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James Packer fends off first strike at Crown Resorts

COMMENT
Colin Kruger, CBD
1 hr ago

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, and his most amazing jumper.

The sweater that explains the future growth of Netflix

COMMENT
John McDuling

Australian Council of Superannuation Investors chief executive Louise Davidson

Shareholders call for more power to 'escalate' issues at AGMs

BUSINESS
Ruth Williams

Entrepreneur Renee LaBran says in her very first job after graduating, her male boss asked her to stop being so ...

What the Harvey Weinstein case has taught women

INNOVATION
Nassim Khadem
1 hr ago

Living in a bubble? More than 3000 business people attend the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland every year.

Forget economic modelling, it's experience that counts

COMMENT
Harold Mitchell

James Packer, left, with Crown executive chairman John Alexander, said VIP volumes were starting to increase again.

'Tail between their legs': Packer concedes global expansion failed

BUSINESS
Nick Toscano

Fortescue chief executive officer Nev Power.

China pollution blitz hits Fortescue's price forecasts

MINING AND RESOURCES
Darren Gray

Market Indices

Updated: October 26, 2017 - 4:36PM

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Updated: October 27, 2017 - 1:26AM

Updated: October 27, 2017 - 1:27AM

United States Dollar

Price

0.7687

Percentage up/down

-0.27% fall
Euro

Price

0.6564

Percentage up/down

0.60% rise
British Pound

Price

0.5836

Percentage up/down

0.41% rise

Updated: October 27, 2017 - 1:40AM

Activist shareholder Bruce Sheppard, dressed as a priest, told Sir Ralph Norris: "Your penance seems appropriate and ...

Fletcher Building's Norris avoids exorcism over disastrous year

Colin Kruger, CBD

Bunnings UK is losing money for Wesfarmers.

The sleeper issue inside Wesfarmers

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Solomon Lew has Richard Umbers' pay packet in his sights.

Lew set to go nuclear on Myer

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Wall Street couldn't hold onto record highs overnight.

Markets Live: ASX adds to winning run

Sarah Turner and Patrick Commins

Investors are playing it safe.

8@eight: ASX set to take a breather

Sponsored
Chris Weston

The Australian dollar shed 1 per cent to US76.99¢, the first time its traded below the US77¢ mark since mid July.

Commodity currencies crushed all by themselves

Timothy Moore

Traders were cautious after release of lower-than-expected inflation data.

ASX treads water as Wesfarmers, $A sink

Jessica Sier

Markets Live: Wesfarmers flattens ASX

Sarah Turner and Patrick Commins

The gems buried under months of ASX torpor

Sarah Turner

8@eight: Bears have no say on the ASX

Sponsored
Chris Weston

Plenty of bite left in the FAANGs, analysts say

Jessica Sier

Clare Wainwright received a letter from the National Australia Bank confirming her monthly mortgage repayment would be ...

'Oh my gosh, it's 25 mil': The surprise discovery in woman's bank account

Andrew Taylor

ANZ's lawyer said the bank and the corporate watchdog are yet to finalise their settlement deal.

Banks continue rate rigging settlement talks with ASIC

Sarah Danckert

Chairman Peter Costello said the fund would continue to balance "positive returns with our focus on avoiding excessive risk".

Future Fund ahead of annual target, falls short in quarter

Outgoing ASIC chair Greg Medcraft said in 2014 Australia was "paradise" for white-collar criminals.

'Disgorgement' power among options to fight white-collar crimes

Clancy Yeates

ANZ confirmed the settlement to the Australian Securities Exchange on Monday morning after a brief hearing at the ...

ANZ settles interest rate rigging case

Sarah Danckert

AWU national secretary Daniel Walton speaks to the media following the raids on Tuesday.

'Political interference' claims as legal battle begins over AWU raids

Nick Toscano

Prudence Thompson and Priscilla Fujita both spent money from their own pockets working in retail while university students.

The low-wage earners spending thousands on work 'uniforms'

Anna Patty

Many of the things about fatherhood are applicable outside the world of domesticity.

Company trials 12 weeks annual leave for working parents

Nassim Khadem

Mining giant Rio Tinto and two of its former top executives have been accused of fraud by the US Securities and Exchange ...

Fiery US watchdog has 'A-team' geared up for Rio stoush

Ruth Williams

Richard Ferlazzo, Holden GM's director of industrial design, will continue to lead a team out of the company's Port ...

