Business Day

Intel chips from the last 10 years are vulnerable to 'one of the worst CPU bugs ever found', according to one of the ...

Slowdowns expected as computer industry races to fix security flaws

INNOVATION
Tim Biggs

Brent crude futures were at $US67.82 a barrel, not far off the $68.03 May 2015 high.

Oil stocks, cannabis minnows seal gain for ASX

BUSINESS
Vesna Poljak

All investments will have good years and bad years.

A bumper year for super but Aussies can do better

COMMENT
Caitlin Fitzsimmons

The company now expects to assemble 5000 Model 3s a week by the end of June, delaying plans to reach that milestone by ...

Tesla breaks another production promise with crucial Model 3

INNOVATION
Dana Hull

Health Minister Greg Hunt hopes Australia can be the world's top supplier of medicinal cannabis.

Marijuana stocks skyrocket, set to 'lead world' after export approval

MARKETS
Patrick Hatch

The technical shortcomings of bitcoin signal its benchmark status may be taken away someday by a second-generation ...

Bitcoin loses dazzle as second-tier crypto coins catch up

MARKETS
Todd White, Olga Kharif

Macquarie Group director Patricia Cross (second from left) wants company tax cuts.

Leadership, tax cuts top big business wish lists for 2018

WORKPLACE RELATIONS
Patrick Hatch

Market Indices

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United States Dollar

Price

0.7843

Percentage up/down

0.09% rise
Euro

Price

0.6513

Percentage up/down

-0.14% fall
British Pound

Price

0.5791

Percentage up/down

-0.14% fall

Updated: January 4, 2018 - 8:50PM

Agents don't need to disclose difficult neighbours.

2018: the year getting a mortgage will become harder

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Primary education needs to be reworked to cultivate an interest in maths.

The case for making maths mandatory in high school

Kim Wenn

iga

Australia's least-competitive industries earning 'super-profits'

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Oil sparked a rally in energy stocks globally.

Markets Live: ASX rally fades away

Live
Vesna Poljak

spotify

Spotify files to go public as it faces $2b copyright action

President Xi Jinping, left and US President Donald Trump: Will China's economy hold up in 2018 and will Trump be ...

Five things to fear in a strong global economy

COMMENT
Daniel Moss

The frequency of future hikes remains a question, with a range of views among officials.

Fed sees rate increases in 2018 but lacks consensus on frequency

Binyamin Appelbaum

8@eight: Wall Street, energy set to boost ASX

Sponsored
Chris Weston

Lower $A a cue to buy miners: UBS

Sarah Turner

Resources rise in soft ASX trading

Vesna Poljak

37,000 per cent price surge has made Chris one of the world's richest people

Graham Rapier

Simon Letch 3rd Jan Opinion SMH?

Faster electronic payments will transform our lives

COMMENT
Caitlin Fitzsimmons

What is a good resolution to aim for in 2018?

Five New Year’s resolutions to get your finances in fighting shape

Olivia Maragna

The use of cash for small payments is tipped to decline further once the new payments platform is being widely used.

Cash payment decline tipped to gather pace in 2018

Clancy Yeates

Social media provides a trove of data about customers, including information on their trustworthiness.

How your social media account could help you get a loan

Clancy Yeates

Australia's banks have to " 'crack the code' on how the industry can be better respected within the broader community", ...

What's chipping away at the big four's dominance?

Clancy Yeates

The law requires private companies and government agencies to go through audits and receive certification that equal pay ...

Iceland has mandated equal pay and Australia has to take note

COMMENT
Nassim Khadem

ASBESTOS PROTEST CANB 041005 NEWS Pic By Erin Jonasson.. almost 100 Protestors from many unions, including the CFMEU & ...

CFMEU blasted for using members' money to pay millions in fines

Nick Toscano

Shane Vining-Brown, a cleaner for St Vincent de Paul Society NSW, says he is devastated by news he could lose his job so ...

Cleaners lose jobs after Vinnies ditches contractor

Mario Christodoulou

An electric vehicle on the charge in London.

Miners in the fast lane on electric vehicle surge

Darren Gray

Year 9 students from Methodist Ladies' College move the solar panels to get maximun sun on a cloudy day at Marshmead.

