Markets 2018: Time to get out or go all in?
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As the bull run enters an extraordinary and frenzied phase, bewildered investors are staring into 2018, wondering whether now is the time to get out or go all in.
As the bull run enters an extraordinary and frenzied phase, bewildered investors are staring into 2018, wondering whether now is the time to get out or go all in.
Former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos told Australian diplomat Alexander Downer in May 2016 that Russia had political dirt on Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
A research unit set up by the Bank of England is investigating the possible introduction of a crypto-currency linked to sterling.
A new contender has moved into second place in the race to catch bitcoin, beating even bitcoin cash.
After four days of rare protests in Iran, President Hassan Rouhani tried to calm the nation on Sunday after two people were killed.
The steering wheel tugs and pushes against your grip as the vehicle picks out the contours of the road, or abruptly changes lanes at a flick of the indicator.
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.
The EV road warriors have made it their mission to identify and publicise accessible three phase power sockets than can carry enough juice fill a Tesla in three to four hours.
James Packer's Crown Resorts has sold its 62 per cent stake in online bookmaker CrownBet to founder and major shareholder Matthew Tripp.
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.
Could sifting through this year's ASX 100 dogs unearth next year's gems? Maybe, but you need to be careful.
With big share prices, those chasing capital growth might be better served looking to "off-Broadway" commodities producers.
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.
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.
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.
Kevin Rudd and John Curtin will return next year on the printed page, along with Bob Carr and the Greens.
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.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she'll team up with France to hold the European Union together and pledged to her form next government "without delay."
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 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.
Keyboards come in different languages, and now there's a keyboard for "legalese".
Co-working hubs are outgrowing their origin as happy homes for start-ups and beginning to eat into the corporate pie.
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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