Insights

Boardroom departures are a major triumph for David Jones' institutional agitators and leave the retailer more vulnerable than ever. The appointment of Zahra's successor is pivotal.

The question of whether old electric vehicle batteries can be bundled together to provide home energy storage may soon be answered.

Countries that do not welcome Chinese money and economic engagement risk seeing it go elsewhere. The result could be a bifurcated world economy, with one part linked into China's growth & change; and one part excluding itself from it.

The Reserve Bank's focus on a lower Australian dollar to reinvigorate manufacturing hurts companies reliant on imported raw materials, and may prove futile.

Mining services group's shares slump on fall in net profit, sales revenue.

Shares in group hit lowest point in more than 2 years on profit fall.

Group says second half will be stronger than H1, shares fall 3% in early trade.

Smith says global challenges becoming predictable, unveils $1bn notes issue.

Market slightly weaker in early trade after late rally saw Wall St close higher.

The Third Plenum's proposed economic reforms will almost certainly slow China's rate of growth, but the exposure of hidden losses will highlight the gap between China's recorded and real GDP output.

Just like Toyota, Alcoa's Point Henry aluminium smelter is doomed by some fundamental problems that have nothing to do with Australian government policy. Turning back the clock to the days of subsidised energy is 'madness'.

China's trust industry - at 18 per cent of GDP - has grown rapidly in recent years, with investors taking the view that the government will step in on any threat of default. It's a dangerous path to take.

Victoria's energy efficiency certificates finished the month strongly after an early slide, while strong supply continues to weigh on the spot price for NSW ESCs.

Currently, around 3-4 per cent of your power bill, but thousands of clean energy jobs, can be attributed to the Renewable Energy Target. Why all the fuss about needing to change the target?

The government's energy white paper review has given a platform for networks to attack solar, and the laughable situation where government is lobbying government for gas help.

Love him or hate him, the internet is unlikely to forget Edward Snowden in a hurry and his revelations should give us a reason to pause and ponder the implications of living in the digital world.