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The Australian dollar isn't losing against commodity competitors but manufacturing and service economies. So how long will it last and can anything be done about it?

Australia is swaggering, unarmed, in the global currency war

The Australian dollar isn't losing against commodity competitors but manufacturing and service economies. So how long will it last and can anything be done about it?

Healthcare and financial stocks were the big winners on the market this morning.

Morning Market Report

Healthcare and financial stocks were the big winners on the market this morning.

Some 87 companies in the S&P 500 have now reported earnings for the first quarter, and just over 62% have beaten earnings expectations.

Morning Market Report

Some 87 companies in the S&P 500 have now reported earnings for the first quarter, and just over 62% have beaten earnings expectations.

How ASIC handles conflicts of interest when it relies on swapping staff with industry is key to perceptions of the regulator. And the story is not a good one.

Corporate watchdog fails to pass a conflict of interest test of its own

How ASIC handles conflicts of interest when it relies on swapping staff with industry is key to perceptions of the regulator. And the story is not a good one.

The market rose after a trifecta of good economic data, better-than-expected corporate earnings from Yahoo, and confirmation from Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen that the central bank would continue supporting the economic recovery.

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The market rose after a trifecta of good economic data, better-than-expected corporate earnings from Yahoo, and confirmation from Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen that the central bank would continue supporting the economic recovery.

A new airport at Badgery's Creek will need jet fuel, and lots of it. Getting it there will be an infrastructure and transport challenge, <b>Glenn Dyer</b> and <b>Bernard Keane</b> write.

How to fuel a Badgerys Creek airport -- keep on truckin'

A new airport at Badgery's Creek will need jet fuel, and lots of it. Getting it there will be an infrastructure and transport challenge, Glenn Dyer and Bernard Keane write.

The Minerals Council has a new pro-coal PR campaign, but it seems to be a flop. We factcheck "Australians for Coal".

Minerals Council raked over the coals for troubled PR campaign

The Minerals Council has a new pro-coal PR campaign, but it seems to be a flop. We factcheck "Australians for Coal".

Markets are shaky across Europe, as the Ukraine crisis continues to escalate.

Morning Market Report

Markets are shaky across Europe, as the Ukraine crisis continues to escalate.

ASIC has failed to respond to serious allegations about its enforcement of the law on financial planning. <em>Crikey</em> examines the damning evidence against the corporate watchdog.

Calculating compliance: how ASIC 'enforced' financial advice laws

ASIC has failed to respond to serious allegations about its enforcement of the law on financial planning. Crikey examines the damning evidence against the corporate watchdog.

Good news for TPG shareholders, courtesy of the NBN.

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Good news for TPG shareholders, courtesy of the NBN.