YTC looks to end week on high note
Junior base metal and gold miner YTC Resources is on track to record a second day of gains following a pleasing update on its Hera flagship project in central New South Wales.
Battle of the internet giants: Facebook, WhatsApp and the rise of China's WeChat
Chinese messaging app WeChat may have been inspired by WhatsApp, but the company's innovation has seen it quickly evolve into an online mega-platform that provides users with a smorgasbord of experiences.
Picking Great Companies in 2014
Eureka Report is focused on finding great companies for you to invest in, and we have a fantastic team of analysts on board dedicated to this goal. In this webcast, you will meet our team of expert analysts and learn about the methods they use to determine whether a company has exceptional potential. Join Eureka Report Managing Editor James Kirby and two members of our research team - Brendon Lau and Simon Dumaresq - for an introduction to this topic.
Value Investor: Macquarie a black box for investors?
Investors might need expert advice just to unpack the various operating divisions that impact earnings at the investment bank.
Why electricity is not a rip-off
Despite the manufacturing closure blame game, the cost of actually generating electricity - incorporating that from renewables - is low by historical standards.
Electric VW Golf now on sale
Volkswagen has released a fully electric version of its popular Golf for sale in Germany which outperforms the Nissan Leaf in power consumption and comes with an eight-year 160,000km battery warranty.
NAB lifts Q1 cash earnings
Lender's result buoyed by lower bad debts and mortgages growth, but falls short of ANZ's Q1 earnings growth; shares fall.
Stepping back as leader of the pack
For most family business owners retiring is like cutting off an arm. But if it's properly planned well in advance it can lead to a new role or direction for the company with the owner as still a part of the crew.
Antarctica's unstoppable gushing glacier
There are doubts about how much of Antarctica's main melting glacier is attributable to climate change, but scientists say it will continue to raise sea levels regardless of warming.
Is a labour shortage looming in China?
China's vast surplus labour pool is about to be exhausted. What happens next will have profound consequences for the world economy.
Fresh WA poll throws Canberra into a spin
The mining and carbon taxes are set to be at the centre of Western Australia's new election, where up to 42 per cent are likely to change their vote.
'It's been hot before'
The classic logical fallacy of non sequitur - Latin for 'it does not follow' - sadly skews the Australian climate policy debate.
The Week Ahead
Earnings reports from Woolworths, Qantas and Virgin will dominate corporate headlines, while housing will be the focus of numerous global and local data releases.
Why renting software makes sense
Developers including Adobe and Microsoft now offer rental plans for their products. As workplaces become more flexible, businesses may find them a better fit than perpetual licenses.
A Senate headache for Turnbull's NBN
The ongoing NBN debate is missing a clear statement of what the next generation network should be and when it should be provided.