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A mixed bag of inflation evens out to another win for the Reserve Bank. Wages look to be rising in real terms this year, and many common items are being priced lower.

One jotters says companies are stuck in an investment cul-de-sac, and another scrutinises the Commission of Audit.

The social network has regained Wall Street's confidence since a rocky IPO but continued success still hinges on whether it can keep beating its mobile ad revenue targets.

Rightly or wrongly, the baby boomers are often made out to be an economically selfish bunch. Such sweeping claims can only get us so far, but this is a generation that has enjoyed asset price booms, job security and social spending that their kids are unlikely to experience.

It was mid-October 2010 and GPT chief Michael Cameron had plenty to crow about. Once the heavyweight of Australia's property trust sector, GPT's perilous leverage had nearly sent it to the grave during the global financial crisis.

The former chief executive of crisis company Boart Longyear has spoken for the first time since his sacking, and expressed his sadness at the mining services company's recent struggles.

Three of Australia's biggest banks are tipped to churn out profit growth of up to 10 per cent alongside higher dividends when they report their annual earnings over the next two weeks, despite the weakening trend engulfing much of the economy.

The curse of CBD has struck down the Australia's Worst Journalist website run by disgraced former doctor Geoffrey Edelsten.

Competition tsar Rod Sims is confident police will arrest fugitive conman Peter Foster, who boasted on the weekend that he had fled to Fiji.

Electronics chain Dick Smith believes the local market could support as many as 30 of its Move concept stores - a specialist mobile and wireless device retailer that fuses fashion and tech - as the group prepares for its $600 million sharemarket float slated for as early as Christmas.

Mongolia and Rio Tinto have resolved some of the disputes that have stalled the expansion of their $6.6 billion Oyu Tolgoi copper mine.

A former executive who was sent to jail for insider trading but then released on appeal with his conviction quashed has slammed the corporate regulator for the way it conducted its case against him.

The increasing popularity of self-managed super funds is undeniable. From about 70,000 SMSFs in 1994, the number has increased to just short of 510,000 by June 30, 2013. Of the $1.58 trillion invested through Australian super funds, SMSFs control $496.2 billion, making it the largest sector of the superannuation industry.

The sky is just one of many odd spots for business talks, writes Adam Courtenay.

It's the question every business owner wants the answer to. How to build a $100 million business?

Turning up to work with children in tow can be hard for all concerned, but sometimes parents don't have a choice. A pupil-free day, a babysitter not being available, day care closed or a sick child can leave parents with no option but to lug them into the office.