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The risk that many investors around the world could sell their holdings all at once is now even higher than before the GFC.

Labor's Bill Shorten has said dismissed the idea of slashing the RET to a 'real 20%' describing it as vandalism and unreal. Meanwhile Minister Hunt continues to talk about the target as being 20%, but there's a face saving opportunity for the Coalition to compromise.

Canada's supposedly 'historic' carbon capture project is only viable because it helps extract oil from tight spots. Even more damningly, the technology is still failing - with leakages out of control.

With nationalism on the rise, 75 per cent of Chinese expect to go to war with Japan in future.

Questions are intensifying about the long-term impact of the protests on business confidence in Hong Kong but so far the administration does not appear to have any strategy to resolve the current crisis beyond simply hoping it all goes away.

Microsoft boss' Zen-like response to why the tech industry is a boys' club has opened a can of worms on gender wage disparity. But can Nadella's bungle lead to something positive?

The software giant has a struggle on its hand to maintain its once dominant position and Windows 10 needs to be the first step in a crucial reinvention for Microsoft.

Tesla's dual-motor all-wheel-drive version of the Model S promises unparalleled control of traction - and also features the carmaker's first offerings of autopilot capability.

Encouraging worldwide fiscal stimulus on a big-size-fits-all basis was the most serious policy mistake the G20 has made to date.

As Taiwan becomes economically integrated with mainland China, younger generations are increasingly anxious about their political future.

The Australian National University's divestment decision is only worth $16 million - but the outcry suggests it will be more influential than the numbers indicate.

The graphs Australia's top universities don't want you to see, China's latest weapon against coal pollution: a tax and two maps that illustrate Australia's growing poverty problem.

It's time to debunk the myths used to write off Australia's manufacturing sector, and start really helping it to adapt.

Politicians and power suppliers need to shake-up energy markets to let consumer choice once more drive the electricity business.

Glencore's appetite for iron ore has reportedly led it to seek out Cliffs Natural Resources, while Westpac's Hastings Funds Management snaps up rail assets in the UK.

Australian shares are set for a weak start following big falls in US & European markets.