Insights

Investors awaiting Warren Buffett's annual letter will get three for the price of one this year. The founder of Berkshire Hathaway is planning a special "golden anniversary" publication, marking 50 years since he took a controlling stake in the company.

2014 marked a significant transition point in the iron ore market, with supply greatly overtaking demand. Indeed, combined production increases from the major iron ore producers including BHP, Rio Tinto, Fortescue Metals and Vale, likely exceeded 120 mtpa (million tonnes per annum) last year.

We take a look at how four of our international stocks have performed in the latest reporting period.

Global central bank policies are diverging. The Federal Reserve, although taking no action at its recent meeting, has a decidedly different tone than the others, all of whom are easing monetary policy—highlighted by a surprise interest rate cut from the Bank of Canada, and the announcement of QE by the ECB.

The oil price the RBA based its last set of inflation expectations is long gone. An update will provide more room to cut rates.

Apple has hit on a brilliant business model that exploits the willingness of customers to pay a premium for its products.

In this week's reading guide, Kohler analyses Abbott's austerity agenda, Gottliebsen looks at Greece's finance minister and Bartholomeusz appraises the Saudis' oil price tactics.

Investors and analysts will be focused on the outcome of the Reserve Bank board's first meeting for 2015, while US employment figures will also be of interest.

The tax sweetener scandals have created an appetite for coordination that the Commission would be smart to exploit.

Profit growth will slow as companies deal with the collapse in commodities and continued weak sentiment.

Could Qantas' punt on virtual reality totally redefine the in-flight entertainment experience, or is it simply an eye-catching gimmick?

The Australian Energy Regulator's proposed slashing of power distributors' budgets has left it between a rock and a hard place.

Unless APRA takes an aggressive approach to investor lending, there is a real risk that rate cuts will drive property prices higher while undermining the business sector.

China expected to set 2015 growth target at 'around 7 percent', and a prominent princeling revealed as the de facto owner of Anbang Insurance.

The policies enacted by central banks in Japan, Europe and the US have triggered a wave of competitive devaluations around the world and there is mounting pressure on the RBA to respond.

Research has found not just large-scale movements, like jet streams, but also thunderstorms are bringing ozone closer to Earth, where it acts as a greenhouse gas. The findings have ramifications for climate modellers.