Insights

Global oil prices declined sharply, while solid earnings and a rally in equities in the US spurred a turnaround in European markets.

BHP Billiton's move towards pure market pricing for LNG could bring big gains for the miner, but establishing a spot market is fraught with challenges.

Local investors think Crown has the upper hand in Brisbane, and the market doesn't seem big enough for two operators.

Hybrid prices tend to correlate with equity prices, especially in bear markets. Recent equity declines as well as commodity price declines should make hybrid investors a bit more cautious because of an important subset of the problems currently facing investors - the issue of climate change.

The Prime Minister may not be too good at science but he's very good on history - coal was good for humanity. You can demonise him and coal if you like, but far better to explain why science and technology trumps history.

Why aren't more manufacturing firms reaping the productivity benefits that come from training, motivating and involving their employees?

In a climate of heightened uncertainty over global monetary policy and geopolitical tensions, unusually low market volatility could be a signal of more difficult times ahead.

Telstra's call to the regulator to allow an increase in copper access prices highlights the perverse nature of the task the competition watchdog faces.

The Victorian Government's energy statement paints an expanded brown coal vision for the state, coupled with weakened energy efficiency and silence on renewables.

A second consecutive record warm month has 2014 firming strongly to be the globe's hottest year on record, while El Nino has been given a two-thirds chance of forming by year's end.

China's shock decision to increase tariffs on coal imports was followed by the announcement of a new resource tax - confusing moves for both Australian miners and its own coal producers.

Opportunities exist for a variety of solar technologies, but it will be efficiency enhancements that define the PV technology roadmap for the next five years.

Academics answer some key questions about Australia's contribution to the divestment movement. Does the movement threaten jobs? Has the ANU gone too far? What are the ethics of divestment?

A top global risk consultant says that stalled Iranian nuclear negotiations will put a floor under tumbling oil prices.

Tracking fear: What Google's data has to say about Ebola in Australia, a surprising number of Australian companies already have an internal carbon price and three graphs on why Australia is still getting a raw deal on petrol.

The idea that Chinese investment is to blame for Australia's housing bubble persists despite evidence suggesting otherwise.