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Sub-Arctic forests blazes are contributing to wildfire activity more than six times Canada's recent average, with boreal forests heating up after a record summer.

Many of Australia's chief executives simply want to produce income for shareholders, but Burger King's 33-year-old CEO is chasing global growth and transforming the ailing franchise.

Reporting season has delivered strong results for Commonwealth Bank and Telstra, while miners BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto performed solidly despite a downturn in commodity prices.

Small and medium-sized businesses are finding it increasingly difficult to gain financial support in China and can be crippled by high interest rates while larger, state-owned companies are enjoying an easier ride.

BG Group readies itself for first-round bids of its Queensland pipeline assets, while Seven West Media goes on the hunt for international expansion opportunities.

European markets ended mixed as investors were dealt news of a sharp fall in German consumer sentiment, while the Australian dollar regained some ground.

ECB president Mario Draghi has the power to move European economies, but the policies he advocates also stall the chances of a genuine, sustainable recovery.

Super funds invest hundreds of billions of dollars in Australian firms, make a handsome profit, and then return dividends to fund owners. So how can a third of retirees be living below the '60 per cent poverty line'?

With local players scrambling to counter the threat of subscription video king Netflix, what makes Nine Entertainment and Fairfax Media think StreamCo can find success?

Forget user metrics or Amazon's gaming ambitions. This company gets digital.

In the latest reporting season, companies are giving back to their shareholders in different ways. But, if you had a choice, you'd take a buyback any day … here's why.

Among other things, the latest results show the golden days for the banks are over, and there's a warning on listed property trusts.

Superannuation and the assets test, living overseas and capital gains, the tax benefits of buybacks, and more.

The end could be nigh for self-managed super fund property gearing strategies.

An Australian dairy farm fund could be the cream on the investment cake for some of the world's super wealthy.

The results are in, effectively, and these blue-chip and small cap companies have the highest yields.