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How far will consumer brand partisanship spread?

Partisanship among brands may be less acute in Australia than it is in the US, but it's not a trend we can ignore.

Canada's $350 million media stimulus would set the tone for Australia

The package, which would bring Canada's media aid spending close to $1 billion, comes after repeated pressure from publishers. You can expect Australian companies to follow suit.

Investing like it's 1999: when will the new tech bubble burst?

Like the dot-com bust of the late nineties, giddy investors are inflating Australian tech company valuations beyond what they can realistically live up to, but you won't see them complaining.

International viewers are fueling Netflix dominance

Netflix's quarterly earnings, released this week, show incredible growth in subscribers and profits, thanks in large part to the streaming service's international viewers.

AFR lies by omission on company tax cuts

More evidence is emerging that the Trump tax cut will be used for share buybacks not new investment. But you won't read that at the Fin.

If milk prices went up like private health insurance ...

Increases in private health insurance premiums are set to hurt household budgets by $750 a year -- and deepen the appalling intergenerational theft private health insurance represents.

Carillion and Co expose serious flaws in outsourcing

Does poor management of outsourcing by governments breed laziness and incompetence in major companies? The collapse of a major UK company poses serious questions for a key tenet of neoliberalism.

Another CEO 'fesses up on tax cuts

Another American CEO has admitted corporate tax cuts which be used to boost share prices, not increase investment. When will Australian CEOs be as honest?

Aldi and its employer mates are hell-bent on keeping your wages low

Employers remain committed to undermining wages growth despite the evidence that wage stagnation is undermining both the economy and our political system.

Walmart's tax cut-funded generosity exposed

Unfortunately for spruikers of company tax cuts, the news from the US isn't as promising as they would like you to believe.