Commonwealth Bank has warned that higher tariffs threatened by US President-elect Donald Trump will turbocharge the greenback’s rally well into next year, threatening to knock the Australian dollar below US60¢. The Aussie dollar fell 0.6 per cent to US64.7¢ overnight as robust US manufacturing data lifted the US dollar index… Read More »CBA warns $A to drop ‘materially’ in 2025
The S&P 500 inched higher Tuesday, eking out another record close. The broad market index added 0.05%, ending at 6,049.88. The Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.40% to close at 19,480.91, hitting a new intraday record as Apple rose to a fresh 52-week high. Both the S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq posted new closing records. The Dow Jones… Read More »S&P 500 ticks higher for another record close on Tuesday: Live updates
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Super Micro Computer — Shares advanced more than 30% after a special committee said it found “no evidence of misconduct” on the part of the artificial intelligence server maker. Intel — The chipmaker gained 4% following the retirement of CEO Pat… Read More »Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Super Micro Computer, Tesla, Intel, Stellantis and more
Former prime minister Paul Keating is in line for a payday of at least $40 million after the prepaid mobile phone business he co-founded with entrepreneur Peter Adderton was sold to sector giant Telstra. The telecommunications giant will acquire Boost Mobile for just under $140 million in cash, and hopes… Read More »Telstra snaps up Boost Mobile, delivering Paul Keating a $40m payday
The Australian sharemarket on Tuesday reset its all-time high for the third time in the past week, as gains in consumer-related stocks propelled the index above the 8500 mark for the first time. The S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.8 per cent, or 66.6 points, to 8514.5, taking year-to-date gains to over… Read More »ASX tops 8500 for the first time; Metcash leaps
The surging share prices of ASX-listed WiseTech and Life360 have helped Australia’s technology sector more than double the return of the US tech-heavy Nasdaq this year. The S&P/ASX200 technology index has topped the ASX’s 11 industry groups, returning 56.4 per cent in 2024. That beat the 24.4 per cent return… Read More »WiseTech, Xero help ASX tech sector beat Nasdaq
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Monday he is anticipating an interest rate cut in December but is concerned about recent trends on inflation that could change his mind. “Based on the economic data in hand today and forecasts that show that inflation will continue on its downward path to… Read More »Fed Governor Waller says he is ‘leaning toward’ a December rate cut, but worries about inflation
Tesla shares closed up nearly 9% on Monday, continuing to ride a postelection rally as President-elect Donald Trump, closely allied with CEO Elon Musk, begins to set up his presidential cabinet. Analysts at Wedbush reiterated their outperform rating on the stock, joining earlier sunny outlooks reacting to Tuesday’s results. Tesla recently… Read More »Tesla shares pop 9% as postelection rally continues
The stock market could enjoy a bigger boost from President-elect Donald Trump than any previous administration thanks to his pro-business policies, according to Jeremy Siegel, finance professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. “President-elect Trump is the most pro-stock market president we have had in our history,” Siegel said Monday… Read More »Trump is the most pro-stock market president in history, Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel says
Australian shares are poised to rise. The S&P 500 reset its record high, though it failed to hold its early advance. Tesla was 9.1 per cent higher. Bitcoin was more than 10 per cent higher near 8.30am AEDT, and trading above $US88,000. The S&P 500 rose to as high as… Read More »ASX to rise, S&P 500 struggles, bitcoin tops $US88,000