Matt Comyn's road to the top of CBA
Matt Comyn was only 34 when he faced the biggest decision of his career: stay or leave CBA, where he was regarded as one of the brightest young executives in the company. He made the wrong call.
Sydney house price outlook slashed
A sharply deteriorating Sydney market has caused NAB to tip a 2.4 per cent decline in house prices, instead of the 3.7 per cent rise it predicted in October.
'Too many kids are doing law': PM
Malcolm Turnbull says he "actively discourage kids from doing law unless they actually want to be lawyers".
Telstra takes $500m Silicon Valley hit
Telstra bought video streaming firm Ooyala for more than $500 million in 2012, it has now written down the final $273 million in its value.
Westpac’s Hartzer: Davos confused by royal commission
Bank boss fields questions from World Economic Forum attendees about need for bank inquiry.
Markets Live: ASX turns losses to gains
Shares moved from small losses to small gains, as energy and mining firms outweighed a weaker performance from yield-sensitive parts of the market.
'Coles has lost its way'
Coles has "lost its way" and needs to shift strategy after falling further behind Woolworths in areas such as in-store execution, strategy and morale, according to a supplier survey.
ASIC seeks to ban Wallabies great Poidevin
The corporate regulator is seeking to ban former Wallabies great Simon Poidevin from working in financial services for a number of years.
Shareholder attacks Rio Tinto's Mongolia 'conflicts'
Rio Tinto has been accused by shareholder Sailingstone Capital of corporate governance failings and having too much influence over the Canadian company that owns Mongolia's Oyu Tolgoi copper mine.
Bitcoin betting launched by newcomer Neds
Neds will launch on Friday a fully functioning cryptocurrency betting site that will allow customers to deposit, bet and withdraw in bitcoin.
BHP open to shale asset split
BHP Billiton is prepared to offer its US shale assets in as many as seven packages, including three in the Permian Basin, Bloomberg reported.
H&M;'s Australian sales fall
H&M;'s Australian sales went backwards in the November quarter despite five new stores opening.
Goldman lifts bets on copper, oil
The bank reiterated its bullish call saying the environment for investing in commodities is the best since 2004-2008.
Deutsche tips rising contagion risk
The concerted selloff that landed on stocks and bonds this week may be a taste of what's to come for financial markets.
Bitcoin plunges to its lowest this year in $55b wipeout
Bitcoin declined as much as 12 per cent on Thursday to $US8796, the lowest since November, in part on concern India may crack down on cryptocurrencies.
Tesla sells $679m of bonds as buyers can't get enough
Tesla sold $US546 million ($679 million) of auto lease-backed bonds on Thursday, giving Elon Musk a more conventional source of funds after he sold out of a batch of 20,000 flamethrowers.
Opinion
Investors sweat on GetSwift update
Friday looms as one of the most important days in the short history of logistics software group GetSwift.
Rio isn't ripping off Mongolia
The idea Rio Tinto's lending to the Oyu Tolgoi copper project won't benefit the Mongolian people are risibly undergraduate and cynically motivated.
Welcome to the age of political disruption
With elections in Tasmania and SA just round the corner, we'll find out how jack of the major parties voters really are.
Business tax cuts back in political fashion
Malcolm Turnbull is repeating a similar belief in the economic benefits of lower taxes as Donald Trump while warning businesses can only become less competitive given the shift to lower taxes elsewhere in the world.
ABC hands back cabinet papers to ASIO
The ABC has handed ASIO officers a trove of cabinet documents obtained after they were accidentally sold at a secondhand furniture sale in Canberra.
China calls for 'fair' treatment
China has called for "fair" treatment for its companies investing in Australia after the federal government tightened foreign ownership restrictions.
Minimum wage to be world's highest under Shorten's plan
Australia would jump from having the world's second-highest minimum hourly wage - behind only France - to being a global outlier, under Labor's "living wage" plan.
Shorten under pressure to turn left
Bill Shorten is under pressure to swing to the left to save an inner-Melbourne seat in a byelection caused by the resignation of David Feeney.
Hands off Kenneth Hayne, says AG
Attorney-General Christian Porter has urged government ministers to respect the independence of financial services royal commissioner Kenneth Hayne.
Trump's appeal for unity runs into reality
Settling on a policy agenda is especially critical in an election year that will test the staying power of the Republican's majorities.
Thousands with pot convictions will be cleared
Thousands of people with misdemeanour convictions for marijuana possession dating back 40 years will have their criminal records cleared, the San Francisco district attorney's office said.
Apple's revenue forecast misses estimates
Apple's revenue forecast for the second quarter was below market expectations, adding to concerns of a plateau in demand for its newer iPhones.
French authorities call off search for Quiksilver boss
The French coastguard has called off its search for Quiksilver boss Pierre Agnes a day after his speed boat washed up on shore without him.
EU rejects Brexit financial services sector deal
Negotiators have set out a tough line on financial services, ruling out an ambitious trade deal for the lucrative sector and arguing that Europe would benefit from a smaller City of London
Personal Finance
Cyber criminals crack company emails to forge payments
A new generation of sophisticated cyber criminals are breaching company firewalls to forge senior management emails and steal money by requesting payments to bogus creditors.
Former Qld deputy premier takes helm of Sunsuper
Former Queensland deputy premier Andrew Fraser has been appointed chairman of Sunsuper, becoming the $50 billion industry superannuation fund's first independent director to fill the role.
Government to blame for high premiums
Insurance premiums go up every year because customers want more treatment and government costs rise: it's not insurer price-gouging.
Is your Chinese business partner a spy?
In fact, are your cleaner, your local Chinese restaurant owner, your kids' mates, your workmates all spies?
Depression brought ex-PwC partner a sense of purpose
After he recovered from a depressive episode, this former PwC partner chose a new career path.
US CEOs pocket 140 times more than typical worker
A group of US chief executive officers earned 140 times more last year than the median workers at their companies, according to a survey.
Christian Porter, the people's attorney-general
Lawyers will be hoping Christan Porter takes their corner - but at heart, he is an economist with a broader view.
Lifestyle
Porsche 911 gets another GTS treatment
The first turbocharged 911 GTS fits four very small adults, at a squeeze. But space is hardly the point of this $295,100 car (plus $70,000 for all those little extras).
