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Eric Johnston is an associate editor of The Australian. He has more than 25 years experience as a finance journalist, including a former business editor of The Australian. He has been business editor of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age and financial services editor with The Australian Financial Review. His work has also appeared in The Wall Street Journal.

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Mining & Energy

Gold mining - Gold being poured at Newcrest Telfer operation in WA. /Mineral/resources

Newcrest gold retains lustre

NEWCREST Mining’s NSW gold project is helping it keep on top of costs as it works to turn around its fortunes.

Greg Roberts

Financial Services

ASIC to target financial planners

THE Australian Securities and Investments Commission says it will keep a close eye on the six largest financial advisers.

Andrew Main

Markets

People look at electronic displays at the Australian Stock Exchange in Sydney, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014. Asian stocks were mixed Wednesday after Wall Street slid and South Korea reported factory output contracted, while markets in China and Hong Kong were closed for a holiday. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Recovery as China talks stimulus

DESPITE some justifiable scepticism from analysts, the recovery in global share markets continued yesterday.

David Rogers

Robert Gottliebsen

Market carnage carries chilling message

THE European and American bond markets are delivering a chilling message. And if current trends continue, Australia is potentially a sitting duck.

Robert Gottliebsen

Business Leaders Forum

Wild swings a time for the brave

CAPPING off one of the wildest weeks in equity and bond markets for some time, ANZ chief Mike Smith labelled the swings as a “correction in both directions”.

Eric Johnston

Robert Gottliebsen