US stocks dived Wednesday after the Federal Reserve announced new measures to support the flagging economy that left investors cold.

Stocks of interest on the Australian Securities Exchange on Thursday

Diversified investor Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co says it has plenty of cash to grow its portfolio.

Consumers have switched their spending away from goods to services and so-called "experiences", the RBA says.

Self-managed super funds will face new independent auditing requirements and an on-market based environment for related party transactions under the Federal Gov..

The Australian share market has recovered to finish in positive territory, pushed up by positive economic data out of China.