Insights

Miner posts record H1 iron ore sales, period-end cash reserves for quarter.

Canadian dairy giant announces to market it has increased stake past 50%.

We all celebrate Freelancer and Atlassian, but here's a look at some of the up and coming local start-ups making their name on a global stage.

Local market slips after BHP second-quarter production numbers disappoint.

The week in clean energy saw the EU mull 2030 policy, Google nestle further into the sector and EU carbon surge.

Governments were right to scale back subsidies for solar, but they are likely to have delivered sizeable benefits for all electricity consumers not just solar system owners. They deserve better study rather than being ignored.

A purple Tasmanian teddy bear has a few lessons for Australian businesses trying to crack the Chinese market.

While some income inequality is necessary, too much can curb economic growth and promote poverty. Australia is running out of time to find an acceptable balance between the two.

Trying to set up a family constitution when everything goes to hell can be a huge mistake. Unless it's a thoroughly considered and reviewed document it can cause more problems than it solves.

The technology used to deliver the NBN may have changed but the fundamental policy and strategy behind the network needs to stay in place.

Major miner's second-quarter production falls short of analyst expectations but increases compared with prior corresponding period.

The continent's leaders tonight weigh 'stranded assets versus a stranded planet', yet with a €545.9 billion energy bill the choice is not actually that stark.

There are lessons for the Abbott government in Britain's attempts to solve its housing shortage, but real vision will be needed to grasp them.

The Fed's tapering of QE will affect the US housing market in 2014 as lending volumes decline and mortgage rates rise. Australia may see pressure on interest rates but our major threat is still a couple of years off.

US stocks fail to overcome fears of taper despite strong earnings, lift in IMF forecast.

German sentiment dips but remains at healthy levels, while the IMF's upwardly revised global growth forecast leaves markets largely unmoved.