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Alan Kohler
Alan Kohler is one of Australia’s most experienced commentators and journalists. Alan is the founder of Eureka Report, Australia’s most successful investment newsletter, and Business Spectator, a 24-hour free business news and commentary website. He also hosts Inside Business, a half-hour Sunday programme on the ABC, is the finance presenter on the ABC News - and producer of the nightly graph (or two).
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Economy
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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.
Why fiscal faults should not spell Europe's doom
Solely economic arguments for the European Union are largely futile, but politically and sentimentally the union still makes a lot of sense.
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Markets
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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.
SCOREBOARD: QE confusion
Uncertainty over US economic policy continues to confuse markets, but Fed speeches this week should bring more clarity.
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Politics
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Is a Combet vs Shorten battle brewing?
The first shot may have been fired ahead of a potential post-election Labor leadership battle between likely candidates Bill Shorten and Greg Combet – and the battlefront could be climate policy.
Educated hopes for Gillard’s Gonski reforms
Barry O'Farrell's support gives some hope for the Gonski reforms, but Labor’s message is diminished by what's now generally assumed to be its terminal position.
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Technology
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Making sense of Yahoo's Tumblr acquisition
Yahoo's $1.1bn acquisition of Tumblr is more than an attempt to "buy hipsters". In fact, Yahoo needs content platforms to fuel its growth and it seems Tumblr proved to be a prime candidate.
REVIEW: Samsung Galaxy S4
Samsung's latest smartphone is full of tips and tricks to help differentiate it from the sea of other Android-operated devices. Yet these "key features" come off more as marketing gimmicks than advances in smartphone technology.
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Climate
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Small glaciers, big impact
Studies show there's another ice reserve to worry about besides the vast Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets.
Energy industry: Solar households freeloading off the poor
The industry body for the energy supply sector has launched a withering attack on solar, one riddled with myths and short on facts.
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Video
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How to build a service business in China
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CEOs outline changing views on corporate spending and profits, their economic expectations and political dissatisfaction, including advice for Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott.
TECHNOLOGY SPECTATOR: The audacious app trying to take over TV
UK-based Zeebox wants to be the intermediary for all social media-television interactions. It will not only have to lure viewers, but the networks themselves.
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