Insights

Discounting is fine until it becomes the defining strategy. This Christmas, top retailers risk having pricing terms dictated to them.

Barack Obama is hoping Americans' strong desire to avoid further wars in the Middle East will help seal a nuclear deal with Iran. But staring down Congress' Israel lobby will be a tough battle.

Local market little changed in the wake of mixed Wall Street leads.

The acquisition of protective glove maker BarrierSafe Solutions is the Australian company's biggest acquisition since 2002.

Ansell's acquisition of US market leader BarrierSafe Solutions will equip it with a broader product range and wider distribution footprint, aiding its accelerated growth strategy.

Gains in banks have offset weakness elsewhere to produce a flat overall market today, featuring a 4 per cent fall in Aristocrat after it missed sales expectations.

Local market edges marginally higher following mixed Wall Street leads.

Climate Spectator talks with Dr Tim Flannery about rebuilding the Climate Council, nee commission; support for the Council from UK conservatives; and why Abbott was wrong on the bushfires.

Retailer announces finance director Tom Pockett's resignation at AGM, GM of corporate finance David Marr to replace him.

The Reserve Bank's Philip Lowe has described a painful and enduring adjustment to Australia's fortunes, which productivity gains are unlikely to alleviate.

Beyond increasing supply, oil substitution in many industries is changing the outlook for the black gold.

Entering the Australian market would cap off a good year for Netflix as it continues to successfully migrate to new intersections in the online entertainment space.

European auto giants are heralding the all-electric car for China's great market but, elsewhere, Toyota and Honda are betting on a hydrogen fuel cell future.

Business wants quick repeal of carbon pricing and then a Productivity Commission review of its replacement. Not only do we not have time, we know what the commission thinks, anyway.

The hacking row between Australia and Indonesia will be resolved but the sound and fury surrounding the issue highlights a salient truth of the telco world.

The next development in payments technology is likely to take a bottom-up rather than top-down approach and the incumbents could end up on the losing side of the equation.