Turnbull vows to 'lead to the next election'
A revved-up Malcolm Turnbull has claimed vindication from Barnaby Joyce's thumping victory in Saturday's New England byelection, vowing to lead the Coalition to the next election.
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Trump says he's 'unbeatable' after tax bill win
The presidential push to cut taxes by $US1.4 trillion over a decade and slash the corporate rate is now within reach. As a result, the US President says he has the next election in the bag.
The Bitcoin rally changing finance forever
Goldman Sachs partners are taking tips from graduates boasting 2000pc gains from trading crypto. House cleaners in Sydney are making more money than hedge fund managers.
'Melbourne following Sydney down'
This weekend's auction results pointed to further price falls in Sydney with Melbourne set to have its weakest results since mid-2016 once final figures are in.
How to profit from the disrupters
A new "gold rush" is intoxicating gripping investors looking for disruptive companies that promise new ways of doing things.
Super is the last great ideological battle
Not only did the government consult with the banks on the terms of reference, it set the inquiry up to target the one part of the industry that poses a threat to them.
How the banks made the best of a bad hand
Included in the terms of reference for the banking royal commission is the the world's biggest get-out-of-jail-free card for the banks.
Disney again eyeing parts of 21st Century Fox
Walt Disney and 21st Century Fox have re-started more serious discussions that could result in the owner of ABC and ESPN picking up pieces of the empire controlled by the Murdoch family.
Buy the market owner, not the market
ASX shares have returned 171 per cent over the past five years, which is almost three times better than the overall market.
Quiksilver poised to takeover rival Billabong
The board of ailing surfwear group Billabong International has opened its books to US rival Quiksilver after receiving an offer for $1 cash per share.
Bankers' pay in focus as commission examines culture
Bank culture, ethics, governance and pay policies will be put under the spotlight by the banking royal commission.
Godfreys shares hit a record low
Godfreys is in a world of pain as it cuts its profit forecasts and slows down converting more stores to franchises, and that's before Amazon fires up fully.
Buy the market owner, not the market
ASX shares have returned 171 per cent over the past five years, which is almost three times better than the overall market.
S&P 500 falls on Trump-Russia probe
US stocks ended lower after a volatile day as the probe into links between the Trump White House and Russia intensified.
Alarm bells sound for momentum stocks
One of the most lucrative strategies in stock investing this year may be heading for a pause.
Fed officials fret over yield curve
​Two Federal Reserve policymakers said the flattening US yield curve was a signal that there should be no rush to lift rates.
Opinion
Nationals visit ruin on Turnbull again
Thursday's capitulation by Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison was a direct result of the Nationals forcing the government's hand.
How worried should bank shareholders be?
A banking royal commission is bad news for the banks, but let's face it, it's not the catalyst for a rethink of your investment in the sector.
Billy Joel shortens big shot bucket list
I'm back in New York City, this time on a mission from God: seeing Billy Joel live at Madison Square Garden.
Buy the market owner, not the market
ASX shares have returned 171 per cent over the past five years, which is almost three times better than the overall market.
'People don't quite get Bill Shorten'
Barnaby Joyce has attributed a huge 12 per cent swing in New England to Bill Shorten's failure to connect with regional Australia.
Nationals dispute Liberal claims their bank inquiry was 'crazy'
The Nationals are angry and Labor has threatened to abandon the inquiry unless the target of industry superannuation funds was dropped.
Labor in backlash over super
Labor has left open the prospect of another inquiry into banks unless the government expands the scope of the commission.
NAB's key role in the banking inquiry
NAB played a significant, behind-the scenes role as the drama unfolded in Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney over the past few days.
LNP civil war brewing in Qld election fallout
A civil war is expected to break out if there is any push to demerge the party after they lost the Qld election.
'He's not leaving': Trump rejects Tillerson reports
Donald Trump has rejected reports he would soon fire Secretary of State Rex Tillerson as "fake news".
Senate Republicans secure votes to pass tax reforms
Senate Republicans rallied around a US tax overhaul bill on Friday, giving the sweeping legislation sufficient votes to win passage
Flynn pleads guilty to lying to FBI about Russian contacts
President Donald Trump's former national security adviser pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his Russian contacts.
Trump’s US is booming. Can it last?
It's the Goldilocks economic scenario that few experts predicted just before Trump was elected President. Can he take credit and will the boom continue?
Jetstar cancels Bali flights as volcanic ash billows
Jetstar was forced to cancel flights out of the Indonesian holiday island of Bali on Friday due to a threat from volcanic ash.
Personal Finance
Royal commission good for debt, bad for equity
A simple takeaway for markets on the banking royal commission: we get even more conservative, and risk-averse "narrow" or "utility" banks with even fewer non-core businesses.
Royal commission to consider mental health
The royal commission's terms of reference are wide enough to investigate any discriminatory practices of denying insurance cover or claims.
Do you know how your Bitcoin will be taxed?
Jumping on the Bitcoin bandwagon? The tax you pay will depend on whether you are a hobbyist or serious investor, experts warn.
HR departments full of fear and panic
The playbook for HR when it comes to sexual harassment is 25 to 30 years old - too slow for addressing these issues as they occur now.
Men behaving badly: What's changed, what hasn't, in TV land
Today, social media and the press don't allow poor behaviour by public figures to go unremarked, or even unpunished. It wasn't always so.
To succeed in business, ditch the pomposity
Scepticism, not the latest hot buzzwords, is what the successful business person needs most.
Jim Carrey's message: we are all Truman now
Jim Carrey has morphed into the 21st-century philosopher we didn't know we needed.
Lifestyle
The unsettling truth behind classy cakes
Wendell Stevenson can't stop her imagination conjuring brilliant manoeuvres in cake creation, but it often results in "cake rage".
