House would happily see it broken up.
'Exceedingly bad': Donald Trump's anti-climate plans won't fool nature
No matter what the US president does, the physics and chemical impacts of burning coal, oil and gas are uncontroversial.
Markets Live: ASX breaks new ground
The ASX continues to push higher after hitting a near-two year peak yesterday, as banks and miners climb in unison, while Fairfax shares spike to their highest since 2011 on talk of a private equity offer.
Tomato, capsicum prices could rise after Cyclone Debbie
Australia's tomato and capsicum supply could be under threat after Cyclone Debbie smashed the key production area around Bowen on the Queensland central coast.
Sydney Airport CEO resigns as Badgerys Creek decision looms
Sydney Airport's long-time chief executive Kerrie Mather has revealed her plans to relinquish the reins just weeks ahead of a crucial decision about whether to build and operate a new airport in western Sydney.
Wanted: Someone to travel in luxury around world - for $13,000 a month
It's been advertised as the "best job on the planet". And there's a long list of criteria for the successful candidate.
Retailers 'can't afford' big increase to minimum wage
Retailers are asking for the minimum wage to be increased by less than the inflation rate a month after winning a reduction in Sunday penalty rates.
8@eight: Bulls back at the gate
The bulls have taken over again as the US and European market caught a bid with triple digit gains in the DOW and solid gains in the commodities space. The bullish picture for equities remains as the blame game around the failed repeal of the Obama healthcare act and politics in general take a back seat once again to real economic growth.
Fed's Fischer sees two more hikes
Fed vice chair Stanley Fischer said policymakers' median estimate for two more rate hikes this year "seems about right".
The land titles decision that could cost us up to '$200 million'
The Berejiklian government has been accused of being "reckless in the extreme" by making a "last-minute" decision in relation to its land titles registry privatisation that Labor claims could potentially cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars.
US consumer confidence surges
US consumer confidence surged to a more than 16-year high in March amid growing labour market optimism.
BCA president offers grim fairytales for corporate tax rebels
With Malcolm Turnbull's plans to slash corporate tax rates in peril, BCA president Grant King is leading his team to Canberra on Wednesday to show Bill Shorten's troops the error of their ways.
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Targeting superfluous super
The Productivity Commission says we have too many superannuation accounts. Peter Martin explains the logic.
NBN finally steps in to save stranded estate
NBN Co has stepped up with an emergency solution for a new housing estate where residents were left stranded without fixed or mobile communications but the experience has sparked a warning for others buying into new developments.
Amazon lays out Aussie commitment
Retail giant plans to be fully operational in Australia in 2018, but has yet to commit to bricks and mortar grocery stores.
Home owners in limbo after collapse of Watersun
Home owners caught up in the Watersun Homes collapse say they have been left with homes so faulty or incomplete that other builders have refused to work on them.
Mantra Group share surge as hotel sector booms
Mantra hotel group has seen its shares surge 12.6 per cent, amid a fresh round of takeover speculation.
Telstra joins global YouTube boycott as toll mounts on Google
Telstra is the latest Australian company to join the boycott of YouTube over fears its brand was being associated with bigoted or extremist content.
Power price surge: Woolies has bad news for shoppers
Brad Banducci warns soaring electricity prices are a 'material issue' and will lead to higher prices on the shelves.
Sub-$500,000 properties in demand with investors, owner-occupiers
A strata titled warehouse sold within a week of hitting the market for $480,000, a rate of $2000 per sq m.
Stock-starved apartment builders boost value of tired office sites
A Chinese apartment builder is paying just over $8.5 million for a tired low-rise office at one of Melbourne's most valuable intersections, following an off-market negotiation.
Solomon Lew could chart Myer's future
Solomon Lew's raid on Myer's shares this week will determine the future of the grand old dame of Australian department store retailing.
Telstra loses fixed line price ruling, ordered to pay ACCC's costs
Telstra has lost a significant legal case against the competition watch dog, after trying to maintain prices on the copper network while parts of it became redundant and are lease to the national broadband network.
Shorts emboldened by Wilson's Quintis exit
Quintis founder Frank Wilson resigned from the sandalwood group in sensational circumstances to plot a potential takeover of the hedge fund target.
Outdated energy market threatens supply security
Operator of national energy markets warns the electricity market is out of date and needs to be overhauled.
Coal, sugar, insurance industries brace for Cyclone Debbie's damage
Insurers and industry braced for costs running into the billions of dollars as Cycle Debbie hit land Tuesday afternoon.
Web geeks, gamers unite as niche tech festival comes to Perth
All eyes will be on Perth next week when the world's foremost tech experts descend on Perth for the inaugural 2017 Festival of the Web.
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It's official, self-employed people are happier
There's nothing more satisfying than being your own boss.
Distorted facts skewer the penalty rates debate
We need to shift the industrial relations debate to focus on small business benefits.