Rio to pay biggest dividend in its history
Rio Tinto will reward shareholders with the biggest dividend in the company's history and more share buybacks after a 69 per cent rise in annual profits.
Bitcoin is a bubble and a Ponzi scheme
Central banks must clamp down on bitcoin and stop such cryptocurrencies becoming a 'threat to financial stability', the BIS head has warned.
ASX rebounds on consumer stocks
Australia's sharemarket recovered from its worst session in over two years as casino operators led gains in consumer stocks.
The next $1b Aussie tech unicorn
Patrick Grove could be the next Australian entrepreneur in charge of a $1 billion "tech unicorn".
'Mum dropped me off and never came back'
Labor MP Susan Lamb has tearfully recounted being abandoned by her mother as she explained why she has been unable to renounce her dual citizenship.
Wells Fargo 'wake-up call' for local banks
Former Westpac CEO Bob Joss says the unprecedented action against Wells Fargo is a huge "wake up" call for banks in Australia.
When the good, bad and ugly are sold, take stock
Australia avoided the worst of the speculative run-up overseas. That means there are some attractive companies here with limited downside.
Solly Lew moves to spill Myer board
Solomon Lew's Premier Investments is demanding a current shareholder register so it can hold an EGM and overthrow the existing board.
Power Ledger rides Bitcoin rollercoaster
Blockchain energy trading firm Power Ledger enjoyed a $30 million windfall after its cryptocurrency IPO. But a big chunk of that has since evaporated.
Quiksilver names Oaktree's Dave Tanner as CEO
Oaktree Capital's Dave Tanner has been named CEO of Quiksilver following the recent disappearance of chief, Pierre Agnes.
Wellard looks to China as cattle prices fall
The livestock exporter sees a softening in cattle prices as an opportunity to boost shipments to China but remains wary of paper-thin margins in the trade out of Australia.
Genworth profit slumps, revenue pain to come
Genworth has reported a 26.5 per cent slide in its net profit after tax for the full year after taking a hit to its revenue.
The role of volatility shorts in this week's sell-off
The biggest US equity reversal since 2011 was deepened by a bevy of exchange-traded products that allowed investors to wager on the Vix index.
Markets: Calm after the storm
The Australian sharemarket was trading up 1 per cent on Wednesday afternoon after sentiment stabilised in the US overnight.
Don't blame ETFs for market correction, says BlackRock
The fall in global stock markets is not being exacerbated by exchange traded funds, says BlackRock's head of global strategy.
Meet teenaged millionaire 'The Wolf of Crypto Street'
Eddy Zillan invested his entire savings into cryptocurrencies when he was 15 years old and made over a million dollars in profits. He now offers his services as a cryptocurrency consultant.
Opinion
Wells Fargo 'wake-up call' for local banks
Former Westpac CEO Bob Joss says the unprecedented action against Wells Fargo is a huge "wake up" call for banks in Australia.
Does Barnaby Joyce have a right to privacy?
Canberra is full of rumours, constantly. Some are probably true, many false, peddled for malevolent reasons. To chase them all down would be a full-time job.
Comyn will take heart from messy result
The muscle car of Australian banking is badly dented, but its engine is still ticking over pretty nicely.
Fed's Powell faces market test of Trump and Greenspan
As Jerome Powell settles in as chair of the US Fed, he's being haunted by Alan Greenspan's ghosts of 1987.
Costs, not profits, driving health premiums: APRA
The prudential regulator said private health insurer profitability was not driving ballooning premiums, contrary to a claim by Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.
Barnaby Joyce's wife 'deceived and hurt' by his baby news
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, who revealed in parliament last year that his 24-year marriage had broken down, is expecting a baby with a former member of his staff.
Eureka flag ban sparks CFMEU threats
CFMEU boss John Setka has threatened to take "any action required" after an employer demanded union flags be taken down from its building sites.
APRA delivers banks $1b windfall
The regulatory crackdown on investor lending that was designed to curb a housing bubble ended up delivering a $1 billion a year windfall to bank profits, a report finds.
Pay TV exemption for gambling ads riles rivals
The Greens vow to shut a loophole allowing pay TV to continue running gambling advertisements despite a ban aimed at protecting children
SpaceX launches the world's most powerful rocket
The maiden flight marked the first time a privately-financed venture ever attempted to launch a rocket so powerful that it was capable of hoisting a payload out of Earth's orbit.
America's Lawrence of southeast Asia
Washington hoped that another idealistic, unconventional outsider might win a guerilla war for them. Edward Lansdale failed -- but inspired a Graham Greene novel instead, writes James Hershberg
Fed's Powell faces market test of Trump and Greenspan
As Jerome Powell settles in as chair of the US Fed, he's being haunted by Alan Greenspan's ghosts of 1987.
China accuses Australia of 'cold war' mentality
China's Foreign Ministry has reiterated calls for Australia to abandon what it calls a "cold-war mentality".
How to tame the populists
Is 21st century populism just a blip in political history? And can liberal politics find a way to resist it?
Personal Finance
Five things SMSFs need to watch in the correction
The 4.1 per cent fall in the S&P; 500 on night needs to be put in perspective, says Anton Tagliaferro. "The correction is overdue."
Macquarie sound but shares are expensive
The investment house's shares trade three quarters above their pre-crisis peak and their ratio of market to book value is near recent 10-year highs. Given the late stage of the credit cycle, this is a high price to pay.
Why defensive stocks may not save your bacon
If you thought you'd find shelter from volatile markets, rising interest rates may have undermined your "insurance policy".
Catalano led Domain 'boys club': complaint
Domain CEO Antony Catalano oversaw a boys-club workplace culture in which some women were addressed as "doll" and "babe", according to an internal complaint .
EY moves to offshore executive assistants
EY' Alison De Kleuver says her offshore EA is as good or better than having one in the office nextdoor.
How this Deloitte partner manages anxiety
Dealing with panic is a daily task that needs to be part of your routine.
ACTU pours scorn on Labor's IR laws
ACTU head Sally McManus has attacked Labor's Fair Work Act for contributing to low wage growth and sidelining unions.
Lifestyle
Celebrity's restaurant sparks controversy
Is the Instagram megastar's new restaurant just a massive rip off?
