An increased risk of bushfires is being cited by the electricity industry as it starts its campaign against cuts recommended for power prices in NSW.

Morgan Stanley has admitted it was wrong on Qantas, upgrading its guidance to “overweight”, as the airline's shares rally for a second day.

The Australian dollar dropped more than half a cent in short order to crash below 82 US cents, while a rally in energy stocks and miners have helped the ASX 200 snap - just - a six-day losing streak.

The corporate data hack on Sony Corp has been manna from heaven for social media and the celeb-sites that feed it.

Investor fears of much tougher recommendations from David Murray’s Financial Services Inquiry have not come to fruition.

The long-time speechwriter for Qantas chief Alan Joyce warned she would 'go guerrilla' if the airline tried to stop her from writing a tell-all book about her time at Qantas.

Ten ASX companies have been recognised for their charitable giving with up to 65 per cent of employees at some companies donating to charity on a regular basis.

The dive in Santos's share price to 10-year lows has turned market attention to the assets the oil and gas producer may consider for sale, as well as whether the whole company could turn into a target for a larger player.

A Glencore merger with Rio Tinto would be damaging for Australia and ought to be, and very likely will be, knocked on the head by the Foreign Investment Review Board.

Santa may come early for shoppers if the department store chains decide to bring forward their end-of-year clearance sales after weeks of patchy trading

Treasury Joe Hockey's warnings over the budget helped send the market down.

BHP Billiton says the company it plans to demerge in 2015 will have global aspirations, despite bestowing it with a name that recognises its focus on the southern hemisphere.

Oil prices fell by more than a dollar on Monday to near their lowest levels since 2009 after Morgan Stanley cut its price forecast for Brent, saying oversupply will likely peak next year with OPEC deciding not to cut output.

Qantas shares surge after the airline flags a pre-tax underlying profit of $300 million to $350 million for the December half, helped by cost cuts and lower fuel costs.

The market tumult over the growing risk that Britons will vote to leave the EU may seem irrational, or at least overdone. It's not.