Flat August: Has the heat gone out the housing market?

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Home prices in the nation's major cities rose only marginally in August as Sydney's blistering run stalled, a tentative sign of cooling that would be a relief to regulators seeking to head off a debt-driven bubble.

Markets Live: ASX springs higher

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• 25 mins ago

Shares are enjoying some green shoots this morning as investors hope the start of a new month will thaw some of the earnings season chill.

Owners band together to get foothold in hot housing market

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Dozens of new homeowners have found a way to avoid the home-hunting 'just beyond reach and too expensive' or 'missing out at auction' nightmare.

Is your sushi made by a robot?

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Kisaku Suzuki once ran a company that made lolly-wrapping machines. And he was angry. And that's when the it came to him: he would use his firm's knowledge of sweets-packaging machines to develop the world's first sushi robot.

Retailers look to galaxy far, far away to boost profits

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Myer, Target and Big W are among retailers looking to a galaxy far, far away for a much-needed boost to their profits as Star Wars' Force Friday II rolls out today.

Is your sushi made by a robot?

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In the 1970s Kisaku Suzuki invented the sushi robot which revolutionised the market. Today most of the sushi eaten in Japan is made by a robot.

The wild swings in cryptocurrency investments

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Bitcoin and Ethereum are just some of the digital currencies that have been on a tear this year. But it hasn't been smooth-sailing in the cryptocurrency world.

8@eight: ASX set for flat start to September

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Wall Street pushed higher overnight, setting up the local sharemarket for a slightly higher open.

Indonesia's 'deep concern' at Australia's dumping probe

Jakarta: The Indonesian Government has expressed its "deep concern" after Australia launched an investigation into the alleged dumping of steel rods exported from Indonesia and two other countries.

Photo-ops and Snowy River 2.0 won't stop the blackouts

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If you want some clarity about our energy crisis, stay away from politicians and the climate change battle still being waged by lunatic deniers. Instead, check with insurers' risk managers.

Greedy bosses forgetting a basic rule of business

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I'm not sure big bosses today understand about sharing. Don't take it all for yourself.

Dividend cut burns $16m hole in Harvey's pocket

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Retail billionaire Gerry Harvey could sell ice to the eskimos, but spruiking the prospects of his homewares giant, Harvey Norman, was not so easy after Thursday's financial results.

Hedge funds take control of Slater & Gordon

Class action law firm Slater & Gordon is set to be owned by a consortium of international hedge funds after agreeing to a bailout that will see it emerge with a new board and strategy.

What you need to know about Prime7's new reruns channel

Can the wall-to-wall reruns and old movies on new channel 7flix help Prime7 compete with the likes of Netflix and Stan?

Indigenous population in NSW and Victoria doubles

The number of Aboriginal Australians living in NSW and Victoria has doubled since 2001.

'Many will go to zero': Inside the bitcoin-fuelled bubble

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If you haven't paid attention to (or have purposefully avoided) the crypto-currency phenomenon, now is probably a good time to tune in.

APRA ramps up pressure on super fund laggards

The financial regulator is demanding meetings with the boards of superannuation funds that are failing to deliver "quality" outcomes for members, escalating pressure for poorly performing funds to lift their game or merge with a rival.

ASX ends 'subdued' earnings season

The ASX emerged from August reporting season deflated by a mildly disappointing month of profit results, and undermined by heavy losses in big names.

'Collapse of moral values': Coke exec jailed for $860k slush fund

Bryan Pereira has admitted he was motivated by greed when he accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in corrupt payments.

Markets Live: ASX ends torpid month on high note

The ASX emerged from August reporting season deflated by a mildly disappointing month of profit results, and undermined by heavy losses in Telstra and Commonwealth Bank.

ASX winners and losers - a snapshot

The ASX 200 closes at 5714.5 on Thursday, and Harvey Norman shares have fallen over seven per cent.

Lyft challenges Uber during upheaval

With Uber emerging from a series of controversies, its long overshadowed rival Lyft is gaining momentum.

'Stretched ourselves thin': Ardent takes stock in US after hurricane hit

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The owner of Dreamworld has flagged a more "measured" approach to the next phase of its US expansion as its entertainment centres in Houston took a hit from Hurricane Harvey.

Goodbye to Dubai: Qantas shifts London stopovers

Qantas is dropping Dubai from its network in a major shake-up that repositions it towards the booming Asian market.

Harvey Norman punished after dividend cut

A record profit has not been enough to save Harvey Norman from a sharemarket savaging after the retailer cut its full-year dividend on Thursday.

New Uber chief promises change, flags IPO by 2020

Dara Khosrowshahi was named America's highest paid CEO when he ran Expedia. Now at the helm of Uber, he's given a first glimpse of how he wants to run the embattled company.

America's jobs engine keeps defying expectations

In an economy growing at a moderate pace at best, the US job market keeps on shining.

NBN Co not going to 'jeopardise' taxpayer funds for Telstra: CEO

NBN Co's boss says it could not agree to Telstra's securitisation program because it would not bring any value to NBN but would potentially introduce more risk.

Cosmetics giant sued for discriminating against men

The company's parental leave policy allows new fathers to take two weeks of paid leave for "child bonding," while new mums get six weeks - and that's unfair, US regulators say.