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The big splash in 'infrastructure spending plans suggest most of the winners will be workers and companies sprawled ...

All the budget winners and losers revealed

FEDERAL BUDGET

Treasurer Scott Morrison has delivered his federal budget

Everything you need to know about the budget

FEDERAL BUDGET

Treasurer Scott Morrison is planning to impose a tax on interbank transactions, according to banking sources.

Budget seals Black Tuesday for Australia's big banks

FEDERAL BUDGET
Mark Hawthorne

The big splash in 'infrastructure spending plans suggest most of the winners will be workers and companies sprawled ...

Budget expected back in surplus within four years

FEDERAL BUDGET
Sean Aylmer

The federal government has pledged $2 billion for Snowy Hydro 2.0.

$75 billion infrastructure spending spree

FEDERAL BUDGET

Empty nesters have been reluctant to downsize.

Retirees given $300,000 incentive to downsize

INSIGHTS
Jennifer Duke

Banks shares came under heavy pressure on Tuesday, driving the ASX lower.

ASX led lower by $14 billion bank sell-off

MARKETS
Jens Meyer

Market Indices

Updated: May 9, 2017 - 4:40PM

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Updated: May 10, 2017 - 1:33AM

Updated: May 10, 2017 - 1:34AM

United States Dollar

Price

0.7356

Percentage up/down

-0.43% fall
Euro

Price

0.6757

Percentage up/down

-0.09% fall
British Pound

Price

0.5684

Percentage up/down

-0.46% fall

Updated: May 10, 2017 - 1:39AM

Trapped in a pincer movement: Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce.

Australians can't rely on Qantas as Dreamliner set to be a nightmare

James Pawluk

Facebook has come a long way since Chris Adams' days when it was located two floors above a pizza shop.

Zuckerberg realises dangers of social-media revolution

Farhad Manjoo

Janet Yellen, chairwoman of the US Federal Reserve, which is in "another galaxy", to borrow an expression in vogue this week.

Get ready for a Sino-American slap in the face

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

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Markets Live: Bank tax talk sparks $14b rout

Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer

Robert Mann, a senior portfolio manager for Nikko AM's Asian equity team, says investors would be unwise to drop out of ...

Why Nikko AM is bullish on China

Staff reporters

People wave French flags at the Louvre museum where Emmanuel Macron is planning to celebrate, Sunday, May 7, 2017 in ...

8@eight: French vote calms investment waters

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Chris Weston

The Toronto-based lender, facing a run on deposits, said it will suspend its quarterly dividend to "manage liquidity", ...

Home Capital halts dividend

Maciej Onoszko and Kim Chipman

Hedge funds bail ahead of oil swoon

Jessica Summers

Euro eases, though prospects brighter

Copper hits four-month low

Iron ore revival snuffed out

Jasmine Ng

Australian Treasurer Scott Morrison talks to media as he arrives at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia Tuesday, May ...

New bank tax would hit borrowers, says UBS

Mathew Dunckley

Westpac's latest lending standards appear to rule out a loan to coal aspirant Adani.

Westpac chief bats away Adani 'wimps' tag

Mathew Dunckley

Westpac announced its new investment policy last week.

Westpac tips housing to cool as it unveils $4b profit

Mathew Dunckley

Andreas Utermann, chief executive officer and global chief investment officer at Allianz Global Investors AG, poses for ...

'More worried than I've ever been': Global chief frets about populism

Macquarie Group has unveiled its half-year profit.

Macquarie Group posts $2.2 billion full-year profit

Mathew Dunckley

Ingrid Jenkins, HR director Microsoft Australia.

Microsoft's new parent policy sets new standard

Anna Patty

Fair Work Ombudsman Natalie James.

Bad bosses using shoddy books to beat law

Anna Patty

Tim Fung, CEO and co-founder of Airtasker.

Airtasker, unions make agreement to improve pay rates, conditions

EXCLUSIVE
Anna Patty

Illustration: Simon Bosch

How high is too high for Australia's cannabis stocks?

