Insights

Even the wealthiest members of American society are worried about the dangers of rising inequality and private debt.

Tightening access to unemployment benefits won't make jobseeking easier if there is no extra work to begin with. Instead it will lock young and long-term unemployed Australians out of the job market.

The local market is expected to open slightly lower as investors remain cautious ahead of earnings season, while higher iron ore, oil and gold prices should give a boost to the resources sector.

Healthscope's return to the stock exchange will be closely watched as investors attempt to gauge the appetite for IPOs, while Leighton shops around its property development arm.

Not only is the Australian sharemarket trading around a post-GFC high, the level of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) is also on the rise.

With inflation stirring, the debate is beginning to move from whether the RBA will cut or hike next, to how high rates might go.

Amid a deluge of double-entendres, the Lambie controversy is really a debate about 'what kind of person' is fit to represent Australians in a democratic parliament.

Many retail investors idolise Warren Buffett, but his strategies to 'beat the market' are near impossible to replicate. Investors need to enter the market with their eyes wide open.

There's no doubt that China's property market is headed for a correction, but there are a few compelling reasons why it won't result in catastrophe.

Seven Group Holdings is heavily exposed to structural upheaval in the media and mining sector, which may challenge operating conditions for the company in the near term.

In this week's essential reading guide, Kohler takes on the bears, Gottliebsen analyses infrastructure investment and Bartholomeusz weighs up the risk of another financial crisis.

Local data on house price growth will be watched by investors and policymakers alike, while a host of top-shelf economic indicators will be released in the US.

Group says most travelers opting to keep bookings with Malaysia Airlines, or other carriers.

A higher $A will spell danger for our economy as non-commodity exports become more uncompetitive.

China's improved industrial performance reflects better-than-expected numbers across the world. Can a mining upswing be far behind?

One of Wall Street's greatest seers says equity markets have some way to go and an M&A boom comes next.