Schwartz out of 'toppy' property market
Forget position, property is all about "timing, timing, timing," says developer Morry Schwartz, who is getting out of property completely.
Is Aussie credit cheap or dear?
Was the credit risk pricing regime before or after the global financial crisis correct, or are we entering a new regime?
NZ's PM-elect works on final touches in deal
New Zealand Prime Minister-elect Jacinda Ardern said she was spending Friday ironing out issues and ministerial posts with coalition partner.
How BT made a killing in the 1987 crash
The 30th anniversary of the crash is a solemn occasion for some people. For others, it was their making.
Bank inquiry: NAB scraps product incentives
No branch manager or team leader in a NAB call centre will have a product-based incentive from October 1.
Markets: ASX resumes win streak
The ASX has resumed its recent run of powerful gains, while Kiwi stocks are off early lows.
Why the RBA went soft after the '87 crash
The Reserve Bank may have blundered after Black Monday by failing to take on the greedy speculators of the 1980s.
Some lithium producers face 'wipe-out'
Lithium-ion batteries are "fundamentally changing the world" but a balancing of supply and demand will expose some.
Elliott not running BHP says MacKenzie
New BHP chairman Ken MacKenzie has made clear that outspoken investors would not be allowed to hijack the company's agenda.
What the 1987 crash taught today's CEOS
The 1987 crash left a mark on many of today's business leaders, including Solomon Lew, Michael Chaney and Mike Clarke.
Miners set for a cash splash
The mining sector is set to deliver "stunning" returns due to super charged cash flow and low capital expenditure.
ASIC defends silence as lawyers circle Rio
Class action lawyers in the US have seized on fraud claims lodged against Rio Tinto this week, as Australian regulators defended their inaction.
Investors jittery 30 years after crash
It's hardly surprising that investors feel jittery as China's central bank chief warns about high levels of corporate debt.
'It was quiet, then all hell broke loose'
The individuals pictured in a famous image of the stock exchange crash of 1987 tell their story 30 years later.
'Psychopath' hedge fund managers make less money
Maybe the secret to success on Wall Street is being nice.
NZ dollar seen extending retreat
The NZ dollar tumbled in what could be the initial phase of a major retreat as a new government prepares to take office.
United Airlines shares plummet 12pc
United Airlines shares fell 12 per cent, the biggest fall in eight years, as the CEO didn't convince investors of a turnaround.
Opinion
Many didn't learn lessons of 1987
The anecdotes about the impact of the 1987 crash should reach a crescendo in Sydney on Friday at a lunch to "celebrate" the largest one-day fall in stock exchange trading.
Amid the noise, a big moment in politics
Politics is an incremental business, so significant moments can sometimes end up passing without really being fully appreciated.
Xi's promise of a new era for China is well under way
Signs of ever greater centralisation of power and ever less tolerance of dissent in Xi Jinping's China have become increasingly obvious.
Nervous silence marked a day of drama
Australia was particularly vulnerable in 1987 because the 1980s had seen the spectacular rise of corporate cowboys.
NZ's Brexit as Winston Peters chooses Labour to rule
Jacinda Ardern will be New Zealand's 40th Prime Minister, after populist kingmaker Winston Peters sided with the Labour Party.
Glenn Stevens warns on inflation risks
The former RBA governor says investors are mistaken if they believe inflation will stay low forever.
Public sick of energy fight: Turnbull
Malcolm Turnbull would rather reach a deal with Labor over energy than fight because the public was "sick" of the endless squabbling.
Holden's end of the road in Australia
How more than $35b in taxpayer assistance and subsidies wasn't enough to save Australia's car industry.
Union money paid for divorce expenses
Thousands of dollars NUW NSW funds were used to pay for disgraced former secretary Derrick Belan's divorce proceedings.
The truth about Emmanuel Macron
For many around the world, Emmanuel Macron represents a symbol of hope but if he weren't the real life president of France, he could just as easily be the protagonist in a 19th century French novel – with, of course, a worldly and beautiful heroine.
Five Fed contenders to shape markets
Donald Trump's imminent pick to be the next Federal Reserve chair is expected within days.
Canada's finance minister never put his wealth into blind trust
Multimillionaire Bill Morneau has been Canada's finance minister for two years, but says he just learnt his assets should be in a blind trust.
Russian socialite enters race to challenge Putin
A young socialite and television journalist whose father was a close ally of Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, is going to run against him in the election.
NZ's Brexit: Ardern is New Zealand's new PM
Jacinda Ardern will be New Zealand's 40th Prime Minister, after populist kingmaker Winston Peters sided with the Labour Party.
Personal Finance
Industry Super coy on cost of anti-bank ads
Industry Super Australia has refused to reveal to a parliamentary committee how much it has spent on anti-bank advertising.
Early access is TRIS key benefit
It can still be worth having a transition pension, say the experts. But tax won't be the key driver.
Why working hard won't get you a pay rise
Workers' most popular method to boost their income is to "work as hard as possible", with only one in 10 actually asking for a pay rise.
Year 12 without the torture of ATAR
Swinburne University and a Melbourne high school are pioneering a 'no stress' route to uni for year 12 students.
A $28m poker champ explains how to tell someone's lying
Phil Hellmuth has made a career out of calling people's bluffs, winning nearly $28 million in the process. Here's how he does it.
Lessons from the rise and fall of the Australian car
Substantial government assistance to the car manufacturing industry predictably turned out to be a series of costly failed experiments.
How to do more with less
For innovation to thrive, organisations need to tackle internal and external challenges.
'Rolls-Royce' courts cost too much: Sir Anthony Mason
Former High Court chief justice Sir Anthony Mason has called for an online system of dealing with small complaints.
Lifestyle
Why an heir to $412m went on The Bachelorette
Why would someone like Stu Laundy - a 44-year-old father of four daughters and an heir to BRW Rich Lister Arthur Laundy's $412 million fortune - go on a reality TV show like The Bachelorette Australia?
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