Insights

US stocks surge as new Fed chief Janet Yellen pledges policy continuity.

Lender increases first-half profit, interim dividend; says it is 'cautiously optimistic' of economic environment in year ahead.

It's important for all Australians to understand why Toyota is closing shop. It illustrates what is really happening to our nation and what will come next.

It's only a matter of time before investors realise that Australian housing offers little more than a short-term speculative profit, with prices certain to drop once investor optimism fades.

A fight for energy market supremacy is brewing as natural gas chases long-time leaders coal and oil. And while oil may be flailing, peak oil theory has nothing to do with it.

Global markets cheered as the Fed chair expressed confidence in the US recovery and stuck to her tapering guns.

Companies in the auto supply chain are used to constant reinvention. Now they need to dig deep, urgently and with help from government, to keep as many options open as possible.

Medibank Private looks primed for sale, while Vodafone may be mulling a merger.

China's ultra-rich are pouring money into Australia's property market, but the scale of their capital flight has deleterious consequences for the Chinese financial system.

Sometimes being at one with a crowd can be nice, eg at rock concerts it adds to the ambience and safety in numbers can provide comfort. However, when crowds turn they can be dangerous and you might get trampled! In fact a wariness of crowds is essential to successful investing.

The consumer watchdog can't have it both ways in its confusing assessment of AGL's proposed takeover of Macquarie Generation.

The Australian dollar has fallen roughly 15% against the US greenback in the last year and a half.

Accounting software firm Reckon has bought itself a little more time with today's earnings report that met subdued market expectations.

Amid a wave of widespread change to Australian business, formalised involvement of local communities in the decisions that affect them is crucial.

ANZ's improving credit quality, cost control measures and strong international performance have produced solid results in a subdued lending environment. But the auto industry's closure could yet flow to the banks.

When Toyota and other car makers pull their manufacturing plants out of the country, how much will they be missed?