Stephen Miles
Australian share market celebrates US-China trade truce with a big gain
Australian shares roared higher today on the back of a tentative truce on trade between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President...
How changes to US interest rates can affect you and your hip pocket
Australian shares rose strongly on Thursday in a support of some big gains on Wall Street on Wednesday night, and those who hold investments...
Australian shares rise after US rate-hike expectations tempered
Australian shares rose strongly on Thursday after big gains in US markets overnight on the back of signals from the US Federal Reserve of a likely end to...
Our top five savings account tips to help build wealth
In this hustle and bustle world of work, paying off the mortgage, raising the kids and trying to preserve some kind of...
A high-cost super fund could cost you an extra $22,000 when you retire
A new report has found that if smaller, high-cost superannuation funds merged with larger funds, then the average super balance of workers...
Landmark Nine-Fairfax merger gets Federal Court tick of approval
The merger of Fairfax Media with Nine Entertainment has cleared its final hurdle – paving the way for one of the biggest...
Hostplus tops superannuation awards
Industry super fund Hostplus has come out on top in this year’s Rainmaker Information SelectingSuper Awards. One of the largest superannuation funds...
Supermarket giant Coles returns to ASX as a newly minted $18 billion company
Shares of supermarket giant Coles returned to the Australian Securities Exchange after an 11-year absence with a strong performance in a broadly...
Australian shares in retreat after worst US technology sell-off since the dot-com bust
A big sell-off in technology shares overnight on Wall Street sparked a somewhat tempered retreat of Australian shares when markets opened this...
What’s wrong with retail?: Where did all our iconic bricks-and-mortar stores go?
Australia’s traditional retail market is wearing another victim, as 1000-plus businesses cower under the axe of increased competition, rising outgoings and changes in consumers’...