Property: Where Gen Y will buy
Outer suburbs are on track to deliver better returns than inner city over the medium term.
Why our $US drop is done
The $US could weaken as other economies recover, and that means the Australian dollar should hold around current levels.
Can gold hold or rise?
The price of gold has taken a beating, but there are prospects for a rebound above SUS1,400.
Euro vision for lower Aussie
The Australian dollar has slipped against the euro … and that's set to continue.
Aust stocks fall at noon
Local market falls almost 0.5% midway through final session before election.
Will Hockey sow the seeds of an agribusiness boom?
Massive potential to grow Australian agribusiness will only be realised with help from large amounts of foreign capital. Joe Hockey looks set to face an important test in GrainCorp's ADM tie-up.
Market Insight: Gold bears
Shares are weaker today and gold prices have taken a hit, pushing miners such as Newcrest sharply lower, while ResMed bucks the trend to touch a record high.
Coastal's power play clouds
Coastal may be attacking the Billabong board but it is fending off attacks on its other major Australian investment, Redbank Energy.
A plea for responsible government
A responsible government doesn't junk a decade of detailed policy debate and deliberation before knowing what they'll replace it with. Will Abbott learn from the Howard government?
Markets: A cautionary note on junior debt
Moody's downgrade of the subordinated debt of major banks should serve as a reminder to investors of the greater risk involved.
Turnbull trapped in an internet filter fiasco
The issue of the internet filter has come back to haunt Malcolm Turnbull and the coaltion. Wherever he is, you can be sure that the former pioneer of this plan, Stephen Conroy, would be laughing.
Santos buys PNG permits
Santos has lifted its exploration exposure in PNG with interest in two permits and negotiations continuing on a third.
Business Accelerators: Valuing your business
In the next episode of Business Accelerators, we look at how you can measure the equity built up in a business. Our case study is BuildPro, a supplier of building materials in Bendigo, Victoria.
Climate politics from another planet
As Australia gears up for a summer of fires after our warmest winter, the national climate interest has been sidelined in the campaign by political space cadets.
THE WEEK AHEAD
Myer's annual results are among the last earnings season reports, while unemployment and lending finance prints headline the week's economic data.