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Crompton promoted to head Virgin Australia's commercial arm

Senior executive appointed to new role of chief commercial officer. Read More | View Original Article

Debt steps to an infrastructure renaissance

Infrastructure advantages are key to maintaining national productivity. And as politically fraught as it is, the time is now ripe for the Commonwealth to borrow for our future. Read More | View Original Article

ASX launches govt debt trading system

Exchange chief defends timing of new system, saying it was for 'long term' benefit of investors. Read More | View Original Article

MARKETS SPECTATOR: A two-faced mining dollar

Morgan Stanley’s Stuart Baker reckons the decline in the Australian dollar may actually be a bad sign for resource stocks. Read More | View Original Article

Gillard denies MPs eyeing state switch

Senior federal Labor figures reportedly asked to switch to NSW politics if election lost. Read More | View Original Article

MARKETS SPECTATOR: ASX 'supermarket' strategy

Tomorrow ASX Ltd begins to offer trading in government bonds, part of Elmer Funke Kupper’s strategy to be all things to all investors. Read More | View Original Article

MARKETS SPECTATOR: Macquarie on top

Credit Suisse's James Ellis price target for Macquarie's stock is the highest among his peers. He may have to raise it. Read More | View Original Article

Abbott leaning on Liberal states over Gonski: PM

Gillard says Abbott "going hard" with colleagues to prevent them signing on. Read More | View Original Article

Super returns tipped for best year in six years: report

Consultants Chant West say 2006-7 record return could be bettered this fiscal year. Read More | View Original Article

GST not highest priority: Evans

ACCI chief economist says there's no compelling case to broaden GST, Liberal premiers weigh in. Read More | View Original Article

Small business conditions remain fragile: ACCI

Chamber's survey says nothing in federal budget to lift confidence in the sector. Read More | View Original Article

Nothing terminal in a US gas export eruption

Fears that the US liberalising of natural gas exports poses a dire threat to Australian LNG projects are likely overblown, with the gap between American and international prices set to narrow. Read More | View Original Article

Former top-level Qwest executives look back, look ahead

Joe Nacchio's scheduled release from a halfway house in September will effectively mark the end of the legal tsunami that resulted from federal investigations of Denver-based Qwest more than a decade ago. Read More | View Original Article

ZTE India to launch 5 smartphones, eyes No. 3 spot

Aiming to become one of India's top three handset vendors, Chinese telecom major ZTE today announced a tie-up with city-based firm Calyx to launch its smartphones in the domestic market.   Read More | View Original Article

Samsung to offer Telefónica direct billing in devices

The innovation arm of Spanish operator group Telefónica has announced a global direct carrier billing deal with Korean device maker Samsung. Read More | View Original Article

Huawei cuts out the middleman to target customers directly

Huawei is moving away from its core business of supplying telecoms equipment to targeting regional consumers directly in a bid to stay ahead of its competitors and expand its Middle East footprint.   Read More | View Original Article

EU cites Chinese telecoms Huawei and ZTE for trade violations

Europe's top trade official for the first time late on Friday officially cited Chinese mobile telecommunications equipment makers Huawei and ZTE Corp for violating anti-dumping and anti-subsidy guidelines.   Read More | View Original Article

Dollar dip a welcome relief for industries: ACCI

Chamber's chief economist Greg Evans says Australian dollar's fall below parity will benefit manufacturing exporters, tourism, education services. Read More | View Original Article

Gillard rules out GST increase

Opposition leader says party has no plans to raise or expand the GST. Read More | View Original Article

Australian dollar slightly higher at noon

Local currency takes a breather from freefall, fuelled by US investor demand. Read More | View Original Article

O'Malley set to leave King & Wood Mallesons: report

Australian managing partner set to retire from international firm at end of 2013. Read More | View Original Article

CBA shares hit record high

Shares in Commonwealth Bank of Australia soar to fresh all-time high in morning trade. Read More | View Original Article

Aust stocks rally more than 1 per cent at noon

Local market approaches fresh 59-month highs after fresh Wall St record, pulled higher by financials. Read More | View Original Article

MARKETS SPECTATOR: Rotation restraint

State Global Advisors says it’s not yet time to rotate out of banks and into resources, even if valuations look stretched for the big four. Read More | View Original Article

INSIDE INVESTOR: How central banks created the stock market rally

The debate on Reserve Bank cuts is alive again. On the one hand rate cuts have boosted the stock market, but many parts of the economy remain weak. Read More | View Original Article

Macquarie sells $580m in hybrid securities

Bank increases initial $400m bookbuild, in refinancing of maturing preference shares. Read More | View Original Article

Energy ideas under the burner in Brisbane

Energy industry eyes turn to Brisbane this week where the sector will seek answers from Gary Gray on why developments are being burdened by government. Read More | View Original Article

First oil for Santos Fletcher project

Production starts early at $490m JV, 15,000 barrels expected daily in first year. Read More | View Original Article

Yahoo partners with Twitter to introduce tweets into newsfeed

Move sees CEO Marissa Mayer confirms Twitter as a major source of news and information. Read More | View Original Article

Online map of carbon abatement projects launched

Online map launched showing locations of 1200 emission reduction projects across nation. Read More | View Original Article