Insights

US-based Providence Equity Partners weighs bid, Ten board may be amenable to deal.

Wholesale distribution company will look to bolster fresh food and grocery offering in fiscal 2015.

Climate dinosaurs in politics and business have been supreme across our landscape recently but, optimistically, the majority of Australians are moving in the opposite direction.

China's decision to block a proposed global shipping alliance between three companies highlights its willingness to flex its regulatory muscle in M&A transactions.

Local market tipped to begin stronger following gains on Wall Street last week.

Consumer confidence is recovering from the post-budget backlash but the growing trend of short-term shopping centre leases signals underlying weakness in the retail sector.

The local market is tipped for a modest rise after Wall Street hit fresh records and ahead of key data out of China.

The bureaucrats in Brussels are convinced austerity will get Europe back on track. But comparing Greece's experience to that of the US, it's clear that these measures just compound the problem by forcing the private sector to deleverage further.

Ten Network's latest profit downgrade has private equity firms sniffing around for a cheap bid, while Mantra's weak IPO has fears of float fatigue seeping in.

The state of Sydney's pylons, cables, transformers and switching yards is a key issue for 2014, but media scare stories about the risk of city blackouts adds little value to the debate.

The Federal Reserve still doesn't have the conditions it needs to plot a firmer path towards hiking interest rates.

In this week's essential reading guide, Kohler tackles the politics of oil, Gottliebsen sheds light on dodgy sharemarket practices and Bartholomeusz analyses the intensifying battle for DJs.

The European project has buckled under the weight of stagnant economies and a fractured sense of identity. Asia can capitalise on Europe's decline, but it must also avoid its mistakes.

Investors take profits after yesterday's strong rise, while gold stocks lift on worries about Iraq.

Excess capacity through overinvestment and the slowing pace of urbanisation will weigh heavily on China's investment outlook, which in turn will have consequences for Australian iron ore producers and the broader economy.

The number of wealthy people around the world is growing … and where they invest depends on their location.