Global construction and infrastructure group Lendlease will look to its construction and development pipleline for growth in the coming year, boosted by the strong office leasing markets.

The clock is now ticking on the financial future of the ailing law firm Slater and Gordon, with a 90-day deadline to finalise talks with its bankers

Insurance giant QBE has reported a 5 per cent jump in net profit in the year to December 31 and announced a $1 billion share buyback ahead of expected earnings growth.

Forget the banks, they're relative amateurs. If you want outrage, check out the private health insurance rip-off as demonstrated by NIB and Medibank.

Berkshire Hathaway increased its stake in iPhone maker Apple to about 133 million shares, chairman Warren Buffett told CNBC.

BHP Billiton and striking workers at its Escondida copper mine have resumed talks in an effort to reach a wage agreement.

Fortescue Metals and Apollo Global are reportedly among the bidders for Wesfarmers's Australian coal operations.

Companies mentioned the weather 354 times but fund managers wonder whether the answer is really blowing in the wind.

Brisbane-based Qantas engineers have spent the best part of the past month installing sensitive atmospheric monitoring sensors on a Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A330 in a bid to fill a major gap in global climate research.

Company profits have surged to record highs at the same time wages suffered their sharpest decline in eight years.