Australian shares closed higher for the second day in a row. Today’s scoreboard. S&P ASX 200. 5,651.40 +29.48 +0.52% All Ordinaries. 5,703.40 +30.81 +0.54% More »     

After the controversial US-led raid in Yemen that took the life of a US Navy SEAL and dozens of civilians, Yemen is reportedly barring the US from further special-operation ground missions against terrorists in the region. More »     

Hello! Here’s what you need to know on Wednesday. 1. The UK government has a plan to fix its "broken" housing market. It wants to build 250,000 new homes annually to ensure that "a whole generation" is not "left behind". More »     

Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, who takes home less than 10% of Australia Post CEO Ahmed Fahour $5.6 million pay packet, thinks the boss of the government-owned business is overpaid. More »     

The US Senate is poised to introduce new legislation that would reign in the Trump administration should it seek to lift sanctions on Russia, according to a CNN report Tuesday night. More »     

OO.ready(function() { window.player = OO.Player.create("ooyala-player","81MHVpOTE6IKRdmoVNMiCCxScqM2XTK_", { autoplay. false }); }); Republicans voted to silence Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts on Tuesday night, during a Senate floor debate over Sen. Jeff Sessi...

CoreLogic has produced this nifty infographic showing the breakdown between owner-occupier and investor housing finance in November last year, based off the most recent data set released by ABS. More »     

Mrs Watanabe is back in love with Australian bonds. Net buying last year of Australian dollar denominated bonds by Japanese investors, measured in Australian dollars, was the biggest since the data series began in 2005, according to RBC Capital markets. More » ...

Shares in Kerry Stokes' media and diversified investment company Seven Group jumped after a broker upgraded the company to a buy. A short time ago, the shares were up 12.9% to $8.81. More »     

OO.ready(function() { window.player = OO.Player.create("ooyala-player","14ZHRpOTE6Q7fy7FfV5mgRm_X3h6u0VI", { autoplay. false }); }); During a CNN debate over the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, Bernie Sanders asked Ted Cruz if healthc...