Insights

US stocks close out worst day since February as weak earnings, Argentina default weigh.

Despite a raft of poor data and Shinzo Abe's waning popularity, Japan is close to getting the reforms it so desperately needs.

The European Central Bank is taking a wait-and-see approach to its June policy measures but continuing deflationary pressures suggest it will have more work to do to boost recovery.

The magic dust of modern business, digital technology, has flooded big US companies with excess cash and lifted sustainable price-to-earnings ratios. The S&P 500 could easily crack 2500.

Billionaire James Packer looks to be trying his luck in Las Vegas once more, while Commonwealth Bank is on the hunt for an African acquisition.

Sitting back and waiting for policy settings to 'fix' the exchange rate and high wages won't do much to resolve Australia's productivity crisis. Businesses must step up their investment or fall behind.

Stock markets on both sides of the Atlantic fell sharply as Argentina's default and tensions in Russia weighed on sentiment.

China has finally abolished the most discriminatory aspect of its household registration system, but rural migrants still can't move freely from the countryside to mega-cities.

Vodafone Australia has sent a timely reminder to its rivals Telstra and Optus that it's still a viable player in the evolving 4G race in Australia.

Australia's business community used to embrace bold and brash ideas, but in recent years it has been stifled by a lack of creativity and initiative, affecting our prospects for productivity and growth.

Malcolm Turnbull says he wants content owners to do their part but the government's discussion paper offers little in the way of real solutions, or hope for consumers.

The Electricity Networks Association is keen to have people focus on the fairness of how electricity costs are shared between consumers. But the bigger problem is the fairness of NSW and ACT network companies further increasing these costs on top of previous unjustified price rises.

Despite a decline in building approvals, residential investment is set to improve over the next couple of years, but it remains unlikely to aid the economy's transition away from its reliance on mining investment.

The Babolat family had found its comfort zone making tennis racquets for the world's best players over 140 years, but when life threw a tragic challenge their way they had to scramble to stay in play.

As the RMB's international use continues to grow, the world's financial centres are scrambling to capture a greater share of the profits.

Woodside's buyback of Shell's residual shareholding looks likely to fail, providing its opponents with an opportunity to force Woodside into an 'equal access' buyback for all shareholders.