MYOB has acquired payments processing solutions business Paycorp for $48 million and posted a 13 per cent revenue jump.

Broadband speed and performance claims, misbehaving health insurance providers and consumer guarantees are in the watchdog's sights.

Sunday is the No.1 trading day for many of Fred Harrison's grocery stores, and now he's looking forward to putting some experienced staff back on the weekend roster.

Industry heads cite global factors for surge; see the currency reaching $US2000 by the end of the year.

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe has no plans to cut interest rates, and worries that he did he would make an already indebted nation "more fragile".

The Australian sharemarket finished the week lower, despite a positive week of earnings season largely welcomed by investors.

Fast food giant Domino's Pizza is being probed by the consumer regulator after it was caught out in potentially in breach of laws designed to protect its own store owners.

Troubled infant formula milk group Bellamy's Australia has signalled it will take 18 months to turn the group around, reporting a slide in profit for the December half.

Landlords have been hit by steep land tax increases from soaring property values, in some cases more than doubling tax bills and making investments uneconomic.

Clive Palmer's nephew says he can't abandon his nine-month long overseas trip to answer liquidators' questions about the collapse of Queensland Nickel.

Business partners and long-time mates, Geoff Dixon and John Singleton, have sold the Toxteth pub to Mitchell Waugh's Public House Management Group, as part of their program to divest the portfolio and reinvest in new ventures.

Domino's pay practices have come under the spotlight following a Fair Work Ombusdman investigation into alleged underpayment of staff.

Owner of Vans, Dr Martens and Skechers says lower dollar, slower than expected start to spring, weakness in lifestyle shoes hurt.

Ask a senior banker about the big financial risks that keep them up at night, and climate change probably won't be one of them.

The downturn in the dairy industry has taken its toll on the country's largest milk processor, Murray Goulburn Co-Operative.

Doing a good job of leaving your job is quite the art form.

Double-time has run out for the traditional day of rest.

President Donald Trump declared China the "grand champions" of currency manipulation on Thursday, just hours after his new Treasury secretary pledged a more methodical approach to analysing Beijing's foreign exchange practices.

It doesn't take long to appreciate that Magdi Batato has one of the biggest private sector jobs in the world.

Australia's peak body for the painting industry has expressed concerns for tradespeople who have been issued qualifications to handle toxic materials without the requisite training.

"I didn't even realise that was such a problem for these young girls."

A woman posing as a security guard has been charged with shoplifting from a Camilla warehouse sale.

Clive Palmer's nephew has been on luxury cruises, visited famous US cities and started a European tour with his new girlfriend, but he has been ordered to end his travels with an economy flight home to face court.

It's not surprising international traders have arrived to bet on stocks headed for a fall, with one predicting Westpac's share price could halve.

Office landlords need to offer not just bricks and mortar for tenants, but have a "placemaking" focus, according to agents.