Deutsche Bank is nearing a plan to boost its capital by $14 billion, through an equity offering and a partial asset sale.

In the US and Europe, about a quarter of the billionaires on the index are age 80 or older, compared to 20 per cent in Asia.

​The world's largest technology investor is preparing to ramp up his bet on the Trump economy.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed out their sixth straight week of gains with a flat session.

Uber has for years engaged in a worldwide program to deceive authorities in markets where its low-cost ride-hailing service was being resisted by law enforcement, or in some instances, had been outright banned.

Snap founders Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy each added $2.1 billion to their fortunes in a single day after shares in their photo-sharing mobile app surged 44 per cent on their trading debut.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's epic screw-up at the Oscars could carry a high cost if jurors arrive at a malpractice trial next week suspecting the global accounting firm is error-prone.

US interest rates will rise this month as long as economic data on jobs and inflation holds up, Fed chair Janet Yellen said.

The EJ Whitten Foundation, which hosts the popular AFL-backed Legends Game, has been dragged to court by its former chief executive

Codies will be the engine room of the digital economy just as sparkies and plumbers and other tradies have been the engine room of the industrial economy.

Goldman Sachs' deal makers endured job cuts and a tough bonus season. Then the penny pinchers turned to their beloved phones.

Neither soaring house prices nor a more hawkish US central bank will sway the RBA when it meets on Tuesday, but a rate hike may loom later in the year.

The former owner of a Toorak house with reportedly one of the highest ever sale prices for the suburb has been forced by the court to return home from Paris to fight his tax battle. 

Appearance, service, product range and opening hours are a crucial part of the mix, as research shows US chain Costco is much cheaper than the big two supermarkets.

A group of hardware retailers and suppliers have thrown their support behind a fledgling, independent buying group that will challenge Metcash's wholesale distribution business.

It's more than a lifestyle outfit.

Fabulous news on the economy this week. The recession that never was, didn't happen. Phew. That's a relief.

The Australian share market is set to open higher on Monday, clawing back roughly half the losses brought on by a fall in the US.

Premier Li Keqiang outlines China's plans for expanding its economy.

Centrelink spin-doctor takes the heat for the real bosses.