Insights

Local currency trading in a tight range ahead of China data, Fed minutes.

Local market pares early gains of more than half a per cent in afternoon trade.

Liver cancer treatment developer's share price surges on its latest sales update.

The last 10 years has seen rapid change and competitive growth in Australia's PV industry and, no doubt, businesses will need to continue to innovate to ensure survival.

Energy efficiency schemes in NSW and Victoria are hitting targets and saving households and businesses, but both are up for review. NSW seems keen to expand their scheme but Victoria's Minister appears cold.

Local market pushes higher in early trade following strong global leads.

California's carbon market has sidestepped the problems of Europe's version and enjoyed a bumper year. But its expansion into transport fuels will test the model in 2014.

Climate denial organisations are increasingly using pass-through organisations to conceal their donors, likely explaining an apparent decline in contributions from the likes of Koch Industries and ExxonMobil.

Tony Abbott finds himself in a tug-of-war between keeping the minor party-dominated Senate pushing through his policies and implementing genuine electoral reforms to prevent the gaming of preferences.

New York's new mayor, Bill de Blasio, promises to tackle the city's growing inequality by taxing the ultra-rich. Australian politicians should take note of the huge support for his liberal agenda.

European shares rallied to their highest point in over five years while the US trade deficit shrunk on better than expected exports.

Politicians will soon be throwing their weight around in the complicated takeover of Warrnambool Cheese & Butter, while Woodside Petroleum readies its checkbook for the Israeli gas deal.

When a fast growing and heavily backed lyrics website ran afoul of Google it effectively 'fell off the internet'. The 60 per cent drop in traffic was a chilly reminder of Google's power.

One of the biggest impediments to Chinese investment in Australia has been China's own regulator, but recent developments suggest that the heavy-handed approach is about to change.

Local market ends flat amid thin trading volumes, China concerns.

Murray Goulburn not seeking ACCC approval, but requesting authorisation from the Competition Tribunal.