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In his new book 'The Rise of the New East', Ben Simpfendorfer argues that the East is no longer just a cheap place to produce goods, it's also a place to sell goods. And China is playing a central role in its transition.

The Warburton Review of the Renewable Energy Target suggests we should scale back the target because there's more than enough existing power stations to meet electricity demand. If that's the case then government probably shouldn't have built roads when we already had railways.

StocksInValue's David Walker explains that despite the fully valued market, there are some gems to be found, but he warns that the obsession with dividends is hurting future capital gains.

The Warburton Review is the latest slap in the face to energy market certainty in Australia. It leaves clean energy investors all at sea while, as AGL notes, unprofitable dirty power stations may fire back up.

Aiming to build the perfect portfolio can sometimes lead to trading blunders. New research shows why that's not necessarily such a bad thing.

Solar is being installed at roughly eight times the rate and one-third the cost of four years ago. Falling balance-of-system costs has battery storage undergoing a similar evolution.

Internal start-ups are being used increasingly by large corporations to test new ideas and strategies, but their success can be a double-edged sword for parent companies.

The most pressing questions from the general public about what the cuts to the renewables target mean include the effect on household power bills and the changing economics of solar panels.

The rivalry between Apple and Google to dominate the smartphone business is fuelling the technology industry's newest talent search: software prodigies as young as 13 who are creating apps for their mobile devices.

China's proposed electoral reforms for Hong Kong are stoking tensions between Beijing and pro-democracy supporters, but neither side will benefit from adopting a hardline stance.

Just a few years ago, NAB had big plans to be a major player in the agricultural boom. But with the focus now on paying shareholders ever-increasing dividends, that vision has been lost.

The NBN is a technology that could transform the way services are delivered in Australia, but Malcolm Turnbull's cost-effective vision is short-changing our future.

The local sharemarket is tipped to start the week little changed, while all eyes will be on business indicators data as investors gauge the health of the Australian economy.

Household spending used to be a reliable source of growth, but with consumers remaining cautious post-GFC the US needs to look to business, public spending and exports for support.

Scentre Group mulls a partial divestment of its New Zealand portfolio, while Seven Group lands a stake in Woodside Petroleum.

June's sudden GDP slowdown is unlikely to surprise or concern the Reserve Bank. But growth in the latter half of 2014 is on track be much higher than the bank expects.