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A man has been charged with the murder of another man whose body was found in an apartment in Sydney's south, police say.

The investment banking giant's first-quarter profit missed analysts' estimates, hurt by weak dealmaking and trading revenue.

US stocks fell, with the S&P 500 sinking to a three-week low, amid rekindled angst over the sluggish pace of global growth.

Rita Ora has posed up a storm with Beyonce after she was accused of having an affair with the singer's husband Jay Z by her fans.

Oil tumbled to below $US44 a barrel ahead of US government data forecast to show nationwide crude supplies rose last week.

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta president Dennis Lockhart said US financial markets may be underestimating the odds of a central bank rate increase in June.

A retiree in a tiny community in North Dakota has paid tribute to Prince in perhaps the most unique way a farmer can.

They are private conversations that range from panicking police, ice rage, innocence, guns in dreams and murder.

Goldman Sachs can't catch a break from currency markets.

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Labor is expected to back modest personal income taxes but oppose company tax cuts for larger businesses.

Copper fell as funds took profits and manufacturing data from China undermined confidence.

Archer-Daniels-Midland reported weaker-than-expected earnings in the first quarter after its Swiss-based international trading desk booked a loss.

Iron ore futures in Asia tumbled as rising port inventories in China hurt prices that have been propelled higher by an improved economic outlook.

The six-month-old girl has been reunited with her father after she was found in a bucket wrapped in a blanket.

Never one to shy away from discussing unsubstantiated tabloid fodder, Trump has said Cruz's father was spotted with Lee Harvey Oswald.

A young kangaroo named Cuejoe was hopping around under the watchful eye of police officer Scott Mason when the predator struck.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has cut the official interest rate to 1.75 per cent to combat record low inflation and stimulate the slow-growing economy.

Leigh Sales unleashed a blistering critique in Scott Morrison's first post-budget interview, suggesting the Treasurer's economic projections were too optimistic, with deficits "as far as the eye can see".

Archie Thompson will have to prolong his Melbourne Victory farewell for at least another few weeks after Kevin Muscat's team made history by beating Gamba Osaka  in the final match of the group phase of their Asian Champions League campaign at AAMI Park on Tuesday night.

The club hierarchy were left stunned by the extent of the allegations, laid out in a breach notice running to nearly 60 pages

Boarding ramps will be trialled on Melbourne's new E-Class trams to bridge an excessive step height at super stop platforms that prevents some wheelchair passengers safely entering the tram.

You'd think that the staffers of of the most prominent Australian politicians, our Immigration Minister Peter Dutton, would have known by now, that asking a journalist to censor content - and then allowing them to report this - will almost certainly trigger immediate intrigue.

Business groups welcomed the progressive cuts to company tax as a major bonus to Queensland's small and medium-sized businesses announced in the budget.

The free-to-air and pay television sector's are at odds over the government's 25 per cent reduction in broadcast licence fees.