President Xi Jinping has promised to further open up China to foreign investment and break down trade barriers in a keynote speech which emphasised the country's ability to weather a prolonged trade war with the United States.
Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer has given a sober outlook for mortgage lending growth as the housing market cools and investors pull out.
Global money flowed into bonds, then equities and emerging markets as it searched for yield amid ultra-low interest rates. "This is now in reverse and that is less fun," warns investment legend Scott Bessent. "The tide will go out the same way."
If cloud computing is the future of banking then Westpac is well positioned to lead the way among the big four banks thanks to a $500 million investment in a new customer service hub.
Dividend imputation must go back to its original design. The present system encourages people to be overweight on Australian shares, writes Chris Bowen.
The S&P;/ASX 200 peaked in early afternoon then got pulled down by CSL, BHP and Cochlear in afternoon trading.
Companies, like liberals, are finding it much easier to speak out about social wrongs, real or perceived, than to correct economic ones.
The boss of online travel booking group Webjet says short sellers are a ''sideshow'' and he's not worried about buying from private equity owners.
New car sales have dropped for the seventh consecutive month as households put the brakes on big-ticket discretionary purchases amid a property price slowdown that is hurting confidence.
Greencross has recommended shareholders accept a $5.55 a share offer from TPG Capital.
Provisions for customer refunds and higher funding costs kept a lid on Westpac's profit growth with the bank reporting flat full-year cash earnings of $8.07 billion in line with expectations.
The launch of 5G is expected to revolutionise wireless internet, with many touting it as the first true competitor to fixed-line broadband.
Australian shares are poised to edge lower as conflicting signals about the US and China trade war puts investors on the defensive.
With banks under pressure and growth stocks falling out of favour, the mining sector is once again carrying the hopes of ASX investors as the year limps to a close.
US policymakers' plans to continue to gradually lift interest rates were bolstered by signs that wage increases are finally starting to gather speed.
Australian shares are set to open the week lower ahead of the 2018 US midterm elections on Tuesday with most analysts forecasting the Democrats will win back control of the House of Representatives.
Australian and US markets have enjoyed such a close relationship, it has been easy to view Australia as the 51st state. What changed?
Beijing is desperate for technology boosts to avoid the dreaded middle income trap. That gives the US a lot of leverage in the struggle between superpowers.
If cloud computing is the future of banking then Westpac is well positioned to lead the way among the big four banks thanks to a $500 million investment in a new customer service hub.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's early reappointment of APRA's boss sends a strange message given the important questions that have been raised by the banking royal commission.
APRA's Wayne Byres will have learnt valuable lessons from the royal commission uncovering misconduct by financiers.
Virgin Australia could drop controversial plans to offer veterans priority boarding and in-flight acknowledgement, after criticism by ex-service groups and One Nation leader Pauline Hanson.
Stubbornly low wage growth could see a turnaround as a result of retailers restoring penalty rates and casual loadings.
On a bus tour dubbed the "ScoMo express", the Prime Minister will target key marginal electorates in the sunshine state during a four-day visit
Bill Ferris believes the Australian population gets the role of science in tackling climate change and endorsed Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes' "ginger role" in the debate.
Relative to other nations Australia's presence at CIIE is strong, with the third largest number of products and sixth largest number of exhibitors.
A majority of voters in the South Pacific territory of New Caledonia chose to remain part of France instead of backing independence.
Propelled by the best wages growth in nine years and renewed warnings about illegal immigrants, Donald Trump embarked on a final three-day blitz of key Senate battle grounds.
Australian companies are unprepared for dramatic changes to China's e-commerce regulations and licensing rules, due to start in January.
"I'm shorting two stocks in the UK, but I've got a screen of about 50, and I might short all 50 if I think Jeremy Corbyn is going to be prime minister," says Steve Eisman.
Australia has been urged to work with China in the Indo-Pacific rather than seek to contain Beijing and side with a hostile United States.
NAB has raised standard variable rates for new borrowers, but in a change to the status quo, it is maintaining rates on hold for existing customers.
Wealth coach and lawyer Adeola Omole built a seven-figure net worth after paying off $US70,000 ($97,090) worth of consumer debt and a $US320,000 mortgage with her mantra "Spend passion, cut junk."
Proactive investing requires making choices that often demand a level of conviction about a decision many years ahead of its time.
Disruption in the healthcare sector is about making the sector more efficient, rather than gnawing away at existing businesses' profit streams.
The billionaire owner of Moose Toys, whose profit plunged one-third in 2017-18, has partnered with the makers of Fortnite in search of his next hit.
The negotiating team had to contend with the leadership issue, which was complicated by the cultural differences of the two universities.
There is rising pressure on fund managers to be more transparent with their voting intentions.
With sadness, we're calling it early: at Melbourne's Spring Racing Carnival, peak Birdcage is behind it.
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