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ASX winners and losers - a snapshot
The stand out listings traded on the ASX captured at key moments through the day, as indicated by the time stamp in the video.
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Business doles out biggest wage rise in two years
Wages and salaries rose 1.2 per cent, or $1.6 billion, in the three months to June in a sign that businesses are finally willing to share their fortunes with workers.
Austrac case will involve 174 'mini-trials', says CBA
Commonwealth Bank has underlined the painstaking legal process that awaits it, when claims that it repeatedly breached anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing laws are tested in court.
Job ads rise for sixth straight month
Job advertisements rose for a sixth straight month in August, suggesting the strong pick-up in employment seen so far this year could run for a while yet.
Markets Live: N Korea sparks regional sell-off
North Korea's latest provocation has sends shivers through markets, with the ASX lower and safe-haven assets back in demand, while CBA is again the focus of selling in the big banks.
CBS loans Network Ten $143m to pay debts
CBS repaid $142.7 million of Ten's debts on Friday, including bank loans and fees owed to shareholder guarantors Lachlan Murdoch, Bruce Gordon and James Packer.
Commonwealth Bank in board shake-up
Commonwealth Bank of Australia has announced a shake-up of its board, with three directors set to leave and experienced banker Rob Whitfield to take up a board seat.
The RBA's hands are tied on interest rates
Australia is stuck in an economic disconnect, and it's leaving the RBA with little choice but to leave rates on hold.
Is a US dollar surge on the way?
Global scarcity of the greenback looms as the US prepares to turn off the liquidity tap.
8@eight: Korea tensions back in focus
Uncertain start to the week in store for the ASX on the back of the weekend geopolitical developments
Matter of time: CBA set to face US investigation
US lawyers have told Reuters that CBA was already responding to information requests from a number of US agencies.
Who, exactly, is leading the Airbnb resistance?
With critical regulations over room sharing in Australia's two biggest states hanging in the balance, resistance to the popular service is building momentum.
BRICS summit expected to oppose trade protectionism, China says
Boosting multilateral trade systems is set to be the focus for BRICS meeting.
What it takes to pay off a mortgage on a typical Sydney home
Housing affordability in Sydney has slumped to an all-time low.
Executive 'dating' algorithm takes networking to new level
Solving the problem of finding the right person at big conference.
Embattled Ardent allows rebels onto its board
In an eleventh-hour truce, Ardent Leisure have resolved their issues to elect two Ariadne directors to the board and in doing so have cancelled the meeting slated for Monday, September 4.
Tales of Brick and Mortar: The man who goes shopping for stories
Forget nail salons and burger joints: Old shops are in vogue for a new website.
Outlook lifted by investment bias
North Korea's test on Sunday could sap appetite for risk assets in a week where the RBA is expected to keep rates on hold again.
Childcare workers to walk off job
Over the past six years Kylie Grey's salary has increased by just $4 an hour.
Treasury must keep a lid on the 'crazy'
Econocrats' job is to minimise the damage from lurch to populism.
Unions threaten to disrupt construction of Badgerys Creek Airport
Unions are preparing to fight the NSW government over plans to encourage overseas businesses to set up shop around Badgerys Creek airport.
Babcock man's Plan A working a treat at Noni B
Women's fashion never looked so good for former Babcock & Brown duo Trevor Loewensohn and Phil Green.
Expert panel has 'low confidence' in Santos CSG project
Santos's plan to develop coal seam gas in northern NSW has been found by an independent expert panel to lack key data that potentially underestimates impacts on threatened ecosystems and ground and surface water.
Almost half of all female engineers report gender discrimination
The issue is so frustrating, one engineer said she would not recommend the industry to young female students.
Don't be duped by 'orphan tourism'
As long as well-meaning people from prosperous places like Australia continue to finance the orphanages, children will be enslaved in them as bait for all those hugs and selfies.
Why our leaders lie, and we don't care
People, like markets, despise uncertainty. We'd rather go along with the fiction that someone is in control. The problem, of course, is that once they know that, governments and managers act accordingly.
Uber needs a Tim Cook. Can the new CEO deliver?
Unlike Apple at the time of that 2011 handover, Uber is a wildly unprofitable, undermanaged mess of demotivated workers and squabbling directors.
Citi broadens youth unemployment scheme
Citi Australia plans to spend an extra $1.5 million on its Pathway to Progress program.
Labour-hire operator uses worker's wages to buy Peugeot
A Melbourne labour-hire operator who allegedly paid an apprentice mechanic nothing for almost three months' work instead used the man's wages for a deposit on a Peugeot.
Small Business
Bringing tech to toddler market
Childcare centres go high tech with automatic smartphone sign ins and booking systems to snap up vacancies.
Salt warns Australia lacks entrepreneurial spirit
Australians are not entrepreneurial or enterprising and fail to demonstrate initiative, according to demographer Bernard Salt.