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- Telecommunications
Penn determined to reboot Telstra
Telstra boss Andy Penn intends to become its longest serving CEO, saying pain over T22 job losses will be rewarded when it emerges fighting fit for the new era.
Trump issues fresh China tariff threat, renews attack on the Fed
In a rambling interview, President Donald vowed to impose tariffs on all Chinese imports if Xi Jinping doesn't attend the G20 this month.
Savers face tough choices as rates sink below inflation
More than 80 per cent of saving accounts are paying less than the inflation rate, or a negative real interest rate.
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- Infrastructure boom
Infrastructure speed up to aid economy
The Morrison government is examining which public infrastructure projects can be rolled out faster than scheduled to support the economy through a soft patch.
Slater & Gordon, Shine chairmen held merger talks
Senior representatives of two of Australia's largest plaintiff law firms met in Brisbane recently. They weren't there to discuss the cricket.
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Uber test for Christian Porter
Gig economy poster child Uber is making sensible recommendations for reforming Australia's industrial relations system and its approach to contractors.
Evans Dixon tries to reassure clients as shares, funds fall
The head of wealth at Evans Dixon has sought to reassure clients the firm is acting in their interests when recommending its own products.
Business
What went wrong at Lendlease?
Steve McCann turned Lendlease into a disciplined, global construction company. So how did one division blow up on his watch?
Male and pale: the face of Australia's top chief executives
The CEOs of ASX100 companies are still overwhelmingly male, but they're better educated than five years ago.
Why fewer new customers are trying a cheaper Pantene
Procter & Gamble's ANZ boss says supermarkets are discounting too often, too deeply, but the shift towards everyday low prices has to be handled properly.
Giant super pool should inspire boards to grow
Veteran investment banker Mark Warburton says there is a wall of money looking for investment opportunities.
Maggie Beer cheese in tasty rise at Woolworths
Longtable Group is trying to modernise the brand built by the celebrity chef amid concerns that Millennial shoppers have lost the taste for Maggie Beer.
Prospa shifts into payments with Afterpay-style product
Prospa, which will list on the ASX at midday on Tuesday, has built a buy-now-pay-later service for small businesses to buy stock and equipment.
Fintech Tradeplus24 creates a new loan
A business lender says its financing will allow it to lend to Australian companies wanting to manage lumpy cash flow at single-digit interest rates.
Markets
- Opinion
- Sharemarket
What the market rebound really means
It may not yet be time for investors to give up the multi-year bond and equity positioning that, in relative terms, has favoured US securities.
Aluminium bounces after hitting 29-month low
Three-month LME aluminium rose 0.6 per cent to $US1775 a tonne, having touched $US1752.50, the weakest level since January 11, 2017.
China's iron ore surges on supply concerns
The price of iron ore could reach $US120 a tonne by August, according to Tivlon Technologies.
Sorting the optimists from the realists in small caps
NovaPort Capital's Sinclair Currie likes some embattled aged care stocks and is willing to take a chance on mining companies not yet in production. Here's why.
ASX looks towards post-GFC high
The sustainability of this year's sharemarket relief rally will be tested this week as key measures of corporate and consumer sentiment are released.
Opinion
Freedom is not dying quietly as Hong Kong marches
The extradition law sought by China has sparked an extraordinary response from an extraordinary city.
Editorial
Prospa float is big test for fintech sector
A year on from the drama of its first float attempt, Prospa's IPO on Tuesday represents an even bigger moment for the local tech sector.
Columnist
Church and mammon driving tailings disclosures
Big investors want standardised transparency on dam risks and modelling from a wide world of miners.
Columnist
Tax cuts are a bad bet on a wobbly future
The Coalition is cutting taxes when it should be raising spending to help a sputtering and uncertain economy.
The Australia Institute chief economist
Politics
G20 sees global growth pick up, but fears trade war
Finance ministers and central bank governors from the 20 largest economies expect global growth to "pick up" moderately later this year, despite risks from "intensified" trade tensions between the United States and China.
Coalition leaves open possibility of tax cut deal with Hanson
The Morrison government believes it is closing in on a deal with the Senate crossbench to pass its full package of income tax cuts, and has left open the possibility of negotiations with Pauline Hanson.
LNG giants headed for greenhouse clash with mining sector
WA environmental watchdogs says oil and gas companies are in favour of accounting for their customers' emissions because their exports are reducing coal-fired generation.
