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

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

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

ONE of the Murray inquiry’s signature recommendations to improve competition has been disputed by analysts and investors.

Despite Beijing's increasingly hostile trade war, Australia sold a lot more goods to China (particularly iron ore) in December. The Australian share market begins its shortened trading week, ahead of Australia Day, with small gains.

RECALL Holdings says it will be a “missed opportunity” for Iron Mountain if the US company fails to sweeten its offer.

Murray Goulburn continues to resist pressure to reverse its decision on after-tax profit distribution.

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

At a virtual World Economic Forum, Mr Xi urges nations to remove all barriers to trade while working together on coronavirus vaccine research and distribution.

A grandmother had properties worth more than $2 million sold off underneath her by a relative without her knowledge, all because of a form that gave him unfettered power to do whatever he wanted with her estate.

BHP Billiton is facing calls to drop its $14.5bn South32 spin-off because of the effect of slumping iron ore and coal prices.

LEIGHTON Holdings has wiped more than $1.5 billion worth of debt from its balance sheet in the space of a week.

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

AMCOM has accepted an offer to be bought out by Vocus, in a deal that values the west coast telco at $635 million.

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

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

The Department of Environment and Science said overnight on Tuesday a high-pressure pipe carrying sodium hydroxide failed, with the chemical spray released onsite and into neighbouring areas.

The deputy leader of the Nationals says the party has struck a deal to allow more foreign workers into Australia to work on farms, hinting that an agriculture-specific visa could soon be announced.

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

Cockles — or "kuti" — have been a staple in the diet of Ngarrindjeri families for tens of thousands of years, and now they are getting involved in the business of shuffling for the in-demand mollusc.

An 80-year-old pensioner on Queensland's Sunshine Coast lost his life savings in an online scam, which uses identities like Dick Smith and trusted brands like the ABC to promote them.

China's foreign ministry says Australia is "purposely setting up obstacles" to make it harder for Chinese companies to invest.

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.

Victoria's coronavirus crisis has managed to bring the state's $800 million snow season to its knees, as two major ski fields cancel reservations and close lifts.