NEW York law firms are having a field day from Australian fast-food chain Pie Face’s ill-fated push into the city.

The West Australian government hopes the final closure of an asbestos-riddled town will at last deter social media influencers and 'danger tourists' from visiting.

BHP swings back from last year's massive loss to a $US5.9 billion ($7.4 billion) profit, but its earnings look to have seriously missed analyst expectations.

THE Alex Waislitz-backed listed payday lender Money3 is raising $20m to purchase the assets of PAID, an online provider of credit products.

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.

ENGINEERING group Downer EDI has secured a $2 billion contract for work on Adani’s massive Carmichael mine in Queensland.

Housing affordability experts say "painful" reforms and long-term planning are needed to make home ownership more accessible. In the meantime, some young Australians are turning to unconventional options like tiny houses.

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.

CVC chairman Vanda Gould set up a bank in Samoa structured to get around Australian tax law, according to secret documents.

MELBOURNE Airport is on the hunt for new chief executive after incumbent Chris Woodruff announced he will leave by the end of June.

AUSTRALIA’S small telco companies are set for more merger and acquisition activities in the year ahead, helped by low cost of debt.

The consumer watchdog has blocked freight shipping group Sea Swift’s $45m planned takeover of Toll Marine Logistics.

Documents show the Victorian government said changing suppliers would lead to cost blowouts and delays.

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

WOODSIDE will spend around $4.6bn buying stakes in two future LNG developments in a major bet on a recovery in energy prices.

THE Reserve Bank believes the Australian dollar is still too high and that interest rates are best left on hold, rather than be cut further.

SELFIE sticks and fitness wristbands are tipped to be among the top gifts this Christmas, amid warnings ASX-listed retailers may miss out on the spending rush.

ANZ’s senior investment banker says the group is well placed to benefit from foreign interest in Australia.

QANTAS executives have been surprised by how quickly the tide has turned.

CRUISE giant P&O is muscling in on the lucrative events sector for a share of the annual $13 billion-plus conference dollar.

Billionaire Alex Waislitz stands to make millions after two financial services companies agreed to merge.

APA Group has made the second biggest Australian acquisition of the year, snaring BG Group’s Queensland coal-seam gas pipeline.

Regulators’ efforts to curb a surge in lending to property investors appear to be having an effect, the RBA says.

THE frustration of wasted weekends spent searching in vain for the perfect home could be consigned to the past.

Former Boeing test pilot Mark Forkner was found not guilty of deceiving federal regulators about a key flight-control system that played a role in two deadly crashes involving 737 MAX jets.