We may lead the world in growth, but spoils are bittersweet

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Australia is close to seizing the crown for the longest streak of economic growth in the world thanks to a mixture of policy guile and outrageous fortune. But it's creaking under the weight of its own success.

Crackdown to push up rates on interest-only loans

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APRA is caught between a rock and a hard place in its attempts to reduce lending risk in the residential property market.

Bank refunds 230,000 credit card holders for online shopping fees

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The Australian arm of American giant Citibank has refunded $5 million to around 230,000 customers after it failed to properly disclose credit card fees on international online purchases.

Markets Live: ASX gets altitude jitters

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The 5900-point level looks a hurdle too high to take for the ASX, for now, as investors digest this week's surprisingly strong rally.

Why 10 mobile calls, 2 landline calls and 3 gigs cost Annie $142.50

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She only uses three websites and seldom uses her phone, but Annie McQuisten has spent around $17,000 on telecommunications in the past decade.

11 sentences to avoid saying to your boss at all costs

Here are 11 phrases you might want to avoid in conversations with your boss.

Banks will have to go it alone in Apple Pay fight

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Australia's big banks will have to go it alone in their wrangle with tech giant Apple over the introduction of iPhone payments in this country.

Elon Musk's SpaceX just had its Wright Brothers moment

Tesla billionaire founder Elon Musk has just reached a significant milestone in his mission to make space travel cheaper.

Workplace flexibility

Beam Australia is connecting part time workers with employers.

'Running lights and going up one-way streets': The risks people take to bring you dinner

Deliveroo faces legal action from cycle couriers who claim they have been underpaid and denied work entitlements.

What does manufacturing look like in 21st century Australia?

The days of low-value mass production in Australia are nearly at an end so we need to think about the areas where Australia has competitive edges.

Dudley sees rising price risks

Risks to both US economic growth and inflation are gradually shifting "to the upside", said New York Fed boss William Dudley.

'You're trash': Investors hurl abuse at Toshiba managers

Toshiba shareholders have lashed out at management and lamented the downfall of the Japanese icon after its disastrous foray into nuclear energy.

JPMorgan looks at Dublin space

JPMorgan is in talks to buy a Dublin office building as the bank considers expanding in the Irish capital ahead of Brexit.

8@eight: Shooting for 5900

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It should be an interesting day and the prospect of unpredictable flows in the FX, bond and equity markets is high as we head into the last day of the month and more importantly quarter-end.

Mark Latham's Twitter storm might be all he has left

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Following his ouster by Sky News this week, what is left for this human train wreck called Mark Latham.

Oil advances on Kuwaiti optimism

Crude rose to a three-week high after Kuwait bolstered optimism that OPEC will extend output curbs beyond June.

Greenback rises to two-week high

The US dollar rose to a two-week high overnight on technical trading and strong economic data. The $A dipped.

US bond bears rebuffed

The Treasury market's bulls and bears are ending the quarter in a virtual stalemate, amid scepticism toward the outlook.

PBOC seen lifting rates twice

China's central bank is expected to lift the cost of short-term funds at least twice in 2017, moves that will pressure bonds.

Myer share raid won't buy board seat

Solomon Lew's $101 million raid on Myer shares will not automatically deliver the billionaire rag-trader a seat on the department store's board.

German, Spanish inflation ebbs

German and Spanish consumer inflation slowed more sharply than expected in March as oil prices slumped.

Ten Fair Work offices retire months after qualifying for pension

Ten former Fair Work Commission members, including outspoken critic Graeme Watson, retired early within months of qualifying for a full pension at the age of 60.

Need for energy market independence to avoid fracture

The head of one of the country's largest energy utilities has warned the nation's energy markets risk fracture

Bellamy's shares hit hard on China roadblock

Only a matter of months after Jan Cameron took control of Bellamy's Australia, the company has run into roadblocks in the key China market, with the loss of sales to see earnings take a hit from the start of 2018.

Peace hopes in Tax Office's long workplace war

ATO and unions prepare to put down their weapons after three years of workplace conflict.

Fair Work watchdog raids more than 80 businesses

Fair Work inspectors have raided more than 80 businesses in NSW in response to complaints of rampant underpayment of young workers.

Arrium to be sold by mid-year

The sale of the failed steelmaker Arrium is expected to be finalised by mid-year.

Cyclone: Tourism operators concerned at visitors being spooked

Tourism operators in cyclone-hit coastal Queensland towns are bracing for a multimillion-dollar clean-up, but fear overblown reporting that frightens off visitors could inflict more damage than the cyclone itself.