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The largest sources of direct investment are the United States, China, Japan and Britain.

Opinion

Foreign investment

Foreign investors make huge profits in Australia, we should have a fair share

And the call by big business to lower the company tax rate to attract or keep foreign investment is just a try-on.

by Ross Gittins

Former A2 Milk and Jetstar boss Jayne Hrdlick was enlisted by Bain Capital in its tilt at Virgin Australia.

Insolvency

Jayne Hrdlicka: The high-flying executive behind Bain's turbulent Virgin tilt

by Sarah Danckert and Patrick Hatch

Judo Bank chief executive Joseph Healy expressed concern about the government's proposed Small Business Growth fund.

Coronavirus pandemic

Judo Bank's Joseph Healy warns on 'zombie firms'

by Clancy Yeates

Genomics has been in the spotlight as global projects turn their focus to COVID-19.

Biotech

COVID-19 spotlight prompts calls for genomics roadmap

by Emma Koehn

Virgin Australia went into voluntary administration in April with debts of $6.8 billion.

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Aviation

Bain Capital strikes deal to buy Virgin Australia

by Patrick Hatch and Sarah Danckert

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Currency

Companies

Insolvency

Jayne Hrdlicka: The high-flying executive behind Bain's turbulent Virgin tilt

Much of the focus on Virgin's new owner Bain Capital has centred on local boss, former Olympian Mike Murphy,. But the role of Jayne Hrdlicka was just as important.

by Sarah Danckert and Patrick Hatch

Industrial asset values will be flat to up slightly as the pandemic accelerates e-commerce penetration.

Commercial real estate

Values diverge for Australia's property trusts

The value of the property portfolios held by Australia’s real estate trusts are diverging sharply with some proving more resilient to the pandemic’s effects than others.

by Simon Johanson

Commercial real estate

Interstate retailers make border crossings

by Nicole Lindsay

An empty Virgin Australia check-in area at Brisbane domestic airport,.

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Aviation

Virgin Australia customers, frequent flyer members could swing creditors' vote

by Patrick Hatch and Sarah Danckert

ACCC

ACCC's Sims refuses to back down on rail freight sale decision

by Darren Gray

Markets

8@eight

8@eight: ASX set for strong open

by Kyle Rodda

World markets

IMF warns sharemarkets at risk of a 'swift' correction

by Megan Davies

Markets Live

As it happened: ASX loses 0.6% for the week despite Friday rebound

by Alex Druce

The economy

Amy Lawrence has hosted several au pairs to help take care of her two daughters Ava, 4, and Emily, 2.

Childcare

'Take action now': Call to open borders to au pairs

by Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Opinion

Foreign investment

Foreign investors make huge profits in Australia, we should have a fair share

by Ross Gittins

Opinion

Global economy

Off a cliff: India's economy has more problems than the pandemic

by Mihir Sharma

Banking & finance

Coronavirus pandemic

Judo Bank's Joseph Healy warns on 'zombie firms'

by Clancy Yeates

AUSTRAC has until mid-August to propose to Westpac any amendments it wants to make in its case against the bank.

Big four

Westpac wins latest round of ‘shiraz and wagyu’ case battle with ASIC

by Charlotte Grieve

HESTA

Super giant HESTA divests coal, commits to 'net zero' investments by 2050

by Charlotte Grieve

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Financial planners

Senator calls for AMP probe as planners' debt soars

by Charlotte Grieve

The market is already driving the shift away from coal-fired power.

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Superannuation

Super returns at risk from climate inaction, study finds

by Charlotte Grieve

The Fed is watching: RBA chief Philip Lowe is targeting three-year government bond yields to help the economy in the recession.

Opinion

RBA

The RBA 'jaw-boning' experiment keenly watched by the Federal Reserve

by Stephen Bartholomeusz

Small business

Biotech

COVID-19 spotlight prompts calls for genomics roadmap

US biotech Illumina says it sees big potential in Australia, as research COVID-19 and serious diseases puts global companies in spotlight.

by Emma Koehn

BigCommerce founders, Mitchell Harper (left) and Eddie Machaalani started the platform in 2009.

Start-ups

Online retail platform BigCommerce expected to list in the US

Online retail platform BigCommerce could be the next Australian business to list in the United States, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to drive demand for online shopping.