Business
The economy
Analysis
Energy
CKI beefs up $13bn APA takeover bid ahead of looming deadline
As the deadline for a revised CKI bid nears, continued silence from the Hong Kong company may indicate the deal is now dead in the water.
- by Cole Latimer
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RBA
IMF sees Australia risks 'tilted to downside' on China, trade war
The balance of risks to Australia's economy are "tilted to the downside" due to a deteriorating global outlook, the International Monetary Fund said, urging the central bank to keep interest rates low.
- by Michael Heath
Property development
New Australian homes are the smallest they've been in 22 years
Despite the trend, Australia still has the second-largest homes of any country, behind the United States.
- by Marnie Banger
Opinion
Data analysis
Benefits from big data at risk from untrustworthy, bungling politicians
Government penny-pinching doesn’t give the data gatherers enough funding.
- by Ross Gittins
Trucking
National economy at risk unless oversize truck permit delays fixed
The federal government released the review into Australia’s oversize over mass access arrangements this week.
- by Hamish Hastie
Startups
Move over Silicon Valley, tech startups blow in to Windy City
Chicago, a city that symbolises America’s industrial heartland is trying to reinvent itself, with help from tech entrepreneurs.
- by Clancy Yeates
Sharemarket
Labor's imputation policy is 'criminal' warns leading fund manager
Geoff Wilson has launched a fresh attack on Labor's tax policy on dividends.
- by Mathew Dunckley
RBA
'Serenity now, insanity later': Credit Suisse sends a warning on the Australian economy
Australia’s economy is humming like a well-oiled machine in 2018, but Credit Suisse sees trouble on the horizon.
- by David Scutt
Energy
Fears of summer blackouts sees energy operator push business to cut power
The Australian Energy Market Operator will rely on big energy consuming businesses cutting back their demand to prevent potential blackouts during summer.
- by Cole Latimer & Benjamin Preiss
GDP
Australians' risky debt could magnify a downturn, RBA's Debelle warns
The Reserve Bank's second-in-command Guy Debelle says risky borrowing may not trigger an economic slump, but could accelerate a downturn.
- by Michael Heath
Jobs
Employment works in RBA's favour as jobs surge
Employment surged in October as the central bank's record-low interest rates spurred hiring, while the jobless rate remained at a six-year low despite an expanding workforce.
- by Alex Druce & Benjamin Preiss