Insights

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.

South Africa's Woolworths lobs $17 per share offer in bid to win support for its $2.2bn David Jones deal.

For decades, medical technology firms have searched for ways to let diabetics check blood sugar easily, with scant success. Now, the tech giants are getting in on the act.

The energy market rule marker's move to a new transmission regime risks creating new hurdles for the renewables industry. Fortunately, there are alternative paths that avoid these problems.

Cisco boss John Chambers is one of the world's longest serving tech leaders and while he has made some mistakes along the way, he's betting big on the 'Internet of Things'.

Recent economic research suggests that households may be more willing to bear the costs of climate change mitigation than previously thought.

As businesses move to integrate big data into their strategies, now is the time to get the basics of analytics right.

US stocks close mostly lower following mixed economic data, with markets keeping an eye on the growing Iraq crisis.