October 2015
The four policy levers the ECB's Mario Draghi could use to lower the euro
Markets are rejoicing after ECB chief Mario Draghi flagged more stimulus - but what levers can he pull and how effective might they be?
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Australian dollar loses half a cent as Commonwealth Bank raises mortgage rates
CBA's raising of home loan rates lit up currency trading desks, sending the dollar plunging half a cent as traders bet the move will raise pressure on the RBA to ease monetary policy.
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Australian dollar quiet as other commodity currencies swing
The Australian dollar climbed to US72.9¢ overnight before settling at US72.6¢ by the middle of Thursday.
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ASX flat despite strong gains by Westpac
Australian equities experienced a choppy but ultimately anticlimactic day as a nervous market waited for and then reacted to Chinese economic data, with strong gains in Westpac offset by losses in the miners and Telstra.
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How successful start-up OneShift's founder tackled growing pains in her team
Gen George knew having a united team was key to her start-up's survival, so when the weekly meeting began crackling with tension, she needed to fix it.
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$A jumps as US rate rise looks ever more distant
In late trade on Thursday, the currency was buying US73.18¢.
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Virtual reality start-up 8i scores big name $US13.5 million funding
A New Zealand-based virtual reality entertainment start-up has raised $US13.5 million from leading US venture funds and movie star Ashton Kutcher, as part of an accelerating trend of US funds seeking deals in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Jobs data expected to remain solid
Economists are expecting flat, but sufficient jobs growth numbers, on Thursday after a run of surprisingly higher than expected growth months.
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ASX led lower by miners as gloom returns
The ASX retreated further from six-week highs hit last week, as lower commodity prices weighed on mining and energy stocks.
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Why Jonathan Barouch killed his big idea at Roamz so Local Measure could live
Jonathan Barouch was so confident about his social media startup that he ignored his clients.
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These resources stocks are now good value, says UBS
UBS says the market is being too pessimistic about potential "value" stocks, particularly resources stocks. Here are the ones they've picked.
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Origin Energy expected to outperform after cuts and capital raising
Origin Energy has had a rough year, with its stock tumbling 46 per cent since January in line with the falling oil price, but analysts are optimistic its latest strategic moves mean the worst is behind it.
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Fears are rising China's economy could be heading for a crash
Markets are aware that China's exceptional growth rate is finally slackening but economists are increasingly cognisant of the potential for the slowdown to turn into a crash for the world's second-largest economy.
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New Bigcommerce chief Brent Bellm targets larger clients before IPO
Bigcommerce had hundreds of employees, tens of thousands of clients and had raised $US125 million when its new chief executive stepped into and changed the company's strategic focus within his first month.
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Reserve Bank of Australia tipped to hold rates into 2016
The Reserve Bank of Australia is widely expected to keep rates on hold at its board meeting on Tuesday.
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ASX soars in broad-based rally led by miners
The ASX started the week with fireworks amid hopes the US Federal Reserve will delay a rate rise.
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Salesforce survived dotcom crash as customers died around it
The co-founder of $US50 billion ($70.8 billion) tech giant Salesforce still shudders to recall the harrowing days of the dotcom crash, which claimed its peers.
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RedBalloon spin-off Redii.com launches to celebrate employees
RedBalloon has been quietly brewing a global business all year and has racked up almost 25,000 users before officially launching the software offering, which it plans to do this week.
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RBA may need to cut rates in November, economists say
Economists aren't expecting any change to interest rates on Tuesday but an increasing number believe the RBA will cut before the end of the year.
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OneAll International IPO to raise just $2.5m to dispel investor concerns
"Too many dodgy Chinese companies have come to the ASX, raised money and disappeared back overseas," its banker says.
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