A record high finish for the Dow Jones kept investors on their toes.
A steady day on the markets, ahead of tonight's budget announcement.
Fairfax shares closed up 2.55%, despite a disastrous week of strikes and job losses.
The outlook for Australia's iron ore producers is dour. That drags down our terms of trade, and suggests Joe Hockey's gloomy economic forecasts can be believed.
The government has made a good call in unfreezing the indexation of the fuel excise, and future treasurers will be grateful. But the decision will herald recurrent political problems for Joe Hockey.
Disappointing net profits for News Corp see share prices plummet.
A key long-term economic challenge is not merely identifying whether the workers of tomorrow will come from, but what skills they will need, and how to measure them, Bernard Keane and Glenn Dyer write.
Small gains on the local market, as companies keep their cost cutting on track.
Wind energy in Australia has hit a record share of electricity production. But antipathy to wind turbines, and the anticipated trashing of supportive policies, means wind in Australia may be reaching its peak.
A quiet day on the market, with trading marred by uncertainty in Ukraine.
