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Euro nears 8-month high v $A
The euro surged more than 1 per cent v the $US, to its highest level since Donald Trump was elected US president in November.
The euro surged more than 1 per cent v the $US, to its highest level since Donald Trump was elected US president in November.
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Coca-Cola Amatil is looking to healthier beverages to bolster its sales and make up for declining sales of its sugary soft drinks.
France received more than €31 billion of orders for a new 30-year bond overnight, highlighting the Macron effect.
US manufacturing output recorded its biggest increase in more than three years in April, bolstering bullish economic bets.
Myer signs Australian label We Are Kindred a week after two labels jump ship to David Jones.
David Gonki's final speech to the Coca-Cola Amatil investors did not go down with a spoonful of sugar.
Explosives producer expects domestic gas prices to stabilise by the early 2020s following the steep rises of recent years.
Property developers are leading a revolt against the state government's stamp duty changes.
The American private equity group stalking Fairfax Media has not yet been granted access to the company's books, a move that would show the board is seriously considering a $2.7 billion offer.
Hundreds of workers at Australia's largest equipment-hire business face a pay cut of up to 40 per cent unless they agree to let the company slash new employees' wages and conditions.
We are consuming 60 per cent more salt than what was previously thought, a new study has found.
Call centre outsource plan is a security risk, says public service union.
Perth-based syndicator Property Bank has sold Building 8 at 658 Church Street in Melbourne to a wealthy local investor for $44 million.
Melbourne's shopping habits are splitting in two: fashion retailing is dominated by the magnets of the CBD and shopping centres while strip retail turns to cafe culture and dining.
Billionaire property developer Bob Ell is understood to have swooped on a lucrative portfolio of six industrial assets in Western Sydney.
OPEC's policy manipulation is no match for sheer market forces, say analysts, as US shale producers continue to ramp up production.
Losses on commercial real estate pose a more immediate risk to Australia's banks than developments in the housing market, where regulators are putting the brakes on riskier lending, Fitch Ratings says.
The Deague family has put its St Kilda Road Towers 650-bay car park on the market with expectations of more than $25 million.
International businesses are starting to looking at expanding their Australian office footprint into Melbourne rather than Sydney, lured by the cheaper office rents.
Elliott wants BHP to 'think big' in cutting its costs and lifting investor returns.
Harvey Norman has sought to improve investor confidence by releasing figures showing sales have grown despite signs of subdued spending and moderating house price growth.
The crackdown by Australia's financial regulator on bank lending to property developers has led to a US-based hedge fund underpinning a major Melbourne apartment development.
'I'm sure the banks will be working on plans to get it out of their customers,' ex-treasurer says.
Blue Rock is intent on getting people out of their desks and the health benefits are positive.
A turnaround in appetite for banking stocks helped the ASX claw into the black on Tuesday, after a midday lull.
Age discrimination is real but the changing nature of work is having a bigger impact, writes Caitlin Fitzsimmons.
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A Kokoda veteran says Australia's future depends on winning the battle against giant coal mines.
Solid support for the miners and a broadly positive mood towards the banks helped the ASX overcome the drag of Macquarie and NAB trading ex-dividend.
Online florist Ready Flowers collapsed into liquidation last month but has reappeared as ZFlowers.
Post budget pressure continues on the big four banks.
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