Bitcoin the greatest bubble of all time
The road to riches these days is as simple as adding the words blockchain and bitcoin to whatever a company does.
HNA's $NZ660m bid for ANZ's UDC rejected
New Zealand's new government has torpedoed the Chinese HNA Group's proposed takeover of ANZ's asset finance and investment business.
MinRes seals AWE takeover deal
Mineral Resources has dealt its Chinese rival what it hopes will be a knockout blow in the race to acquire AWE, reaching an agreement with the target's board for a recommended takeover offer.
Trump's historic US tax cuts pass Congress
The US Congress passed the biggest tax shake up in three decades, delivering President Trump the signature legislative achievement of his first year.
Markets: ASX set to drift
Shares are set for mild losses after US stocks flattened out overnight as a bill to cut taxes headed to the finish line.
Amazon's wave of retail disruption
One obvious lesson from 2017 is that it was wrong to blame Amazon for the poor performance of retail businesses that were either badly run or suffered from poor operating models.
The best stories CEOs have told me
Alan Joyce's lowest point was when a Jack Russell terrier started biting his ankles during a live television cross while he was being abused by the dog's owner.
Australian firms gain $620m from US tax cut
Australian firms doing business in the US are beneficiaries to the tune of $620 million in added cumulative profit, Credit Suisse estimates.
BlueScope Steel lifts first-half guidance
BlueScope Steel has lifted its forecast for first-half underlying earnings by $40 million to $460 million.
Westpac trader's sexism revealed
Transcripts from the rate-rigging case reveal Westpac trader Sophie Johnston was the regular target of bullying and sexual innuendo from her boss.
OrotonGroup administrators hope for late offers
Administrators for troubled OrotonGroup are hoping for a last-minute rush in order to create some tension among possible buyers for the retailer.
Steinhoff may sell assets in Australia
Steinhoff International's $1 billion Australian business could be split up and sold off if banks owed €10.7 billion ignore the company's pleas for support and pull the plug.
Cryptocurrency founder sells up after 7500 per cent rally
Charlie Lee, creator of the world's fifth-biggest cryptocurrency litecoin, cashed in during a 75-fold rally this year.
Party's over for tech stocks: Wall St analysts
After four consecutive years of outperformance, Wall St sees a far tougher road for tech stocks in 2018.
Bitcoin crashes as bitcoin cash rises
A flood of money has left bitcoin and poured into bitcoin cash.
Oil price outlook dependent on US shale
The direction of global oil prices in 2018 will be decided in Texas.
Opinion
Amazon's wave of retail disruption
One obvious lesson from 2017 is that it was wrong to blame Amazon for the poor performance of retail businesses that were either badly run or suffered from poor operating models.
Bitcoin is now the greatest bubble of all time
The road to riches these days is as simple as adding the words blockchain and bitcoin to whatever a company does.
The best stories CEOs have told me
Alan Joyce's lowest point was when a Jack Russell terrier started biting his ankles during a live television cross while he was being abused by the dog's owner.
Private equity won't eat the banks' lunch
KKR and Blackstone won't cause anything like the same damage wreaked by mortgage brokers such as Aussie Home Loans founder John Symonds.
Shorten's dirty union power deal
Bill Shorten is facing intense internal criticism for becoming embroiled in a factional war in Victoria that plays into the government's portrayal of him as an ally of militant unions.
Snowy Hydro 2.0 cost doubles to $4b
Snowy Hydro will fund the extra cost of building Malcolm Turnbull's pet pumped hydro project - which may be close to doubling to just shy of $4 billion.
New Daily may never break even
Online publication The New Daily may never break even but Garry Weaven, the publication's chairman, said it was still "worthwhile to support".
Toxic split in Nationals worsens
A dumped MP declined to deny he was contemplating quitting the party, amid suggestions he may be joined in a second Nationals party room by some colleagues.
WA looks to assets sale and iron ore prices to manage debt
WA Treasurer Ben Wyatt is confident the state's iron ore price forecasts are accurate despite being about $US10 a tonne higher than those in modelling.
Remote Amazon tribe in Peru facing 'total genocide'
The Peruvian government is under increasing pressure to protect Indigenous Amazonian tribes whose way of life is being threatened by deadly clashes and land conflicts.
We won a war and nobody noticed
The crushing of the Islamic State's territories did not fit the US media's narrative about Donald Trump.
AT&T; to pay $US1000 bonus to 200,000 US workers
AT&T;, the phone carrier locked in a battle with the US government, said 200,000 US workers will get a special $US1000 bonus.
Trudeau skirts ethics as the Aga Khan pays vacation
The Canadian prime minister and his family vacationed on billionaire Aga Khan's private Caribbean island a year ago.
Tax-plan popularity to rise: Cohn
White House economic adviser Gary Cohn said he was dumbfounded by the unpopularity of the Republican tax bill.
Personal Finance
When to sell bitcoin
The sheer speed of bitcoin appreciation and the scale of the windfall have paralysed some investors.
Welsh says greenfield vendor prices 'unrealistic'
Financial Review Young Rich Lister Andrew Welsh will launch a medium-density house building business in 2018.
1 in 4 inner Melbourne homes resold at a loss
The proportion of properties resold at a loss in Brisbane over the third quarter of 2017 was the highest since June 2015.
Why Murdoch still has a place in the news
Perishable live news is one place where a traditional mogul such as Rupert Murdoch can still outgun the giants of Silicon Valley.
Universities need to get their own Gonski - not a gutting
We cannot fund our universities properly until we have decided how much we value them.
'A dead stop' to foreign influence: Porter
Incoming Attorney-General Christian Porter has vowed to stop the influence of foreign power by following through on foreign donation ban.
Cash fails to have AWU raid subpoenas thrown out
Employment Minister Michaelia Cash has failed to dismiss subpoenas related to the AWU raids.
Lifestyle
'Selfieccino' puts your portrait in your coffee
Coffee drinkers can now literally drink their own face with the introduction of the made-for-social-media #selfieccino.
