Noble to test Yancoal's $3.1b raising
Noble is not happy with Yancoal's plans to raise $3.1b in new equity to fund its acquisition of Coal & Allied from Rio.
Genworth a counter-intuitive gem
Rather than being viewed as a company in decline with a grim earnings outlook, Genworth can be seen as a capital-generating machine.
Prospering from Amazon economy
Arguing over equality or the lack of it ignores the new forces sweeping through the economy.
Keating is wrong on the company tax cut
Paul Keating was right to argue for company tax cuts in past decades, and wrong to throw up objections to them now.
The RBA's economics problem
The Reserve Bank has spent some time pointing out the benefits of learning economics and says more needs to be done to engage children to take it as a subject in school.
Rare earths and free markets
When China tried to squeeze the rare earths markets, it got a lesson in competition and innovation.
Amazon will train Australians to expect far more
The Amazon effect will go far beyond retailing. Other businesses will have to develop the same skill at reacting quickly.
Not too late to press the reset button on the NBN
The difficulties of rolling out the NBN are mounting and the costs of fibre alternatives are falling. It's time for another think.
Boomerang generation really does return
Jennifer Hewett's experience with the great Sydney and Melbourne house price escalation just become deeply personal.
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philip baker
The RBA's economics problem
The Reserve Bank has spent some time pointing out the benefits of learning economics and says more needs to be done to engage children to take it as a subject in school.
tony boyd
Genworth a counter-intuitive gem
Rather than being viewed as a company in decline with a grim earnings outlook, Genworth can be seen as a capital-generating machine.
phillip coorey
PM should lighten Joyce's load
Barnaby Joyce's bungled response to water theft claims has united Cory Bernardi, Sarah Hanson-Young and Nick Xenophon. They want him stripped of water.
adele ferguson
ACCC to investigate Aveo
Australian Competition & Consumer Commission to investigate some of the "more serious matters being raised" in relation to retirement village group Aveo.
jennifer hewett
Boomerang generation really does return
Jennifer Hewett's experience with the great Sydney and Melbourne house price escalation just become deeply personal.
michael smith
Cochlear's long-distance CEO fail
The departure of Cochlear CEO Chris Smith after just two years is a lesson for Australian-headquartered companies with CEOs on the other side of the world. It often just does not work.
matthew stevens
Noble to test Yancoal's $3.1b raising
Noble is not happy with Yancoal's plans to raise $3.1b in new equity to fund its acquisition of Coal & Allied from Rio.
laura tingle
Turnbull's choice: run a debate or be run over
The question facing the Prime Minister is whether he will act to try to control the inevitable debate over same-sex marriage, or risk events running on without him.
christopher joye
Shayne Elliott's revolution at ANZ
The ANZ boss believes the major banks' bloated cost structures cannot respond to the digital threat. The revolution includes personal interest rates and halving the workforce.
lucy kellaway
Why I am breaking all the rules and saying goodbye
Lucy Kellaway is breaking three of her own rules of decorum as she exits her workplace after 32 years.
