How much more bull can world markets bear?

The Age 20/05/2013 | It is getting virtually impossible to find an expert who believes global equity markets are a risky place to invest. As markets on all continents grind higher and higher, the bears are in danger of becoming extinct and the Winston Churchill "voice in the wilderness" warning us of the troubles ahead seems to have departed the scene. When everyone is in agreement, we should start to get a little worried.

Last word when it comes to spinning a yarn

The Age 20/05/2013 | Boaz Herszfeld laughingly describes his family-owned company Creswick Woollen Mills as the best example of Darwinism in Australian textiles and, with a 65-year history behind it, nobody's arguing.

How to tell when your workers are unhappy with their lot

The Age 20/05/2013 | Excessive personal web browsing is one of the many signs that an employee is unhappy at work. So is petty theft and serious sabotage.

Buyers say it is time for auction action Sunday's sales

The Age 20/05/2013 | Melbourne turned in a strong auction clearance rate of 73 per cent on the weekend and Sydney's burgeoning market posted a boom-time 79 per cent as buyers shrugged off any concerns about the economy, employment or the election.

CBD

The Age 20/05/2013 | Ssniffin' Glue was the hand-scrawled bible of London's '70s punk scene, a must-read for angry mohawked types. But for Treasurer Wayne Swan, it was more a case of Settin' Glue last Monday as he and his staff battled to get their own manifesto, the budget, off to the printers.

Fortescue told to re-price Pilbara rail

The Age 20/05/2013 | Andrew Forrest's Fortescue Metals Group has been told to change the way it charges for access to its Pilbara railway, as regulators grapple with the ambitions of iron ore junior Brockman Mining.

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