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Interstate wind projects win ACT contracts

Interstate wind projects win ACT contracts

By Staff Reporter According to the newspaper, the winners were French developer Neoen’s 100MW Hornsdale wind farm near Port Augusta in SA, British-based RES Australia‘s 80. 5MW farm near Victoria’s Ararat (which will tap...

Investigators eye China in Anthem data breach

Investigators eye China in Anthem data breach

By Danny Yadron Investigators see links to China as they probe a data breach in which tens of millions of Social Security numbers were taken from Anthem Inc, the second largest US health insurer. Last year,...

NAB's business division drag

NAB's business division drag

By Stephen Bartholomeusz & Eric George Along with Robert Gottliebsen and Stephen Bartholomeusz, Alan also founded Business Spectator, the popular business news and commentary website. Alan has been a trusted source of investment advice to...

'B-team' calls for net-zero emissions by 2050

'B-team' calls for net-zero emissions by 2050

By John Conroy Government leaders are set to hold climate talks at COP21 in Paris this December to negotiate a global agreement, with advance negotiations beginning in Geneva next week.  The B Team Leaders...

Global debt up by $73 trillion since GFC

Global debt up by $73 trillion since GFC

And perhaps most promising for the United States, its financial institutions have become significantly less leveraged, with financial-sector debt falling by 24 percentage points of GDP by McKinsey’s calculations. "One bright spot in our...

Cheap fuel buoys Virgin profit

Cheap fuel buoys Virgin profit

By Michael Roddan Underlying costs per seat in the quarter declined compared to the prior corresponding period, a result of “strong progress” on the company’s cost reduction program, while the group also saw savings of $7m from the plunging...

LinkedIn posts strong Q4 growth

By Maria Armental LinkedIn said it expects to make 53 cents a share on revenue of $US618 million to $US622 million in the current quarter and $US2. 95 a share on revenue of $US2....

Aust stocks eye record rally

By Mitchell Neems The Australian sharemarket is on the verge of creating history, after opening more than half a per cent higher as Wall Street was buoyed by a rally in global oil prices. At the 10....

Markets Live: Stocks defy gravity

A separate report showed the US trade deficit increased unexpectedly in December to a two-year high on a pickup in imports of motor vehicles and fewer shipments overseas, showing US demand is holding up...