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Tuesday’s big stock stories: What’s likely to move the market in the next trading session
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Will the bull market make it to a fourth year? — Learn the best 2026 strategies at Pro Live
Volatility is back on Wall Street, putting the bull market in jeopardy as it enters its fourth year. The bull just turned three-years old this October, but it’s slowing down as a trade battle with…
HESTA questions Santos strategy as output guidance cut
A top-20 shareholder in Santos has raised questions about the oil and gas producer’s strategy and called for it to focus on delivering value to investors, just as the gas giant was forced to cut…
Wall Street complacent about massive AI disruption, Blackstone warns
Wall Street investors are underestimating artificial intelligence’s potential to make entire industries obsolete, Blackstone’s president has said, adding that the impact of the technology was now “top of our list” when evaluating deals. Jonathan Gray…
ASX to slip; Reece buys back $365m shares, ZIP ups US sales forecast
The Australian sharemarket is set to dip as traders brace for a key week in the US reporting season, which will reveal whether earnings from the likes of Intel and Tesla can satisfy investors and…
Bank worries, China trade feud unnerves stock market. Typical October volatility or something bigger?
How are we enjoying the “normal seasonal soft patch” so far? The stock market spent the past week chopping around the range left by the sharp drop the prior Friday, while confronting the ghosts of…
CNBC Daily Open: Major U.S. banks enjoy a blowout quarter — assuaging trade war concerns
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/16/cnbc-daily-open-major-us-banks-enjoy-great-quarter-assuaging-trade-fears.html
Super funds pile into Ardian’s $30b infrastructure fund
Australian superannuation funds are ramping up exposure to European infrastructure, joining a wave of global investors in backing French private investment firm Ardian’s record $US20 billion ($30.82 billion) infrastructure platform. Ardian said its latest vehicle…
Bond markets scream rate cut after jobless rate ‘curveball’
An unexpected spike in Australia’s unemployment rate to 4.5 per cent in September has prompted bond investors to rapidly price in an interest rate cut by the Reserve Bank of Australia next month. While economists had been…
ASX ‘divorced from the reality’ of investor views on listing rules
Overwhelming shareholder support for a change in the constitution at cans and glass bottle maker Orora, which limits the size of capital raisings the company can conduct without needing a vote, suggests the ASX is…