Ditching the tablecloths for quick on-the-go meals, Souvlaki Cart is joining Melbourne’s food truck ranks in the latest business craze.

Mark Bouris looks at the well being of businesses in Australia.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.5 per cent in the June quarter 2012, compared with a rise of 0.1per cent in the March quarter 2012.

The average loan for a first-home buyer is $283,400, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics figures.

Energy bills that include the carbon tax for the first time are soon to land on the desks of every small business.

The problem with being called The Lucky Country is that it’s passive. We’re actually hard-working and optimistic, writes Mark Bouris.

Australians are earning more than the rest of the world and this is expected to continue, a new report has revealed.

The percentage of new borrowers choosing variable rate home loans rose in June for the third consecutive month as rate cuts hit home.

New figures from Commonwealth Bank show the annual average pace of housing appreciation in Australia has been 1.8 per cent since the financial crisis.

Athens carrier bucks market trends.