Bitcoin splits in two

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What the splitting of Bitcoin into two separate blockchains will mean for traders.

Webjet spends up to be world's No.2 travel wholesaler

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Webjet says it will become the world's second largest online travel wholesaler when it forks out $332 million to buy European company JacTravel.

'Just the start': Amazon to create 'hundreds of jobs' in Australia

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Amazon has a seemingly insatiable need for human labour to fuel its explosive growth.

Suncorp lifts payout to investors, confident in outlook

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Suncorp has lifted dividends paid over the full year by 7 per cent, a sign of confidence in its outlook as the company benefits from rising insurance prices.

Hundreds queue for Amazon's job fair

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With hundreds showing up for a chance to work at Amazon's fulfilment centres in the US, the e-commerce giant has made offers to some applicants on the spot.

Bitcoin creates $US7.5b out of thin air

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The creation of a second Bitcoin asset this week did almost nothing to dilute the original price, instead it generated almost $US7.5 billion out of thin air.

Markets Live: Rio's bumper payout falls flat

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Shares slide towards 5700 as investors dump Suncorp and Rio following earnings reports, shrugging off another record on Wall Street.

Tesla's cash burn

Tesla burned through less cash than expected before rolling out the Model 3, giving Elon Musk some financial leeway to pull off his mission of bringing electric cars to the masses.

Are women better managers? The sharemarket thinks so

Betting on women-led companies is a good bet, with new research showing that companies with female CEOs outperform the market.

Credit card fraud on the rise

Business for credit card fraudsters is booming, with a huge increase in stolen card information being used online. Vision courtesy ABC News

Paying the lazy tax

The energy companies don't make it easy for anyone to shop around. Michael Pascoe comments.

Battered retail stocks become contrarians' choice

As earnings season is kicking into gear, some investors and analysts sense opportunity in a handful of beaten-down retailers. They're not for the faint of heart.

Move to freeze Clive Palmer's $200 million in assets

Liquidators are trying to freeze $200 million of Clive Palmer's assets to recover millions in taxpayer funds used to pay out the former MP's axed Queensland Nickel workers.

How fraudsters are stealing more from us than ever

Online credit card fraud is on the rise, with fraudsters who use stolen card details netting the lion's share of more than $530 million dollars last year, industry body Australian Payments Network has revealed.

Tesla's loss widens to $500m as it ramps up for Model 3

The electric-car maker Tesla's losses widened in the second quarter as it continued to invest in factories to accommodate the introduction of its first mass-market vehicle.

8@eight: ASX to open higher after Dow hits record

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The Australian market looks set to open slightly higher after a mixed lead from Wall Street where the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 22,000 for the first time. Apple's earnings didn't seem to revive the market's vigour, as many had hoped this past session.

Dow cracks 22,000 as Apple hits record high

The Dow has climbed above the 22,000 mark for the first time, buoyed by Apple's healthy quarterly iPhone sales.

Enough gentle nudging, this is a jolt super funds need

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Enough of the gentle nudges: Superannuation fund trustees are legally obliged to consider climate change risk and that's that.

Apple powers Dow past 22,000

Wall Street surged higher in early trade before a bout of profit taking knocked shares lower across the board.

Nurofen settles $3.5m class action

​Australians who bought a packet of Nurofen between 2011 and 2015 could be compensated after the company that makes the popular painkillers agreed to settle a consumer class action.

'Wild ride' tipped as office towers fill up

Companies wishing to lease office space, in the city and suburbs, had better get the calls into leasing agents, pronto.

Taskforce pushes for no more cash wages

Australians would no longer be able to receive wages in cash, and industries classified as being at "high risk" of illegally taking secret cash-in-hand payments including cafes and restaurants could be subject to a minimum rate of tax, which they could then claim a refund on if they can prove to the tax man that they should be paying a lower rate.

Most super funds failing to disclose climate risk

The $2.3 trillion superannuation industry is so woeful in its disclosure of climate risk that trustees could be in breach of their legal duties.

'Shifting gear': Rio Tinto posts $4.95 billion profit, outlines 'superior returns' for shareholders

Mining giant Rio Tinto has delivered underlying earnings of $US3.94 billion and pledged to return $US3 billion to shareholders.

Skewering expats to put 'Australians first'

Expatriates, including temporary expatriates, are set to become collateral damage from the government's nationalistic "Australian homes for Australians first" policy.

QBE to refund $15.9 million for unnecessary insurance

QBE sold cover through car dealerships that was of "little or no benefit" to consumers.

Yancoal plans $2.5 Billion raising for Rio coal mines

China-backed Yancoal Australia will raise $US2.5 billion ($3.1 billion) in equity to fund the purchase of Rio Tinto Group's Australian coal assets, with its parent Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. tipping in $1 billion.

James Packer is opting for virtual reality

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Given the year he has had, is it any wonder that James Packer is getting interested in virtual reality.