Insights

Telstra's move to introduce real-time alerts for excess data usage is just the latest symptom of how Australian businesses across the board are navigating the age of the customer.

There has been a lot of hype in the media about how wearable tech will help you to live longer but its unclear why those who are not physically active will buy a device let alone wear it.

Backing themselves: The ASX executives with the largest holdings in their own company's stock; four graphs on how Australia is tracking in CEO gender equality and three tips for investing in emerging tech start-ups.

Some people think the $5 billion Tesla gigafactory is big. But we spend $1.5 trillion every year on cars and $3 trillion on oil. That money will allow us to transform production of batteries just like is happening in solar.

China and the US are miles ahead of us on carbon reduction strategies. We need to pick up our game using the available technologies or risk falling further behind.

Hamstrung by the single currency, eurozone countries are going through the slow and painful process of internal devaluation.

The Abbott government wants to keep the G20 focused on economic issues, but climate change and Ebola have muscled their way on to the agenda.

A lower oil price put pressure on offshore markets, while the Australian dollar regained lost ground.

GE Capital's $7.5bn local consumer lending business attracts a number of bidders, while Orica has a decision to make on its non-mining chemicals unit.

Japan's huge money-printing program isn't about lifting inflation, it's about trying to avoid a total financial collapse.

CSL investors should be pleased by the company's increased investment into research and development, which will solidify future earnings growth.

Despite the absurdities surrounding NBN policymaking, NBN Co has formulated a clear and rational plan for delivering the Coalition's NBN in a timely and cost-effective fashion.

Already overlooked once for a job at the helm of a major bank, Brian Hartzer is more than qualified to take over at Westpac in 2015.

Consumers and businesses have been subject to ballooning electricity bills, and the situation's unlikely to get better. The BCA's report tells us why.

How much will the pledges by President Obama and Xi Jinping change emissions relative to what's required to contain global warming to 2 degrees, and what more do they need to do to achieve the pledges?

Senator Lambie is threatening to vote for cuts to RET as chaos engulfs the Palmer United Party with Clive Palmer calling her to challenge him for the leadership while sacking her chief of staff.