Business
Companies
Tough retailing conditions bite landlord Vicinity
Sales of jewellery, leisure goods and services like pharmacies have underpinned earnings at mall owner Vicinity Centres, but tough retailing conditions left the shopping centre landlord with a drop in profits..
- by Simon Johanson
Latest
Mining
Whitehaven Coal delivers a profit surge and dividend splash
Whitehaven Coal has delivered a surging December half net profit, up 19 per cent to $305.8 million, as significantly higher coal prices boosted earnings
- by Darren Gray
Health insurance
Medibank will act as 'white knight' if rivals fall to premium caps
Medibank Group chief executive Craig Drummond says the health insurer is ready to pounce if a distressed rival falters in a "challenging environment" that is expected to see further caps on premium rises.
- by Colin Kruger
Media & marketing
Slowing Sydney and Melbourne markets hit Domain profits
The property listings site has booked a fall in profit and a $179 million write-down as the real estate market continues to slide in its key markets.
- by Jennifer Duke
Innovation
The AI that can write a fake news story after being given just a few words
A company co-founded by Elon Musk has produced a piece of software that can produce authentic-looking fake news articles after being given just a few pieces of information.
- by Jeremy Kahn
Analysis
Aviation
How the A380 turned into a flying white elephant
Loved by passengers, feared by accountants, the world's largest airliner has been put out of its misery.
- by Tim Hepher
Amazon
Amazon abandons plan to build HQ2 in New York after mounting opposition
Amazon's plans to build a headquarters in New York was met with rising opposition from local politicians.
- by David Shepardson
Opinion
Telecommunications
Investing in Telstra is a game of regulatory roulette
For every growth avenue Andy Penn explores, there is Rod Sims or an angry politician standing in the way.
- by John McDuling
Optus
'I could access everything': Optus customers worried after logging in as 'Vladmir'
Customers trying to access their own Optus accounts appear to have been logged in to another customer's account.
- by Jenny Noyes
Commercial real estate
Westfield under-delivers for Unibail-Rodamco
Retail behemoth Unibail-Rodamco, which completed a historic takeover of Sir Frank Lowy’s retail empire last year, has lowered its guidance for 2019 after weaker than expected earnings from its Westfield portfolio.
- by Simon Johanson
Mining
Better commodity prices helps South32's profit head north
South32 boss Graham Kerr says he is happy for his business to be "predictable", as the diversified mid-tier miner unveiled a 17 per cent profit jump
- by Darren Gray