Australian towns going off the grid

Cole Latimer

Social media provides a trove of data about customers, including information on their trustworthiness.

How your social media account could help you get a loan

Clancy Yeates

Credit card fraud has a huge affect on trust.

Trusting for a better 2018

Madonna King
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Bupa says comparison websites are a "significant cost on the system".

The $200 million reason why health insurance premiums are going up and up

Esther Han

Aussie motorists are paying 10¢ a litre on average more when they fill up with petrol compared with this time last year ...

Aussie dollar eases local petrol pump pain

Yowie shares sunk on Wednesday after coming out of a trading halt.

Yowie shares dive 36 per cent as guidance slashed, CEO exits

Large companies would have to disclose where their products are made under the proposed laws.

Change is coming, but some retailers aren't ready for slavery laws

Patrick Hatch

Workers at Domino's will get to vote on the new deal from January 2.

Domino's workers to vote on new wage deal

Sarah Danckert

Steinhoff Asia Pacific operates a number of retail chains in Australia, including the Freedom furniture chain, the ...

Steinhoff appoints advisers, but says sales are strong

James Thomson

Steinhoff Asia Pacific owns brands including Fantastic Furniture, Freedom, Snooze and Harris Scarfe.

Fantastic Furniture owner hires advisers

Simone Ziaziaris

Toyota topped the table for all of 2017, followed by Mazda and Hyundai.

SUVs lead charge as new vehicle sales have record month and year

President Xi Jinping, left and US President Donald Trump: Will China's economy hold up in 2018 and will Trump be ...

Five things to fear in a strong global economy

COMMENT
Daniel Moss

Agents don't need to disclose difficult neighbours.

2018: the year getting a mortgage will become harder

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

From a current median price of $895,342, a 10 per cent decline would equate to about $90,000.

For most, predicted downturn will be little more than a blip

ANALYSIS
Jennifer Duke

Any buyout would depend on BHP's willingness to exit the venture.

Vale is negotiating BHP exit from Samarco venture, source says

An electric vehicle on the charge in London.

Miners in the fast lane on electric vehicle surge

Darren Gray

A Tesla car charging station is at South Australia's wind and solar battery plant outside of Jamestown.

Pressure on NSW as Victoria in line for large-scale battery

Peter Hannam

AccorHotels to open new $130m MGallery by Sofitel hotel at Chadstone mall, Melbourne.

Chadstone welcomes new $130m Sofitel hotel to its expanding mall

Carolyn Cummins

The Lowy's move has sparked debate.

Does Lowy's deal signal that shopping malls have had their day?

ANALYSIS
Carolyn Cummins

Frank Lowy, pictured with son Steven, and then business partner John Saunders built up their Westfield shopping centre ...

End of an era: Westfield accepts $32.8b offer

UPDATED
Carolyn Cummins

The company now expects to assemble 5000 Model 3s a week by the end of June, delaying plans to reach that milestone by ...

Tesla breaks another production promise with crucial Model 3

Dana Hull

The law requires private companies and government agencies to go through audits and receive certification that equal pay ...

Iceland has mandated equal pay and Australia has to take note

COMMENT
Nassim Khadem

Google's 'Dutch Sandwich' shielded $24.5bn from tax

Jeremy Kahn

It takes work to keep the spark alive in a relationship.

The sign your relationship is doomed

Life on Mars
Phil Barker

Does the cost outweigh the benefits of living in Sydney?

Sorry, but you couldn't pay me to move to Sydney

COMMENT
Sylvia Pennington

Hannah Thiem at home in Sydney, with some of the items she buys in bulk to avoid disposable packaging.

How Hannah cut down on waste on a budget

Siobhan Ryan

From a current median price of $895,342, a 10 per cent decline would equate to about $90,000.

For most, predicted downturn will be little more than a blip

ANALYSIS
Jennifer Duke

The reality is a four-hour work week is unlikely to happen if you start your own business.

The problem with the entrepreneurial dream

COMMENT
James Adonis

Chris Sidwa and Andrew Fineran, co-Founders of local craft-beer business Batch Brewing Co, have managed to stay strong ...

The local Sydney brewery thriving despite 'Big-Beer' buy-ups

Justine Landis-Hanley

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