Insights

After a month of gains, the US and European share markets have slipped thanks to the World Bank's global growth downgrade and the disturbing events from perpetually war-torn Iraq. Australian shares also remain under pressure after absorbing the news of retail sector profit downgrades and ongoing pressure on the price of iron ore...

June 30 is almost upon us, but it's not too late for business owners, workers and investors to tuck a bit extra...

For all the work it has done to cut costs and reduce debt, Fortescue still faces some tough challenges if the iron ore price remains depressed and it may need to raise a large amount of cash.

Falling iron ore price, worries over conflict in Iraq continue to weigh on local market.

Despite mounting economic headwinds, the Reserve Bank has been reluctant to cut rates. But the next capex survey could be just the trigger needed for the central bank to act.

Local market falls after choppy trade on Wall Street as investors watch Iraq conflict.

People from both sides of the debate surrounding government support for renewable energy can often be guilty of strange and sometimes downright bizarre inconsistencies of argument.

The trans-Atlantic battle over the French leader in the steam turbine market reveals top companies' long-term views of global energy markets.

Shell's long-awaited sale of its stake in Woodside Petroleum removes overhang from the market and will provide Woodside with a way to use its excess balance sheet capacity and leverage returns to shareholders.

Economic reforms in China will lift GDP growth potential there eventually, but the situation is likely to weaken before it picks up.

Major shareholder to slash stake through Woodside buyback, sale to institutional investors.

Air New Zealand increases stake in airline to maximum allowed under Aust investment rules.

The recent arrest of rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang has implications not only for dissidents and NGOs but for everyone who deals with China at home and abroad.

One standard model suggests an 18-degree rise in temperatures would only result in global economic output reducing 50 per cent. But most of the Earth would be uninhabitable.

Facebook has snapped up WhatsApp and Apple has gobbled up Beats but Google has just bought a company that could have a bigger impact on its bottom line and on the world.

Apple's annual pitch to the developers is over and as the dust settles businesses need to keep an eye on how the tech giant sees the world.