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European stocks close mixed and Asia-Pacific markets rise as investors assess renewed Middle East hostilities
8 Sep 2026
European stocks ended Monday’s session in mixed territory after Asia-Pacific markets broadly rose, with investor attention focused on the latest developments in the U.S.-Iran war. The pan-European Stoxx 600 benchmark closed just below the flatline. France’s CAC 40 led…
Read moreSantos boosts stake in $19.5b Papua LNG project
8 Sep 2026
Santos will proceed later this year to build a $19.5 billion LNG project in Papua New Guinea after its French partner TotalEnergies announced a suite of deals that include Australian second-largest oil and gas company…
Read moreWhy this top small-cap fund is closing to new investors
As investors continue to pile into the smaller end of the sharemarket, Ausbil’s high-flying Australian small-cap fund is closing its doors to new money so as not restrict the team’s ability to trade in some…
Here’s one area of the market where active is beating passive
As billions of dollars continue to pour into exchange-traded funds and other passive strategies, making life tough for active investors needing to beat the market, there is one cohort that’s outperforming everyone: small and mid-cap…
Dow scores first close above 48,000, buoyed by expected end of government shutdown
The Dow Jones Industrial Average notched its first record close above 48,000 on Wednesday, extending its gains from the previous session, as Wall Street looked ahead to a potential end to the record-breaking U.S. government shutdown. The…
The shutdown put jobs and inflation data on hold. Here’s when it could be back — and what it might say
Economic data releases that have lagged during the government shutdown likely will take some time to get rolling again once Congress is back in business. The reopening could happen as soon as the end of this…
Comyn says rivals replicating CBA’s strategy as competition heats up
Commonwealth Bank chief executive Matt Comyn says his three biggest rivals appear to be trying to replicate the lending giant’s strategies and creating intense competition for a slice of the mortgage market. Comyn unveiled a…
ASIC accuses fallen miner AVZ Minerals of misleading investors
Australia’s corporate watchdog has accused suspended mining explorer AVZ Minerals and two directors of failing to disclose critical market information after they delayed telling investors about a threat to its flagship African lithium project. The…
ASX to rise; POSCO’s $1.2b MinRes deal, Flight Centre eyes $340m profit
Australian shares are set to open higher. In New York, the Dow advanced, paced by Merck and Nike, amid rising optimism that the US federal government is poised to reopen within days. FedEx leapt more…
Dow closes at record high but Nasdaq slips as investors rotate out of technology stocks: Live updates
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied to a fresh closing record Tuesday, while the Nasdaq Composite struggled as investors moved money away from technology stocks into other parts of the market that traded at lower valuations. The 30-stock Dow…
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Penn Entertainment, Metsera, Six Flags & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: TreeHouse Foods — The food processor rallied 23% after announcing it’s being bought by European investment group Investindustrial for $22.50 per share in cash. That represents an…
Australia’s $4trn wealth surge: Are you one of the 760,000?
An additional 70,000 Australians have crossed the $1 million in investible assets threshold to achieve “high net worth” status in the past year. This represents a rise of 10 per cent, and untroubled by volatile…