WATCH: Telstra CFO on dividends
The CFO of Telstra, Andrew Penn explains why the company upped dividends and where they intend to invest in the future.
Rio beats FY earnings forecasts
Major miner reports underlying earnings ahead of estimates, swings to net profit, hikes dividend above expectations.
Qantas ticks all the boxes for aid
Support for Qantas - such as a guaranteed line of credit - would send a powerful message to Virgin's state-backed shareholders that the government will defend our national carrier.
Saputo fails to gain 90% of WCB
Canadian dairy giant closes takeover offer, will pay $9.40 per share.
Australia's budding labour market nightmare
A sharply declining participation rate means the labour market is even weaker than unemployment rate suggests, and the RBA will find it difficult to react. 'Trend growth' could soon become a pipedream.
Australia's economy is not all doom and gloom: Here are five surprising growth sectors
Amid what you may be hearing about the manufacturing industry's slow and steady demise, there are a number of logical - but less often discussed - sectors enjoying staggering growth on Australian shores.
Telstra is finally off the hook
Telstra's first dividend increase in eight years is a sign years of restructuring are now paying off. Once its NBN role is renegotiated, the telco will face the question of acquisitions.
Supplements to beef up Hunt's Direct Action
The Coalition's chief expert adviser on Direct Action, Danny Price, suggests replicating state energy efficiency credit schemes nationwide and keeping the RET while expanding it to gas and other abatement technologies.
Ruralco to acquire Total Eden
Deal will move group into water sector, attempt to mitigate seasonal risks of business.
STW's mixed message an opportunity for investors
STW Communications Group couldn't hold on to early gains after posting better than expected full year top-line growth but a slightly softer than expected net profit.
Ruralco halted ahead of raising
Shares placed in trading halt ahead of fully underwritten equity raising.
Battling climate change with SolarCoin
In a week in which Bitcoin took a hit to its value, an alternative solar-powered 'cryptocurrency' has emerged to try and bolster the renewables transition.
Chinese History X
A growing legion of journalists, documentary film makers, business people, citizen activists and even movie stars are mounting an unlikely campaign to re-write China's wartime history.
Webjet soars on H1 result
Group reaps the benefits of Zuji integration, major margin improvements in H1.
Why you should be wary of crowds
When the market reaches extremes, investors are best off taking a contrarian approach.