Apple's China problem is also ours
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The slowdown that's hitting Apple and a number of other big US companies in China will surely have to flow through to Australia at some stage.
The slowdown that's hitting Apple and a number of other big US companies in China will surely have to flow through to Australia at some stage.
The market for IPOs will remain soft this year after 2018 saw the share price of new listings decline on average for the first time in recent history, HLB Mann Judd has found.
Expectations for wholesale power prices have firmed further as the drought, gas prices and other factors outweigh the impact of new renewable generation, heightening nervousness around energy costs.
Inflation over the December quarter marginally beat economists forecasts thanks to a rise in the cost of tobacco, domestic holiday expenses and fruit.
Vale will pull as much as 40 million tonnes out of the iron ore market as it races to decommission 19 dams following its Brazilian disaster.
A morning rally led by gold and iron miners has faded away as negative bank and industrial sentiment drags on the ASX.
US allegations that Chinese conglomerate Huawei stole American technology go to the heart of critical trade negotiations being held this week.
CSL and Cochlear warn a crackdown on research and development tax incentives will hand a competitive edge to foreign countries targeting Australia's bio-medical sector, costing jobs.
Westpac is the latest bank to offer incentives – rather than cut rates – despite rising funding and regulatory costs and weakening demand from property buyers.
Online furniture retailer Temple & Webster has defied the downturn in the housing market, posting its first interim profit after growing first-half sales 40 per cent.
Production at Newcrest Mining has jumped in the December quarter, with year-to-date volumes for both gold and copper rising on the same period last year.
Iron ore miner Vale will reduce production by up to 10 per cent as arrests and a climbing death toll from the recent Brumadinho dam collapse prompt the company to take immediate action.
Two ex-investors from Regal Funds Management have delivered a sensational performance with a near-30 per cent return. Here's how they are positioned for the housing downturn.
The clock is now ticking for Elon Musk to avoid a $US920 million ($1.3 billion) bill for Tesla. That's the amount of debt coming due March 1 from convertible bonds issued back in 2014.
Australian shares are set to open higher ahead of the release of fourth quarter CPI data.
Apple said sales for its fiscal second quarter would most likely be lower than Wall Street expected. Its shares rose.
Copper and other base metals prices will recover only modestly this year as Chinese demand eases, a Reuters poll showed.
Alarm over the rise of China has raised the prospect that we are in the grip of a new "cold war". But unlike the Soviet Union, China is embedded in the world economy.
APRA's fairly glowing review of its own measures to dampen risks in the mortgage market could be seen as having two main audiences.
Tim Staermose's comical dealings with Australian regulators have led him to conclude he's better off risking his money in Dar es Salaam than Sydney.
Few businesses will be eyeing this year's federal election with more trepidation than the big four consulting giants Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC.
Retirees in the key battleground state of Queensland have urged Bill Shorten to grandfather his franking credit clampdown, saying it unfairly targeted older people who invested in good faith.
Huawei's local chairman John Lord said the telecommunications giant had been swept up in a wave of anti-China sentiment after the US filed charges accusing it of stealing technology and evading sanctions.
"If the choice is between a democratic system ...and a one-party state," Australians would be "mad" to choose China over the US, says historian Niall Ferguson.
Chris Bowen said retirees unhappy with Labor's franking plan are free to take their vote elsewhere.
Oliver Yates says he is challenging Treasurer Josh Frydenberg for his blue-ribbon seat of Kooyong primarily because the government refuses to act on climate change.
Across Huawei's vast supply chain, the impact of the US indictment sent share prices sliding as investors fretted over the future of the Chinese telecoms equipment giant and whether it would be hit with an export ban.
British PM Theresa May has notched up an unusual and unexpected win, but none of the reasons behind the Brexit deadlock have gone away, writes Hans van Leeuwen.
Theresa May sees off Parliament's attempts to wrest control of Brexit, strengthening her hand as she goes back to the EU for more concessions.
Negotiators will spend a lot of time focused on problems that are no longer such a big deal while both parties will refuse to budge an inch on really pressing issues
Australia has slipped significantly in an annual corruption survey in which Denmark and New Zealand come out on top.
It might be smart to keep a cool head about the Opposition plan to change dividend imputation rules and wait until it is a reality, writes John Wasiliev who seeks answers to your superannuation questions.
For investors considering what slowing growth in China could mean for their portfolio, fund managers say the answer isn't straightforward.
A new study of ATO individual taxpayer data shows women and the elderly will be disproportionately affected by Labor's plan to end refunds for excess franking credits.
Directors and senior management must fight the temptation to smother risk-taking as they digest the implications of the banking royal commission, warns a leading executive recruiter.
Corporate Australia's success in lifting the proportion of women on boards to nearly 30 per cent in three years is a sign that gender diversity quotas are unnecessary, the AICD says.
When it comes to negotiating, being respected is more important than being liked.
Sydney University is claiming "the largest philanthropic achievement by any university" after it amassed $1 billion in donations in 10 years, exceeding a target of $750 million.
A wave of grape varieties has gone from marginal to mainstream. And we’re better off for it.
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