CES: You ain't seen nothing yet
If LG's CLOi robot could speak, she would tell you these are early days. This year's Consumer Electronics Show was only the beginning.
Contagion risk in big bond bubble
Is the fixed-rate government bond market – to be distinguished from floating-rate securities – in the mother-of-all bubbles? Very likely.
$A creeps back up towards US80c
The Australian dollar is headed back toward a near four-month high after signs consumers may not be as downbeat as thought.
ANZ drops $600m sale of UDC to Chinese
China's HNA Group's shadowy dealings have seen ANZ walk away from plans to sell its UDC Finance business.
Why Andrew Peacock bet on Trump
The former Liberal leader and ambassador to the US Andrew Peacock talks US politics from his home in Texas, over lunch with the AFR.
Social activism: CEOs have no choice but to speak up
CEOs are taking a risky new path speaking out on social issues – but they may have no choice.
Markets: Miners pull ASX higher
Australian shares are gaining today, helped by a strong advance for miners, although the market is on track for a weekly loss.
Orica snatches more business from Incitec
Orica appears to have snatched a second major contract from rival explosives manufacturer Incitec Pivot.
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.
American buyer bags $2m Australian-bred colt
An athletic bay colt sired by Australian stallion I Am Invincible and stakes-winning homebred mare Tai Tai Tess has fetched $2 million on the second of the five-day Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.
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.
Bill Gross still sees 'positive' returns in bonds
Bond guru Bill Gross invoked the spirit of Oprah in saying the time for a bear market in bonds - as well as men - had arrived.
Oil tops $US70 a barrel for first time in three years
Oil topped $US70 a barrel in London for the first time in three years as production cuts by OPEC and rising demand whittle away a global surplus.
Morgan Stanley counters Bill Gross
"Don't worry, Treasuries continue to offer value," Morgan Stanley strategists Matthew Hornbach and Guneet Dhingra wrote.
Missing from copper boom: actual buyers
There's a disconnect between the optimism in futures markets and low physical premiums, suggesting no one's rushing to secure copper.
Opinion
Telstra looks like a winner in Las Vegas
The first thing that strikes Andy Penn at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is the extraordinary amount of innovation that occurs 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.
Nuheara IQbuds Boost for the hard of hearing
The IQbuds Boost are sort of a cross between Nuheara's existing IQbuds and the A-01 headphones that Audeara was supposed to deliver last year
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'.
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.
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".
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.
Why do folks from 's---hole countries' come to US?
The US President says the US needs more immigrants from countries like Norway, and fewer from Africa.
Up to 43 people still missing in California mudslides
Rescue crews continued to search for survivors amid the mud and wreckage of Montecito's massive debris.
Walmart's wage hike is smart
Raising wages would have been a good business move even without the new Trump tax break.
Could Britain have a second Brexit referendum
Nigel Farage, the right-wing politician who was one of the drivers of Brexit, has suggested holding a second referendum, but is it even possible?
Fiat Chrysler moves 2500 jobs to US from Mexico
One week after passage of the Trump tax cuts, the carmaker says it will pay workers a special one-off bonus of $US2000.
Personal Finance
New era for retail investors through crowd funding
Australia's corporate watchdog has signed off on a new era for investment in emerging start ups and small businesses by issuing retail equity crowd-funding licences.
Apartment owners: here's how to get what you want
With owners' days coming up, here's 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.
The Middle East's new youthquake
Saudi Arabia and Iran are both in different ways trying to break the grip of fossilised clerics.
Is this the most honest new business book?
The magazine he founded might have been called Rolling Stone, but Jann Wenner's story is one of bloody-minded ascent to the top.
Why CEOs have no choice but to speak up
CEOs are taking a risky new path speaking out on social issues – but they may have no choice.
The man behind the Tesla name
While Nikola Tesla's star began to fade long ago, he's finally getting his due thanks to Elon Musk.
Lifestyle
The women who made Fred Astaire
If Fred Astaire had got his way, cinema's greatest dance double act would have split up after making just one film, writes Darcey Bussell
