ASX braced for trade war fallout
Australia's main stock index is on Monday poised to drop below 5800, its lowest point since October, amid nervousness about a potential global trade war.
Don't be fooled by company accounts
GMO's head of equities says financial accounts reflect a bygone industrial age – leading algorithmic stock pickers astray.
Pensioners spared in franking crackdown
Pensioners will be shielded from the brunt of Labor's plan to axe franking credit refunds after further analysis found low-income retirees could be excluded at little cost.
Smith stood down amid outcry over cheating
The captain of the Australian men's cricket team Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner have been stood down amid a chorus of criticism after Smith's unprecedented admission of premeditated cheating
The millionaire who never has to pay his debts
Meet Mr Teflon: Assets don't stick to him. And neither does debt -- just ask the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
Afterpay's battle for Millennials spills into 'the street'
Brokers are fired up over Afterpay's prospects as short interest in the payments disrupter edges higher.
Axe power network values to cut bills
Mass write-downs of more than $11 billion are needed in state-owned electricity networks to avoid locking in hits to customers of up to $380 a year, the Grattan Institute says.
Judo Capital takes fight to big four on SME lending
A new SME-focused bank is betting a focus on relationships can help the start-up disrupt the bureaucracies of the big four.
Chapmans in Canadian crypto-mining play
Listed investment company Chapmans is seeking to raise up to $7.3 million to invest in a Canadian crypto-mining and data processing company.
Nine, Ten, Fox Sports cricket deal on the cards
Nine and Ten will continue to work with Cricket Australia on a bid for its next broadcast deal and are opening to bringing in Fox Sports, paving the way for a three-way agreement.
Optus set to sign Euros for 2020
Optus is to close to securing local rights to the UEFA Euro 2020 to bolster its sport offering.
New Century aiming to make treasure from MMG's trash
One mining company's trash is another's treasure for zinc aspirant New Century Resources.
Australian dollar shedding its risk proxy tag
Investors are asking if the Aussie has quietly started to lose its risk barometer role.
Tariffs, taxes, Fed fueling inflation risks
Inflation has been a downplayed risk. Now that seems to be changing on the back of significant moves in inflation and break-even pricing.
ASX to hit five-and-a-half month low
The S&P;/ASX 200 is on the verge of falling to its lowest since mid-October as investors reel from the prospect of a trade war between the US and China.
China could ease buying of Treasuries
China's ambassador to the US wouldn't rule out the possibility of the Asian nation scaling back purchases of US Treasuries.
Opinion
Facebook, it's you, not us
Nothing in life is free. Facebook's free service to consumers is a fallacy.
High Court win for Glencore on port fees
Glencore has secured apparently final victory in its three-year dispute with the Port of Newcastle.
Company tax war just starting
If the Coalition's company tax cut gets through the Senate, then Labor will make repeal the central issue of the election. Both sides will have a great deal at stake.
Social media and election planning at party HQ
As the two major parties get on a war footing ahead on next year's election, social media's power as a campaign tool is being factored in.
Oil, gas face tougher resource rent tax
The federal government is planning to make long-awaited changes to the Petroleum Resources Rent Tax but is expected to exempt existing projects.
Turning off gold-plated power grids
Bills can be trimmed if governments are bold enough to write down their over-invested power grids and sell them.
Crunch time for PM's company tax cut
Business leaders make final appeal to senators as government pushes for vote on its company tax cut policy this week.
Cash economy squeeze to fund tax cuts
An amnesty for cash business that declare previously hidden income is likely to form part of a long-awaited crackdown on the black economy, the savings from which could be used for tax cuts.
Hobart Airport flies high as tourism booms
Hobart Airport is growing at a faster rate than any other Australian capital city airport.
Anti-social network looks to rebuild trust
Mark Zuckerberg began 2018 vowing to "fix Facebook". Three months in, and after one of the worst weeks in the company's history with $US60bn wiped off its market value, that job is more urgent than ever.
Even Steve Bannon says that Trumponomics just don't add up
The US is undertaking a big experiment with a conflicting cocktail of fiscal stimulus, trade tariffs and monetary tightening, with a dose of China geopolitics thrown in.
Don't retaliate: why the world must uphold trade rules
If America wants to take a suicidal course on its economy, then other nations must bind together without them.
Trump close to expelling Russian diplomats
US and European officials say that the US President was close to expelling 20 or more Russian diplomats in response to the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain.
'Tusks, gold and diamonds flowed out of Zimbabwe'
Zimbabwe police have launched an investigation into Grace Mugabe, the former First Lady, over allegations that she headed a poaching and smuggling syndicate.
Personal Finance
Do we need FoFA for banks?
The royal commission has made it clear that bank implementation of reforms to protect customers has been too slow.
Trade war didn't cause Wall Street's fall
The jolt to markets in the past week was primarily due to disappointing data together with an overpriced market.
The mid-cap stocks to focus on
Mid-cap companies that are operating in in-demand industries and have an expanding global presence are the ones to own.
Aussie answer to #TimesUp launched
An Australian version of Hollywood's 'Time's Up' movement against sexual harassment has been launched with Carnival Cruises chief executive Ann Sherry as patron.
Study reveals chink in cricketers' armour
A review of cricket-related fatalities in Australia suggests it is time to focus on protecting players from heart and neck injuries.
The things Mathias Cormann won't talk about
Mathias Cormann is known for his Terminator-like discipline, but over lunch with the AFR there's one topic that gets him animated.
Wealth and fame can be a 'double whammy' for depression
Serious money isn't enough to ward off depression; in fact, say psychologists, it comes with its own set of pressures.
Lifestyle
This travel executive says flying economy is worth it
Flying at the back of the plane is simply a means to a delightful end, says Topdeck Travel regional manager Ben Ittensohn.
