Many losers in platform revolution
There will be two winners and lots of losers from the platform revolution.
Australian activists play the long game
Gary Weiss says he tries to run a business as if he will own it forever, and for the shareholders who are going to stick around.
Turnbull warns Trump on trade war
Malcolm Turnbull will use this week's signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership to send a blunt message to the Trump administration over protectionism.
Rio moves to kill off US fraud case
Rio's US lawyers filed a long-promised and deeply detailed "motion to dismiss" the SEC's civil action just minutes before a court-assigned deadline.
Investors hit out at 'sugar hit' activism
The nation's most powerful fund managers have hit out as "five minute" investors and looking for quick wins.
Means test negative gearing: think tank
Denying wealthy property investors the tax benefits of negative gearing would increase federal budget revenue by more than a billion a year.
'No whiteboard needed' when expanding abroad
For Macquarie Group, the decision to launch a business in South Korea didn't involve a long session on the whiteboard or an extensive strategy paper.
How Packer criticised UBS chief Grounds
How the relationship between James Packer and one of his closest advisers soured, culminating in the casino baron accusing the banker of profiting off him.
Bunnings moved 'too quickly' in the UK: Goyder
Former Wesfarmers boss Richard Goyder has conceded the conglomerate was too hasty in implementing the Bunnings business model in the UK.
Coal price forecasts slowed Rio's Mozambique impairment
Rio Tinto believed the value of its Mozambique coal assets had risen by more than a billion dollars in the months after they were acquired, despite issues with transport.
Former Coke boss goes into bat for Metcash's IGA retailers
He's done battle with Woolworths, Coles and The Coca-Cola Co. Now Warwick White is going into bat for independent retailers.
AWE activist queries valuation
Activist shareholder James Dunphy is urging AWE shareholders to hold on for $1.10 a share, some 15 per cent more than Mitsui's $602 million takeover bid.
Awaking from the blockchain pipe dream
Blockchain would have to be the most overhyped technologies ever.
Tariffs will hurt asset prices: Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse's top banker in China, Carsten Stoehr, says he's optimistic about China's economic outlook, despite growing trade tensions triggered by US threats to impose steep tariffs on steel and aluminium imports.
ASX snaps losing streak with 1pc jump
The ASX jumped to its best one-day advance since mid-February on Tuesday, as nerves over a global trade war settled.
RBA holds fast as Q4 growth to slow
The Reserve Bank of Australia left official interest rates unchanged for a record 17th straight meeting amid fresh signs of weak household spending.
Opinion
US tilting at windmills as deficit widens
As the US president toys with tariffs powerful economic forces are set to 'significantly widen' the US trade deficit over the coming months.
Business more than just a bottom line
Business is still trying to figure out how to re-establish its reputation as a force for good rather than its more-recent reincarnation as a force for greed.
Rogoff sees US bond yields 'at least' 1pc higher
Ken Rogoff sees US bond yields "will be at least 1 per cent higher going out a year" but he noted this is not the Fed's expectation.
Vocus departures mark the end of an era
Vocus chairman Vaughan Bowen has followed chief executive Geoff Horth to the exit door, marking a dramatic period of change.
Ministers back PM as negative polls mount
Cabinet ministers have played down any prospect of insurrection when the government chalks up 30 negative Newspolls next month.
Coal is back - at least for making steel
Japanese trading giant Itochu has signed a deal with Queensland exploration company Vitrinite to develop a new coking coal mine in central Queensland.
New Financial Complaints Authority expects to be busy
The incoming chair of the government's new dispute resolution authority says banks and financial providers will benefit from its structure.
Australia's energy market is on the rebound
Power prices are falling, but there's still a lot of work to be done
'So frustrated' 457 problems aren't fixed: Carnegie
ANZ's Maile Carnegie says 60 per cent of high-growth start-ups are started by immigrants.
Rogoff sees US bond yields 'at least' 1pc higher
Ken Rogoff sees US bond yields "will be at least 1 per cent higher going out a year" but he noted this is not the Fed's expectation.
Border treaty signed with Timor to boost gas project
Timorese workers could be brought into Australia to work at a gas plant as par of efforts to get Greater Sunrise project up and running.
'Huge concerns' about Xi Jinping's power grab
The decision by Xi Jinping to abolish Presidential term limits has reignited debate around the sustainability of China's economic and political model.
Why international expansion is a goal worth aiming for
Global expansions rely on discipline, companies knowing their niche, an evaluating projects on their own merits
Trade success shouldn't be measured by steel tariffs
There are far more important aspects to our trade ties with the US than steel, and those should be built upon.
Personal Finance
Four stocks that delivered this reporting season
Reporting season is a period where share price movements can be extreme, depending on whether a company met the grade or missed expectations.
Former APRA chair says regulation just 'pure cost'
The inaugural chairman of the APRA says it will be a "long challenge" for banks to speed up the compliance "challenge".
Purplebricks 'misled' consumers about fees
Real estate disruptor Purplebricks has been slapped with a $20,000 fine for misleading customers about how it charges its fixed-fees.
Labor pledges annual gender pay scorecard
Labor wants 40 per cent of chair and deputy chair positions on government boards to be held by women within seven years.
CEOs shouldn't forget profits while speaking out
Business leaders need to keep speaking out on important community matters, but have been warned they risk a public backlash if they are too outspoken.
Meet KPMG's newest partner
The head of industry lobby group Infrastructure Partnerships Australia, Brendan Lyon, will join KPMG as a partner.
Amazon's wake-up call for business
Amazon will use its vast economies of scale and access to customer data to extend its operations into healthcare and global shipping.
Lifestyle
Hotel in a former church preaches gospel of cool in DC
You need to have a little faith to stand in the middle of the lobby at the Line in Adams Morgan, a lively multicultural neighbourhood in Washington DC.
David Rowe cartoon
