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Topshop

Fashion fail: Topshop Australia calls in administrators

BREAKING
Nick Toscano
26 mins ago

The Chinese government has argued its debt risk index would be little changed by 2020.

Chinese government says Moody's overestimated difficulties

WORLD BUSINESS
Kirsty Needham
57 mins ago

There is a need for random audits of bosses to better detect unpaid super, the review said.

Time for 'random audits' of bosses

THE ECONOMY
Nassim Khadem
1 hr ago

The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index and the broader All Ordinaries Index each closed 0.15 per cent higher.

ASX shrugs off China ratings downgrade to seesaw higher

MARKETS
Jessica Sier
1 hr ago

Hamish Douglass.''I think there's a 99 per cent chance that business will collapse.''

Uber 'the stupidest business in history'

MARKETS
Jessica Sier
1 hr ago

President Donald Trump

Trump's first budget is a waste of everybody's time

COMMENT

Ian Narev says the bank levy is a tax on all Australians.

Forget the bank tax! I'll buy bank shares now

BANKING AND FINANCE
Michael Pascoe

Market Indices

Updated: May 24, 2017 - 4:37PM

Updated: May 24, 2017 - 6:09PM

Updated: May 24, 2017 - 7:15AM

Updated: May 24, 2017 - 6:19PM

United States Dollar

Price

0.7473

Percentage up/down

-0.04% fall
Euro

Price

0.6676

Percentage up/down

-0.13% fall
British Pound

Price

0.5755

Percentage up/down

-0.19% fall

Updated: May 24, 2017 - 6:29PM

Illustration: John Shakespeare.

No swansong for chief postie at Senate estimates hearing

CBD
Colin Kruger, CBD

If the banks engage in all-out warfare against the government now, they risk an even bigger punitive response later.

Will the government line up for another bank tax?

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Numbers man: Treasurer Scott Morrison.

ScoMo's economic fairy tale doesn't add up

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

The member countries of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries will have to execute a delicate balancing act ...

At OPEC's Vienna meeting, optics will be key

Myriam Robin
31 mins ago

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Markets Live: Moody's blues over China

Live
Jens Meyer
1 hr ago

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble revisited the topic on Tuesday at a conference in Brussels, saying the euro ...

German boom puts ECB in crossfire

Paul Gordon and Alessandro Speciale

The aftermath of a mudslide caused by the Samarco dam failure. The company is awaiting environmental licenses in order ...

Samarco 2017 reopening chances fade

Trump budget 'simply ludicrous'

Opinion
Lawrence Summers

8@eight: All eyes on OPEC this week

Sponsored
Chris Weston

US strategic oil reserve to be halved

Catherine Traywick and Jennifer A. Dlouhy

No change in negative rates guidance

Westpac will see a small improvement in its capital position by selling down its stake in BTIM.

Westpac to offload up to $645m in BTIM shares

Clancy Yeates
25 mins ago

Treasurer Scott Morrison has accused Labor of doing the major banks' bidding.

Coalition rejects claims of $2b bank levy 'black hole'

James Massola
31 mins ago

If the banks engage in all-out warfare against the government now, they risk an even bigger punitive response later.

Will the government line up for another bank tax?

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

CBA chairman Catherine Livingstone with CEO Ian Narev.

Banks appeal to shareholders to help battle new levy

UPDATED
Clancy Yeates

The big four banks' credit ratings were not affected by S&P's downgrade on Monday.

Big banks dodge ratings cut, despite 'sharp correction' risk

Clancy Yeates

Online lenders are in the spotlight over their use of technology to assess people's creditworthiness.

Can you guess what people in these jobs earn?

Craig Butt, Soren Frederiksen

Ashleigh Mounser was underpaid in numerous jobs in Wollongong.

States urged to introduce legislation to curb wage theft

Anna Patty

Sarah Meier, industrial relations lawyer and President of the Australian Labour and Employment Relations Association, ACT.

Families warned they may risk liability for injuries to nannies

Anna Patty

Illustration: Simon Bosch

Can British Bunnings save the Wesfarmers renovation?

