Insights

Flight Centre managing director Graham Turner explains how the group plans to become more of a retailer, and says having a national carrier isn't all that important.

Wall Street lifted after the Fed chair hinted a pause in QE tapering was possible.

History suggests harsh American winters are followed by months of strong growth. With this winter being more severe than most, we could soon see a sharp US upswing.

The Federal Reserve is understandably sticking to its tapering plans in light of tainted data which leaves it with little clear direction.

Abbott goes cold on guaranteeing Qantas debt, while Oil Search offloads shares to the PNG government.

Drawing on their immense audience footprints, Google, LinkedIn, YouTube and Facebook are enjoying record growth rates in mobile and video advertising while local digital publishers struggle.

One section of Qantas' business is yet to make headlines, but is consistently delivering some very strong results for the airline.

What John Borghetti says about Virgin's capacity plans on Friday will be a key signal of whether the hostilities with Qantas may fade slightly.

NRW's interim results have missed the mark, but that's not the primary reason behind the stock's fall from grace today.

Local market falls after disappointing capex data, sweeping cuts from Qantas.

China knows that its model for financing infrastructure is broken. Now opportunities are emerging for private and foreign investment to step in.

It's not quite a car wreck for AMA Group's shareholders, but it's close enough with the stock suffering its worst one-day tumble in three and a half years. But AMA's chief, Ray Malone, is far from being worried.

Pental (PTL) has announced an excellent first half result, increasing our confidence that the company's restructure is on track.

The Climate Change Authority has recommended upping Australia's emissions reduction target to an effective 19 per cent, with vehicle fuel efficiency standards giving the plan a rev up.

The board member of the Climate Change Authority outlines the logic of why Australia must lift its game beyond the government's default 5% emission reduction target for 2020.

Initial capex estimates for 2014-15 signal a decline of 10 per cent or more, as new investment falls well short of filling the mining gap and manufacturing fails to take part in any rebalancing.