Murray battens down for more Hayne pain
As AMP shareholders brace for the banking royal commission's final report, company boss David Murray believes the inquiry will be a good thing for the sector.
The trophy homes lingering on the market
It's been a record year for Australia's top-end market with the country's first $100 million house sale, but some of the most impressive trophy homes around the country are still sitting on the shelf.
Back to brute force politics
The incoherence of the Trump administration has shattered confidence in the political process more broadly
Why a 5G future is still quite far away
For telcos spending hundreds of millions on 5G, the fact most smartphone users don't need anything greater than 4G is just one of their problems.
Start-up slammed for paying spruikers
Prominent blockchain electricity-trading start-up Power Ledger has been slammed for using "bounty hunters" to drum up interest in its bitcoin-like currency.
Rio's rail robot rises, finally
Rio Tinto has declared mission nearly accomplished on the ambitious $1.3 billion plan to automate its Pilbara long-haul iron ore rail network.
Trump mulls New Year ban on Huawei, ZTE
President Donald Trump could use executive order to declare a national emergency and thus bar US companies from purchasing equipment made by China's Huawei and ZTE.
Western Sydney Airport to consider IPO when sold off
Western Sydney Airport will "probably" be sold in an IPO when the Federal government no longer wants to own it, says CEO Graham Millett.
Facebook can't fake it any longer
Facebook used to be a fun place where friends shared cat videos and swapped memes, then we discovered it had teeth and claws. Now the social network has hired teams to try to tame the beast.
An optimist's guide to investments in 2019
Equities look better value after recent falls but investors need to keep an eye on six key factors that may extend the global cycle in the new year.
NSW orders probe into 'cracked' high-rise
NSW orders 'comprehensive' investigation into developer Ecove's Opal Tower in Sydney Olympic Park.
Meet the Baby Boomer whisperers
Baby Boomers are a powerful economic group, but many brands are still struggling to talk to them.
Wall St's epic rally is not how this ends
A rally to end all rallies on Wall Street doesn't change the fact that if Ray Dalio is right, and it is 1937 again, markets are facing truly inhospitable conditions ahead.
Why I am a fan of the US Fed again
After 20 years, the Fed is returning to a world where fundamentals and not funny money decide asset prices.
Consumer stocks lift ASX to best session in two years
Australian shares soared on Thursday, the first session for local stocks since the Christmas holiday, recording their best session in more than two years.
Back from dead or dying gasp? Rally excites bulls
Bludgeoned for weeks, a bull market is left for dead. Suddenly, at the last second, a rally - death is averted - the obituaries go back in the can.
Dow surges 1086 points in frenetic rally
Wall Street powered higher, with the Dow accelerating into the close. The S&P 500 gained 5 per cent; the Nasdaq leapt 5.8 per cent.
Opinion
Scott Morrison will have to dig deep next year
The Coalition does not have long to turn around a history of under-delivery. But Labor's offerings are deeply flawed as well.
The battle royale over bank bonuses
At AGMs bank chairmen played chicken with their institution investors – and lost.
How to help your adult children buy property
Income protection insurance and ensuring all kids get equal help should be top of your list, writes John Wasiliev who finds answers for your super questions.
Why truth still has value in Australia
As rough a year as its been, Australians have many reasons to be thankful for strong institutions and a growing economy that have helped to keep the troubles of the world at bay.
Julia Banks slams Liberal culture
Crossbench MP Julia Banks has slammed the Liberal Party's culture and rejected claims women will never reach 50 per cent representation in Australian politics.
Has Donald Trump made it easier for politicians to lie?
As voters prepare to return to the polls in 2019, is lying in federal politics easier because of Donald Trump?
Labor's hubris is a mistake
Labor's presumptuous attitude is a mistake - there is a long way to run between now and election day.
Australia on track to miss Paris emissions targets
Australia is on track to drastically miss its Paris greenhouse emissions reduction targets by 19 percentage points, new government figures show.
Indian giant Adani approval delayed
Adani will miss its Christmas deadline to begin construction of its Carmichael mine after the Palaszczuk government commissioned a new independent review.
Trump mulls New Year ban on Huawei, ZTE
President Donald Trump could use executive order to bar US companies from using equipment made by China's Huawei and ZTE.
'Russia has a new kind of strategic weapon'
Russian President Vladimir Putin watched the testing of a new, nuclear-capable glider that flies at 20 times the speed of sound that comes into service in 2019.
Trump finally hews to ritual of meeting active troops
President Donald Trump once opined that it wasn't "overly necessary" for him to visit troops in danger zones abroad. But something changed his mind on Thursday.
Indonesia raises volcano alert as death toll rises
Indonesian authorities widened an area marked as a danger zone around the Mount Anak Krakatau as the volcano continued to send hot ash clouds into the sky after a weekend tsunami triggered by a landslide killed at least 430 people.
First drop in years for China's industrial profits
Earnings growth at China's industrial companies in November fell for the first time in nearly three years, highlighting once again gathering risks of a sharp slowdown in the world's second-largest economy.
Personal Finance
Opal cracks a minefield for investors
While nobody died, this was a pretty grim Christmas for the residents and owners of the Opal Tower in Sydney's Olympic Park.
Family conversations to keep ageing parents happy
For older parents, it's about making your wishes heard. For adult children, it's about sharing the responsibility.
Festive cheer that could last all year in your block
While we're in Christmas mode, it's worth thinking about how to encourage a community buzz that remains.
Running one amateur football game a year makes him $1m
Jim McVay has benefited staggeringly from the Outback Bowl, a second-tier college football game sponsored by an Australian-themed restaurant chain.
What a year of reading only women authors taught me
These days, most of us are alert to the perils of unconscious bias in our professional lives. But I hadn't expected to find it so explicitly on my bookshelves.
Rear Window's 2018: The descent continues
As in 2015, Australia withstood both a change of Test cricket captain and of Prime Minister. Both high offices are now occupied by placeholders.
Why Credit Suisse is betting on Australia's young rich
Credit Suisse is focusing on Australia's younger generation of internationally minded, tech-savvy customers as it ramps up its private banking business.
Lifestyle
What's in a font? Luxury brands are getting very samey
All caps, sans serif. Why are all luxury brands adopting the same look?
The best of David Rowe's cartoons
