Expanding budget accommodation provider Ingenia Communities has reported a 21 per cent surge in half-year revenue.

BGH's Ben Gray finally lands a deal, with Navitas directors recommending a $2.1 billion bid that may help BGH rekindle its ambition to also acquire the Healthscope private hospital group.

Australian shares have risen at the open, buoyed largely by the financial sector, while education provider Navitas has risen more than 10 per cent.

The sports broadcasting shakeup has not hit free-to-air figures for the Australian Open.

Directors of the global education group plan to recommend shareholders accept a $2.09 billion takeover offer from BGH Consortium, in what would be the first major deal for the Ben Gray-founded private equity firm.

Workers who froze their pay to help save the Port Kembla steelworks will lose their jobs and be replaced by overseas crews on foreign vessels, after mining giant BHP terminated two contracts, maritime unions say.

US stocks have declined as an unexpected drop in China's exports reignited worries of a global economic slowdown.

With trillions in wealth set to change hands, we are about to find out how Gen Ys and millennials invest.

White House calls reports that she is a contender for the position 'false', but says she will have a hand in choosing the next chief.

What happened overnight and what's ahead for the ASX.