Insights

French firm R&R looks to be closing in on Peters Ice Cream after it cancelled a planned IPO, while Spotless storms back into the public marketplace.

A new report shows the US housing market is flooded with mortgage-holders who owe more on their home than what it's worth. It's an economic red flag that shouldn't be ignored.

Land developers struggling to meet demand are bringing stock forward and implementing new allocation systems to cope with queues of would-be buyers... while worrying about land shortfalls in the longer term.

Local market pushes higher as activity picks up in China's manufacturing sector.

An independent appraisal has found plenty of value in David Jones, and in the $2.2bn offer from Woolworths.

The stress of being wedged in a tour bus, playing live shows, and trying to make millions is no easy feat. But these bands show how keeping it in the family can pay off in a big way.

Despite Treasury Wine's rejection of KKR's takeover bid, the private equity firm is unlikely to go quietly. An earnings downgrade could provide a chance to pounce, but playing the long game could work in Treasury's favour.

Did this chart trigger the government's budget crackdown?

Sometimes I'm dumbstruck by the poorly researched drivel about renewable energy that gets a run in certain sections of the Australian press.

The economic modelling underpinning the Victorian Government's decision to dump the energy efficiency target contains a series of fatal flaws.

Cost-of-living concerns are prompting Australians to cut back electricity consumption, with flow-on problems for power companies. But vendors are on the back foot in understanding customers' behaviour.

The US online giant joins a growing list of companies who are learning the hard way that spending millions on securing information won't necessarily stop hackers.

The idea that entrepreneurship is simply something you're born with is counterproductive to growing new businesses in Australia.

Surging module supply is set to help the PV industry reach 50GW in 2014, market analyst Solarbuzz says, with Chinese makers leading the way.

The OnePlus One blows the smartphone price-to-performance ratio wide open and its word-of-mouth, online-only sales strategy could take the global market by storm.

Australia's international competitiveness is slipping and the federal government's failure to invest in education and R&D will only accelerate the slide.