Electricity prices, chemical cost increases and the price of shipping have affected the cost of paper – and the price increases could be fatal.

Chief executive Scott Meneilly hopes the chain can shake its image of being daggy and “way behind current times”.

John Mullen is currently the chairman of ASX-listed companies Qantas, Treasury Wine Estates and Brambles, raising concerns that he has become overloaded.

Timing is everything in the volatile world of resources. And as it stands, there’s probably not going to be enough copper produced over the next few decades to enable net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Investors are highly anticipating the release on Wednesday of CBA’s full-year results, which are widely seen as a bellwether for the health of the broader economy.

Financially troubled and scandal-ridden Seven West may be grabbing the headlines, but the Stokes family fortune is soaring to fresh heights at the $16 billion Seven Group Holdings.

The backlash has been swift after a litany of troubling practices across cosmetic surgeon Dr Daniel Lanzer’s network was uncovered.

The Kerry Stokes-backed Beach Energy has flagged ongoing challenges making investments in future east coast gas drilling projects.

Futures are pointing to a 1.26 per cent drop on Monday morning after a major sell-off on Wall Street on Friday amid recession warnings from the Federal Reserve.

China is making life difficult for Apple ahead of the release of the new iPhone. It isn’t a coincidence.

Proteomics International plans to start rolling out its groundbreaking, simple endometriosis blood test within months, aiming to revolutionise healthcare for the disease.

It is difficult to see anything much that will stimulate corporate profits in the remainder of this calendar year.

The S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.6% to 6880.7 on Monday, putting it within 4% of the record highs reached in February 2020. Materials, discretionary, and communication stocks pushed higher.

An Evergrande collapse, whether controlled or not, will have major spill-over effects both within China and within international markets.

Hastings Technology Metals has nailed intriguing new rock chip results featuring niobium, rare earths and hafnium-rich zircon at its Yangibana project in WA.

Consumers affected by a recall of Brisbane-based Ellume’s test kits say their travel plans were upended by inaccurate results but they are still waiting for refunds.

Meetings in Sydney this week will influence where Australians can watch hit shows such as House of the Dragon and Succession in the future.

Fortescue achieved record iron ore shipments but suffered a $421 million cost bump at its Ironbridge magnetite project with more inflation expected in the booming WA resource sector.

A start-up backed by former ANZ Bank chief executive Mike Smith is eyeing the transactional banking market with a new payments app.

The ASX 200 surrendered early gains but still managed to close 0.1% higher at 7485.2 as the big four banks rose on the prospect of higher interest rates.

Global markets continue to push higher, but the ASX is poised for a fairly flat start to the week.

Predictions about a so-called great resignation do not seem to have eventuated in Australia.

Almost half of all shareholder votes opposed AMP’s remuneration report on Friday, amid concerns about how the company set executive bonuses.

The claim that the inflation genie is well and truly out of the bottle is predicated on the assumption that all the advanced economies have identical problems for the same reasons and at the same time.

Apple staff protested at Apple stores in Brisbane and Newcastle on Tuesday, in the first nationally coordinated industrial action by retail workers in Australian history.