Insights

The big four have mostly relied on cost cutting and reducing impairment charges to generate growth, but Westpac's shift in the makeup of its earnings will give Gail Kelly a few reasons to smile.

Local market gives up morning gains as building approvals miss expectations.

Joint off-market takeover bid from Baosteel, Aurizon values equity in Aquila at $1.4bn.

This time around, it's hard not to see Apple's legal fight against Samsung as patent trolling of a kind which serves nobody's interests - especially the public.

Macquarie Group's chief executive says the group's mortgage securitisation book is closer to pre-GFC size, while Australia's importance to group profits is shrinking.

The Commission of Audit's recommendations on education and its implications on science and technology research potentially spell doom for Australia's future prosperity.

As southeast Queensland readies for a new solar milestone, the network there is managing the PV surge without the dire changes to power infrastructure some predicted.

The bid by Bill Ackman's Pershing Square and Valeant Pharmaceuticals for Allergan is a seminal moment in M&A and could pave the way for more corporate players to team up with an activist shareholder.

Rising prices, stagnant technology and fixed charges mean gas appliances are no longer the most economic option for an increasing portion of households. A death spiral could await for gas suppliers.

With Facebook and Twitter already providing valuable networking opportunities, LinkedIn is looking more and more like a dating site for the unemployed.

Bank of Queensland being sued by two Vic franchisees, others mull joining the suit: report.

Local market tipped to begin stronger despite negative close on Wall Street.

Lender lifts first-half cash profit by 8%, will pay interim dividend of 90c; Kelly upbeat about local economy.

The head of one of Australia's most successful cattle families, Graeme Acton, is in a critical condition after a horse accident.

Analysis showing the yuan is now trading at fair value heralds a dramatic shift away from Chinese mercantilism.

Tony Abbott's call for an income tax levy is a broken promise and a blow to Australian democracy. Coalition voters are taking note.