Insights

US stocks close lower on profit taking and disappointing German industrial output.

There seems to be no conceivable energy future over the next 30 to 40 years in which coal does not play a role, meaning the global divestment campaign needs to change.

Wi-Fi - the primary circuitry of connectivity that many of us are starting to take for granted - still has some serious security issues.

As growth momentum slows, provinces and municipalities across China are turning to investment to prop up their economies. But Beijing will likely sit on its cash pile for some time yet.

Everybody wants to be on the cloud but most enterprises are still stumped by the many choices laid before them.

Domestic policies have a role to play in combating the rise in inequality. But as Joseph Stiglitz reminds us, the Coalition's pursuit of the American model for healthcare and higher education is sure to make matters worse.

Tony Abbott's plan to extend fair contracts provisions to SMEs is exactly what Australia's struggling middle class needs, but is it enough to beat the increasing popularity of Clive Palmer?

Frank Lowy's Westfield Corporation may soon become a takeover target, while Wotif.com celebrates an attractive offer from Expedia.

European markets fell after German industrial production recorded its biggest decline in two years, while the Australian dollar lifted but remains below US94c.

Resistance to the Grattan Institute's power pricing model is reverberating across the airwaves and newspapers… but overhauling Australia's unfair electricity tariff system is bound to be a political hot potato.

When economies hit roadbumps, skilled migration takes on a very different light. That makes the government's disbanding of the Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency a little suspicious.

Fresh details cast Woolworths' offer in a new light in relation Country Road's prospective earnings -- and will give pause to concerns of a 'collateral benefit' for Solomon Lew.

Tax benefits on TTR pensions, company tax and property, Australian residency and tax, death benefit nominations, and more.

It's not a case of if, but when. Individuals with large super balances will eventually come under a tax attack, once again.

The Australian residential property market is likely to slow this year, but investors can still expect gains. Yet there are expectations for a property price dip in the longer term.

Why most equity analysts think the Australian sharemarket will rise further in 2014.