The new executive skillset: Code
As digital disruption hits almost every industry, executives are now adding web coding to their management toolbox.
US employment's soft underbelly
Despite strong employment data signalling an imminent end to record-low interest rates, many US households are still struggling.
Fed danger for our dollar
Even the more dovish forecasts for US rate rises explain why the Australian dollar's status as a high yielding currency is coming to an end.
Taking passwords and PINs out of the equation
Why are organisations still using passwords to protect customer information when they're evidently not working?
Scoreboard: Resources risk
A flat start is tipped for the ASX 200, with resources stocks tipped to come under pressure following a dip in oil and gold prices.
DataRoom AM: NAB's US quick fix
NAB plans to offload a piece of US-based Great Western Bank by the end of the month, while rival outdoor advertising agencies battle it out in the IPO stakes.
Ezion charts a new course
The world's largest owner of self-propelled liftboats has secured over $US600 million worth of contracts this year, and further contract wins aren't reflected in the share price.
Australian Equities: "That turgid mid ground"
Andrew Fleming, Deputy Head of Australian Equities at Schroders, observes a cooling off in the market and reminds us of the real levers to outperformance in markets prone to correction.
Weekend Economist: The Fed factor
The RBA's 'period of stability' line is unlikely to go until the Federal Reserve's intentions are clear. But when the Fed hikes, it could hike hard.
The Week Ahead
Employment data and the Reserve Bank rate decision will be in focus, while in the US investors will pour over the Federal Reserve's minutes.
Picks of the Week
In this week's essential reading guide, Kohler discusses housing policy, Gottliebsen gives his view on negative gearing and Bartholomeusz digs into a report on corporate tax avoidance.
Is the G20 the right place to resolve the Ukraine crisis?
Though Ukraine won't be on the official agenda, tensions related to the conflict could still derail next month's G20 meeting in Brisbane.
The religious undercurrent in Hong Kong's protests
Hong Kong's churches are playing a discreet role in the city's protests and some are even citing Christian values as inspiration in the fight.
Building a new economics for the #Occupy generation
A new generation of economists is demanding that the discipline engage more closely with the real world.
Full Marx for Turnbull's NBN
Decades of government fixation with telco theory instead of network outcomes has dug Australia's broadband network into a deep and messy hole.
A healthy prognosis for Medibank's float
It's been a long time coming but there's little doubt that Medibank will be a strong addition to the ASX, and there could be winners all round.