NBN prices 'high enough': Telstra CEO
Telstra CEO Andy Penn has warned that the higher wholesale broadband prices built into the NBN Co corporate plan could hurt Australia's international competitiveness.
Business to fight big energy slug
Manufacturers have seen little relief from sharp hikes in electricity and gas prices, with some facing a potential tripling in electricity charges this year.
Foreign buyers chasing second-hand contracts
The introduction of hefty new stamp duty fees in Victoria has created a secondary off-the-plan market popular with overseas buyers.
Student cap will hurt unis: Moody's
Universities have been warned by a major ratings agency that recent federal government funding changes are "credit negative".
AIG tests the water with CBA on general insurance buy
Commonwealth Bank's wealth sell-off has spurred global suitors into action, with several making informal approaches for assets that are yet to be formally placed on the auction block.
Are we ready for the next recession?
Thanks to low interest rates and America first policies, in the US – and therefore the world – the answer is a resounding 'no'.
Telstra looks like winner in Las Vegas
The first thing that strikes Telstra CEO Andy Penn each year when he attends the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is the extraordinary amount of innovation that has occurred in the space of 12 months.
Transurban bemoans lack of appetite for 'hot lanes'
Transurban is expanding express motorways in the US but says politicians won't consider them in Australia.
China rejects Murray Goulburn milk, formula
Chinese authorities knocked back several Murray Goulburn dairy imports last year due to processing errors in the lead-up to last year's takeover bid by Saputo but sources say the two are not linked
Snowy's SA diesel plans go awry
Snowy Hydro has criticised a regulatory decision that blocks its plan to shift diesel generating units into SA to provide a more secure power supply.
Aurizon, AECOM in sights of Adani activists
With Downer EDI having pulled out of the Carmichael coal mine, activists are now turning their attention to Aurizon and AECOM.
Harvey cheers bullish retail sales
Retail sales surged in November led by gains in household goods making for a better runway into Christmas trade than previously anticipated.
Investors uneasy after bond spike
This week's spike in 10-year US treasury yields took markets by surprise and left some investors wondering if the move is a foretaste of a volatile year ahead.
ASX extends losing streak as banks weigh
Australian shares declined on Thursday as banks weighed the market down, after worries about the future direction of bond markets unsettled Wall Street.
S Korea raids bitcoin exchanges
Seoul says it is preparing to ban cryptocurrency trading.
'Bond bull market of the last 36yrs is over'
The current "ice age" began in 1981 when the US Federal Reserve delivered a crushing monetary shock and defeated the Great Inflation. But if the chartists are right - the downtrend line has finally broken.
Opinion
Telstra looks like winner in Las Vegas
The first thing that strikes Telstra CEO Andy Penn each year when he attends the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is the extraordinary amount of innovation that has occurred in the space of 12 months.
Trump's trade policy fuels frictions
China has just provided a very timely reminder to investors of the dangers of under-estimating rising global geopolitical tensions.
Let's restore faith in democracy in 2018
This is the year that politicians must confront populism by governing for ordinary Australians.
iPhone X effect: Retail surge not all it seems
November's retail sales figures have surprised even optimists. Yet, behind the numbers things are not all rosy for some retailers.
Political suicide: WA Liberal leader's GST warning
WA Liberal leader Mike Nahan fears Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will be committing political suicide if he tries to introduce GST reform without bipartisan support.
Chinese fury over foreign aid attack
Beijing has lodged a formal complaint over Turnbull government minister Concetta Fierravanti-Wells' attack on Chinese foreign aid in the Pacific.
Hanson defector Anning open to joining another party
Former One Nation member Fraser Anning has signalled his openness to joining another party, but says he's keeping his options open.
Ruddock religious freedom panel to publish submissions
Former Liberal minister Philip Ruddock says he has an open mind on issues about religious freedom.
NSW: States could cope with new GST split formula
More states are making calls on how the GST should be distributed.
The city turning India's trash mountain into cash
The southern Indian city of Mysore has an ambitious goal of zero landfill.
China says reported dropping of US bonds is 'fake'
A report that China is considering slowing or halting purchases of US Treasury bonds may be based on erroneous information, the foreign exchange regulator says.
Republicans learn to love the tax man
US President Donald Trump's tax reform is forcing a rethink of the Republican Party's policy of starving the Internal Revenue Service of funds.
Citi's travails come at a critical time for banks
If banks like Citi are still getting the little stuff wrong after a decade of investment, what is going to happen if they stop feeling pressure to invest?
Reuters reporters charged in Myanmar over Rohingyas
Two Reuters reporters chasing news of a mass Rohingya grave in northern Myanmar are charged with obtaining state secrets.
Personal Finance
Apartment owners: who's really in your corner?
With owners' days coming up, how to find out more about lobby groups that support your best interests.
A slow road to wages growth
The holy grail of wage rises and stronger employment growth requires faster labour productivity than we have at the moment.
UK pension funds sell down stocks on market bubble warning
If the basic tenet of investing is knowing when to buy and sell, the stock market boom has taken that decision out of the hands of some money managers.
Economics has to face its gender bias problem
The marketplace of ideas in economics has been tilted against women. Work has started to change that.
No soap opera: ACCC loses laundry powder cartel case
Despite switching from standard concentrate laundry powder to ultra concentrate almost at the same time as others, PZ Cussons did not engage in cartel behaviour.
The #MeToo movement has done its job
The chattering class knows that whatever lines are drawn could wreck our lives. And yet, if they aren't applied, people like us will also suffer.
The woman who wants to be China's Martha Stewart
Sara Jane Ho has her eye on China's wealthy elite.
Lifestyle
Taste test: does the Grenache Project bear fruit?
It's time to sample six different approaches to winemaking using the same grape from one Barossa Valley vineyard.
