Business
Market movers
Opinion
Productivity
Good news: Our falling productivity is too bad to be true
Our stunning fall in productivity may mean the world’s coming to an end, but it’s more likely to mean there’s something funny going on with the figures.
- by Ross Gittins
Updated
World markets
ASX retreats from record high as healthcare stocks weigh on index
- by Millie Muroi
‘Back soon’: Alan Jones’ return to streaming channel on the cards
- by Calum Jaspan and Kate McClymont
Opinion
USA
The US may get a one-week shutdown reprieve, but chaos in Congress continues
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Currency
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Companies
‘Back soon’: Alan Jones’ return to streaming channel on the cards
Alan Jones was removed from fringe channel ADH’s banners on YouTube and Facebook, but the company has told viewers he will be back soon.
- by Calum Jaspan and Kate McClymont
Dexus takes a haircut, sells Fishermans Bend site for half listing price
Planning complications shred the value of Dexus’ Fishermans Bend site. It originally listed for $50-$60 million and has now sold for $30.07 million.
- by Nicole Lindsay
Updated
Earnings season
The Star posts $9m half-year profit following inquiry bombshell
- by Amelia McGuire
Markets
Updated
World markets
ASX retreats from record high as healthcare stocks weigh on index
- by Millie Muroi
Updated
World markets
ASX rallies in late trade to close less than a point shy of record high
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
The economy
Opinion
Global economy
‘Blue zone’ myth: The truth about the paradises filled with 100-year-olds
- by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Opinion
Global economy
Trump wants to kill this fading giant. It might die anyway
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion & Perspectives
‘Blue zone’ myth: The truth about the paradises filled with 100-year-olds
It would be charming if there really were “blue zone” Edens of supercentenarians.
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Good news: Our falling productivity is too bad to be true
Our stunning fall in productivity may mean the world’s coming to an end, but it’s more likely to mean there’s something funny going on with the figures.
Ross Gittins
Economics Editor
We might be ‘out of touch’, but us old-timers are worth listening to
Being out of touch cannot be attributed to age or a refusal to be open to new ideas. It’s also the result of failing to communicate ideas, values and wisdom.
Jim Bright
Banking & finance
Updated
Mergers & acquisitions
ANZ wins green light for $4.9b Suncorp bank takeover on appeal
- by Millie Muroi
Entrepreneurship
‘We’ve been shackled’: Inside the plans to serve Sara Lee cake to a new generation
The new owners of the frozen dessert business say they are looking to create new products and expand into other food categories.
- by Jessica Yun
How governance tipples gave Top Shelf investors a hangover
The troubles at Top Shelf are another example of an ASX hopeful that holds much promise but has so far failed to deliver for many of its shareholders.
- by Sarah Danckert
Opinion
Funding
Kiki case highlights pitfalls of a ‘girls only’ social club run by five men
- by Millie Muroi
Media
‘Back soon’: Alan Jones’ return to streaming channel on the cards
- by Calum Jaspan and Kate McClymont
Workplace
Analysis
Workplace disputes
How to stop difficult colleagues affecting your career – and win them over
- by Helena Morrissey
Commercial real estate
Mining
Updated
Mergers & acquisitions
‘Better late than never’: US giant Alcoa set to take over Australian partner in $3.3b deal
- by Nick Toscano and Simon Johanson
Blindsided: The crash that rocked boardrooms and Australia’s wealthy investors
- by Simon Johanson and Colin Kruger