“It reminds me of Jim Hacker in Yes Minister visiting St Edwards, a hospital that had no patients,” an incredulous shadow minister for treasury Matt Thistlethwaite told the CBA boss Ian Narev after grilling him about an “independent” report into its life insurance division.

The Reserve Bank is increasingly certain the global economy is picking up and increasingly determined not to cut its cash rate again.

Target boss Guy Russo is confident the embattled discount department store chain can win the battle for "small f fashion" spend in Australia against international apparel heavyweights such as Zara, H&M and Uniqulo.

At a time when there is a sense of fatigue in the debate around gender equality, the 'Be Bold for Change' theme for International Women's Day today is rather timely.

The Australian sharemarket finished flat, as investors remain focused on the release of US jobs data later this week.

Markets are tipping a one-in-three chance the RBA will start lifting rates this year, while Goldman Sachs says a move in 2017 is now more likely than not.

Students at the failed Sage Institute of Fitness have been told they must pay "outstanding fees" before they can receive certificates that will enable them to continue their suspended studies elsewhere.

Local shares are trading slightly lower, with banks offsetting the losses as markets keep an eye on the US Federal Reserve's interest rate decision next week.

Listed companies have committed to $3.3 billion of share buybacks, but a high-profile analyst has questioned management teams' commitment.

Jim Murphy will close its Majura Park Airport Cellars store at the end of April.

Cotton On's work to get the AFL women in better-fitting kit is also kicking goals in its competition with the international fast fashion giants.

Domestic gas supplies are at risk since the owners of Queensland's gas export projects have insufficient reserves to maintain contracted supplies

The envelope please. For best performance of an Australian chief executive at the latest parliamentary inquiry into banking...

Oil prices plunged after news that US crude stockpiles increased far faster than expected to another record high.

Chinese steel futures slipped for a second day as investors locked in recent gains. Spot iron ore tumbled 2.9 per cent.

The UK economy is poised to expand faster than previously forecast in 2017, though less quickly over the next three years.

The Bank of England's inflation goal will continue to be to target a 2 per cent annual increase in the consumer-price index.

So much for axing the tax: a growing crisis in the electricity market has led to wholesale power prices more than doubling in a year, and rising to at least twice what they were under the controversial Labor-Greens carbon price.

Domino's Pizza chief executive Don Meij cannot commit to the company's stellar growth continuing until the outcome of fresh wage audits across its stores nationally is known, but he has vowed that the retail chain will take action if any issues are identified within its network.

It looks like last drinks for corporate Australia's most controversial pig hunter, Wal King.