Insights

Full-year earnings releases from the National Australia Bank and ANZ will dominate corporate news, while US inflation data and manufacturing data from China will also be of interest.

Global uncertainty, downbeat levels of business confidence and a slowdown in mining investment will continue to place a significant drag on Australia's fragile economy.

In this week's essential reading guide Kohler considers a Chinese free-for-all, Gottliebsen argues Australia can win the milk war, Pickering diagnoses ills in Australia's housing market and Burgess calls time on carbon warfare.

The Abbott government's cutbacks threaten industry assistance to SPC and Simplot, but there are good reasons to rethink the growth potential of their sector.

Despite the digitisation of the music industry, live music continues to thrive, as the economics of touring stack the odds heavily in favour of the artist.

Rio Tinto is poised to sell its share of the Clermont mine.

Buying a share in a star athlete's success presents a whole new ballgame for investors, but a sudden career-ending injury could mean that losing money is just a hit away.

Australia's second bananas Joe Hockey, Chris Bowen and Wayne Swan are fighting for the last word in the fiscal blame game. Who will emerge triumphant?

A polite but unsmiling flight attendant and some spontaneous crowdsurfing are part of the experience on a China Southern flight.

The fourth investment by a Middle East sovereign wealth fund will be used to plant more trees.

Confessions and profit warnings at AGMs dominated the week and cast a shadow over the outlook.

Local market lifts as investors expect the US to further delay tapering stimulus.

Warrnambool's chief says Canadian dairy giant Saputo moved fast to trump Murray Goulburn's bid.

A former Federal Reserve board member says it's time to completely unwind QE and give the incoming chair a clean slate.

A flurry of big-ticket IPOs will hit the market in upcoming months, but investors — still scarred by the disasters of Myer and Collins Foods — have good reason to be cautious.

The Canadian dairy giant has greater access to funds that its rivals Murray Goulburn and Bega.