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It's been a wild ride on Wall Street in the closing months of 2018.
Sharemarket

The volatile outlook for 2019 is a reflection of Trump's America

The last few months of 2018 provided a torrid period for investors after years of calm. Expect more of the same in 2019.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
The record rally in the US has put a rocket under the local sharemarket.
Sharemarket

ASX riding high after historic Wall Street rebound rally

  • by Alex Druce
Former ABC chairman Justin Milne and then managing director Michelle Guthrie.
ABC Wars

Michelle Guthrie files lawsuit against ABC for unfair dismissal

  • by Jennifer Duke
boxing day sales melbourne
Retail

$2.5 billion spent in a day: Shoppers hunt for bargains on Boxing Day

  • by Matt Bungard
Telstra customers in Victoria and Tasmania had an NBN outage on Christmas Eve.
Network outage

'All I want for Xmas is a reliable connection': Telco customers irate

  • by Jennifer Duke
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The economy

Alan Joyce, Paul O'Malley, Scott Charlton, John Borghetti, Craig Meller, Kerrie Mather, Don Meij, Mike Kane, Mark Palmquist, Alberto Calderon. Photo: Fairfax Media
Company tax

These CEOs got multimillion-dollar bonuses. Their companies paid little or no tax

The CEO's of some of Australia's largest companies received multi-million dollar bonuses while their companies paid little to no company tax, according to tax office transparency records. 

  • by Eryk Bagshaw
The Australian Energy Market Commission says large-scale electricity projects supported by the Renewable Energy Target will drive falling prices over the next two years. The Morrison government will not extend the target after 2020.
Energy

Tyranny of distance: The renewable power disconnect

The renewable energy boom may be going to waste because the best place to put wind and solar is too far away to connect to the grid.

  • by Cole Latimer
Shoppers que outside David Jones on Boxing Day.
Retail

'Big ships to turn around': Department stores face new year slump

  • by Eryk Bagshaw
US Treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin sought to reassure investors
World markets

As markets slide, Trump shifts ire from Powell to 'very talented' Mnuchin

  • by Margaret Talev
National property markets worrying state treasuries across the country
Jobs

States downgrade growth and jobs over housing worries, bank inquiry

  • by Shane Wright
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Markets

Australian shares surged on the back of a record lift in Wall Street.
Sharemarket

Australian stocks soar after historic Wall St lift

  • by William McInnes
Sharemarket

Sydney trader pleads guilty to manipulating Chicago futures market

  • by Patrick Hatch
Sharemarket

The volatile outlook for 2019 is a reflection of Trump's America

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz

Companies

A defaced poster from the offices where an African-American employee at BHP's Pinto Mining Group was greeted with Ku Klux Klan symbols and nooses while working at the facility, it is alleged.
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Racism

KKK symbols, nooses: BHP settles racial discrimination claim in US

  • by Sarah Danckert
Innovation

'Move faster': Toyota wants to put a robot friend in every home

  • by Kevin Buckland
ABC Wars

Michelle Guthrie files lawsuit against ABC for unfair dismissal

  • by Jennifer Duke

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Allison Greenland owner of Leap into Literacy.
Managing

How to get a summer holiday if you run a small business

Allison Greenland remembers the time when she almost succeeded at taking a summer holiday.

  • by Kate Jones
Cam Northway of Cocktail Porter.
Small business

Shaken or stirred? From cocktails to clothes, on-demand takes hold

Cam Northway saw a need for a cocktail delivery service.

  • by Christine D'Mello
Australians have reported millions of dollars in losses this year from a range of scams, from ransomware to fake billing.
Scams

Australia's $100 million scam problem: The threat has become personal

  • by Emma Koehn
Kate Morris is kicking off the Boxing Day sale at Adore Beauty on Friday 21 December.
Managing

'Christmas for us is effectively over': Boxing Day sales come early

  • by Cara Waters
Do your staff clam up at honest feedback? Self-awareness training could help matters.
Opinion
Work in Progress

How low self-awareness destroys teams

  • by James Adonis

Consumer affairs

Myer's faced another significant protest vote.
Retail

Gift cards declined on Boxing Day at Myer and Coles

  • by Anthony Colangelo
Retail

$2.5 billion spent in a day: Shoppers hunt for bargains on Boxing Day

  • by Matt Bungard
Shopping

How to grab a post-Christmas bargain today

  • by Matt Bungard

Workplace

Quiam-Si Lai and Jang Jang Lay have been made redundant due to the collapse of Fastline Logistics.
Workplace

'This was their Christmas present to us': Devastated couple both lose jobs after firm collapses

  • by Melissa Cunningham
Workplace

'Devastating blow' before Christmas as firm collapse leaves 120 jobless

  • by Melissa Iaria
Opinion
MeToo Movement

Australia's #MeToo movement is turning into a civil rights battle

  • by David Fickling

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