Insights

Any planned tie-up between the two TV networks will attract plenty of viewing interest, and the ACCC's Rod Sims will make sure he's in the front row.

Coal power station Redbank won't be just mothballed, it will be dismantled and sold for its parts. Yet the plant is relatively new, commissioned in 2001. Could the similar sized Anglesea coal power station, built in 1969, be next?

The G20 is ill-equipped to deal with the challenges posed by disruptions to the global order. The upcoming meeting will come to symbolise the death throes of 20th century capitalism.

Foreign policy under Xi Jinping has shifted from passive diplomacy and international cooperation to a more hard-line stance.

High speed rail projects have not only become a way for Beijing to buoy the industrial sector, they have also become a geopolitical tool.

Organised cybercrime gangs have Australian family businesses firmly in their sights. Putting proper security measures in place is a must.

The odds are firming that the National Electricity Market will smash previous records with an unprecedented rise in our electricity sector carbon emissions, by around 9% this financial year.

Wind alone reduced wholesale electricity prices 5-8% over 2011-13. Any reduction in the RET will see households and small businesses, not big energy users, wear the reversal of this wholesale price effect.

The latest $2.3bn quarterly earnings result shows the bank is sailing along nicely.

Two years after Hyundai and Kia admitted they overstated their average fuel economy, the Korean carmakers have been fined $100m.

Our telcos are struggling with change as their traditional profit centres stagnate and that has grave implications for Australian businesses.

The week in clean energy saw renewables and emissions trading front and centre in some US mid-term campaigns, 'flawed' Direct Action's passage in Australia and solar optimism in Brazil.

It's often an inside job, but there are steps to reduce the risk of family business fraud.

Auction prices for solar energy in Brazil below the cost of levelised energy, and despite high upfront costs, suggest project owners think they can drive down costs in quick time.

The current standard of Wi-Fi connectivity in Australian hotels is under-delivering. If not adapted and updated to support increasing demand the industry risks being left behind the rest of the world.

Why rising health insurance complaints won't drag down Medibank, more spending for a stable turnout: the crux of the US elections in two graphs and one more graph on why business isn't happy with the Abbott government.