Hello! Here’s what you need to know on Friday. 1. The US federal appeals court ruled against Donald Trump, and is refusing to reinstate travel ban affecting people from seven Muslim-majority countries. The President responded in the way he knows best. More » ...

Australian shares closed the session, and the week, higher. Today’s scoreboard. S&P ASX 200. 5,720.60 +55.98 +0.99% All Ordinaries. 5,771.60 +53.86 +0.94% More »     

Chinese trade data easily breezed past expectations in December, helping to fuel optimism over the state of the global economy. But, while there's clear evidence that global economic activity is improving, the strength was helped by a low base effect stemming from low...

If you live in eastern Australia, then you know it's hot. The entire east coast of is currently in the grip of a heatwave classified by one climate researcher as 'horrifying'. More »     

Move over iron ore and coking coal, that's not a price spike, THIS is a price spike. In the next hour, the spot price of electricity is about to jump 50-fold to nearly $14,000/MWh, the market cap price, according to the national regulator, the Australian Energy Market...

US President Donald Trump seems to have patched things up with China by promising to honour the "One China" agreement between the world's two biggest economies on his first phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, a source told the Financial Times. More » ...

The INSIDER Summary. • Amal Clooney is having twins with her husband, George Clooney. • Beyoncé announced she was having twins with Jay Z earlier this week, making it the second big recent twins announcement. More »     

Blackouts could hit New South Wales as early as 3.30pm today has electricity demand soars as temperatures rise across Australia's east coast The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has revised its forecasts for this afternoon, saying it may need to switch off the...

The Republican National Committee defended President Donald Trump's travel ban on Thursday night, after an appeals court ruled unanimously against a government bid to reinstate Trump's now-suspended executive order banning refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries...

After months of strong growth, the value of lending to Australian housing investors fell in December, albeit not by much. According to housing finance figures released by the ABS on Friday, the value of lending to investors fell by 1% to $13.199 billion, the first mon...