Business
Market movers
Volatility is king: Markets brace for more turbulence amid meltdown
Global sharemarkets have been a sea of red as the era of cheap money comes to a screeching halt. And investors predict more uncertainty is on the horizon.
- by Clancy Yeates
Updated
World markets
ASX loses over $50bn in value as recession fears spook markets
- by Stan Choe and Lachlan Abbott
Currency
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Companies
$3bn deal hits another roadblock as Canadian giant reviews Link offer
A blockbuster takeover, which would see the bulk of property transactions in Australia go through one mega company, looks to be on the ropes.
- by Sarah Danckert
‘Significantly accelerated’: Bubs Australia upgrades guidance
The listed infant formula expects its full year earnings and revenue to be double its initial forecasts, as US deals deliver windfall.
- by Jessica Yun
Markets
Updated
World markets
ASX loses over $50bn in value as recession fears spook markets
- by Stan Choe and Lachlan Abbott
The economy
Opinion
Energy security
Our energy crisis has been a decade in the making. Don’t expect a quick solution
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Editorial
Industrial relations
Minimum wage rise protects low earners from inflation spike
- The Herald's View
Opinion & Perspectives
Wall Street’s implosion is terrible news for Biden - and it’s going to get worse
After months of dithering, Fed chair Jerome Powell appears ever more serious about reining in inflation. Joe Biden’s re-election hopes could be caught in the crossfire.
Jeremy Warner
Am I thin-skinned, or is my colleague’s nagging getting nasty?
A good manager knows how hard constructive criticism is to give, but they need to give it. Your co-worker needs to be told they’re doing a poor job passing judgment on your work.
Jonathan Rivett
Our energy crisis has been a decade in the making. Don’t expect a quick solution
The chaos and dysfunction in the national electricity market this week flows from the collision of a number of unexpected events with long-term vulnerabilities.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Banking & finance
Exclusive
Banking products
Macquarie seeks to ‘disrupt’ by paying up for transaction accounts
- by Clancy Yeates
Entrepreneurship
Ticking crypto time bomb could spark another financial crisis
Decentralised finance, also known as DeFi, is being touted as a better option to existing stuffy financial services. But it’s rife with unregulated middlemen.
- by Dominic Powell
‘Orphaned inventions’: Life-saving AI discoveries trapped in legal black hole
The law insists inventors have to be human. But that means we’re missing out on groundbreaking medicine and technology developed by AI.
- by Angus Dalton
Media
Workplace
Opinion
The lowdown
Diversity and inclusion aren’t the same, and both need your attention
- by Scarlett McDermott
Commercial real estate
Mining
Rio Tinto calls on renewables to power Queensland aluminium operations
- by Lachlan Abbott and Nick Toscano