Patrick Hatch

Malcolm Turnbull

Are the 457 visa reforms an illusion act?

IN DEPTH
Anna Patty

Rupert Murdoch (centre) with his sons Lachlan (left) and James (right).

Murdoch's defiance turns to pragmatism

ANALYSIS
Michael Grynbaum

Cats that ate the food have reportedly become ill, though no link has been established.

Cat food tins recalled after widespread illness fears

Staff reporters

Flexible braided hoses accounted for more than one in five water damage claims lodged by Australian households in 2016, ...

The $10 household fitting that could be a 'ticking time bomb'

Staff reporters

Nick Xenophon in ugg boots.

'I want to fight this right to the end': The do-or-die battle over the word 'Ugg'

Lucy Cormack

The owner of former discount retailer Crazy Clark's was placed into liquidation in February 2014.

Crazy Clark's and Sam's Warehouse liquidation enters final stages

Michael Gorey

Retail sales rose in January.

Retailers on verge of a 'recession'

Mathew Dunckley

eBay said Australians would shop on "opaque parts of the internet".

Lower dollar does little to stop surge in online sales

Mark Hawthorne

Domino's Pizza has breached the Franchise Code of Conduct.

Domino's cops landmark fine for 'screw up'

Mathew Dunckley

The defection comes just days before Myer's autumn-winter collection launch.

'All too much for Myer' - Brutal note crashes Myer

Mathew Dunckley

Retail sales rose in January.

Retailers on verge of a 'recession'

Mathew Dunckley

Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe has warned of rising house prices.

RBA's broken record means no rate moves

Janet Yellen, chairwoman of the US Federal Reserve, which is in "another galaxy", to borrow an expression in vogue this week.

Get ready for a Sino-American slap in the face

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe has warned of rising house prices.

The banks aren't the risk, consumers are warns RBA

Mathew Dunckley

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte.

Former army general appointed new environmental chief for Philippines

Lindsay Murdoch

If recent history is a guide, WTI may need to dip just below $US40 a barrel to form another bottom, but a bottom could ...

Hedge funds bail ahead of oil swoon

Jessica Summers

LME aluminium ended the day 1.3 per cent down at $US1879 a tonne, off an earlier two-month low of $US1874.

Copper hits four-month low

Salta Properties managing director Sam Tarascio at the Docklands site which will become a hotel and apartment block.

First 'multi-family' apartment tower to go ahead

Simon Johanson

Going up: The new Ritz-Carlton hotel at The Star.

Major hotel operators sets sights on Australia

Carolyn Cummins

Dexus has struck a deal securing IOOF at 30 The Bond, Sydney.

Dexus welcomes Amazon

Carolyn Cummins

Warren Buffett: "The huge money is in selling people the idea that you can do something magical for them."

Warren Buffett says unemployed have become 'roadkill'

Katherine Chiglinsky, Noah Buhayar and Jordyn Holman

LaFerrari Aperta, Salone di Parigi 2016.

Ferrari surges to Apple-like margins with $2.8m car

Tommaso Ebhardt

Former seaweed farmer Albert Ngguse.

Indonesia launches $2.6 billion lawsuit over WA oil spill

Jewel Topsfield

For the founder of MWC, launching a watch company was as simple as quitting one job and starting a new one.

The little Aussie watch company taking on the luxury giants

Watches

Airbnb is targeting business travellers.

Hotel chains should be nervous about Airbnb's new function

Business Travel

Danica Hampton is Head of Investment Specialists at Citi Wealth

It's bonds to the rescue as the needle points up for interest rates

COMMENT
Danica Hampton

Adelaide-based wealth adviser Louise Pfeiffer, 39, has chosen a career and business that will maximise her ability to ...

Meet the 'effective altruists' who earn to give

Lindy Alexander

Small business owner Alecia Whitelaw was looking for incentives to hire and improvements to payment terms.

Small business celebrates Budget win on tax break

Mathew Dunckley

Jowan Osterlund from Biohax Sweden holds a small microchip implant, similar to those implanted in workers at the ...

Technology to drive future workplace trends

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