Insights

Group declines to pay interim dividend despite H1 lifting profit, revenue; flags FY NPAT at lower end of guidance.

Soft motor vehicle sales not only highlight the plight of Australia's beleaguered manufacturing sector, but point to the hard economic road ahead.

Improving competitiveness in the financial system won't be achieved by simply making the Big Four less competitive. Such a move will risk their credit ratings and the sector's stability.

We might just be seeing the start of a re-rating for the embattled mining services sector.

Finding and keeping the right people is fundamental to the success of any business.

The mining services sector could finally be catching a break with WDS and Imdex topping the leader board this morning after posting pleasing results.

In a landmark speech in Indonesia, the US Secretary of State has upped the rhetoric on the world's looming 'weapon of mass destruction'.

Subsidies in times of drought delay the structural adaptation of the agricultural sector, and can reduce the incentive to plan for the effects of adverse conditions.

Solar PV prices have ticked up in most places, with the small 1.5kW system rising the most, while Sydney and Perth boast the cheapest 10kW solutions.

Detailed smart meter data reveals a new type of nearly invisible power consumer thanks to a combination of off-the-shelf electrical equipment that is rapidly becoming common-place. This is the end result of more than ten years effort by the electrical appliance industry in response to government and consumer demand.

Local market pushes to highest point in almost seven weeks on Wall Street gains

The record wave project being planned by Lockheed Martin, among others, off Victoria's coast could mark a coming of age for the elegant PowerBuoy technology.

The HP Chromebook is a good ultra-light portable that's somewhat hamstrung by the limitations of cloud services for travelling workers.

Lender optimistic on operating conditions, cash earnings increase in half.

Group lifts FY haulage expectations, almost doubles interim dividend.

Indonesia has one of the world's largest rainforest areas, but the asset is under threat from the country's lucrative palm oil sector.