Aust stocks set to open higher
Local market expected to begin stronger as upbeat jobs data buoys Wall St.
Harvey Norman tops list of franking credit hoarders
Fifteen Australian companies are holding a total $30bn in franking credits.
Scoreboard: Taper tilt
Wall Street rose on better-than-expected jobless figures, suggesting positive data isn't sparking taper fears for now.
Aust dollar falls below US92c
Local currency falls to two-and-a-half month low after Stevens' dollar comments.
The benchmark for Hockey's GrainCorp test
Australia is increasingly hungry for foreign capital, but must send the world the right signals about its role in our growth. The split around GrainCorp does not augur well for Joe Hockey.
Australia's biggest franking hoarders
Between them, these 15 companies have almost $30 billion in stored franking credits.
DataRoom AM: Determined Dexus
Dexus lobs a counterbid to GPT's play for CPA, while Woodside's Leviathan project may finally get the go-ahead.
The Distillery: Murray mistrust
Scribes question David Murray's suitability to head the government's financial inquiry, but one argues the inquiry's scope should bring success regardless.
Xi Jinping's all-consuming China agenda
Xi Jinping will have his hands full trying to steer an economic juggernaut on the path to sustainable growth. It's a task so mammoth that it may keep the world's most powerful leader out of sight.
Potash could become BHP's 'fifth' pillar
BHP Billiton says it has been encouraged by recent work that suggests its push into the Canadian potash sector will be supported by further resources of the commodity close to its proposed Jansen mine.
Review to examine dependence on foreign capital
David Murray says he will put Australia's dependence on foreign capital under the microscope as part a sweeping review of how well the financial system is working.
Wine boss slams spate of lawsuits
The chief executive of the world's biggest winemaker, Treasury Wine Estates, has lashed out at the rising tide of "crazy class actions" hurled at boardrooms, arguing they were being manufactured by self-interested litigators.
Murray Goulburn mulls partial float as WCB battle draws out
Murray Goulburn is preparing its shareholders for the possibility of a partial float of the co-operative as it continues its fight to take over Warrnambool Cheese & Butter.