Stephen Miles
Lower petrol prices look set to fuel some festive cheer
The consumer watchdog has revealed the ideal time for motorists to fill up their petrol tanks ahead of the Christmas road trip period,...
Shares give up gains as banks hit six-year low
Australian shares rallied on Tuesday afternoon but still gave up all of Monday’s gains after a terrible start to the trading session. The...
Apple still king but Huawei takes a bite out of sales
Apple remains the undisputed king of the smartphone market in Australia but Chinese manufacturer Huawei is looking to take a big bite...
Big tobacco and big business are getting into bed with cannabis … big time
A move by one of the largest tobacco companies in the United States to buy half of cannabis company Cronos for $US1.8...
Treasury wants to make your retirement income choices a lot simpler
The federal government has proposed an overhaul of retirement income products to help people make better financial decisions about what to do...
Australian shares smashed to two-year low
The Australian sharemarket continued its gyrations on Monday with another major decline of more than 2 per cent, to its lowest level...
Australian shares slide toward 22-month low
The Australian dollar lost further ground on Thursday and the share market closed just above a 22-month low on more signs the economy remains...
The maximum balance on credit cards could be halved: Find out your new limit
Australians applying for a new credit card or raising the credit limit of an existing card after a big Christmas spending spree could...
Donald Trump’s ‘Tariff Man’ tweet sends markets into a tailspin
Australian markets lost significant ground, following carnage on Wall Street overnight, after US President Donald Trump continued to pursue his hard line...
Top sellers on Amazon’s Australian website revealed as online giant turns one
Retro games, clothes and toys topped the list of big sellers on the Amazon 2018 Consumer Trends Report, released to mark the...