Insights

Cheer up, pessimists - digital disruption has brought good news for some parts of the media and entertainment industry.

Local market expected to begin week stronger despite muted offshore leads.

Why 'big data' is smaller than 'copy data', and what it means for your business.

As the royal commission turns its attention to corruption in the construction industry, it's time to reveal what really happened when pro-cartel forces tried to destroy Grocon. The problem is much bigger than just unions.

Various online entrepreneurs are vying for a slice of Chinese property buyers' cash, but Investorist's Jon Ellis is doing things differently -- and seeing exponential growth.

Mining giant BHP Billiton edges closer to a near-$1 billion pay day as six suitors circle its Nickel West business, while Baosteel and Aurizon have full control of Aquila in their sights.

The local sharemarket is tipped to open slightly higher despite weak leads from Europe, while ANZ's job ads survey for June is released.

While it's a given that economic forecasting is rarely accurate, recent research that shows expert estimates are consistently too optimistic deserves serious consideration from policymakers.

The Victorian government's fiscal discipline has busted state construction blowouts as well as flushing out Geoff Shaw at the party's expense. It's a reason for praise - not mistrust.

Small-cap investing has been in the news recently with a report in the Fairfax media drawing attention to the decision by Australia's most prominent small-cap investor, Paradice Investment Management, to return more than $800 million of its client's money.

Glenn Stevens had nothing to lose talking down the dollar. But we'd need to see a major consumer downturn for another rate cut.

As job and welfare benefit losses bite, areas with mortgage trouble will be further squeezed. That's likely to trigger changing patterns of habitation across the nation.

In this week's essential reading guide Kohler scrutinises the outsourcing of monetary policy to the US, Bartholomeusz ponders bank profitability and Gottliebsen counts the cost of currency carnage.

Germany's approach to stewardship of the eurozone may appear confusing, but it could prove an unlikely stepping stone towards a more perfect euro union.

Implementing Germany's 2003 reform agenda won't solve Italy's economic woes. Such a move is likely to increase already-high levels of public debt and compound the region's problems.

Buying in yield stocks boosts local market after RBA's rate cut hint yesterday.