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Orora shutters Middle East bottle plant and warns of big profit hit
Orora says earnings from its major Saverglass division will be up to a third lower than expected, and stop production at a facility in the UAE as it adjusts to the fallout from six weeks…
Nvidia shares near level where technical traders see a breakout
After months of sluggish returns, Nvidia’s stock is rallying again and is close to breaking out of its narrow trading range, in a bullish signal for market technicians. Shares of the chip giant rose more…
Resources funds betting on ‘explosive rally’ after horror month
Resources funds that were among the best-performing equity strategies last year are now suddenly nursing heavy double-digit losses from the Iran war, but fund managers have pounced on the rare pullback in the miners to…
Stock futures are little changed as traders monitor fragile ceasefire between U.S. and Iran: Live updates
Stock futures were little changed on Thursday night as traders kept an eye on the fragile two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures traded marginally lower. Futures tied to the Dow Jones…
How to save money on flights as airlines raise prices
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/08/iran-war-airlines-prices-airfare-flights-how-to-save-money.html
AustralianSuper dumps dozens of stocks in ESG portfolio makeover
AustralianSuper has dumped nearly $1 billion in investments from its ESG-focused portfolio including stakes in more than 180 listed companies after cutting fossil fuels, armaments and other industries it saw as harmful. The removal of…
Trump’s latest TACO delivers reprieve for exhausted investors
After weeks of whiplash in markets where stocks and commodities have bounced around on the US President Donald Trump’s latest social media post, a temporary ceasefire in the Middle East has given exhausted traders and…
Investors hedge their bets amid relief Iran ‘doomsday’ off the table
Investors are returning to the Australian sharemarket after weeks of pain, with a ceasefire in the Middle East driving the biggest one-day jump this year but raising a new question for fund managers – is…
Fed officials still foresee rate cut this year, despite war impacts, minutes show
Federal Reserve officials at their March meeting still expected to lower interest rates this year, even with a high level of uncertainty from the Iran war and tariffs, according to minutes released Wednesday. Most of…
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Apple, Arm Holdings, Broadcom, UnitedHealth & more
Here are the stocks posting the biggest moves in midday trading. Apple — The second-largest public company in the U.S. dropped nearly 4% Tuesday, leading the S&P 500 lower, after Nikkei Asia said Apple has suffered “setbacks in…