Australian shares dropped for the fifth time in six sessions as simmering trade war worries resurfaced with the surprise resignation of White House economic adviser Gary Cohn.

Gina Rinehart's four children have joined their mining mogul mum among the world's richest people.

As 2017's roaring bull market gives way to a markedly choppier 2018, the buzz among Wall Street stock touts is that the best of the Trump Trade has passed. Don't tell that to Trump's true believers.

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After the positive flow we saw in Monday's US trading session the bulls have failed to follow-through with the sort of vigour you would like to see.

Federal prosecutors say Martin Shkreli should face at least 15 years in prison after being convicted of defrauding investors in two hedge funds he operated as well as a scheme to hide his control of a drug company he founded.

Non-bank lenders, Chifley Securities has benefited from the low interest rate environment with a record level of loans worth $1.87 billion