Telecom Italia CEO exit linked to 50 million-euro package

Telecom Italia CEO Flavio Cattaneo’s negotiations to exit the telecommunications company he joined last year hinge on a 50 million-euro severance package.

Bank investors brace for tougher capital regime

A key source of uncertainty having over banks could be removed as soon as this week, with the prudential regulator tipped to soon provide long-awaited details of its plan to make lenders more resilient to shocks.

Traders expecting resilient Chinese GDP

Global demand for Chinese goods should offset official curbs on property and debt.

Amazon Antitrust Concerns Emerge in Washington and Wall Street

Amazon.com's expansion plans, including its agreement to buy Whole Foods Market Inc. for $US13.7 billion, are raising hackles in Washington -- and Wall Street is taking notice.

Bolton's Molopo cash box raid will prove costly

Nick Bolton's ill-fated raid on listed cash box, Molopo Energy, is looking costly as ASIC prepares the forced sale of shares picked up by Bolton, and his associates, at a significant loss.

Worsening school performance is everyone's business

The more we enhance our natural capital and our human capital, the better placed we're likely to be.

Bank tax hasn't lifted wholesale funding costs

Investors do not appear to be forcing the major banks to pay more for wholesale funding as a result of the federal bank tax.

Genting ditches The Star for massive bet on US expansion

Genting Group, a Malaysian gambling conglomerate which has just sold its stake in Australian casino operator, Star Entertainment Group, has announced major expansion plans in the US instead.

Concern over next-generation pokies

A new style of "skill-based" slot machines is being investigated by Australian gambling authorities following their rollout across some of the biggest casinos in the world.

Lendlease's London Elephant leads the way

The tragedy of Grenfell Tower has sparked a national conversation about the country's housing crisis.

The easiest $50,000 you're missing out on

• COMMENT

There's something strange about our relationships with our banks. We'll change supermarkets, even phone companies, but when it comes to our financial affairs, we're more faithful than Red Dog.

Aussie dollar surges to two-year high

The Australian dollar has leapt more than 1.3 per cent, to a two-year high, as weak data dimmed prospects for US rate hikes.

The signs stocks could be heading for a fresh crash

With central banks preparing to tighten policy around the world, the relentless rise in share prices is worrying many experts.

'It's almost embarrassing being an American': JPMorgan's Dimon

JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon has vented his frustration with gridlock in Washington.

S&P; 500 hits record as inflation view turns iffy

US stocks and bonds rallied on Friday, with both the S&P; 500 Index and Dow Jones Industrial Average reaching new highs.

Techs power S&P; 500 to record

After erasing almost $US400 billion in value during the June selloff, the Nasdaq 100 Index has risen for six straight days.

US oil ends week 5.2pc higher

Oil edged higher for a fifth day amid optimism that the market isn't in as bad shape as thought.

Inflation threatens Fed's balancing act

• Opinion

The Fed's plans are clear, but low inflation has hurt its ability to execute. It may be similarly cursed in coming quarters.

Sprott sees gold bull market

Sprott, the precious metals-focused money manager, sees gold rising through $US1400 an ounce by the end of 2017.

China's steel prices drop

These are great times for China's gargantuan steel industry, but they could soon be over.

Inside Ivanka Trump's business empire

How Donald Trump's "America first" policy doesn't appear to apply to his daughter, Ivanka Trump.

Do you want fibre with that? NBN's apartment upsell

Inner-city apartment residents have the option to bulk purchase higher-speed connections from NBN Co under its plan to add nearly 4 million premises to its network this year. 

Real estate high-flyers face bullying claim

Commercial real estate group Knight Frank Australia is facing allegations senior staff bullied the agency's former national head of research and consulting.

Spray painters face deportation but panel beaters get to stay

Peter Fitzhenry spent more than $6000 and nine months training his star apprentice car spray painter Salvatore Acconcio.

Coles, Woolies to phase out single-use plastic bags

Supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths announce they will stop giving out single-use plastic bags over the next 12 months. Vision: Network Ten.

Programmed shares jump on $778 million takeover bid

Shares in labour hire group Programmed Maintenance have risen strongly after a $778 million takeover bid by Japanese HR giant Persol.

First Woolworths, then Coles announces the end of plastic bags

Supermarket giants Woolworths and Coles have announced that its stores across Australia will stop giving out single-use plastic bags over the next 12 months.

A return to world trade's glory days appears unlikely

• COMMENT

One thing you can be sure of is that international trade grows much faster than the world economy. Except that it seems to have stopped.

Memo to govt: make ASIC a tough cop on the beat

• COMMENT

With three months until ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft leaves, the government has a lot riding on picking the right replacement.