THE global chief executive of News Corp says print advertising has become even more valuable in a “digitally discursive age”.

THE most powerful CEOs in America believe that people management will be one of the most important issues next year.

AUSTRALIA’S coal exporters are facing a new challenge in the form of stiffer competition from Russian exporters in Asian markets.

BROADCASTER Ten Network has told shareholders it is still considering takeover proposals, and cautioned the offers may not result in a transaction.

AUSTRALIAN online retail foreign exchange broker Pepperstone has abandoned plans for an imminent IPO after the Swiss uncapping.

Woodside needs to raise its bid for Oil Search to have any chance of success, analysts at UBS have said.

360 Capital Group has taken another step towards launching a takeover play for Allan Fife’s Australian Industrial REIT.

GLOBAL miner Anglo American has flagged further job cuts and asset sales in a bid to restructure the company as prices fall.

Advertising spending contributes about $40 billion a year to the Australian economy, or 2 per cent of GDP.

A COMPANY spruiking luxury Redfern apartments claimed Aboriginal people have “moved out” of the Sydney suburb.

Former engineering high flyer Ausenco has become the latest mining services company to be swallowed by private equity.

WOODSIDE has plugged the gaping hole in its growth pipeline, paying $4.6bn for interests in two liquefied natural gas developments.

THE proportion of women in leadership roles at in-house legal departments has grown strongly.

CEO Andy Penn says he has “no plans” to sell telco’s 50 per cent stake in Foxtel.

New Zealand’s competition watchdog has cited areas of overlap from a Fairfax-APN merger.

GLOBAL markets remained stuck in a volatility trap yesterday after a wild 48 hours marked by heavy losses from China to Europe.

Three people are charged in connection with an alleged million-dollar gold theft in Western Australia's Goldfields, in which police say more than 8,000 tonnes of gold-bearing ore was stolen.

AUSTRALIA’S sharemarket is on track for its biggest two-day gain in a year after a rally led by resources and financial stocks.

Fast-growing Melbourne payments company PromisePay is ramping its growth plans in the global platform economy.

It could be a matter of time before a Chinese airline tries to buy a strategic stake in Qantas.

TREASURY Wine Estates chief Michael Clarke is pledging to jettison his cheap commercial brands in the US.

THE life insurance industry in Australia has been hit by a $650m loss as disability claims increase.

SWISS trader-miner Glencore has criticised Rio’s capabilities and strategy as a phony war between the pair continues.

DAVE Hyman is just one of the several new disruptive faces eyeing the financial services sector’s billions of dollars in profits.

Stocks drifted higher throughout the day on light stock-trading volume ahead of the Christmas holiday.