Insights

Irvin says focus was on acquisitions when it lobbed the bid for Warrnambool.

Local market pushes higher after Dow Jones closes above the key threshold of 16,000 points for the first time on Wall Street.

Wall Street's surge to a fresh record suggests investors are becoming used to the idea of a reduction in Fed stimulus.

Mason hits back at criticism of Zahra's resignation, says group is focused on Christmas trade, warns of challenging outlook.

Capex and private sector credit figures are out during a week filled with AGMs, while offshore US property and consumer confidence data come ahead of Thanksgiving Day.

Harbert Management has plans to launch a $150m fund to invest in small businesses.

Trust requests halt to conduct bookbuild for institutional capital raising.

Float of electronics retailer set for December 4, market capitalisation of $520m eyed.

The Telsa founder says his electric car mission has not been derailed, responding to recent concerns about fire and taking a swipe at the company's naysayers.

$576m property group float raises $310m from investors.

The RBA is not yet sold on using currency intervention. But simply jawboning the Australian dollar while waiting for the Fed to taper is creating economic uncertainty.

Unlike Queensland, it's very unlikely there will be fracking for coal seam gas in Victoria. The commercial reserves are questionable, the technologies needed are new and the regulatory framework is lacking.

Don't be fooled by Malcolm Turnbull's bluster at Question Time the next 18 months are going to be bruising for the Communications Minister and NBN Co.

The Aussie dollar will nosedive in coming years with a laundry list of hurdles to clear. Chinese investment is the wildcard but Australia needs to make adjustments, not be bailed out.

It's no longer a question of whether Samsung copied Apple's iPhone and iPads but of how bad the punishment will be. The jury is busy crunching the numbers and Samsung's nightmare is just beginning.

The potential economic contribution of advanced robotics, mobile internet and 3D printing is expected to return up to $US33 trillion globally per year by 2025. The 'smart machine era' has already begun.