Renewables investing dwarfs record
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Fresh evidence has emerged of the sheer volume of investment flowing into new wind and solar projects, with more to come.
Fresh evidence has emerged of the sheer volume of investment flowing into new wind and solar projects, with more to come.
Myer is under more pressure to write down almost $1b in intangibles after South African retailer Woolworths slashed the value of David Jones by $712m.
The NSW government has won its battle to stop a state-wide 24-hour train strike from going ahead on Monday.
A year ago, the high profile CPA boss Alex Malley seemed unstoppable. Fewer than six months later, Malley would be jobless and CPA's reputation would be in tatters.
The ASX sported small losses on the last trading session of a holiday-shortened week, while the Aussie dollar jumped higher.
The ASX has extended the suspension of GetSwift's shares, despite the company responding to the exchange's queries.
The theatre in Rio Tinto's fraud case battle with the US corporate watchdog is obvious, but so is the regulator's determination.
A plan to grow sustainable Indian sandalwood on the grandest scale the world has ever seen ended badly for Quintis investors this past week. But it's not over yet.
Australia's top chairmen say they are broadly optimistic about the year ahead, with improving global growth and a new "obsession" about customer service.
The timing of a breakthrough on the Trans-Pacific Partnership couldn't have been better for Fonterra as it moves to double the size of its flagship cheese processing plant in central Victoria.
Seven's Australian Open broadcast will be followed by the Winter Olympics, Commonwealth Games and full AFL and horseracing seasons
Financial advisers at the big banks favoured their own products, ignored the best interests of customers 75 per cent of the time, and in 10 per cent of cases actually gave advice that left investors "significantly" worse off.
The Australian dollar surged more than 1 per cent, before easing, after US officials signalled their openness to a weaker greenback.
Wall St is betting that global central banks will be able to tap their policy brakes mindfully, averting a market or economic crash.
The US dollar fell to a three-year low after US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin endorsed a weaker greenback.
Some of the world's most astute market observers have adopted a decidedly cautious tone in their utterances at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
The year clearly starts with real sense of optimism among directors and executives, but that here are five key questions that will confront our biggest companies in the year ahead.
The government is moving more to get cleaner cars on the road than electric cars, but a long delay won't help.
Some of the world's most astute market observers have adopted a decidedly cautious tone in their utterances at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Extending life expectancies to more than 150 years will change everything from property prices to population forecasts, says Harvard geneticist David Sinclair.
The government "won't hesitate" to refer a Labor MP to the High Court over citizenship doubts, says Leader of the House Christopher Pyne.
Stronger consumer confidence is ostensibly good news for retailers following a tough year in 2017, but analysts and investors remain divided about the outlook.
There are several models we could follow to make Australia Day universally accepted, but they all required an idea of what our nation actually is.
As Liberals go, Jim Molan is a rolled-gold political rock star. But the former general tells lunch with the AFR that he's no puppet of the conservative right.
The TPP resurrection represents a critical step towards building a trading system in which the region doesn't immediately fall into China's hands.
President Donald Trump says he is looking forward to testifying before Special Counsel Robert Mueller and would like to as soon as possible.
Young women charge they were sexually abused at a prestigious London 'men-only' charity event for politicians and business chiefs.
Toys R Us has announced plans to shut nearly 200 stores across America, creating opportunities for others to pick up a larger share of the toy business.
The EU is fining Qualcomm $1.5 billion for paying Apple for five years to only use its chips, blocking out rivals such as Intel
Twenty-two years after Dolly the sheep was cloned, Chinese researchers have cloned two baby macaque monkeys.
Inhering super from a partner on their death has become a major challenge that requires being across the new rules.
The latest Mercer survey reveals the roosters and feather dusters among Aussie equity managers in 2017.
Australia's best business minds are putting their money into companies that are carving out a new niche around the world.
In the age of social media managing your reputation has become more important – and much harder – than ever.
'I've just signed your death warrant,' says the judge who sentenced a US gymnastics doctor to 175 years in jail for sexual abuse.
If every woman nominated for the Order of Australia last year had been successful, they still would have made up only 44 per cent of honours recipients.
The Melbourne maker of AV equipment used on 20 of the 30 highest grossing films of all time is redefining "factory worker".
Brighten up, these long days won’t last forever, so best fill them with all things striking and fabulous.
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