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Sharon Williams

Swan delivers an Alice in Wonderland budget

Ross Greenwood

Hidden cost in Swan's Budget to hurt families in years ahead

Michelle Hutchison

Cash rate drop: the shock is with home loan rates

Susan Hely

When my daughter finished school I assumed the expenses were over. What was I thinking?

Effie Zahos

Do your sums to see if a no-commission home loan works for you

Analysis

This Tiny Mining Sector Is About to Soar

The Overnight Report: Wild Ride

FN Arena Broker Call Headlines - 24 May 2013

Downtime

Harry Potter first edition fetches $235kA 1997 first edition of "Harry Potter & The Philosopher's Stone" annotated by J.K. Rowling sold for $232,000 at a London auction Tuesday, a new record for a printed book by the writer.

Top business news

Vic premier sees light for GeelongVictorian Premier Denis Napthine has vowed work with industry to grow jobs in Geelong after Ford's announcement it will stop making cars in the city. With share price cut this week, is Myer a buy?Shares of department store chain Myer (ASX: MYR) have fallen about 7% this week, as the company released data on its most recent quarter. By way of comparison, the S&P/ASX 200 index (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) has fallen around 2%. What’s behind this significant dip? What does Packer know?Just what does billionaire James Packer know?