The battle for supremacy in the cosmetics market, triggered by the recent arrival of Sephora, is in full swing, but analysts are already pointing to department stores as the biggest potential losers.

Qantas has officially pushed the reset button on its financial prospects having lined up the foundations for a full-year profit that could easily exceed $600 million based on pre-tax profit guidance for the current half of up to $350 million.

Billions of dollars in undeclared and untaxed wealth hidden offshore has been revealed by hundreds of rich Australians as they rush to take advantage of the ATO's last-ever tax amnesty.

It has been a historically polarising energy source but the likes of Elon Musk, Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos are throwing their considerable weight behind nuclear power.

How big can Aldi get in Australia? And how much secrecy is too much?

The Australian dollar is edging closer to a 70s-handle, dropping to a new four-year low of US82.35¢ on Tuesday on the back of poor business confidence figures and another major bank switching into the rate cut camp.

Local stocks sink, led down by a rout in the energy sector as BHP plunges below $29 and Santos crashes, while the dollar dives again as NAB joins the rate-cut camp.

Big in the ’70s and ’80s, talk of stagflation has reared its head again. What is it, and are we heading for a new era of it?

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.

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.

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.

Crowd-sourced equity funding to help start-ups in Australia looks a step closer, with the Abbott government releasing a new discussion paper.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

A new program is helping ensure more jobs are accessible to all.

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

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