Insights

Independent expert review finds proposed takeover is in shareholders' interests.

Local market recovers after better than forecast US retail sales numbers.

For many Australians, winter electricity demand is similar to summer demand, making stand-alone power more problematic. But 'infrastructure clusters' will make it increasingly viable.

NBN Co's swift response to TPG's roll-out shows it is prepared to do whatever it takes to remain competitive amid direct threats to the NBN's business model.

Among the main findings from Sunday's report are: a prediction of at least 3.7 degrees warming; a need for 50 per cent renewables by 2050; and efficiency investment potential of $357 billion a year.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott will have to rein in his junior Coalition partner to clinch an all-important FTA agreement with the country's most important trading partner.

The two investment banks hope a past mandate and their status as leading IPO underwriters in Australia will help them win a Medibank joint lead manager role.

Here's why our senior citizens are a living contradiction.

Tech giant Microsoft and consulting firm PwC have issued a wake-up call to business and government to better harness the untapped potential of SMEs.

As Norway is slowly realising, it makes perfect financial sense for an economy heavily exposed to fossil fuels to hedge its bets and start tilting towards the low-carbon sector.

Israeli start-up StoreDot recently unveiled the prototype of a super-fast bio-organic smartphone charger - but will it ever make it to consumers?

Morrow to announce new strategy in attempt to push TPG to one side: report

US stocks close almost 1% higher on strong retail numbers, Citi results.

Miner misses expectations but posts 8% lift on previous corresponding period.

As the dust settles on the WA election re-run, the next four weeks will provide key insight on the shape of Direct Action as the Coalition seeks to bridge the divide between the Palmer United Party and other crossbenchers.

US inflation remains low despite the Fed's withdrawal of stimulus, but coming months could see the US dollar confound market expectations.