The big winners from 2017's top ASX stock
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Two fund managers have hit the big time with personal investments in an online video production company that gained an astronomical 1,300 per cent this year.
Two fund managers have hit the big time with personal investments in an online video production company that gained an astronomical 1,300 per cent this year.
James Packer's Crown Resorts has sold its 62 per cent stake in online bookmaker CrownBet to founder and major shareholder Matthew Tripp.
Could sifting through this year's ASX 100 dogs unearth next year's gems? Maybe, but you need to be careful.
On the final trading day of the year, the market fell 23 points to trim its 2017 advance to 7.1 per cent. The Australian dollar had its best year since 2010.
Mergers and acquisitions had another strong year in 2017, reaching their third highest annual level since the 2008 financial crisis.
Housing loans grew at the slowest rate in 20 months, as the regulators' moves to cool the investor segment continue to work.
Energy investors can look to this year with a little more comfort on oil prices but the real story may be in gas.
Shares in Greencross, the owner of Petbarn retail stores, have rebounded as fears about Amazon's arrival have dissipated.
QBE is cleaning the house before its new chief executive takes over on January 1, settling a $132.5 million class action.
Poor Christmas sales for Australia's retailers could actually help Oroton's new owners, led by fund manager Will Vicars, as they prepare for a fight with some of Australia's biggest landlords.
Dairy co-operative Fonterra cut its forecast for its New Zealand milk collection - the second cut in as many months - as dry weather continued to impact soil moisture and pasture quality.
With big share prices, those chasing capital growth might be better served looking to "off-Broadway" commodities producers.
Buying shares in medicinal cannabis stocks is the new gold rush. There are several big backers in an industry in its infancy with huge possibilities.
This year's best-performing commodity fund is betting on more mining companies turning to deal-making for growth in 2018.
The rout in bitcoin, taking it below $US14,000, is also taking down stocks with ties to cryptocurrencies.
As 2017 winds to a close, a look at the winners and losers around the globe shows that, broadly speaking, the riskiest assets performed well.
If you are going into 2018 angry about politics, keep in mind just who it is that politicians have been trying to appeal to all these years
"You only find out who is swimming naked when the tide goes out", Warren Buffett once famously quipped. Some analysts believe the saying will be particularly relevant in 2018.
US president Donald Trump's big fat corporate tax cut should be good news for Australian businesses with US exposure – but there might be a bit of pain first.
BHP chief Andrew Mackenkie has questioned China's "strong man" political model and pledged to defend Western values.
A man has been charged with allegedly sending a bullet to Barnaby Joyce's electorate office in the middle of the New England by-election campaign.
There are signs of new life in the fading union movement as workers and unions experiment with alternatives to organising in the workplace using artificial intelligence and blockchain.
Outgoing senator George Brandis has fired a parting shot at Queensland's Liberal National Party merger, claiming he had long warned against far-right parties filling the power vacuum it would create.
Population growth will help propel Australia to become the world's 11th biggest economy within a decade, climbing two places, a report predicts.
2018 will not be the year of 'New Malcolm' or indeed 'old Malcolm.' But it could be the year of 'tough Malcolm.'
Twelve people have been killed, including an infant, and four critically injured in a fire in an apartment building in New York City.
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi gets welcome financial support as the ride-hailing company loses $US1b every quarter.
It was high on many observers' lists of things that could go badly wrong in 2017. Buying and selling of goods and services across borders grew more than anticipated.
US President Donald Trump says he caught China 'red-handed' selling oil into North Korea despite the country's nuclear missile program.
The year 2018 will bring the 'globalisation of medical cannabis' says one confident pot grower listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
The performance of retail landlords and the proposed takeover of Westfield will have a big impact on listed property in 2018.
Despite being pawns in ongoing political and legal drama, fundamentals for the banking sector remain strong.
Poor credit ratings have isolated consumers from the banking system for decades, but now more startups are providing alternative ratings to help consumers receive loans.
Co-working hubs are outgrowing their origin as happy homes for start-ups and beginning to eat into the corporate pie.
Apple chief executive Tim Cook's incentive pay totalled $US9.33 million ($12 million) for the year ended September 30.
The richest people on Earth have raked in more than four times last year's gain in wealth, as sharemarkets shrugged off economic, social and political divisions to reach record highs.
What do you need to be a good leader in 2018? The Australian Financial Review spoke to chairmen, directors and headhunters to find out.
As you contemplate all those "where to go in 2018" lists, here's a twist: a list of places to avoid in the new year.
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