Insights

While Tony Abbott makes false connections between asylum seekers and homegrown jihadists, Labor remains silent. In doing so, it is dooming itself to political irrelevance.

Wall Street paid little attention to surging US housing data, while the Australian dollar stumbled further south.

A number of global suitors are reportedly mulling bids for Treasury Wine Estates, while Nathan Tinkler puts on a brave face amid suggestions his coal mining re-entry is falling apart.

Will foreign investors own their shares in the e-commerce giant, or will they be controlled in China? Or will it be both, or neither?

Politically significant religious leaders may find reason to put aside their differences with the progressive left and push a joint agenda for social change.

Plosser says forward guidance policy now 'too passive'.

The future financial crisis at the organisation is much closer than even the most pessimistic observers believed.

As China's economy stutters, investor confidence in Chinese banks' balance sheets wanes. Recapitalising the banks with more equity will allow them to withstand the volatility of the business cycle.

Solar and wind are expensive and driving up electricity bills - that's meant to be the script for the government's review of the Renewable Energy Target. Just one problem - their hand-picked economic modeller has just torn up the script.

ACIL-Allen believes government support for rooftop solar is very expensive abatement at $186 per tonne of CO2 saved, while support for wind power compares well against the Direct Action scheme. This isn't because the modeller thinks solar PV is expensive but in fact the very opposite.

New analysis shows installation labour efficiency practises used in Australia could close the gap for residential system prices in the US market.

Woolworths' offer of $17 a share for Solomon Lew's stake of Country Road is a steep price to pay, but the retailer will no doubt believe it's worth it to finally get rid of the thorn in its side.

There's a lot of excitement at the moment about Apple's iWatch but the tech giant's focus on harmonising the smartphone/tablet/PC experience may pay more dividends.

Major miner hires consultants to focus on cost reduction, productivity.

Local market flat in early trade following subdued session on Wall Street.

Retailer feels the heat from warmer-than-usual winter, says June sales slower than expected.