Clive Palmer has fled a press conference on his federal election campaign after being grilled on reports of a nickel refinery closure in northern Queensland. Mr Palmer was in Canberra to announce he would ...
A measure of economic growth in the coming months has strengthened because of growing company profits and gains on the share market. The Westpac Melbourne Institute Leading Index, which indicates the likely ...
The share market has rallied as investors watch for news on whether the US Federal Reserve will keep printing money to boost the US economy. The Federal Reserve is due to announce its plans early Thursday ...
Rupert Murdoch's new News Corp publishing business failed to impress investors in its stock market debut, losing three per cent of its value. The massive media empire is splitting its growing and more ...
The Australian government may share information with European taxation authorities under global efforts to cut avoidance, Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan says. Mr Swan announced the proposal after the Group ...
Telstra has released damning findings from a review of its contractors who remove asbestos from its telecommunications pits. Telstra's infrastructure is being used to roll out the National Broadband Network ...
A native title group in Western Australia's Pilbara has inked a land use deal with Rio Tinto despite objections by rival claimants. On Wednesday, Rio Tinto and Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation (YAC) ...
The Australian dollar recovered from early weakness to end Wednesday little changed as traders marked time ahead of a key monetary policy decision in the US. At 1700 AEST on Wednesday, the Aussie was trading ...
Australian shares have gained ground as investors took a cautiously optimistic stance ahead of a keenly awaited update on economic stimulus measures in the United States. US Federal Reserve chairman Ben ...
The Australian dollar recovered from early weakness to end Wednesday little changed as traders marked time ahead of a key monetary policy decision in the US. At 1700 AEST on Wednesday, the Aussie was trading ...
New data suggests the Australian economy will be growing at an above trend pace heading into 2014, building on its outperformance of leading economies. Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan used a gathering of ...
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at close on Wednesday: CHC - CHARTER HALL GROUP - up 24 cents at $3.89 Property firm Charter Hall and an associated superannuation fund have paid $458 million ...
The Australian share market closed higher on Thursday, with positive manufacturing data out of the US overnight and China during the day promoting positive investor sentiment.
The Townsville Fire basketball team says it is urgently seeking a major sponsor after losing the support of Clive Palmer's business, Queensland Nickel. The north Queensland side placed second in the competition ...
The current fad for warning of an imminent recession in Australia is likely to go the way of caftans and paisley polyester body-shirts. Most of the arguments in favour of a recession being at least a possibility ...
When Marly Quincoces wanted to grab the attention of potential clients for her South Florida event planning company, StarMar Events, she made a YouTube video in front of a white board giving tips on how ...
Adelaide clothing retailer Trims has gone into liquidation, after being in business since 1937. Administrator Andre Strazdins of BRI Ferrier said there was a potential buyer for the company's assets and ...
New News Corp has had an inglorious debut on the Australian share market, with its stock falling. The share price of the newly hived off publishing business was down nearly four per cent to $14.42 at 1245 ...