How high can the Dow go?
Talk to any professional investor about the significance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average reaching a record high 22,000, and they'll probably tell you it's no big deal.
Aussie dollar strength a ‘phantom menace’
The recent surge in the dollar has led to a selloff in stocks of overseas earners, but Macquarie reckons the falls have been overdone.
ASX drops as Rio cash splash falls flat
Heavy selling in Rio Tinto and Suncorp after their profit releases weighed on the sharemarket on Thursday.
Markets Live: ASX slips as Rio, Suncorp weigh
Shares slip as investors dump Suncorp and Rio following earnings reports, with the headline move in the ASX obscuring some sharp individual moves.
China's trying to avoid being Japan
Authorities in Beijing have identified a need to curtail a global buying spree by some of the nation's biggest private companies.
Bitcoin creates $US7.5b out of thin air
The creation of a second bitcoin asset this week did almost nothing to dilute the original price, instead it generated almost $US7.5 billion...
The 'fault line' that threatens the world economy
Rising inequality in industrialised economies remains the primary fault line that runs through the global economy, says former Bank of Indi...
China chatbot goes rogue
Two chatbots with decidedly non-socialist characteristics were pulled from one of China's most popular messaging apps after serving up unpat...
World on the brink of trade war
China and Russia thought they'd be able to work with the US. Instead, a trade war looks imminent.
Musk's electric vision softens cash burn jitters
Tesla burned through $US1.16 billion on capacity for its cheapest model yet and on boosting battery output. Investors fixated instead on wha...
