Daniel Ziffer

The key index of tech-focused stocks, the Nasdaq, has fallen almost -3 per cent in trading. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.

There's a widening gap in the working rights of gig workers and white-collar professionals, which the federal government is hoping it can plug with new laws set to kick in soon.

From next month the Fair Work Commission will have powers to set minimum standards for workers in 'employee-like' forms of work.

In short: The Commonwealth Bank has pleaded guilty to criminal charges relating to not paying staff entitlements.

Expectations the Reserve Bank is likely to keep rates on hold will be of little relief to mortgage holders. Here are the simple, brutal numbers behind why people are hurting.

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The media — and the internet in particular — are full of eye-catching bravado about the economy and what recent data is telling us about the future.

This morning we'll get more detail from the Reserve Bank of Australia's most recent decision on interest rates (which was to hold them steady). Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.

The right to disconnect means you can reasonably refuse to be contacted outside of work hours. For people tied to the 'digital leash' of phones and email this marks a substantial boost in their right to break free.

The ASX 200 index is tipped to open flat after a mixed result from the US markets on Wall Street. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.