The world's longest sea-crossing bridge in China is hailed as a feat of human ingenuity, but some worry it may bring more than just tourists.

RENEWED concern about the global economy triggered a joint sell-off in shares and the dollar yesterday.

IRON ore has broken a run of nine straight red trading sessions, but only marginally, and there’s little sign of a sustained rebound.

AUSTRALIA is withdrawing its membership from the World Tourism Organisation, which promotes the globe’s travel industry.

TransGrid announces alternative route options for the proposed Hume Link transmission line, after the original proposal was criticised by local landholders, council and the Rural Fire Service.

Brazil cattle prices are breaking records, abattoirs are shutting, and the ramifications for global beef markets could be huge.

STEVE Tucker and Paul Heath, who until recently were at MLC and JB Were, have set up an independent, fee-for-service finance advisory business.

DESPITE the doom and gloom in the commodity sector, some big market names have had a bumper year.

Glasses chain Oscar Wylee has been fined $3.5 million for misleading consumers about the extent of its charitable activities.

Donald Trump's increased tariffs on steel and aluminium products imported into the United States are now in effect, meaning foreign importers face 50 per cent levies on top of their current costs.

A limit of 4,000 spectators per day at this year’s Great Race is expected to have a "huge effect" on local businesses.

A pact with the bloc was "about building economic resilience in a rapidly changing global environment," Don Farrell said.

The chances that the release of Quindell’s accounts could quickly clear the air for Slater & Gordon have diminished.

CHINA’S consumer inflation fell to a five-year low of 1.4pc in November increasing concerns over the risk of deflation in the world’s second-largest economy.

GROWTH in home lending slowed in October, with the value of investor loans up 1pc, after seasonal adjustment, compared with 3.7pc in September.

Arguably Ziggy Switkowski’s major achievement at NBN Co has been to depoliticise the project.

Prime Ministers Scott Morrison and Boris Johnson reach an in-principle agreement for a free trade deal between Australia and the United Kingdom.

The government expected to raise an additional $2.4 billion over four years thanks to changes to the tax on oil and gas profits. It is now predicting it will raise $4 billion less over that same time.

It was a place that welcomed families in the day and prostitutes in the night. But after 41 years, and long before McDonald's and the kebab shops took hold, Perth's first 24/7 restaurant has closed its doors.

RUSSIA’S central bank has announced a dramatic hike of its key rate from 10.5 to 17 per cent to try to halt an out-of-control slide in the rouble.