Victorian Liberals face difficult choice
The Liberal Party's least-successful division, Victoria, will this weekend choose between a 62-year-old member of the political establishment and a 40-year-old challenger for the party presidency.
Qld to sign Adani royalties deal if mine approved
The Palaszczuk government will have to strike a royalties agreement with Indian energy company Adani if it gains final environmental approvals on Thursday.
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World
Trump issues fresh China tariff threat, renews attack on the Fed
In a rambling interview, President Donald vowed to impose tariffs on all Chinese imports if Xi Jinping doesn't attend the G20 this month.
- Opinion
- Foreign investment
Hong Kong hits tipping point over China controls
Proposed new extradition laws appear to be the tipping point for growing unrest about the erosion of the city's civil liberties over the last decade.
HK leader refuses to back down on extradition laws
Hundreds of thousands of protesters have marched through Hong Kong to voice their opposition to government-sponsored legislation that would allow people to be extradited to mainland China to face charges.
Chinese exporters dodge tariffs with fake made-in-Vietnam labels
Some Chinese exporters are going to extreme lengths to avoid the hit from Donald Trump's tariffs.
Boris Johnson hardens Brexit rhetoric, vows tax cuts
Johnson said he would scrap the Irish border backstop, withhold $72 billion owed to the bloc until an agreement was reached and leave on October 31.
Real Estate
ANZ fails to pass on full cut despite mortgage lending going backwards
Regulation-lite shadow banks grab market share as majors struggle
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- Construction
WA draws up trusts plan to protect subcontractor payments
State would be the first to adopt a system long opposed by building industry.
Time to modernise: Booming strata industry faces slower revenue growth
Surging new apartment numbers have boosted fees, but the surge is ending, Macquarie report shows.
Property market headwinds to offset 'green shoots'
In NSW about 40 per cent of property owners expect prices to fall compared to just 24 per cent who anticipate values to grow.
Phillpot settles in on Little Collins Street next to Melbourne Club
Two Little Collins Street trophies, tucked away behind the Melbourne Club, have been snapped up by a tech entrepreneur.
Personal Finance
International tax system outgunned in digital age
G20 finance ministers and central bank governors committed on the weekend to "redouble efforts" for a fair and modern tax rulebook.
How the federal election flipped the game between one vendor and buyer
Sales agent feared his vendor, who had been cutting his asking price, would suddenly raise it again after the poll result.
- Opinion
- Property prices
Lower interest rates won't lift all property
Buyers still have an advantage – as long as they apply a sceptical and critical eye to the marketing claims they hear in coming weeks.
Technology
Salesforce bets on big data with Tableau
Salesforce.com agreed to buy big data firm Tableau Software for $US15 billion, the most dramatic move yet by a major cloud to boost its analytics offerings one analyst said.
- Analysis
- Privacy
Apple takes a bite out of Facebook and Google's surveillance duopoly
Using Facebook or Google to log in to websites is easy, but powers commercial tracking; Apple's new 'sign-in' system ramps up privacy and offers an alternative.
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- Software
How a giant software deal grew from a napkin scribble
Qualtrics' Ryan Smith was ready for an IPO when SAP's CEO came to dinner with an $US8b proposition. A deal was done a week later and it has kept growing since.
Leadership
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- Publishing
'The heart of our democracy': Crikey's investigative arm INQ launches
Private Media is launching INQ the new investigative journalism arm of Crikey with a team of 12.
Far-reaching effects for Women of Influence winners
Past winners of The Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence Awards say the biggest impact has been gaining heightened awareness from business.
Lifestyle
Inside Google's moon shot for the fashion industry
The search engine giant has joined forces with Stella McCartney to reduce fashion's carbon footprint by fixing its data gap.
Can hypnosis make you a healthy eater?
Keen to curb my addiction to crisps and sugar - and to lose weight - I signed up for a hypnotherapy session. Here's what happened.
Scary bear encounter no deterrent to manager's hiking passion
Wild animals haven't stopped ZEISS Australia general manager Hilke Fitzsimons from getting back on the trail. She answers our Time Out Q&A.
Ashleigh Barty's lack of height no barrier to lofty ambitions
Although she's the shortest player in the top 10, she says there's nothing stopping her succeeding at Wimbledon.
On the boil: the new power suit is here
Once the domain of workmen, the boiler suit has a new home – the catwalk.
