Insights

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

Local market drifts after US holiday late last week, holds above 5,500 threshold.

Retailer expects increase in earnings despite warm weather, increased competition.

John Pollaers leaves due to differences with the board about the company's direction.

With $1.36bn takeover of VGT will become largest provider of machines to tribal casino market.

Online suitor offers Wotif shareholders $3.06 cash per share, 24c special dividend.

Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens' jawboning won't drive down the dollar to US85 cents, but a rallying greenback will. But more heavy lifting needs to be done by the Fed.

In this open letter to the Abbott Government, 59 Australian economists lay out their support for a price and limit on carbon pollution.

There are reasons we should be cautious about Garnaut's proposal to save the carbon pricing scheme via unlimited use of international carbon credits. At 50c a pop, they may be buying more international goodwill than reductions in CO2.

Expedia's bid for Wotif highlights the importance of scale in the online travel services sector, expanding the US giant's market reach and giving the Australian business deeper access to offshore travel inventory.

Both UBS and Morgan Stanley are believed to have opted out of the contest.

Instability in the Victorian Parliament was among several factors that made their mark on the VEEC market during June, while its NSW sibling saw generally stable pricing.

As big companies struggle to find the formula for innovative success, these three homegrown entrepreneurs live and breathe it every day.

The incoming PUP senator has signalled she will vote for repeal but the emissions intensity of Tasmanian power generation is the lowest of any Australian state by a mile.

Despite a disappointing fourth quarter, the Australian CleanTech Index recorded a strong gain of 19.6% for the financial, well ahead of the ASX200's 12.3% and the Small Ordinaries' 9.6%.

As China's economic and political influence continues to grow, the Australia-Japan partnership will become ever more crucial in promoting stability and cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region.