Flying cars? Uber, NASA see them in Los Angeles skies by 2020

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Uber unveils plans for flying taxi

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Ride-hailing service Uber announced plans for a flying taxi that could provide relief from road congestion and aims to make the service cheaper than driving your own car.

8@eight: ASX to open higher on Trump Day

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One year on from Donald Trump's election victory, you could say it has been a perfect year for markets.

Swearing CFMEU official loses right of entry permit

A construction union official who called non-union workers as "f---ing dog c---s" at the Gorgon Gas LNG project has been stripped of his right of entry permit.

Bitcoin surges 11% to new high after software upgrade cancelled

Bitcoin jumped as much as 11 per cent to $US7,882 after the main architects behind an upgrade to its underlying technology cancelled their controversial plans.

Refunds, not speed: Telstra customers get second prize

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If you like your broadband fast and you are connected to the National Broadband Network using fibre-to-the-node, then more than half of you should brace for disappointment.

CSIRO launch program to make Australia hydrogen fuel leader

The CSIRO has launched new Future Science Platforms to make Australia a renewable energy exporter and hydrogen fuel hotspot.

Dreamworld is over after Ardent Leisure boss walks away from $1m share bonus

Dreamworld's owner faces a new nightmare with CEO Simon Kelly walking the plank with immediate effect less than five months after he started.

Sydney jobs boom puts pressure on transport and house prices

Sydney has added nearly half a million jobs in the past decade but patterns of employment growth are putting the city's transport system under pressure and helping to drive up property prices.

Rupert Murdoch retreats as his media empire comes under threat

Rupert Murdoch's media empire has gone into survival mode as it becomes clear that the billionaire no longer has the protection of crucial backer, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, ahead of a meeting next week where 21st Century Fox investors will attempt to take control of the media company.

Domino's gets Japan back on track, ramps up new stores

Domino's Pizza says its has reversed its falling sales in Japan and is on track to open up to 200 new stores worldwide this financial year.

Solomon Lew calls for former Myer boss' return

Solomon Lew has revealed his hand in the high-stakes game his Premier Investments is playing with Myer, naming the directors he wants appointed to the department store's board and outlying a strategy to revive its fortunes.

Dreamworld owner Ardent in fresh turmoil as CEO resigns

Embattled Dreamworld owner Ardent Leisure has been thrown into fresh turmoil, with chief executive Simon Kelly stepping down after just six months in the role.

Why Apple should take the $125b plunge and buy Netflix

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I try not to give billionaires or corporate managers unsolicited advice on what they should do with their money. Today I violate that rule: Apple should buy Netflix in an all-stock deal for about $125 billion.

CBA helps ASX hold above 6000

Shares on Wednesday managed to cling to sharp gains made in the previous session where the benchmark managed to cross the key 6000 level.

Gas is the future of energy, World Oil report says

Renewable energy will see enormous growth but gas – and shale oil – will be the power source of the future, the World Oil Outlook report states.

Australia-Indonesia free trade talks ramp up

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is expected to meet Indonesian President Joko Widodo in coming days as the two countries hammer out the final details of the first free trade deal Indonesia has signed off on in almost a decade.

ACCC: Telstra was 'misleading'

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Rod Sims says Telstra will remedy 42,000 customers who have been “sold an NBN speed plan that the line could not deliver”.

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.

Uber's new mantra: 'We do the right thing. Period.'

'Always be hustlin' is history: Uber's new chief Dara Khosrowshahi has introduced a new set of cultural values for the embattled ride-hailing company.

Markets Live: CBA saves 6000

Shares on Wednesday moved firmly beyond 6000 as investors bought into banks following a well-received earnings update from CBA.

Telstra offering compensation over slow NBN speeds

Another day, another NBN saga.

Bitcoin to consolidate at $US8000 a coin: Goldman Sachs

Technical analysis of the unorthodox Bitcoin market have led Goldman Sachs to believe the major cryptocurrency is set to consolidate at $US8,000 a coin.

Virgin Australia board mulls taking the airline private

Virgin Australia's board has revealed it has been considering mopping up the minority shareholders on its register and making the airline a private company.

Former CBA planner pleads guilty to forgery

A former Commonwealth Bank financial planner has entered a guilty plea for forging documents, and will be sentenced next month.

Weinstein Studio on the brink as takeover collapses

The takeover talks have broken down, in part because of the hedge fund'ss desire to structure any purchase in a way that would not enrich Weinstein, according to the people briefed on the matter.

Westpac suffers setback in ASIC's rate rigging case

Westpac has suffered a massive setback in its defence of allegations by the corporate watchdog that it rigged one of Australia's most important interest rates, with the Federal Court throwing out its claim that it was being unfairly prejudiced.

CBA posts $2.65b profit after raising home loan rates

Commonwealth Bank's first quarter profits have lifted 6 per cent to $2.65 billion, helped by increases in interest rates for customers with interest-only home loans, and lower bad debts.

Westpac chief Brian Hartzer pay stays steady at $6.7m

Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer's pay was $6.7 million this year, the lender said in an annual report that also signalled it would continue to fight the federal government's major bank tax.