Insights

Gold miner says its new $US200m facility offers extra liquidity headroom.

Local market widens morning losses following weak Wall Street leads, yesterday's lower close on poor US jobs data.

Australia's minerals investment boom has much life left in it yet, but thoughtful management of powerful stakeholders in both China and Australia is required.

A second writedown on its troubled power station projects has seriously dented Forge's integrity. How many more unpleasant surprises will its shareholders and lenders tolerate?

Business is breathing a post-election sigh of relief, except for the clean energy sector which faces an avalanche of uncertainty in 2014 starting with the RET and carbon repeal.

Revealing figures about the recent decline in US-based innovation hint at the nation's motivations for its impromptu involvement in the Trans-Pacific Partnership treaty.

Forge Group may soon be tapping shareholders for additional capital after management warned of a further writedown to its problem power plant construction project.

China's underperforming state-owned enterprises not only receive disproportionate aid from Beijing, but they are choking private sector expansion. The sector is in dire need of reform.

The investment bank giant has sold its stake in what would be the largest coal terminal on the US west coast in the wake of its report outlining the fall of coal globally.

Better energy efficiency initiatives, less gas-fired appliances and more rooftop solar could take us drastically closer to zero emissions in our homes.

Indonesia's ore export ban will force China to find new bauxite supplies. Bauxite-rich Western Australia is primed to capitalise, which could be a boon for the struggling Coalition ahead of a likely Senate re-run.

Despite promising to lock out falsehood-spouting climate denialists, Fairfax let a person associated with a think tank linked to fossil-fuel interests slip through the cracks in January.

European markets rose overnight as Italy issued debt at euro-era lows and Spain recorded its fastest quarterly growth in six years.

Telstra's sale of Sensis for such a low price will likely leave a bad taste in shareholders' mouths, while Fusion Retail dismisses talk that it may look to float in the near term.

Nation's largest two retailers again find spots in top 20 list worldwide.

US stocks continue lacklustre start to 2014, caution reigns ahead of earnings.