Suncorp’s new banking boss says speed is more important than price in winning new home loan customers, as the former Commonwealth Bank executive lays out plans to attack the big four’s share of the lucrative mortgage market. Australia’s mortgage market is growing rapidly, with record low interest rates, the federal government’s wide-ranging stimulus and regulatory reform making it easier than […]

FILE PHOTO: Apartment blocks are pictured in Beijing, China December 16, 2017. Picture taken December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Jason LeeBEIJING (Reuters) -New home prices in China grew at the fastest pace in eight months in April, data showed on Monday, despite the government’s ramped-up efforts to tame the red-hot market and tackle an alarming build-up in debt. Average new home prices […]

(Reuters) -Gasoline shortages that have plagued the U.S. East Coast over the last week slowly eased on Sunday as the country’s largest fuel pipeline network recovered from a crippling cyberattack.FILE PHOTO: A motorist tops up the fuel in his car’s gas tank after a lengthy wait to enter a gasoline station during a surge in the demand for fuel following […]

Investors have been focused on growth stocks, while value stocks are largely left behind. They may be rare, but investors can still find high quality, high value stocks. UBS created a list of the very few Russell 1000 stocks that meet their quality and value criteria. See more stories on Insider’s business page. High-quality stocks and high-value stocks don’t often […]

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel pounded Gaza with air strikes into the early hours of Sunday, destroying a tower block that housed news media organisations, while Palestinian militants fired rocket salvoes at Tel Aviv. The hostilities showed no sign of letting up as they entered a seventh day, with Palestinians saying at least 145 people have been killed since the conflict began […]

(Reuters) -Widespread gasoline shortages along the U.S. East Coast began to ease slightly on Saturday as the nation’s biggest fuel pipeline said it was back to delivering “millions of gallons per hour” following last week’s cyberattack, and ships and trucks were deployed to fill up dry storage tanks.A plastic bag covering a fuel pump to signal no gas is available […]

FILE PHOTO: A health worker administers the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination centre in Naples, Italy, January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Ciro De LucaROME (Reuters) – COVID-19 infections in adults of all ages fell by 80% five weeks after a first dose of Pfizer, Moderna or AstraZeneca vaccine, according to Italian research published on Saturday. The first such […]

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Confirmed deaths from COVID-19 in Colombia were set to pass 80,000 on Friday with intensive care units almost full in the biggest cities, where large crowds have been gathering in protests that have entered their third week.FILE PHOTO: Doctors and nurses are seen inside the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the El Tunal hospital, where they treat […]