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.

James Vertzayias may be hanging up his tiny competition briefs.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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