Insights

We'll see M&A activity in every corner of the stock market but these are the four prime sectors to watch.

Fund managers, international investing, gold and SMSF pensions.

An increase in core measures of inflation shouldn't sway the Reserve Bank from making a rate cut in February.

Apple has posted the biggest quarterly earnings of any company ever. But is it just a one-time sugar rush for the tech giant?

Hawaii has been leading the US in solar uptake. The new owner of its power utility is also removing the brakes, moving to fast track grid connection of solar systems up to 250% of a network circuit's daytime minimum demand.

State media say 2015 will be a crucial year for pushing ahead with reforms. Are major changes to SOEs on their way?

The Saudis believe their tactics have resulted in some stability for the oil price, but there are question marks over how effective their strategy will be in the long run.

The ghost of WorkChoices means that the Coalition should consider more realistic reform options than tackling penalty rates.

Apart from China, nuclear is not garnering traction anywhere in the world with most nations likely to phase out or downgrade capacity in coming years - reinforcing a decades-long trend of stagnation.

Official forecasts point to steady or rising demand yet our analysis suggests that, with prices rising, gas demand in NSW could fall to as much as half within 10 years.

China's unhealthy national obsession with GDP growth is undergoing some subtle but profound changes.

The week in clean energy saw Obama outline his climate intentions and commit to helping India meet its solar goal, while EU carbon fell on oversupply dithering.

With the smart car coming of age, our businesses and communities may have to become smarter as well.

The outlook for the UK economy remains fairly bright but a number of challenges and opportunities could influence the recovery.

Three years after it was set for the scrap heap, Australia's frozen vegetable processing industry has been revived. And it's all thanks to good management.

European shares declined for the first time in nine days on concerns about the new Greek government, while Wall Street fell and gold pushed higher.