Insights

Next-generation batteries are a step closer with the creation of a new high-density nanocrystal which may, however, be a while off from market.

Keeping tabs on just what the iPhone 6 is going to look like is risky business. It looks like bigger is better for Apple, but is a stylus also on the cards?

Long-term unemployment is a problem for millions of Americans and Europeans, and it could soon rear its head in Australia unless we take a proactive approach to monetary and fiscal policy.

A leading solar market analyst says solar PV sales will hit 100GW in 2018. Comparing this to International Energy Agency forecasts suggests we're in for a radical shake-up of the power industry.

The World Meteorological Organisation says ocean temperatures are rising fast and, despite fluctuations, surface warming will go on for centuries.

Local market loses 0.5% in early trade following soft Wall Street leads.

Telco's shares hit record high as it upgrades full-year forecasts after lifting first-half profit and revenue

Solar's levelised cost of energy in Italy and Germany is now at grid parity, and is dropping significantly in six of seven countries surveyed.

The pay TV giant's latest assault on Australia's burgeoning IPTV space still leaves breathing space for its most significant local rivals.

Light-emitting diode bulbs are leading the way in lighting efficiency while bulb costs continue to decline.

The Reserve Bank has just been presented with the perfect opportunity to again talk the Australian dollar down. But inflationary pressures arising from a lower dollar could be a bigger concern.

Soft Chinese, EU data and tech heavyweights drag US markets lower.

The Machine to machine market is generating a lot of buzz but we have only scratched the surface of the M2M revolution.

Like Qantas and many others, if Leighton is to prosper in Australia, it has to remove executives still playing by the old rules.

Predictions of an economic downfall for China akin to that of Wall Street in 2008 vastly underestimate Beijing's power and ability to stem any crisis.

Over the course of three decades, I've seen China's home runs balance out a few truly weird economic moments.