Apple supplier seeks iPhone ban in China in legal feud

Chipmaker and Apple supplier Qualcomm has filed lawsuits in China seeking to ban the sale and manufacture of iPhones in the country, its biggest shot at Apple so far in a sprawling and bitter legal fight.

'Very, very happy': Trump's market boasts may haunt him

• ANALYSIS

President Donald Trump seems to have another obsession: The stock market. He seems to view the market as giving him a standing ovation.

Shareholder resolutions - saving the planet, or just hot air?

This AGM season several large companies will have to face increasingly awkward questions from investors looking well beyond the numbers.

Bitcoin can buy you citizenship in this island paradise

Got some bitcoin burning a hole in your digital wallet? And paradise on the mind? You could use it to buy a second passport.

Hotels find new frontier in the suburbs

QIC's freshly revamped $1.2 billion Eastland in Ringwood has beaten rival behemoth Chadstone to open the first Victorian hotel on top of a shopping centre.

S&P; 500 rises for fifth week

US stocks ended their week higher, following upbeat economic data and gains in technology shares.

The gas bill that went from $1500 to $4.30

Dozens of complaints have been submitted to Fairfax Media by readers in response to our story on a Brisbane couple who received a gas bill of more almost $5000 for their Melbourne investment property.

Despair follows car factory closures

"Ford, Toyota, Holden ... It's all gone now ... the whole thing."

'Good thing he's withdrawn' - how Turnbull botched ASIC gig

Memo to TV producers, Australia has enough material for its own version of Yes Minister. The Turnbull government and Treasury's botched recruitment drive to pick a new head to run the corporate regulator would provide rich material for the first episode.

Uber appeals against loss of London licence

Uber submitted a court appeal on Friday to overturn a decision by London's transport regulator that stripped the taxi app of its operating licence in one of its most important markets.

The tricky balancing act on rate rises

• COMMENT

Borrowers can expect to see mortgage rates of about 6.5 per cent when the the Reserve Bank shifts its policy to neutral.

Samsung boss resigns amid 'unprecendented crisis'

Samsung Electronics CEO Kwon Oh-hyun announces shock resignation as the company's profits surge.

The future of Australian manufacturing

While the country may be seeing the end of the car manufacturing industry this month, it is not all doom and gloom if you are making products in Australia as business is booming for Rode microphones.

ASX rallies to its best week since March

Consumer discretionary and utility companies led a broad-based advance on the Australian sharemarket.

Markets Live: ASX in best week since March

Australian shares rallied to their best week since March, in a broad-based advance led by consumer discretionary and utility companies.

Hunt's reforms just healthy for private insurers' profits

• COMMENT

The market told the story - Hunt's health insurance reform is for health insurers, not our health.

Industry backs SA Bight potential after Chevron's exit

Resources groups say the Great Australian Bight has plenty of potential and Chevron's decision to dump its $500 million exploration plans is a reminder that much-needed investment cannot be taken for granted.

'Longtime ethics crisis': Investors slam Murdoch empire

An organisation that advises several union pension funds invested in Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox has called for the company to overhaul its board and conduct a comprehensive review of its workplace culture after the sexual harasment scandals at Fox News.

ACCC probes Foxtel, Fox Sports merger plan

ACCC has launched an investigation into the proposal to merge Foxtel and Fox Sports Australia into a single company majority owned by News Corp.

Aussie money boosting Bitcoin's $7000 surge

Australian money is pouring into Bitcoin, which hit another record high on Friday, swelling the market capitalisation to $US160 billion.

RBA warns of rising risks in property investments

The Reserve Bank has warned about areas where it sees "potential risk" in the property investment market.

Small-scale solar cutting billions from electricity bills

Small-scale solar systems have cut wholesale electricity costs by up to half in the past 12 months, a study has shown.

Finally! Woolworths extricates itself from Masters mess

Three former Masters stores have sold for $70 million just as retail giant Woolworths announced it had finally extricated itself from its ill-fated and costly foray into the home hardware business.

Build it and global investors will come

• COMMENT

For all the cry-babies' lobbying, put on a good project and they will come.

Investors head to the bush to chase yields

A growing contingent of Sydney investors and developers are turning to regional NSW markets in the pursuit of higher yields and prospective growth opportunities.

'Tide has turned': climate economics trump politics: S&P;

The global shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy will continue regardless of political action such as the US withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement or outbursts from ex-Australian prime ministers, a senior ratings analyst says.

Gates' gifts may cost him spot as world's richest man

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is once again mounting a challenge for the top spot. But if Gates weren't so philanthropic, it wouldn't even be close.

Office jetlag: Starting work at 8am ruined my health

The alarm's snooze button is your best friend, and you're tired every day, all day? One more hour of sleep could make all the difference.

It's not 'the vibe': How lawyers feel about defending the worst criminals

Lawyers often bear the brunt of backlash for merely doing their job, standing up for some who are loathed by society.