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Weak competition may be key to economy's problems
Opinion
Competition

Weak competition may be key to economy's problems

Australian industries are plagued by a lack of competition. But what can we do about it?

  • by Ross Gittins
No pressure on this big bank's coffers
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Nicholas Moore

No pressure on this big bank's coffers

  • by Elizabeth Knight
By the shorts: how this company wins by betting on failure
Hedge funds

By the shorts: how this company wins by betting on failure

  • by Kylar Loussikian & Patrick Hatch
Is this as bad as it gets for the big four banks?
Banking royal commission

Is this as bad as it gets for the big four banks?

  • by Clancy Yeates
'Huge week': Bookies in overdrive ahead of biggest four race days
Gaming & wagering

'Huge week': Bookies in overdrive ahead of biggest four race days

  • by Nick Toscano
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Financial crisis hit young men hard - and they're yet to recover
Opinion
Jobs

Financial crisis hit young men hard - and they're yet to recover

The GFC turmoil resulted in a profound social shift in Australia that may bring about gender equality, a new study shows - but not in a way that will make life any easier.

  • by Matt Wade
Weak competition may be key to economy's problems
Opinion
Competition

Weak competition may be key to economy's problems

Australian industries are plagued by a lack of competition. But what can we do about it?

  • by Ross Gittins
Managing expectations: New report hoses down WA's battery dreams
Mining

Managing expectations: New report hoses down WA's battery dreams

  • by Hamish Hastie
The cryptocurrency millionaire who wants to build his own utopia in the desert
Cryptocurrencies

The cryptocurrency millionaire who wants to build his own utopia in the desert

  • by Nathanael Popper
Why Australia will struggle to escape the next global slowdown
GDP

Why Australia will struggle to escape the next global slowdown

  • by Michael Heath & Jason Scott
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Markets

Stock gains curtailed, with US lower, on report trade deal not imminent
Sharemarket

Stock gains curtailed, with US lower, on report trade deal not imminent

  • by David Randall
Donald Trump

Overseas shares rally amid hopes for Trump-Xi deal

Currencies

Aussie dollar jumps over US72c on back of bumper trade surplus

Companies

Telstra, ombudsman flag compensation after EFTPOS outage
Telecommunications

Telstra, ombudsman flag compensation after EFTPOS outage

  • by Patrick Hatch
Industrial relations

Taking stock: Why Amazon is a very different employer from Sears

  • by Nelson D. Schwartz and Michael Corkery
Analysis
Phones

Apple will stop revealing how many iPhones it sells. That’s a bad sign

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Banking & finance

Pension proposal a win for retirees
Opinion
Pension

Pension proposal a win for retirees

  • by Daryl Dixon
Is this as bad as it gets for the big four banks?
Banking royal commission

Is this as bad as it gets for the big four banks?

  • by Clancy Yeates
No pressure on this big bank's coffers
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Nicholas Moore

No pressure on this big bank's coffers

  • by Elizabeth Knight
Macquarie tips 10 per cent full-year profit growth
Investment banking

Macquarie tips 10 per cent full-year profit growth

  • by John Collett & Melanie Beeby
Royal Australian Mint launches a Willy Wonka-style treasure hunt
Kids & money

Royal Australian Mint launches a Willy Wonka-style treasure hunt

  • by Rachel Clun
Macquarie link to investor accused of major Danish tax fraud
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Investment banking

Macquarie link to investor accused of major Danish tax fraud

  • by Clancy Yeates, Sönke Iwersen & Volker Votsmeier
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Small business

'Incredibly sad': Beloved children's clothing brand to shutter as retail struggles
Retail

'Incredibly sad': Beloved children's clothing brand to shutter as retail struggles

Children's clothing brand Oishi-m is the latest victim of the tough retail environment laid bare in new official statistics.

  • by Cara Waters & Eryk Bagshaw
The new Insta-famous: Businesses go beyond well-framed perfection
Enterprise

The new Insta-famous: Businesses go beyond well-framed perfection

This convenience store has built a profile on Instagram showing there's more to the platform than arty shots of food and fashion.

  • by Emma Koehn
Private equity giant KKR increases bid for MYOB
Startups

Private equity giant KKR increases bid for MYOB

  • by Cara Waters
Why your words as a leader matter
Opinion
Work in Progress

Why your words as a leader matter

  • by James Adonis
On the search for $49 glasses: Investec launches $70 million fund for emerging businesses
Entrepreneur

On the search for $49 glasses: Investec launches $70 million fund for emerging businesses

  • by Cara Waters

Consumer affairs

'Records falling everywhere': solar panel demand goes through the roof
Renewables

'Records falling everywhere': solar panel demand goes through the roof

  • by Peter Hannam
Energy

Sydney to see small power bill relief ahead but country NSW still feels pressure

  • by Cole Latimer
Recall

Giant Pops recalled over possible metal contamination

  • by Rachel Clun

Workplace

Google employees walk out to protest treatment of women
Google

Google employees walk out to protest treatment of women

Harassment

'I made sure I never broke in front of him': Bosses who bully workers and make them cry

  • by Anna Patty
Media & marketing

'How about a series on killing vegans, one by one': magazine editor loses job after email

  • by Lindsay Bever

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