OPEC deal calls time on top ASX trade
Energy stocks have been among the best-performing names on the exchange, but new efforts by oil-producing nations to tame crude prices suggests the blockbuster run is well and truly over.
Winter blues blanket sluggish auction markets
The winter blues and a softening market have weighed on this week's auction clearances.
Cost of insurance in super to jump 26pc: KPMG
Many workers face a 26 per cent increase in the cost of insurance within superannuation because of federal budget changes, modelling by KPMG shows.
All or nothing on company tax cuts
The federal government has ruled out any further compromise on company tax cuts, saying its all or nothing.
Industry funds hypocritical to criticise political attacks
Industry super funds are being hypocritical and attacking free speech by complaining about conservative criticisms of their long-standing support of the union movement and the Labor party, according to a range of prominent business figures.
No respite likely for beleaguered $A
The US dollar's upward momentum appears intact, and that's not good news for the Aussie.
1414 Degrees IPO back on track after ASIC delays
Despite a month-long delay following queries by ASIC, ASX hopeful 1414 Degrees believes it is back on track with its $50 million IPO.
Telstra investors have seen this movie before
When Telstra last opted for radical change, it hired abrasive US executive Sol Trujillo, who opened his tumultuous period in charge with the words: "I have seen this movie before".
NSW LNG import approvals to be streamlined
The Andrew Forrest-backed NSW gas import terminal proposed for Port Kembla will have its regulatory approval period fast tracked by 6-8 months after the state government declared it "critical" for energy security.
Is business good for sport?
Australian sport and its fans have become obsessed with metrics.
Bankwest ATM deal with 7 Eleven expires
Convenience store's network of 700 machines to be rebranded and $2.50 transaction fee introduced for all customers.
Penn goes back to the future to save Telstra
Andy Penn is going back to the future with his declaration of war on the Australian mobile market outlined this week in the biggest shake-up to Telstra since privatisation.
More storms brewing for emerging markets
The drivers are familiar, and the results are playing out in ways that have caught many investors in a bind.
Saudis pledge oil supply boost
Saudi Arabia promised to act decisively to keep oil prices under control, signalling a real supply boost approaching 1 million barrels a day is on the way to global markets.
Forget Telstra: the ASX is going off
Tales of corporate woes at home and global trade wars abroad have obscured the fact that the Aussie sharemarket is on a tear. Can it last?
Energy stocks boost S&P; 500
US stocks climbed following gains in Europe as OPEC's plans to boost output less than some investors had anticipated sent oil on a tear.
Opinion
Telstra investors have seen this movie before
When Telstra last opted for a radical change in strategic direction in 2005 it hired abrasive American executive Sol Trujillo, who opened his tumultuous period in charge with the words: "I have seen this movie before".
Can Frydenberg do a Cormann on energy?
Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg must do on power what Finance Minister Mathias Cormann has just pulled off on tax.
Forget Telstra: the ASX is going off
Tales of corporate woes at home and global trade wars abroad have obscured the fact that the Aussie sharemarket is on a tear. Can it last?
Labor's struggle with the power of aspiration
Bill Shorten's mantra politics are under fire from left and right.
Big police presence at far-right rally in Melbourne CBD
About 70 people marched with the far-right group, chanting "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie" as they walked through Carlton Gardens with their Australian flags aloft.
Sheep stranded as live shipments hit the skids
Tens of thousands of sheep are stranded in a pre-export quarantine centre near Perth in the wake of the federal government's decision to ban the leading player in the live export industry.
Fighting over the politics of fairness
The political argument of fairness versus fact will play out all the way to the next federal election.
Can Frydenberg do a Cormann on energy?
Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg must do on power what Finance Minister Mathias Cormann has just pulled off on tax.
Albo backs business over Shorten
Opposition frontbencher Anthony Albanese, a putative leadership rival to Bill Shorten, has challenged his party's toxic relationship with business.
Sanders' ejection raises fierce debate
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was booted from a Virginia restaurant, setting off a fierce debate about whether politics should play a role in how administration officials are treated in public.
Turks vote in crucial test for Erdogan
Turks voted on Sunday in high-stakes presidential and parliamentary elections that could consolidate President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's hold on power or curtail his vast political ambitions.
Zimbabwe leader escapes blast
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has escaped injury in an explosion at a political rally, and vowed the "cowardly act" would not derail Zimbabwe's first election since the ouster of former strongman Robert Mugabe.
Trump forgets roaring US trade in China
The subsidiaries of American multinationals based in China are reaping the benefits of almost 40 years of US corporate investment in China.
PM Ardern shares the love with Neve
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Sunday she had named her newborn daughter Neve Te Aroha.
Personal Finance
Get forensic on franchises
Despite what the Senate inquiry may have you thinking, buying a franchise can still be a good investment if you do your homework.
Suncorp customers put through 'hell and back'
ASIC sees 'serious deficiencies' in how Suncorp handled claims of victims whose homes were damaged in the 2015 Wye River bushfires.
Borrowers face $18,000 mortgage hike
Payments for those with a $1 million mortgage could rise by up to $18,000 a year, amid warnings that higher funding costs will drive rates higher.
'We went from $3b to $10b. Now tell me that's not luck.'
Cedric Fuchs has been lucky and he knows it, but not everything in his life has been sunny, he tells Lunch with the AFR.
Fred Hollows' protege Sanduk Ruit, the barefoot surgeon
Fred Hollows mentee Dr Sanduk Ruit has fulfilled their shared vision to restore sight in some of the remotest places on earth.
Why #MeToo divides feminists
The focus on male malfeasance by the #MeToo movement is taking focus from the deeper issues of gender equality.
Sir Laurence Street dies at 91
Sir Laurence Street, who was the third in his family to hold the highest judicial office in NSW as chief justice, has died in Sydney at the age of 91.
Lifestyle
The secret ingredient behind Australia's top restaurants
They're the two words that can take a restaurant from hero to zero faster than you can say 'how was your meal?'.
