Insights

The construction and food industries are undergoing a revolution in labour practices for their survival. If the government wants to keep power it will ensure Toyota does the same - but stays in Australia.

New Chinese data won't help investors pained by emerging markets on both sides of the Atlantic.

Market tipped to fall on weak Wall Street lead, emerging market fears.

Turkey's economy is nearing cardiac arrest and set to become a weight around the eurozone's neck. Tourists can get more Turkish lire than euros and this will sting Cyprus and Greece.

As the US president gives credit where it's due to the gas industry's economic role, the O'Farrell government's hard line looks like trebling wholesale prices.

The UK is, in historical terms, growing at a 'Ronnie Corbett' rather than a 'John Cleese' rate. But its headroom to sustain some drivers of this growth is limited.

Woodside Petroleum is set to cough up a significant amount of cash for a stake in Israel's Leviathan gas field, while Royal Dutch Shell assesses two bids for its Australian assets.

It's not too late to jump onto the ThinkSmart (TSM) bandwagon.

Altona Mining (AOH) looks to be on a new upcycle.

The Reserve Bank can be reasonably assured its 'talking down the dollar' strategy is effective. Now the board will be forced to drop its easing bias.

We’re still waiting for convincing signs of some acceleration in growth. A week that began with an apparently weak ISM and ended with a “mixed to weak” employment report provided no such signs. It is possible that some of the apparent softness across a range of indicators is weather-related. The Eastern part of the country has just gone through its second coldest January in the past 30 years, a direct result of the Australian carbon tax, of course. The share market sold off heavily on a particularly manic Monday, but got it all back by week’s end.

The Super Bowl is the pinnacle of sporting extravagance. For advertisers, the cost of a prime-time slot is in the millions but the cultural cachet is priceless.

Treasury Wine Estates' writedown woes are enough to drive shareholders to the bottle, while Coalition backbencher Andrew Laming skulls for Australia - much to Tony Abbott's chagrin.

The global liquidity tide is going out and suddenly countries, companies and workers are looking exposed.

Local market little changed as upbeat local, US data fails to inspire investors.

A better than expected interim sales result bodes well for Mint Wireless (MNW) as it shows that the mobile credit card payment solutions company is keeping its lead over rivals. But the time is running out for Mint Wireless to establish itself as an industry leader.