Insights

Local market slips below 5,100 level as RBA removes easing bias, Wall St slumps on weak manufacturing data.

The Australian dollar was the big winner out of this afternoon's statement by the central bank, as the Reserve Bank gave up its easing bias.

Joe Hockey has described SPC Ardmona as a "union shop" in rejecting its bid for funding. The Government is clearly angling for a review of industrial relations. So how do Australians compare with workers elsewhere?

Competition concerns may be dominating the MacGen bid debate ahead of the deadline tomorrow, but it could be AGL's attitude on renewables, were it to win, that is the big issue at play.

Researchers say graphene nanosheet composite paper could provide the breaththrough needed for sodium-ion batteries.

As capital pours out of developing countries, it has become clear that the Fed's taper has put European banks - the world's biggest lenders to emerging markets - at serious risk.

The December CPI report has changed the game for the Reserve Bank and, potentially, for the Aussie dollar.

Group posts slide in H1 net profit as $9m in fair value adjustments weigh.

McLennan says first-half results are vindication of board's long-term strategy.

Group expects to meet FY profit target, H1 revenue declines.

Local market follows Wall Street lower after weak China, US data see US stocks close more than 2% in the red.

Just like Apple, Facebook finds itself on the receiving end of criticism for failing to innovate. But the social network isn't afraid to gamble.

China's battle against climate change will incur huge costs, but intergenerational carbon bonds are a way to distribute the financial burden across several generations.

A shift towards fresh food and improved consumer protections in China provides opportunities and threats for Australian food producers.

Direct Action's project-based subsidies approach suffers limitations in terms of both practicality and cost - making it unsuitable for achieving large and long-lasting emissions reductions.

Behind a wages smoke-screen, SPC Ardmona jobs are being risked to pay for the sins of another sector. And if one backbencher's right, the decision goes against Cabinet's majority view.