Rail partnership on fast track

It's full steam ahead for Australia's largest maker of locomotives and passenger trains.

Executive education for a global community

Melbourne Business School (MBS) has been providing professional management and executive education in Australia for over 50 years. It is the business school of the 150-year-old University of Melbourne, one of Australia's oldest educational institutions. Its main campus adjoins the central business district of the city of Melbourne.

Progressive school with global focus

Established 50 years ago in the Australian state of Victoria, Monash University is fairly new when compared to other prestigious educational institutions.

Firm goes to Beijing pools

For more than 30 years Anti Wave International has supplied top quality swimming and pool equipment to the world's premier aquatic events, including the Fina World Cup.

Revolutionary view for research

Thanks to the innovation of one Australian company, biopsies may become a thing of the past.

Sharing stock experience

Like many business legends, Computershare Group - the world's largest global securities registry business - had humble beginnings. It spent the early years as a small technology provider with 26 software and IT infrastructure developers.

Minimizing risks, maximizing negotiations

How much money was left on the table? How does one minimize risk in complex cross-cultural negotiations? How can you anticipate the other side's moves?

Business International

New AIG chief says 'nothing off table'

Robert Willumstad, American International Group Inc's new chief executive officer, says "nothing is off the table" as he tries to win back shareholders' confidence in the world's biggest insurer.

Barclays up most in 16 years on share sale talk

Barclays Plc rose the most in 16 years in London trading after the bank eased concerns that a stock sale will hurt current shareholders and reported earnings last month were better than a year ago.

Lehman cuts its mortgage assets

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc, the fourth-largest US securities firm, reduced assets tied to real estate 20 percent to $64.7 billion in the second quarter to curb further losses from the collapse of the mortgage market.

Futures retreat on GE downgrade

US stock-index futures fell after JPMorgan Chase & Co cut its earnings estimate on General Electric Co and New York manufacturing decreased more than forecast in June.