Insights

Coal miner reduces guidance due to operational issue at Narrabri mine.

The niche leather goods business sprung from one family's flight to asylum. Now the third generation is taking it into a new era.

Joe Hockey has gone to great lengths to establish a dramatic narrative ahead of May 13, but there's still work to do to convince the public of just how broken the budget is.

Joe Hockey's latest comments seem to foreshadow a range of cuts that prioritise election promises over sound economic policy.

The NBN is rarely out of the news but the issue of filling in mobile broadband black spots and its impact on the resources sector needs more attention.

The Windows 8.1 operating system is barely eight months old but Microsoft is already keen to brush it under the carpet. The Windows 8.1 Update mandate is shaping up as a high-stakes gamble.

Oil and gas firm could accept buyout deal before end of week: report.

Transurban-led group pays $7.05bn for the 70-kilometre network of roads in the Brisbane area.

WA group considers bidding for hospital operator as deadline nears: report.

Miner says it is still on track to meet full-year production guidance after record Q3 shipments.

Strong earnings releases fail to drive US stocks higher for seventh day.

Stockland CEO says the suitor may revise its takeover offer for Australand to include cash as well as scrip.

Markets fell as unexpectedly weak new home sales in the US and mixed earnings reports weighed on investor sentiment.

Australia's dependence on imported goods comes at a substantial cost. Maintaining current levels of prosperity will require a shift from volatile booms to value-adding businesses before it is too late.

Whether or not you accept the ECB's view on new euro strength as a deflationary risk, the need for a weaker currency is not a given. In fact the ideal exchange rate for each euro country is vastly different.

Widespread corruption in China is not only eating away at the Communist Party's legitimacy, it's also threatening the vitality of the Chinese economy.