Roger Ailes was pushed out of Fox News in July.

How Roger Ailes and Fox News changed the world

ANALYSIS
Nick O'Malley

Emmanuel Macron after winning the French election.

Macron can lead France to a Napoleonic ascent

COMMENT

The AER has lost a bid to lower prices charged by power dinstributors. Photographer: Carla Gottgens/Bloomberg

Power bill 'spike' looms after court ruling

Brian Robins
12 mins ago

Linda Taylor, the sister of Professor van der Laan, whose unexpected death at age 59 inspired research into the funeral ...

Linda's funeral shone a light on industry 'shrouded in secrecy'

Lucy Cormack

Andrew Gibson and partner have suffered sever mould in their rental for more than a year, and after making many ...

When Andrew reported mould he didn't expect to be evicted

Lucy Cormack

Topshop

Fashion fail: Topshop Australia calls in administrators

BREAKING
Nick Toscano
26 mins ago

Troubled waters: Surfstitch co-founders Justin Cameron (r) and Lex Pedersen.

SurfStitch shares halted on $100m class action

Patrick Hatch

A screenshot of the scam Amazon email sent to Australians.

Australians targeted by Amazon spam scam

Madeleine Heffernan

herringbone

Herringbone administrators hold fire sale

Zara generated $256.36 million in sales during the year to January 31.

Zara commits to Australia as sales jump

Madeleine Heffernan

There is a need for random audits of bosses to better detect unpaid super, the review said.

Time for 'random audits' of bosses

Nassim Khadem
1 hr ago

Treasury Secretary John Fraser defended the agency's forecasting record.

Our forecasts aren't biased: Treasury secretary John Fraser

Clancy Yeates
1 hr ago

Orica boss Alberto Calderon has warned Australia is losing its economic 'vibrancy'.

Australia losing its economic vibrancy, boss of Orica warns

Brian Robins

The Trump budget has unemployment slated to be little changed through 2019.

Everything's coming up rosy in Trump budget's economic scenario

ANALYSIS
Michelle Jamrisko

The AER has lost a bid to lower prices charged by power dinstributors. Photographer: Carla Gottgens/Bloomberg

Power bill 'spike' looms after court ruling

Brian Robins
12 mins ago

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 24: Former Rio Tinto CEO Sam Walsh. on May 24, 2017 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Robert ...

Ex-Rio boss 'has no fear of the truth' in corruption probe

Brian Robins

Commodity trader Noble Group is in big trouble.

Global trader is 'fighting for its life'

Jasmine Ng and Denise Wee

Kinselas is the sixth asset Geoff Dixon and John Singleton's pub fund has sold in as many months.

Singo, Dixon sell sixth hotel in six months

Carolyn Cummins

The Property Council of Australia's NSW president Louise Mason is promoting the property industry to young women in high ...

Girls in property to boost future ranks

Louise Mason

Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) managing director David Bowden.

Sales rep takes on Jones Lang Lasalle over unfair dismissal

Simon Johanson

The Chinese government has argued its debt risk index would be little changed by 2020.

Chinese government says Moody's overestimated difficulties

Kirsty Needham
57 mins ago

President Donald Trump

Trump's first budget is a waste of everybody's time

COMMENT

47 US states and the District of Columbia have reached a settlement with Target.

Target paying almost $25 million to end data breach probes

Patricia Hurtado

This modern 'elixir' contains cayenne pepper to boost the metabolism: but does it work?

Burning question: Can you eat your way to a better metabolism?

Fitness

Numerical plate NSW "29" sold for $745,000.

The record-breaking number plate that cost more than a supercar

Cars

A psychologist helped the writer understand that her partner's behaviour was financial abuse.

'My ex-boyfriend left me broke'

FIRST PERSON
Anonymous

Super funds are on track to deliver a bumper return.

A good financial year for super fund members is almost a certainty

John Collett

Alisha Geary's business Faebella is inspired by Indigenous art.

Indigenous activewear gears up for success

Kate Jones

Verity Tuck and Hannah Donovan, founders of Lvly, used the $20,000 to build a website.

Did you know you can claim your website?

Alexandra Cain

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