Ten years in Dubai jail
RICK FENELEY AND BEN BUTLER 5:31pm |
Spectacular climax to four-year battle against property fraud charges.
Stocks follow global rally
5:06pm |
Australian stocks end stronger in a broad-based rise, with gold stocks the main drag.
Optus mounts 4G challenge
PETER CAI 3:41pm |
Telstra's primacy in the 4G mobile race is about to be seriously challenged by Optus.
EnergyAustralia facing 'difficult' conditions
BRIAN ROBINS 5:36pm |
China Light and Power has warned that its EnergyAustralia unit is facing continued "difficult" trading conditions, with little respite expected anytime soon.
Quantum eyes troubled East Java mine
ELI GREENBLAT 5:10pm |
Quantum, which has built up a 5.4 per cent stake in Intrepid, has defended its strategy of trying to grab board control.
Leighton flags Asian growth drive
PHILIP WEN 10:51am |
Leighton will shift its focus away from home and into Asia, as local infrastructure spending 'falls behind'.
Rio faces union push in iron ore
10:30am |
Two powerful unions have joined forces to try to take on Rio Tinto at its iron ore mines, for the first time in two decades.
The data roaming rip-off
JOHN ADDIS 3:46pm |
You know how it works: land in a foreign country, clear immigration and hop in a bus to the resort. Minutes later, your phone bleeps. Telstra.
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| Dow Jones | 15354.4 | 121.2 | 0.8% |
| Nasdaq | 3499.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| Hang Seng | 23493.0 | 410.4 | 1.8% |
| NZ 50 | 4598.7 | 0.8 | 0.0% |
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4:24PM Stocks break even as MRP dips under IPO
3:32PM NZ dollar pares loss
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Hedge funds betting against gold
10:08am |
Hedge-fund managers are making the biggest ever bet against gold as Goldman Sachs predicted more declines after the longest slump in four years.
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Matthew Kidman It is virtually impossible to find an expert who believes equity markets are a risky place to invest.
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Lending to to get more competitive
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Reality check for shale oil boom
2:27pm |
For the past three years, the boom in the US shale oil industry has outstripped all expectations. Things may be changing.
Qatar's spending returns home
After paying for stakes in European companies, landmarks in London, uprisings in the Middle East and a soccer title in France, Qatar may be getting ready to go home.
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It takes no brains to kick Treasury
ROSS GITTINS |
When it comes to forecasting the economy the econocrats are on a hiding to nothing.
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- Malcolm Maiden China's State Grid powers up in Australia
- Ross Gittins Narrow focus on surplus misses the point
- Harold Mitchell China's calling - and we need chutzpah
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Flash car tax facts
MAX NEWNHAM 20 May |
The luxury car cost limit is particularly complex. Here, we explain how it's applied.
Stress head: coping with pressure
Deadlines, emails, family: stress is everywhere. How do you beat it?
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Cracking open the nest egg
CHRISTINE LONG |
People struggling to pay their bills are seeking early access to their superannuation on hardship grounds.
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