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A small company from Australia has developed an elegant electric engine that might rival gas guzzlers on the racetrack... and beyond.

Repealing the carbon price is set to save consumers $1.74 to $3.13 a week. Meanwhile, erasing all grid emissions would cost less than a 'tenner'.

While strong payrolls data raises the possibility of a December taper, disinflationary pressures may see the Federal Reserve hold off for a time.

Research suggests when an issue is politically charged a high level of numeracy works against understanding it. This explains why many economists still ignore the numerical evidence of what caused the GFC.

Australia's labour force figures will be the key data to watch this week, after strong US jobs growth boosted markets on Friday.

Group reportedly weighing expression of interest in 98-year lease.

Local market tipped to begin stronger as upbeat jobs report fuels Wall St gains.

A plane sale and leaseback option could straighten Qantas' tailspin, while Kirin Holdings may be looking to offload its National Foods dairy assets.

The NSW government is set to formally kick off the process for the sale of the state's small collection of renewable energy plants, adding momentum to the $3 billion power privatisation program.

It's one of the world's most traded currencies, with a daily turnover of about $460 billion.

The Tax Office is deciding whether an anti-wind farm group linked to former Liberal MPs should retain its favourable tax treatment.

Rio Tinto's hopes of reviving its majority-owned Ranger uranium mine have been dealt another blow by the leak of toxic substances on Saturday.

Top brass at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission have claimed on a number of occasions that the corporate regulator does not do favours.

Leighton Holdings' John Holland Aviation Services may be put up for sale or closed as the loss-making division reels from the loss of three big contracts.

Australia's chicken industry has been plagued by scandals in recent years, from evidence of illegal and sometimes dangerous conditions for processing workers to misleading claims about how birds are raised.

U.S. stocks finished sharply higher on Friday, following an upbeat November jobs report. The jobless rate falling to a five-year low and a read on consumer confidence hit a five-month high.