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The stock market just did something eerily similar to the dot-com bubble top in 2000

2 Jun 2026

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/01/the-stock-market-just-did-something-eerily-similar-to-the-dotcom-bubble-top-in-2000.html

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IFM Investors lashes ‘unreasonable’ Atlas Arteria valuation

2 Jun 2026

IFM Investors says an independent expert’s valuation of takeover target Atlas Arteria is unbalanced and based on unreasonable assumptions, after it assessed the toll road group to be worth over $1 billion more than IFM’s…

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Pacific Perspectives 2 Jun 2026

Oil markets trading ‘tweet-by-tweet’ but supply cliff looms

In some corners of the oil market, traders are betting that a peace deal between the US and Iran is imminent which has sent future contracts that expire in June plunging by almost 20 per…

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Pacific Perspectives 2 Jun 2026

ASX dogs to get some reprieve this year after CGT shake-up

The first week of June typically kicks off a wave of selling in some of the Australian sharemarket’s biggest laggards as investors try to lower their tax bill before the end of the financial year.…

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Pacific Perspectives 2 Jun 2026

Stock futures tick lower after all three major indexes close at new records

U.S. stock futures ticked lower on Monday night after all three major indexes rose to fresh records during the regular session. S&P 500 futures slipped 0.2%, while Nasdaq 100 futures shed 0.3%. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial…

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Pacific Perspectives 1 Jun 2026

Josh Brown, counting on a new momentum strategy, thinks investors want more than index funds

Josh Brown, one of Wall Street’s most recognizable financial advisers, said the rise of passive investing has created demand for a different kind of product: a concentrated portfolio aimed at capturing the market’s biggest winners.…

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Pacific Perspectives 1 Jun 2026

There are good reasons to be a market bull, starting with the dollar

Markets keep climbing a wall of worry, even as more pundits reach for the bubble narrative, but that misses the bigger picture. Liquidity is already improving and the next phase of easing may not need…

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Pacific Perspectives 1 Jun 2026

Australian retail investors finally break into Wall St’s exclusive deals

For the best part of a decade, Australian investors have watched from the sidelines as overseas traders generated a windfall from the blockbuster initial public offerings of Wall Street’s most hyped companies from Facebook –…

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Pacific Perspectives 1 Jun 2026

ASX eyes lower open as investors await RBA speeches

The Australian sharemarket is set to dip on Monday as investors prepare for fresh evidence that the economy is cooling down and a flurry of central bank speeches for clues on where interest rates are…

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Pacific Perspectives 1 Jun 2026

Stocks close at record highs with tech leading the way again. Nasdaq gains 8% in May

U.S. equities closed at record highs on Friday, while crude prices slipped, helping the major averages score a winning month, boosted by technology. The Nasdaq Composite settled up 0.2% at 26,972.62, while the S&P 500 climbed 0.22% to 7,580.06.…

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Pacific Perspectives 29 May 2026

Costco says it saw ‘record-breaking’ gas volumes amid rising prices

Costco Wholesale on Thursday said it saw “record-breaking volumes” for gas in its fiscal third quarter amid rising fuel prices. CEO Ron Vachris said the final five weeks of the quarter, which ended May 10, became…

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Pacific Perspectives 29 May 2026

Santos sharpens focus on Alaska, PNG amid domestic policy doubts

Santos chief executive Kevin Gallagher will direct more investment to the company’s oil and gas operations in Alaska and Papua New Guinea, while dialling back its allocation to some domestic projects, amid ongoing uncertainty over…

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