Australian stocks soared on Wednesday, underpinned by a strong performance from financials. Here's the final scoreboard. ASX 200 5809.10 , 53.86 , 0.94% More »     

An alleged heated exchange between Trump communications official Omarosa Manigault and a reporter was reportedly captured in a recording, The Washington Post reported Tuesday night. More »     

Less than six months after leaving his post as Reserve Bank of Australia governor, Glenn Stevens has Sydney's property market on his mind once again, accepting an advisory role with the New South Wales government to tackle housing affordability issues in the state. ...

Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky on Tuesday suggested he's not sold on the need for investigations into the mounting controversies roiling President Donald Trump's administration. More »     

There's a bit of a debate going on in Australia about housing affordability. Just a little one. One side thinks prices are out of control, particularly in Australia's southeastern capitals, fuelled by lower interest rates, increased investor activity, soft labour mark...

The rise of global populism shows times have changed and companies need to adapt, according to CBA’s chief financial officer David Craig. “Clearly we only need to watch what’s happening in the US to see that times have changed,” Craig told Business Insider. �...

Intercepted phone calls allegedly show that US President Donald Trump's election campaign had multiple communications with senior Russian intelligence officials before the US election, The New York Times reported. More »     

OO.ready(function() { window.player = OO.Player.create("ooyala-player","9ieDFxOTE60KdBaDFmX80tptqxSSGp04", { autoplay. false }); }); Richard Haass, president of the Council of Foreign Relations, and author of "A World in Disarray" spoke with Business Insider Senior Ed...

After years or rollicking growth, Australian new car sales are now starting to look a little weak. According to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Wednesday, a total of 97,636 new vehicles were sold during January in seasonally adjusted t...

Tinder can be a fun way to get a date, but chatting with strangers on the app can also show you who you would never want to date -- ever. "Tinder Nightmares" is a popular Instagram account that collects the most hilariously awful attempts at flirting on the dating ap...

Actress and model Emily Ratajkowski called out a New York Times reporter for what she believes was "slut-shaming" of First Lady Melania Trump.  At a New York Fashion Week event on Sunday night, according to Ratajkowski, a Times reporter told her that the First Lad...

President Donald Trump directly asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to slow settlements in the West Bank and said he's confident the two nations can come to a peace agreement with the Palestinians. More »     

I struggle with Tinder. Faced with stacks of photos, often without bios, I find myself swiping right on the off-chance the guy might be interesting. Truthfully, the mundane messaging More »     

President Donald Trump posed a question via Twitter on Wednesday morning. "Crimea was TAKEN by Russia during the Obama Administration. Was Obama too soft on Russia?" More »     

A retirement crisis has been looming in the US for some time. As more Americans grow older and live longer, the prospect of a traditionally secure retirement plan funded primarily by employers and the government has become something of folklore to younger generations....

The current head of the Special Operations Command just gave a frank assessment of the state of the American government, and it's not pretty. Speaking at a military conference in Maryland, Gen. Raymond Thomas told attendees, "our government continues to be in unbeliev...

If the Cleveland Cavaliers reach the NBA Finals this season, it would be the seventh-straight Finals for LeBron James and the eighth of his career. He is also attempting to do it while playing a crazy number of minutes. More »     

Welcome to Finance Insider, Business Insider's summary of the top stories of the past 24 hours. There has been a lot of news in the investment world in the past 24 hours, so let's dive right in. More »     

Anyone visiting the Apple store in New York's Chelsea neighbourhood got an unusual surprise Tuesday night. a giant projection of Russian President Vladimir Putin caressing a very pregnant Donald Trump. More »     

House Speaker Paul Ryan on Wednesday seemed to distance himself from President Donald Trump in regard to Russia after reports surfaced of possible inappropriate contacts between the president's top aides and Russian intelligence officials. More »