Insights

The eurozone's home-grown turmoil is easing but external threats still loom large. Fears over the effects of US tapering, austerity and structural reforms have the union in dire straits.

The motor industry has come under severe pressure in recent years, with many predicting its imminent demise. Resources and Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane has a very different outlook.

Can the $350 million PrimeSense buy finally put the Cupertino-based giant back on the innovation map? The simple answer is no, but that doesn't mean it isn't important.

Strong jobs data failed to move Wall Street ahead of Thanksgiving but digital currency Bitcoin is seeing some love.

Mario Draghi's first big decision was throw money at Europe's moribund banks, which helped get some of the weaker institutions back on their feet. But cheap ECB money is gumming up the financial works and the taps need to be turned off.

US stocks in mixed territory ahead of Thanksgiving, Nasdaq holds above 4,000.

Local currency extends its recent decline in early trade, holds below US91c.

Archer Daniels Midland is hoping a last-minute sweetener will get its GrainCorp bid over the line, while BIS Industries puts its IPO on ice.

Despite tensions with supermarkets and the odd spot of workplace drama, Victorian yoghurtmaker Jalna has thrived in a competitive market.

Good economic and financial information is available to investors in China but a sensible investor can't compete with government intervention and market manipulation. Even Warren Buffett would be a speculator in China.

Scribes examine departing Elders chief Malcolm Jackman's legacy and find a mixed record, while Archer Daniels Midland is hoping its upscaled GrainCorp bid will sway Joe Hockey.

Outgoing Elders chief executive Malcolm Jackman says his sudden exit from the troubled rural services group was not a ''retirement'', comments that appear at odds with a statement from the board.

It's a public relations nightmare: selling the market a story that a chief executive leaving ''immediately'' is all about expediency and mutual interest.

Leighton Holdings is sitting on internal advice that warns its troubled Middle Eastern joint venture will struggle to recover all of the $1.1 billion it claims to be owed for construction work.

ANZ plans to use voice recognition technology when authorising large cash transfers to external accounts via mobile banking, a move it says will enhance security.

Alumina chief John Bevan will step down at the end of December after more than five years with the company. He will be replaced by board member Peter Wasow. Mr Bevan faced a first strike against his $2.2 million pay packet in May after investors said the salary was too high for what some regarded as a "post office" company that merely collected dividends.