The US has reversed its decision to brand China a currency manipulator as the two countries prepare to wind down their trade war. #trade #USChina ow.ly/wS0f50xUB9u

Quitting smoking is not only good for your health, one boss is making it beneficial to employees too. #smoking #leave #benefits ow.ly/v6fc50xUyKg

Administrators plan to close 40 per cent of Harris Scarfe’s national store network in a bold plan to make the ailing department store viable for sale. ow.ly/79X750xDL9h

How much are you spending on #Christmas #presents this year? ow.ly/ASvt50xDLRJ

Among stock investors, the ‘Santa rally’ is a well-known phenomenon: it’s the tendency for the share market to climb up over the Christmas period, bolstered by festive cheer, holiday spending, and investors settling their books before the new year. ow.ly/QIuY50xDM0y

The biggest media owners in Australia have united on Advertise or Die, a campaign which targets the c-suite executives with confronting messages reminding them of the important impact advertising has on their brand. #advertising #media ow.ly/cBRA50xvPuY

The role of Westpac's management and executives in the AUSTRAC money-laundering scandal could determine the size of the penalty it pays as the financial agency signalled the bank was unlikely to contest most of the alleged breaches. #banking #westpac ow.ly/jIE250xvPqZ

Drought Minister David Littleproud wants shoppers to boycott #Coles because of what he calls the supermarket’s “low act” of failing to pass on a levy for struggling dairy #farmers. ow.ly/SRX550xvPnV

The Assistant Treasurer has vowed to improve the way the #ATO interacts with #tax agents and ensure that due respect is given to the profession. ow.ly/gafA50xq3uD

The compliance manager removed by #Westpac #Banking Corp after reporting 29 million legal breaches to #AUSTRAC has accused the bank of lacking an ethical culture and being more focused on building personal fiefdoms than protecting the public. ow.ly/Zw7k50xq0Xu

Quantitative easing, or #QE, is when a central bank like the #RBA buys or prints #money to purchase government bonds or private bonds. ow.ly/ocBt50xq1Qh

Commonwealth Bank leads in complaints against big four. #CBA #banking ow.ly/BVDl50x8eud

Research from Choice has found customers find it harder to tell if products are healthier compared to alternatives when the star system is missing. ow.ly/VR4050x8e29

Payday #loans targeting the financially vulnerable are being taken out at the rate of more than 30,000 a week, with the amount borrowed in Australia on track to be worth $1.7bn by year’s end. ow.ly/Jbsl50x8duF

What’s most important is that you plan to make your #money work for you and establish financial goals, even if you’re running a company. ow.ly/YGe950wWV4y

As the hunt for yield gets harder, new work from Melbourne-based Professor Peter Bossaerts shows why its hard to beat the #market. ow.ly/zYls50wWUmK

Properties up to the value of $700,000 will be covered by the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme for new buyers in Australia’s most expensive regions, according to a new draft government mandate. ow.ly/629t50wWTv5

British MPs have rejected a timetable for Boris Johnson's #Brexit deal, in the latest hurdle to the United Kingdom leaving the European Union.

Drought-stricken farmers are urging the federal government to offer exit packages to ease the burden for those wanting to leave the land. #drought ow.ly/xlrQ50wRKRT

Australian #shares have experienced a lacklustre start to the day amid ongoing #Brexit uncertainty and a mixed set of US corporate results. #ASX ow.ly/J3h050wRLc6