Insights

China's clampdown on the world's oldest profession - worth an estimated one trillion yuan - will have serious economic consequences at a time when the economy is already under considerable pressure.

Gold miner declines to pay interim dividend, maintains full-year production guidance; revenue lifts in first-half.

Real estate investment trust reaffirms full-year guidance, boosts revenue.

Group says exit of Toyota, General Motors provides opportunity for investment.

Researchers say they have overcome a key barrier to nuclear fusion with lasers blasting a new route to the ultimate energy source.

Gains made on commercial vehicles divestment buoys H1 profit by more than 300%.

Investors shrug off weak retail numbers, push Dow back above 16,000

Disappointing retail sales and sluggish job creation have put a dampener on the US recovery, but the Fed won't be too alarmed yet. Expect further tapering next month.

Smart, curved, Ultra HD and OLED - we're at a technological crossroads as several television advancements compete for our big screen dollars.

There's a lot of buzz around Software-Defined Networking but who is set to reap the rewards right now?

As Google leapfrogs its large cap peers, analysts are bullish and investors are buying Larry Page's innovation dream.

Wall Street made an exception to poor retail data on the basis of bad weather.

Chief financial officer Andy Penn has surprisingly unveiled an exciting growth side of Telstra we've never seen before, but those prospects will require capital to be maximised.

Perhaps Australia never had a true auto industry at all. That's the fault of employment strategies which fatally misunderstood economies of scale.

Macquarie bows out of the race for Shell's Australian assets, while Rio Tinto appears to have halted its divestments.

Sam Walsh has over-delivered on his promises on cost savings, debt reduction and iron ore production, but pricing will be the worry going forward.