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US stocks erase previous session's losses, S&P 500 inks fresh record closing high.

Woolworths' radical $1 billion transformation plan will change the entire Australian retail landscape and once again see the group lead the way.

As long as they don't incite violence, people should still be free to express repugnant views. It doesn't follow that this will give racism any sort of legitimacy.

Global stocks surged as Vladimir Putin quelled fears over tensions with the Ukraine.

The airline's tussle with the Qantas Sale Act isn't new. In fact, the government's attempted repeal of some parts of the Act comes almost a decade after the airline started rallying against it.

In recent years, carefully managed debate has been the hallmark of China's National People's Conference. This time the spotlight will home in on one person.

AGL Energy could take its blocked MacGen bid to court, while Glencore Xstrata appears to be after BHP's Nickel West assets.

Cutting penalty rates and establishing a small workplace industrial award would breathe much-needed life into small businesses and communities across Australia.

Local market lifts slightly, boosted by stronger than expected building approvals.

The central bank has to weigh up an uncertain few months in the lead-up to the federal budget, which could bring fresh pain on the fiscal front.

Pressing ahead with the repeal of the Qantas Sale Act is an empty gesture by the Abbott government that does nothing to improve Qantas' plight and signals the government has decided to distance itself from the struggling airline.

Vocus Communications has just about stolen the crown in the small cap telecommunications sector, with the stock hitting a record high this afternoon.

Much of the growth in building approvals has come from low-cost, high-density developments, which are likely to have a muted effect on construction, jobs and the economy.

SG Fleet's (SGF) market debut will give fresh ammunition to sceptics who shun initial public offers because of their poor track record.

Idle speculation on the impact of Netflix misses the point and calling Australian consumers utilising VPN services pirates certainly doesn't help.

The ACCC's flawed assumptions about AGL's MacGen acquisition reducing competition in the NSW energy market may give the retailer plenty of fodder for a potential challenge in the courts.