Insights

Murray Goulburn mulls its options as Saputo sees a majority stake in WCB, while the race for Shell's Australian assets continues.

Beijing has demonstrated its ability to manage difficult economic challenges and still deliver sustainable growth, but the pressure for deeper structural reforms in 2014 is growing.

Brendan Nelson's brief tenure heading the Liberal Party shows the fate of opposition leaders with the type of mild, insipid manners Bill Shorten has suddenly adopted.

Local market rebounds in afternoon trading to close firmly in the black.

A new report finds housing estates and towns will soon be better, allowing for some conditions, opting for stand-alone power systems - indeed it's a more economically viable option for some already.

Governance issues continue to plague Phosphagenics in the wake of last year's fraud allegations, with the biotech likely to announce a board reshuffle soon.

Phosphagenics may be close to announcing a board reshuffle to appease aggrieved shareholders following allegations of fraud against its former chief executive over six months ago.

Given inflation is contained and the construction boom is yet to overheat the economy, New Zealand's central bank sits in an auspicious place - and should approach a rate rise with caution.

Chinese private companies enjoy a symbiotic relationship with the government - often out of necessity. The more successful a Chinese entrepreneur's business, the most likely it will be co-opted by the ruling party.

Interests in Shell's assets highlights the peculiar way Coles and Woolworths have benefitted from their petrol coupon deal with the ACCC.

Europe is set to announce its 2030 climate goals this week, with the final figure more likely to be influenced by industry and the dour economic situation than many would hope.

The all-encompassing quality of disruption spells doom for digital dinosaurs, but are there some things it just can't do?

Speeding up the release of Windows 9 may help Microsoft counter the negativity surrounding Windows 8, but only if it has made substantial changes to the user interface.

Nintendo's in a tailspin, but don't count it out just yet. If it can ride out its recent wave of bad fortunes the era of virtualised gaming could be its saviour.

Canadian dairy giant edges even closer to winning takeover battle for Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory.

Local market slips after mixed performance on European bourses overnight.