Insights

The rejected suitor reveals the substantial amount of work it put into a planned $3 billion merger of department store equals with David Jones.

As the Member for Murray explains, SPC is no dying auto industry. Prior irrigation investment, agribusiness promises and tax revenue prospects reveal the pragmatism of a one-off subsidy.

Selective tax policies have reduced government revenue by 8 per cent of GDP. The 'budget emergency' has little to do with spending and much to do with an inefficient tax system.

Major workplace changes will impact the operations of these major companies, and others.

Around $5 billion of debt issues will expire this year … while a new class of issuers could emerge.

If you have the appetite, buy into weaker emerging markets.

The major banks have used aggressive accounting to optically enhance their earnings.

Europe remains the place to be … but don't get overly comfortable.

From a turnaround in investment to the quiet rise of the smart grid, 2014 should see more cracking of the ice around the global clean energy sector.

I admit it, tabloid columnist Terry McCrann has got me, I made a mistake with a chart. So what does the accurate chart reveal?

Tropical cyclone frequency is at a centuries-low in Australia. But urban planners must consider increased intensity - and question whether the frequency lull will last.

On the right terms, a David Jones-Myer merger would be highly valuable for shareholders. But once that possibility is open rival players will rush in.

Local market begins flat despite upbeat US GDP data pushing Wall St higher.

In business, finance and the economy, ten major trends will define China's performance this lunar year.

Tech's most iconic brand is losing its lustre and there's very little it can do to recapture the imagination of customers.

Corporates' focus on the very long term has them quietly factoring in their own carbon prices, and picking the low-hanging fruit of emissions reduction.