In the week where dwelling values nationally suffered their biggest annual decline since 1990, the preliminary national clearance rate of 47.4 per cent was the lowest such figure since June 2012, when it was 43.5 per cent.
Trade Minister Simon Birmingham, who is in Shanghai for the first official visit to China in a year, has called on Beijing and the Washington to resolve their trade differences.
US and European fund managers are having a rocky 2018, which is on course to be the worst year for investment company share prices since the financial crisis.
Nicholas Moore's final result as Macquarie chief executive underlines the strength of the business he had helped build over three decades.
House prices are falling hard and with so much wealth tied up in housing, watch out for ripple effects across the economy.
An unprecedented period of bank shrinkage may be happening at the worst possible time and opening the sector to heightened risks.
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway repurchased $US928 million of its stock in the third quarter as the famous investor struggled to find attractive deals.
Macquarie's incoming boss is unmoved by the impact rising interest rates will have on one of the trophy asset classes the investment bank has been historically linked to.
Corporate Travel's Jamie Pherous and his deal-machine has been on the radar of short-sellers since early 2016. He's managed to hold them back until now.
Cleanaway is emerging as a safer bet in the war on waste, but the economics of recycling and rubbish collection are complex for ASX investors.
Delivering organic growth in revenues across its 60-plus dental surgeries has proved difficult for National Dental Care, which is now eyeing 2019 for a possible ASX float.
"I think it's a pretty exciting time for both wind and solar," says Adam Pegg, Australian head of Lightsource BP, global oil giant BP's renewable energy arm.
If February's sell-off was about adjusting expectations around inflation in the US and the path of Fed monetary policy, the second major correction for the year has been all about earnings.
Stocks fell as investors assessed whether the US and China will be able to ease trade tensions. Apple dropped, hitting tech-heavy indexes.
Macquarie Group is building up a European front in a risky business where few rivals have been able to tread since the financial crisis.
A measure of Barclays highest-quality capital shrank to 6.37 per cent in the latest European Banking Authority stress test.
A late rally on Friday has lifted local shares to their best weekly gain since November 2016, as the market recorded its sixth straight gain.
Strong and independent public institutions can only shelter us for so long from a widespread complacency that risks Australia's global reputation.
Nicholas Moore's final result as Macquarie chief executive underlines the strength of the business he had helped build over three decades.
The great unwinding of the property price bubble of Australia's biggest cities has begun.
CBA's new treasurer Terry Winder has appropriately balanced the tension between managing his cost of capital and meeting the needs of savvy creditors.
Falling house prices and rising petrol petrol prices are eating into household budgets, threatening to further weigh on consumer spending and eventually drag down economic growth.
Any politician knows that when you are "interviewed" by Alan Jones you have two choices – agree with him or be berated.
The Reserve Bank of Australia wants subdued inflation to pick up, but the government is actively trying to push down cost-of-living pressures.
Cyber security experts have warned contractors involved in Australia's $89 billion naval shipbuilding program to brace for ever more sophisticated attacks.
China is lobbying the Morrison government to lift the ban on Huawei's participation in the roll-out of Australia's 5G wireless network.
The midterms may seem like a referendum on the most extraordinary president of our times. But they're also a profound test of democracy itself.
US President Donald Trump said that he will likely make a deal with China on trade, adding that a lot of progress had been made already.
US job growth rebounded sharply in October and wages recorded their largest annual gain in 9-1/2 years, bolstering the case for higher interest rates.
Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans are closing the election with the most naked appeal to racial prejudice since the dark days of Jim Crow.
Goldman Sachs is facing one of the most significant scandals in its history, a multibillion-dollar international fraud that investigators say was carried out with help from its bankers.
While it's been worthwhile for those who stayed invested after the GFC, it's a trickier question for those nearer retirement.
Strong results from the world's largest luxury goods maker would seem to have put paid to the theory that consumers globally are starting to feel the pinch.
Why upgrading and downsizing may pay off, regardless of where the market goes next week, next month or next year.
Google employees have walked off the job in protest over alleged sexual harassment occurring at the company's Sydney offices.
The lessons Amy Bunszel took away from the early days of Linius Technologies have helped her work with and lead large teams at global software company Autodesk.
A cast member of King Lear says he saw Geoffrey Rush "cupping" a breast of his co-star Eryn Jean Norvill during a performance.
"There's phalanxes of highly paid corporate lawyers trying to stop journalists from writing about their clients."
Legendary Italian designer Valentino and American fashion icon Tom Ford are part of the next wave of international luxury brands seeking to open retail stores in Australia.
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