Tim Treadgold

Stupidity comes in many shapes and forms. In recent weeks Briefcase has seen five examples of the same human failing, with one of the best being Mark Latham’s "mother-of-all" stupid performances when he told the workers of Australia...

The rush to buy digital cameras is blamed by Kodak for the closure of its Victorian photographic equipment business with the loss of 650 jobs.

Here’s a piece of advice your stockbroker has probably not passed on.

It was a case of spot the difference from the old Poynton Partners when Azure Capital opened its doors for business on Monday.

The humble spud is rarely a topic of serious political debate.

 Property play proves to be trap 

Reformed offenders on the rise 

Wagerup wake-up call looming 

Press plan brought back to life 

Miner marriage a perfect match? 

EVERY industry has its holy grail, a breakthrough technology that is said to be cheaper, faster and better. Over the next few weeks a new

IT IS not easy to spot the difference between mining booms. Share prices go up, come down, and deals are done.

THE definition of scarcity used to be hen’s teeth. Things that do not exist.

RED Back Mining boss, Ross Ashton, has been flogging a horse called Chirano for so long that most people have lost interest.

THERE is, believe it or not, a chardonnay shortage emerging in Australia.

PENNY dreadful nickel stocks, in case no-one noticed, ran out of puff last week with some notable falls as the rotary lie detector, also known as the drill bit, delivered a few so

INVESTMENT advice can be a tricky business. Get it right and you’re a hero. Make a mistake and you never sit with your back to the window.

SHARE options offered to employees and directors, we are told, act as an incentive. Have we got that clear.

WHAT is worse than not having enough money? For some people, dear souls, it is the problem of having too much.

IT is a brave man who dares criticise the concept of community banks. The name seems to say it all, especially when the emphasis is put on that meaningless word, community, which conjures up visions of “one for all, and all for one” ... etc etc.

SCOTS never joke about money, but there must be a few smiles in the boardroom of the Bank of Scotland thanks to the rise-and-rise of the BankWest share price.

IT has been a long time since anyone whispered the word “uranium” on the stock market. But listen closely and you can hear a few excited conversations about the great uranium revival.

WHEN a man loses $328 it is hardly an event to cause much excitement. So why, on May 14, did the Ministry of Fair Trading issue a press release lamenting the loss incurred by Douglas Bradshaw, a 60-year old from Nollamara?