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Ambitious 2030 EU climate targets could be crucial to unlocking a global climate deal in Paris next year. Yet EU leaders still can't agree the details, with just days to go. Here's who wants what and why.

European shares dipped on Monday, while Wall Street took an IBM slump in its stride following solid earnings figures elsewhere.

An ACCC investigation into Toll's agreement with the Transport Workers Union promises a much needed assessment of the deal's threat to national productivity.

While the popular narrative is that we're sinking into a deflationary era, quite the opposite is true. Asset inflation is not being taken into account.

Cabcharge has decided to pass on an offer for its taxi payments division, while Transfield's share price jumped on news that a Spanish firm could raise its bid for the company.

With self-regulation on the horizon, the ACCC knows it may have limited time to show why it thinks the supermarket giants are treating suppliers too harshly.

Outside of central bank action, the economics (and demographics) point towards a future Eurozone that looks very much like modern day Japan. We've seen from the US experience that market worries can be allayed by strong central bank action but Europe might be a harder nut to crack.

Don't be concerned about liquidity risk in an equity downturn. With underlying fundamentals strong, value investors will be aggressive buyers.

The social media behemoth has been brilliant in generating revenues from its mobile and desktop platforms. More stellar growth lies ahead.

This week we look at OZ Minerals, Ten Network, Mount Gibson Iron, Tabcorp and Federation Centres.

The prospectus price range for Medibank looks reassuringly conservative, but things could change if its premium pool is hit by market turmoil.

Australia's ageing population will have huge impacts on the make-up of our economy and pose serious challenges for policymakers.

China wants Australia to join an internationally-funded development bank, but questions over the plan are dividing federal cabinet.

One Grattan Institute chart illustrates that the gas distribution business is in serious trouble and shows why they are so desperate to tear down the small-scale Renewable Energy Target.

India's Narendra Modi has put diesel under market while also lifting natural gas import tariffs by one-third as he encourages a switch to wind, solar, hydro and nuclear.

The growing consumption of coal in emerging economies highlights the need for a realistic and fully integrated climate policy.