Qantas loses altitude on US tax comparison
It's not just President Donald Trump's cuts to the corporate tax rate that have Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce looking wistfully at his US competitors.
Secrets of the Young Rich
Being held at gunpoint in Africa, regular 4am bedtimes and cold-calling prospects without a cent to your name are a few of the obstacles overcome by three Young Rich Listers.
Tolga Kumova's hot mining stocks
Tolga Kumova has a simple rationale for some of his investments: check the news.
Qantas CEO won't just stick to his knitting
Alan Joyce will stick to his knitting running the airline when politicians figure out again how to knit.
Investors could be in for a wake-up call
Are we nearing one of those critical inflexion points for financial markets, where investors are forced to re-examine – and abandon – their most cherished beliefs?
Cheaper, faster, global: The China effect
Cheaper, faster, global. It's the sort of innovation ecosystem where China now excels, according to McKinsey Global Institute director Jonathan Woetzel.
'Hamish Douglass is a smart cookie'
Entrepreneur Mike Cannon-Brookes has backed Hamish Douglass' radical proposal to make a 50pc income tax cut available to any company that wants it.
ASIC questions surveillance tactics by insurers
The way that general insurers investigate insurance fraud is being looked at by ASIC.
Floating LNG not an option for Sunrise LNG
A landmark treaty between Australia and Timor-Leste is set to breathe fresh life into stalled discussions within the Woodside Petroleum-led Sunrise gas joint venture.
BHP eyes more deals with Pemex
BHP's head of petroleum Steve Pastor has pointed to a "wealth of opportunity" for the mining major in Mexico's emerging oil sector.
No one wins from a trade war: BlueScope
BlueScope boss warns US steel tariffs would actually hurt the broader American economy.
Alcohol price shake-up in NT alarms industry
Industry players are worried about ad-hoc plans for minimum floor pricing for alcohol which would make even the cheapest bottle of wine $10 in the NT.
ASX slides after Cohn's exit
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.
Cohn's White House exit rattles markets
The resignation of Donald Trump's top economic adviser Gary Cohn in protest at the President's trade tariffs is a devastating blow to the White House's economic credibility, writes John Kehoe.
Markets: ASX skids after Cohn exit
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.
Be confident inflation will return, RBA's Lowe says
Reserve Bank of Australia boss Philip Lowe says Australians should feel confident inflation will accelerate, but again warned a return to higher official interest rates would be "gradual".
Opinion
Why investors could be in for a wake-up call
Are we nearing one of those critical inflexion points for financial markets, where investors are forced to re-examine – and abandon – their most cherished beliefs?
Why the RBA is wrong on trade policy
Phil Lowe says we should 'sit and do nothing' against Trump's steel tariffs but sometimes it works to play rough in trade wars.
Gary Cohn's White House exit rattles markets
The resignation of Donald Trump's top economic adviser Gary Cohn in protest at the President's trade tariffs is a devastating blow to the White House's economic credibility and should rattle investors around the world.
What would it take to get the RBA moving?
As the RBA equals its all-time record for monetary policy inaction, economists are getting restless. Here's a road map for rate hikes.
Vic opposition, Greens block West Gate Tunnel
The Labor government of Daniel Andrews said it would reissue the planning approval by Thursday but in the meantime major constructions works have been suspended
Why the RBA is wrong on trade policy
Phil Lowe says we should 'sit and do nothing' against Trump's steel tariffs but sometimes it works to play rough in trade wars.
Labor a triple threat to jobs and wages: PM
Bill Shorten's plans to regulate a higher minimum wage, block company tax cuts and oppose Adani all threaten job growth, Malcolm Turnbull says.
SA Liberals to delay next budget if it wins
The SA Liberals will delay the next state budget if the party wins government on March 17.
Don't relax N Korea sanctions: PM
Malcolm Turnbull is cautiously optimistic Kim Jong Un may enter peace talks but warns the world has been disappointed before.
Loyalty or political death, Trump tells Cohn
According to one source with knowledge of the exchange, Trump specifically asked Cohn: 'We're all on the same team, right?' Cohn didn't answer.
China targets local government debt
China has signalled a more aggressive crackdown on local government debt, a key area of concern for economists.
Why democracy is dying of natural causes
Overheated comparisons with the 1930s are obscuring the host of smaller ills that Western democracy is succumbing to.
Don't hold much hope for Cohn's successor
Cohn could have been the reincarnation of Milton Friedman crossed with Machiavelli and he probably still couldn't have made much more impact than he did
On Korea, Trump is in the same spot as his predecessors
North Korea's offer to put its nuclear weapons on the bargaining table opens the door to negotiations of unpredictable length and inevitable complexity.
Personal Finance
AustralianSuper is now the country's biggest retirement fund
In a sign that union-backed super funds are growing increasingly dominant players in Australia's $2.5 trillion retirement savings market, by next year industry funds are expected to be managing more assets than their retail fund rivals.
Hybrid criticism 'misplaced': CBA treasurer
CBA's treasurer says criticism that hybrid securities are complex products sold to misinformed investors is "misplaced".
Property to boost ultra-wealthy population by 37pc
Rising property values and being an attractive place to live will boost Australia's number of ultra-wealthy over the next five years.
'He got vindictive': Barrie accused of wrongful sacking
Freelancer's chief executive Matt Barrie wrongfully sacked the company's operations and HR executive because Mr Barrie got "vindictive", a court has heard.
This is why IWG is no WeWork
IWG says it leads the "Workspace-as-a-Service (WaaS) sector". That clunky acronym is the antithesis of aspiration. A slightly higher dividend will not help the company capture the zeitgeist.
The hottest new job in business
Customers and employees want socially responsible activity integrated into the business.
Engineers told to prove qualifications in Victoria
The bar is being raised in the engineering profession as the Victorian government introduces a bill requiring mandatory registration.
Lifestyle
Nature calling: Crammed cities go green for climate, health
In a square in central Barcelona, families with young children perch at picnic tables as traffic thunders past and high-rise blocks loom above them.
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