Adele Ferguson

Defying the doom and gloom

Adele Ferguson Shareholders in Leighton must have been pinching themselves over earnings guidance.

Adele Ferguson

Strange bedfellows of the sky

Adele Ferguson It is believed that Etihad Airways has been buying up shares in Virgin Australia in the past few weeks as part of a plan to restore its 9.9 per cent stake in the airline.

Airlines

Strange bedfellows of the sky

Adele Ferguson It is believed that Etihad Airways has been buying up shares in Virgin Australia in the past few weeks.

Lies, damned lies ... and budgets

Adele Ferguson The brutal reality is Treasurer Wayne Swan's budget is predicated on politics rather than economics and that means the numbers have been bent to fit the spin.

Analysis

Steinert sets up for Stockland juggle

Adele Ferguson The small rise in the share price of the listed property giant was a mere relief rally.

Adele Ferguson

Listing just what doctors ordered

Adele Ferguson As investors continue to pour back into equities, sharemarket listings are on the comeback trail.

Business

Grocery chains put heat on suppliers

Adele Ferguson When it comes to the numbers in retailing, nothing is ever straightforward.

Adele Ferguson

Supermarkets face life-changing decision on code of conduct

Adele Ferguson Monday will be crunch time for the politically charged supermarket code of conduct negotiations.

Adele Ferguson

ASIC asleep as insolvency industry worsens

Adele Ferguson A report released on Wednesday by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission indicates that things are getting worse.

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Asia yet to shine but Smith earns points

Adele Ferguson Shareholders forgave all when the ANZ boss put the group's dividend yield on steroids.

Adele Ferguson

Job cuts boost ANZ profit

Adele Ferguson ANZ has sent the right message to shareholders at a time when the market has become obsessed with dividend yields and staff cuts.

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Closing the tax net on online giants

Adele Ferguson The federal government is on the verge of releasing a study into tax structures used by tech companies.

Chinese in running for Optus 4G deal

Adele Ferguson, Peter Cai Chinese telecommunications company Huawei is likely to emerge with all or part of a $2-plus billion contract to build an ultra-fast mobile network for Optus.

'It's the biggest company that no one has heard of'

Adele Ferguson and Peter Cai Having operated behind the scenes for so long, Huawei is now using Australia to strengthen its image.

Adele Ferguson

Australia: The costs are spiralling

Adele Ferguson In the past 11 years Australia has become one of the most expensive places to live, costlier than New York, London, Frankfurt and Singapore on everything from five-star hotels, car rentals, public...

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Super storm disturbs our nest eggs

Adele Ferguson Shadow minister for superannuation Mathias Cormann has warned there will be a big shake-up in the corporate governance standards of the country's $1.

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Virgin has Tiger by the tail as ACCC dawdles

Adele Ferguson Every day the ACCC delays its decision the worse it is for the already decayed Tiger carcass.

Adele Ferguson

Time for peace at troubled board

Adele Ferguson The fact that construction company Leighton Holdings managed to claw back some of its share value on Monday after a shellacking on Friday speaks volumes about the overreaction of investors to the...

Supermarkets

Battle moves to occupation of enemy territory

Adele Ferguson and Chris Vedelago In the fiercely competitive supermarket industry, buying a high-performing store from beneath a competitor's nose is known as the ''black truffle'' - the Holy Grail.