The momentum is palpable as the equity market heads to 6000 points, but in the economy the state of retail has set off real concerns.

Next year is shaping as another pivotal one for financial markets. We have asked a number of top investors and analysts which indicator they will be watching particularly closely.

Fairfax Media and John Singleton's Macquarie Radio network are very close to finalising a $200 million talkback radio merger, less than a year after talks collapsed in bitter circumstances.

Telstra chief executive David Thodey has backed the federal government’s latest plan to tackle illegal downloading, which gives internet service providers 120 days to propose a code of conduct.

The fall-out from the savaging of the oil price saw Australian LNG majors, Santos and Origin, reassuring investors that financing and expenditure would be reconfigured and that the economics of their massive projects still worked.

Australia's corporate regulator has cancelled the registration of 440 self-managed superannuation fund auditors after they failed to meet competency standards.

Despite slumping to new four-year lows against the US dollar and also dropping against other currencies in the past days, the Australian dollar still hasn’t troughed, analysts believe.

Woolworths staff are squeezing a further $70 million from suppliers by the end of the year, as the company scrambles to meet profit guidance and avoid its first downgrade in almost 16 years.

Hong Kong-based fund manager John Ho is the first to admit he knows nothing about surfing, despite growing up in Sydney in the '80s and '90s.

The Fed sent global sharemarkets into a frenzy, with the ASX recording its strongest day in a year and a half.

International cosmetics giant Sephora has gone into damage control amid a customer backlash over revelations it is flouting promises that it would not engage in price gouging.

Analysts should give up trying to predict what capital levels will be required in the wake of the financial system inquiry, says the review's chairman, David Murray.

The lack of a credible, long-term mechanism to achieve Australia's emissions reduction commitments has created uncertainty and deterred investment in the sector, a key energy market regulator says.

The corporate regulator has warned Australian cryptocurrency companies that they will be held to the same standards as traditional finance companies.

The Australian dollar touched a new nine-month high overnight, making another bid above US77¢ in an otherwise quiet trading night ahead of key Chinese economic data.

The nation's unemployment rate rises slightly in November, remaining at a 12-year high despite the creation of 42,700 new jobs.

RBA governor admits deflationary forces are facing Australia but says they won't be serious. Is there reason for concern?

Australians pay far less tax than they believe a new report finds, and certainly far less tax than the Treasurer thinks they do.

Coles has agreed to pay $10 million in penalties after admitting to unconscionably treating eight suppliers.

The Australian dollar closed down on Monday, as a siege in Sydney’s financial district and confirmation of the country’s deteriorating fiscal position weighed on the local currency.

Amendments that threatened to weaken a bill to protect vulnerable workers from underpayment and exploitation were under "delicate" negotiation on Tuesday night.

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

Australia has kicked off 2015 with a soft economy, a weakened dollar and a host of challenges facing its big corporate sectors. BusinessDay looks at the year to come.

Central banker of the world's fastest growing economy says it's time to get moving.

After 2½ years of steadily rising prices, the housing market appears to be running out of puff.