Shares in Namoi Cotton have gained 25 per cent after it struck a partnership deal with global commodities company Louis Dreyfus worth $34 million.

Fortescue Metals Group has stepped back from a deal to invest in unconventional gas explorer Oil Basins after increases in iron ore prices

Coles has moved into the world's top 20 retailers and is hot on the heels of Woolworths, according to new research.