What’s the German word for spin? … German growth looking grim … More deals for air travellers? … Cruise lines are sinking … Read the fine print on housing news … How do you solve a problem like Japan? … Chock biscuits sales fall, Big pizzas up … Oroton shows them how it’s done … CK suffers.
International
Netanyahu chickens out on Hamas stance
Almost six weeks after the Israeli election, it has yet to result in the formation of a new government, writes Charles Richardson.
Letter from … Phnom Penh
Kaing Guek Eav has been detained since 1999 and is one of five former Khmer Rouge leaders currently facing trial for crimes against humanity, write Georgia Wilkins and Pat McGrath.
Gaza: Beating to the rhythms of the US electoral cycle
So the killing in Gaza ends as it began, to a timetable determined less by events in the region than the rhythms of the US electoral cycle, writes Jeff Sparrow.
From peacenik to Israel promoter
How did an undergraduate peacenik morph into a spokesman for Israel? asks Irfan Yusuf.
The Gaza Strip: Arabs don’t count
The conventional narrative about Gaza holds that Hamas provoked the crisis, flouting a ceasefire and increasing its rocket launches in early December. Like the dog-and-pony show about Iraqi WMDs, this is entirely misleading, writes Jeff Sparrow.
Morning Market Report
Marcus Padley reports on the highs and lows of today’s markets.
Morning Market Report
Marcus Padley reports on the highs and lows of today’s markets.
Crisis in Zimbabwe: a Crikey wrap
As President Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe continues to collapse, we take a look at what the world is saying inside and outside of Africa.
Morning Market Report
Marcus Padley reports on the highs and lows of today’s markets.
Rundle: The rust economy shifts from shrug to fear
With simultaneously two presidents and no president, the country seems stuck in those few moments before a car smash when it’s all started happening and there’s nothing you can do. Will the airbag save us? Not likely – he’s moving to Dallas with Laura, writes Guy Rundle.
Could Trump’s house of cards collapse?
Donald Trump, already the target of debates over his actual wealth, could be the next high-profile victim of the global financial crisis writes Glenn Dyer and Andrew Crook.
Richard Farmer’s political bite-sized meaty chunks
Meaty snippets from the home of government by Richard Farmer.
Richard Farmer’s political bite-sized meaty chunks
Meaty snippets from the home of government, Richard Farmer writes.
Morning Market Report
The highs and lows of the sharemarket.
Harper risks being felled by ideology, just like his hero Howard
Have Canada’s prime Minister and his advisers not understood one of the major reasons their dear Antipodean friend has disappeared from the political scene? asks Greg Barnes.
Richard Farmer’s political bite-sized meaty chunks
Meaty snippets from the home of government, Richard Farmer writes.
Best time to sell? When China starts buying
While the Chinese certainly aren’t alone in losing money of late, they’re certainly excelling at it, writes Adam Schwab.
Real economy: No chunky soup for you, beans up, minivans down
The best way to get a sense of how far we’ve gone down the gurglar is to study the nation’s shopping lists, writes Glenn Dyer.
Bank Deathwatch: US, Dubai, Germany, Ireland — no one’s safe
Just another three days of activity in the tottering global banking system, reports Glenn Dyer.
Business briefs: Retail figures to paint a grim picture… Waiting for Black Friday
Retail figures to paint a grim picture … The Reserve Bank’s credit figures … Waiting for Black Friday … Wesfarmers defends Coles purchase … The rise and fall of Jeremy Reid … Rubin under the microscope
Richard Farmer’s political bite-sized meaty chunks
Meaty snippets from the home of government, Richard Farmer writes.
Hard to beat automakers for greed and incompetence
Just when you thought that the automakers deserved one last chance — what do the CEOs do? They fly down from Detroit to Washington in private jets, writes Adam Schwab.
