Insights

As well as being a technological marvel, this year's prize for LED screen technology is a testament to tenacity in experimental science.

Analysts pit Samsung's chip company as its next growth industry.

A global survey of debt shows Australia in the middle of the pack overall, but with exceptionally high debt in the household sector.

Political uncertainty again plagued Victoria's energy efficiency market while its NSW sibling found itself in an unusual situation with both supply and prices rising.

Digital government will require more substantial change than just inserting the word "digital" into existing project descriptions and job titles.

The Vertigan panel's final report may have drawn much criticism, but we need to get off the fence and choose a policy direction nonetheless.

European markets and Wall Street dived on a downgrade in the global growth forecast, while major currencies continued to strengthen against the greenback.

Just about everyone thinks the dollar is headed lower, but don't be too sure. On the economics alone, it's already looking cheap.

Rio Tinto shares look set to fall after Glencore hosed down rumours of an imminent merger with the mining giant, while NAB is acquiring assets in the UK.

The kind of athletes North Korea and China sent to the recently concluded Asian Games are simply not found in the west.

The Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to leave interest rates on hold this month now extends the period in which official interest rates have remained unchanged to 14 months. The extended period of steady interest rates seems unusual to some exasperated market analysts, and has led some to suggest it's a particularly boring period for "RBA Watching."

Share market indices around the globe are breaking down. While analysts cast around for reasons, it's clear that a time factor is in play. Simply put, many investors "feel" a correction is overdue. How low could it go?

The RBA's decision not to raise rates was no surprise, but economists wedded to the idea of a rate rise next year may be in for a shock.

While Australian markets fixate on our dollar, the fickle movements of the greenback will have a much bigger impact on all of us.

Last year's Glencore-Xstrata merger gives some clues as to the strategy Glencore's CEO will use to stalk Rio Tinto.

A former US-based economics professor turned SOE executive says China's economic future rests with entrepreneurs, not state-planners.