Insights

Despite our notable innovation successes, are we are doing all we can to extract maximum return from those individual achievements?

As the auto industry crumbles, Toyota will struggle to keep its local plant open. But supporting the component makers will give the sector a better chance of survival.

The audacity of the NBN project always made it a hard endeavour but the current mess is a sad indictment of our political process.

As computing environments become more complex, organisations can no longer rely on first-generation solutions for adequate protection.

Tony Abbott hasn't inherited the kind of economic fortune that will see new job sectors emerge quickly in place of old. His 'five pillars' appear too weak to hold up the economy's structural transition.

Those buzzing about Amazon's army of identifiable flying objects need to look beyond the hyperbole of Jeff Bezos' homage to George Jetson.

Airline to confront job cut criticism at meeting next week: report.

Miner says it will outlay $4bn annually on onshore oil & gas in US.

A decline in the velocity of money and anchored expectations have thwarted the US Fed's desire for higher inflation. But an improving jobs market, if it's sustainable, should reverse the trend.

The world's oil giants add in their own prices on carbon while Europe's already established market rises on a possible supply fix.

Wall Street was flat overnight as positive US data increased expectations of an impending taper, although bond and gold moves may suggest otherwise.

Woodside's Leviathan plans remain in the balance, while Lion Nathan may be seeking a joint venture with Parmalat.

Profit taking sees US stocks stagnate just below record highs.

Falling electricity consumption means higher prices for consumers as costs are spread among a lower customer base. Policymakers must deal with the consequences of falling demand before it's too late.

Productivity in the digital age is destroying many manufacturing jobs, including in the auto industry. Governments must have a plan to mitigate the rising fallout.

2013 was notable for what did not happen: the US did not go off the fiscal cliff or default on its debt and the much feared inflation lift off failed to materialise the euro did not fall apart despite a few scares involving Italy, Cyprus, etc China did not hard land despite reports of "ghost cities" and claims of massive debt and Australia did not have a recession despite the mining slowdown. What did happen was mostly positive