Insights

Ahmed Fahour may have cornered 80 per cent of the online parcel delivery market, but rival Toll is stepping up its game right when the Australia Post chief is distracted.

CEOs looking to respond to market changes can no longer afford to monitor the business on a monthly or quarterly basis. Managing in real time will be the only option for corporations on the cutting edge.

Britain stole the show overnight with the jobs market posting the strongest growth on record, while the Australian dollar tiptoed higher.

While the Bank of England will welcome a sharper-than-expected fall in UK unemployment, low productivity growth and negative real wages present a more sober picture for the broader economy.

For Australian businesses expanding into Asia, adapting to different cultures and ways of work­ing is often easier said than done.

Aquila looks set to turn down Baosteel's offer after a block trade pushed the share price higher, while David Jones is still trying to figure out what Solomon Lew is up to.

The ECB's introduction of negative interest rates has seen more controversial policy measures quietly slip under the radar.

Actions by the European Central Bank point to a developing bubble that also will have investment consequences here.

The junior copper miner will generate strong cash flows from this year, but pressure to declare a dividend is building.

There are suggestions the dollar could hit parity again this year. It sounds good, but it will be a fine balancing act for policymakers.

The diagnostics test manufacturer has strong potential, but needs a larger partner to commercialise its technology.

This week we look at Aristocrat Leisure, Cochlear, Karoon Gas, Ausdrill and Pacific Brands.

Local market slips as consumer sentiment stays low, investors worry over global growth.

Investing in bonds, CTI Logistics, and the franking credit hoarders.

The Aquila chairman Tony Poli may be spoiled for choice with Mineral Resources swooping on a 12 per cent stake.

This data shows it's not all doom and gloom for Arts graduates.