'It's all gone': Despair sets in with last car to be ever built in Australia

Nick Toscano

Activism at big company AGMs has certainly changed.

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

Ruth Williams

Clare Wainwright received a letter from the National Australia Bank confirming her monthly mortgage repayment would be ...

'Oh my gosh, it's 25 mil': The surprise discovery in woman's bank account

Andrew Taylor

Julia Sattout, who has hearing loss, said the Apple-Cochlear sound processor has changed her life.

Apple's streaming calls into Julia's head and it's changed her life

Esther Han

Two-thirds of Australian adults are overweight or obese.

Beverages industry praises itself for turning politicians away from sugar tax

Esther Han

JB Hi-Fi chief executive Richard Murray.

JB Hi-Fi in online push as Amazon arrival looms

Patrick Hatch

Bunnings UK is losing money for Wesfarmers.

The sleeper issue inside Wesfarmers

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Chemist Warehouse is one of Radek Sali's first clients.

Ex-Swisse boss Sali aims for Stratosphere with ad agency

Patrick Hatch

Coles said low fruit and vegetable prices hurt its sales.

Coles promises rebound after cheap veggies hit sales

Patrick Hatch

Solomon Lew's agitating for change of the Myer management.

'Numbers don't lie' - Lew keeps up Myer barrage

Mathew Dunckley

Reserve Bank deputy governor Guy Debelle.

Reserve Bank: 'Our central forecast will almost certainly be wrong'

Eryk Bagshaw

Produce at the Supabarn Supermarket

Power prices surge but fresh produce plunges

Tax Commissioner Chris Jordan concedes the agency isn't well prepared for cyber attacks.

IT outages have slowed ATO's cyber-security compliance, Tax Commissioner says

Nassim Khadem

Tax Commissioner Chris Jordan

Operation Elbrus: ATO staff breaching code back at work

Nassim Khadem

Living in a bubble? More than 3000 business people attend the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland every year.

Forget economic modelling, it's experience that counts

COMMENT
Harold Mitchell

Fortescue chief executive officer Nev Power.

China pollution blitz hits Fortescue's price forecasts

Darren Gray

Peabody Energy's Australian coal mine, Wambo, contributed to its best quarter since 2012.

Australian coal driving Peabody Energy revival

Cole Latimer

Developer Mulpha will transform the 377-hectare masterplanned Norwest Business Park into a world-leading "Smart City".

Mulpha embarks on $3b new developments at Norwest

Carolyn Cummins

In the past 10 years, Sydney prices increased 83 per cent while Melbourne land soared 159 per cent.

Melbourne land values surge while Sydney tops $1000 a square metre

Nicole Lindsay

Jeff Bezos has said he expects the new location "to be a full equal to our Seattle headquarters".

Amazon receives 238 proposals for second headquarters

Jonathan O'Connell

Entrepreneur Renee LaBran says in her very first job after graduating, her male boss asked her to stop being so ...

What the Harvey Weinstein case taught women

Nassim Khadem
1 hr ago

FILE - This Oct. 24, 2016, file photo shows dollar bills in New York. The Federal Reserve released a comprehensive ...

Forget Brexit: Here's the world economy's biggest worry

COMMENT
Matthew Lynn

No room "for anything traditional": A billboard showing King Salman, centre, his son Mohammed bin Salman, right, and ...

Saudi Arabia reveals plans for $630 billion mega-city

Alaa Shahine, Glen Carey and Vivian Nereim

Ochia believes Australians are slowly learning about the delicacies of sake.

If you want your food to taste better, you should be drinking this

Fine Drinks
James Atkinson

Ryan Gosling as K in Blade Runner 2049 in the jacket that stole the show.

The greatest thing about Bladerunner 2049 isn't the film

Men's Style

It's a trade-off: buying a cake saves time, while making one saves money.

Time or money: the cost of a child's birthday party

Georgina Dent

When women take on greater roles in the paid economy, they don't simply abandon their families and managing their households.

Why we need to get 'rich' women back to work

COMMENT
Nassim Khadem

"Supporters of the minimum wage are crushing the hopes of the most disadvantaged Australians": David Leyonhjelm.

Is the minimum wage 'immoral'?

COMMENT
James Adonis

Emily Skye has 10 million social media followers.

Under 40 and Insta famous: Emily joins Young Rich list with $32m

Cara Waters

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