Will the RBA spring a 'July surprise?'
Economists are assessing whether the RBA will stay in tune with the marked global shift towards tighter global monetary policy settings and adopt a more hawkish tone this week.
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Fairfax buyout ditched, TPG and Hellman & Friedman retreat
Fairfax Media will remain in shareholders' hands after private equity firm TPG informed the board on Sunday afternoon it was withdrawing its $2.76 billion offer to buy out the company.
PPB trussing up Ten for sale for CBA
PPB Advisory will start spruiking Network Ten to potential buyers on behalf of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia after the lender officially appointed the firm as receivers on Saturday morning.
Oil bears retreat as US shale activity eases
Investors are now free to concentrate on the diplomatic crisis between Qatar and its Arab Gulf countries after crude prices bounced smartly last week.
Will the RBA join the global rates party?
The next RBA meeting is likely to garner more focus than usual in the wake of what appeared to be a coordinated strategy on rates by key central bankers last week.
Tiny, 'potentially toxic' needles found in baby formula
Looking at the soft, white powder in a baby formula tin, you wouldn't think there were strange, potentially toxic needles lurking inside.
Forget all predictions: History rhymes on the ASX
"They said you'd never make it," went the 80s beer ad, "but you finally came through". Which, while relevant almost every year, can certainly be said of the financial year which came to a close on Friday.
Forgotten industrial diseases reappear
As a young bricky, Chris Parmangos had no idea silica dust rising from the Sydney sandstone and bricks he worked with would cost him his health.
How a key Donald Trump backer lost $22 million overnight on an obscure Australian drug company
Republican congressman Chris Collins lost $22 million on Tuesday. But that might only be the start of his problems with Innate Immunotherapeutics.
Chief executives returned to four-year temporary visa list
Business groups have welcomed the return of chief executives to the skilled occupations list.
Norm feels 'vindicated' in fight against 'cruel policy'
A court has found NSW Trustee and Guardian had no authority to impose a scheme on private managers that forced some to pay thousands of dollars.
Aveo retirement village investigation shines spotlight on sector
When Benjamin Disraeli made the famous quote there are "lies, damned lies and statistics" he could have replaced the word statistics with retirement village surveys.
Heading for 70m passengers a year, Melbourne Airport calls for rail link action
The number of passengers passing through Melbourne Airport will double to 70 million a year over the next two decades, according to the airport's boss, who says plans for rail and road infrastructure must be put in place now to handle such growth.
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Network Ten enters into receivership
PPP Advisory will now look to sell Network Ten, with Lachlan Murdoch and Bruce Gordon looking to purchase the network once media laws are changed by the government. Vision courtesy: ABC News 24.
Why this was the year economists all got wrong
Mining millions, but weak growth. No wonder our panel failed to predict 2016-17.
Money for power: Banker earns little to work under Trump
Money for power: Some of the business and finance executives who left multimillion-dollar jobs to work for President Donald Trump now earn less than the average school teacher, according to White House salary data released on Friday.
If Facebook were a religion, it would be world's No. 2
Likes, shares, comments and friend requests are becoming the closest thing humanity has to a universal tongue.
'Pharma bro' lashes out: 'They blame me for capitalism'
Facing 20 years in prison for securities fraud, Martin Shkreli used the lunch break at his trial on Friday to make a surprise appearance with reporters to handicap his case so far and mock the prosecution.
Cybercrime evolving faster than authorities can keep up with
QUT cybercrime expert says victims of online fraud often don't realise they have been victimised.
Industrials pace Wall St rebound
US stocks closed up to end their week buoyed by increases in the industrial and consumer discretionary sectors.
Pick a card. The chance of a recession is 1 in 5
Australia faces a "small but non-zero" chance of a recession in the next two years according to the BusinessDay expert forecasting panel.
A ray of light as economists feel better about Trump
One year on, and the mood about Trump has changed.
Rate cut just as likely as a rate rise, economists predict
Australia is more likely to face an interest rate cut than an increase in the year ahead, a survey of 25 economists by Fairfax Media has revealed, as low wage growth, a high Australian dollar and a cooling housing market push the Reserve Bank towards a new record low cash rate.
Uber pays a $26 billion price for toxic culture
Those who think corporate culture is just a soft issue should take a close look at Uber.
Flat shares, housing and income means year of muddling through
It'll be a year of making do, with the economy too flat to justify a rate rise, in the view of the BusinessDay forecasting panel.
US consumer spending edges higher
US consumer spending rose modestly in May and inflation cooled, pointing to a slow-but-steady economic expansion.
Global funds cut US stocks
Cautious global investors cut exposure to US stocks in June, and raised their euro zone equity holdings near a two-year high.
Iron ore's best June since 2009
Spot iron ore prices posted their biggest gain for the month of June since 2009, though the outlook is uncertain.
A trillion dollars in debt, but no 'banana republic'
Three decades ago, Treasurer Paul Keating, warned Australia may become a “banana republic”. Today we are far from it.
'Some things can't be forgiven': The horrific death of Iris Lees
Iris Lees died at an Aveo village in what relatives have described as "horrific circumstances".
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Your small business end-of-financial-year checklist
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The bill Nomads are coming for their discounts
Business needs to prepare for a bigger rush of discount-seeking consumers.