AMP cuts rates on entry level mortgages
Alison Bell A stronger securitisation market has enabled AMP Bank to lower interest rates on entry level home loan products after hiking mortgage rates earlier this month.
Daewoo to recall 58,000 vehicles
GM Daewoo Auto and Technology is recalling more than 58,000 vehicles due to manufacturing defects, government officials say.
LaHood's trip to focus on Toyota safety
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says he'll go to Japan for talks with Toyota executives about the sudden acceleration problem plaguing some Toyotas.
London taxi parts to be made in China
The iconic black London taxi is to be partly made in China, manufacturers announced, with production of the body panels and chassis shifting to Shanghai.
No sour grapes for Cheviot chairman as his company is delisted
Christopher Webb A few hours before shares in Cheviot Bridge disappeared from stock exchange lists on Friday, Bill Gurry was asked how he felt about it becoming an unlisted company.
Start the week
Stephen Cauchi It seems cancelling the parity parties was a bit premature. Some analysts, at least, still believe the Aussie will be on par with the greenback this year.
Wall Street golden girl falls off the glass cliff
Andrew Clark A hundred miles from Manhattan in the swanky beachside enclave of East Hampton, Long Island, the Greta Garbo of Lehman Brothers has gone to ground.
Prepare for a new internet revolution
James Kirby It's official … the social networking website Facebook is now bigger than search engine site Google.
US panel backs MRI-safe pacemaker
Federal health experts are recommending approval for a Medtronic pacemaker designed to be safely used with MRI scanners.
Retract report, Toyota tells TV network
Toyota has fired a missive to US television network ABC demanding it retract a report claiming Toyota's vehicles could speed up because of an electronics flaw.
Rio seals $13bn ore deal with Chinalco
Mathew Murphy Rio Tinto and Chinalco officially start repairing once-fractured relationship, announcing plans to partner in $US12 billion ($A13 billion) development of Simandou iron ore field in West Africa.
Advantages for savers as banks fight for deposits to shore up funds
Ross Gittins Where banks get the money they lend has changed since the GFC.
We lose when the grid keeps us using more
Paddy Manning Expanding coal-fired power only entrenches our climate woes.
Cyclone closes coal ports
Ben Sharples Queensland coal ports and rail lines closed while mineral producers brace for impact of tropical cyclone Ului as it bears down on north-east Australian coast.
Sydney passenger numbers take off
Jordan Chong Sydney Airport recorded double-digit increases in domestic and international passenger numbers in February, owner MAp Group says.
Berlin backs off on Greek bailout, prefers IMF
Matthew Saltmarsh and Nelson Schwartz After weeks of backing a European rescue deal for financially troubled Greece, Germany now says that help should come from the International Monetary Fund.
Communication breakdown as Telstra looks for a detour
Malcolm Maiden The telco and the NBN Company are stuck at a roadblock.
Telstra, NBN Co hung up on price, can't make the connection
Ari Sharp Telstra says it is still some distance from a deal with the federal government over its involvement in the national broadband network.
Amcor rejects hefty damages claim estimate
Elisabeth Sexton Packaging customers of Amcor Ltd potentially suffered damages of $466 million during five years of alleged price-fixing cartel with Visy Industries, according to professor in law and economics from...
Greenspan turnabout on banking regulation
Sewell Chan, Washington Alan Greenspan is taking a more expansive view of the state's role.
