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ASIC targets $1.5b Lynas takeover bid

Wesfarmers' controversial $1.5 billion takeover bid for Lynas Corporation has attracted the attention of the corporate regulator.

  • by Kylar Loussikian
Australia's sagging property market is weighing on Australia's financial stability.
RBA

Sydney, Melbourne property prices to keep falling, says RBA

  • by Michael Heath
iSelect shares traded down sharply after its full-year result announcement.
Energy

iSelect misled public on power bill discounts: ACCC

  • by Cole Latimer
Bill Shorten, pictured on the first official day of the 2019 election campaign, has flagged changes to the minimum wage and workplace bargaining.
Australia votes

Business readies for election fought on IR and wages

  • by Patrick Hatch, John McDuling, Emma Koehn and Cole Latimer
Marketlend chief executive Leo Tyndall says the fintech's UnLock buy now pay later scheme has seen fast momentum.
Finance

Buy now, pay later apps turn focus to business owners

  • by Emma Koehn
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The economy

Australia's sagging property market is weighing on Australia's financial stability.
RBA

Sydney, Melbourne property prices to keep falling, says RBA

Australia's financial stability is being hit hard by rising household debt and shrinking economic growth, the RBA has warned.

  • by Michael Heath
According to CoreLogic estimates, real estate prices in Sydney have fallen about 14 per cent since their peak in 2017 while the slump in Melbourne has averaged about 10 per cent.
Property prices

NAB says property price falls larger than expected

The bank expects Sydney property prices to decline by around 20 per cent from peak to trough, while Melbourne is expected to fall around 15 per cent.

  • by Michael Mehr
Elon Musk
Australia votes

'No question it could be done': Tesla chief Elon Musk joins Australia's EV debate

  • by David Ross
Coal power plant owner Trevor St Baker is backing a boom in electric vehicles, investing in charging infrastructure running from Adelaide to Cairns.
Electric cars

Coal power baron says electric vehicles an inevitability

  • by Cole Latimer
A lack of Australian and global standards for EV chargers could slow the uptake of electric vehicles in Australia.
Electric cars

Canberra vows EV charger regulation to avoid rail industry's mistakes

  • by Cole Latimer
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Markets

It was another middling day of trade on Wall Street.
Wall Street

Wall Street continues sluggish week

  • by Sruthi Shankar
Opinion
World markets

Invest or starve: How China turned 350 million millennials into day traders

  • by Shuli Ren
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8@eight

8@eight: ASX set to open higher despite Wall Street's middling day

  • by Kyle Rodda

Companies

Uber's IPO is being eagerly awaited by Wall Street.
Uber

Uber could be worth $US120b - but warns it may never make a profit

  • by Joshua Franklin
Trump's White House

What we might learn from Donald Trump’s tax returns

  • by Susanne Craig and Jesse Drucker
Boeing crisis

Boeing said that 737 Max 8 is 'not suitable' for certain airports

  • by Anita Sharpe

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Small business

Timothy Kasbe is the managing director for Australia and New Zealand of Zoho.
Start-ups

Tech giant Zoho's launch in Australia hit by red tape delays

Software platform Zoho is facing delays in its Australian launch due to government red tape.

  • by Cara Waters
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Finance

Calls for red tape cuts, but businesses face unknowns into election

Small businesses want simple policies but will have to wait and see over key tax issues.

  • by Emma Koehn
Grief over the death of a colleague needs to be treated thoughtfully by senior staff.
Opinion
Work in Progress

Death of an employee: the aftermath

  • by James Adonis
Marketlend chief executive Leo Tyndall says the fintech's UnLock buy now pay later scheme has seen fast momentum.
Finance

Buy now, pay later apps turn focus to business owners

  • by Emma Koehn
Over the next week there could be many workers claiming to 'work from home' while firing up Netflix instead.
Opinion
The Venture

Will the Easter mini-break be a record for sickie thieves?

  • by Tony Featherstone

Consumer affairs

iSelect shares traded down sharply after its full-year result announcement.
Energy

iSelect misled public on power bill discounts: ACCC

  • by Cole Latimer
Electric cars

'Australia's waking up': take-up of electric car charging points to market shift

  • by Peter Hannam
World markets

How Michelle Pfeiffer is trying to shake up an $80bn industry

  • by Tiffany Kary and Jonathan Roeder

Workplace

Group meditation at Google's offices.
Opinion
The lowdown

Mindfulness brings major benefits to leadership

  • by James Donald
Careers

Respect and belong are key school themes all year round

  • by Kristie Kellahan
Opinion
Work therapy

When is a former employer going too far?

  • by Jonathan Rivett

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