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Pacific Podcast | Pacific Flagship Ep 2: Beyond AI
22 Oct 2026
Overview When Do Higher Yields Start to Hurt Stocks? Executive Summary Bond investors have had a rough few years. Since the 2020 lows, 10-year government yields have climbed roughly four and a half percentage points…
Read moreTesla beats on earnings and sales even as auto revenue declines
22 Oct 2026
Tesla reported better-than-expected third-quarter results after the bell on Wednesday, even as automotive revenue dropped. The stock was little changed in extended trading. Here’s how the company did, compared with estimates from analysts polled by…
Read moreStock futures are little changed as Dow heads for fourth straight losing week
U.S. equity futures are little changed Thursday evening as Treasury yields continued their climb. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 34 points, or 0.06%. S&P 500 futures were down 0.05%, and Nasdaq-100…
Market sees next Fed hike in October, following Barr comments and hot inflation reading
An October interest rate hike is very much on the table after a top Federal Reserve official Wednesday expressed support for one, and as fresh economic readings showed intensifying inflation pressures. In remarks prepared for…
Want to really fix Australia? Here are five big ideas
Nothing quite focuses your mind like the threat of losing your house. Just ask Greg Boorer, the co-founder of pioneering CDC Data Centres, who was helping Australian customers get into cloud computing and artificial intelligence…
Australia’s five most powerful people in consulting for 2026
What a difference a year makes. Last year, KPMG chief executive Andrew Yates topped The Australian Financial Review Magazine’s consulting power list. Yates had helped the firm win a series of big audits and managed…
This obscure ASX-listed AI stock has rocketed 2000pc in four months
Fund managers are finding stunning returns at the smaller end of the Australian sharemarket as the global artificial intelligence trade roars back to life from Facebook owner Meta’s AI agent showing early signs of success,…
Stock futures are flat after soaring Treasury yields trigger a market sell-off: Live updates
Stock futures hovered near the flatline Wednesday night after surging yields in Treasurys sparked a sell-off in the market and traders anticipated rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. S&P 500 futures were up 0.05%, while…
CFTC says prediction markets’ ‘mentions’ contracts present a higher risk of manipulation
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission advised some of its regulated entities on Tuesday that prediction markets’ “mentions” contracts are at greater risk of manipulation. In a press release announcing the letter it sent to designated…
The ASX’s rival hopes biggest listing in a decade will draw investors
The National Stock Exchange is hoping the float of a Canadian copper explorer this week will trigger a wave of listings by offshore and smaller companies looking for cheaper local options than the ASX. Gladiator…
ANZ, CBA join two big rivals in forecasting RBA rate rise next week
Commonwealth Bank and ANZ have fallen into line with the country’s two other major lenders forecasting an interest rate rise as soon as next week, changing their position after officials at the Reserve Bank of…
ASX to rise, oil below $US99
Australian shares are set to open modestly higher, helped by further gains in New York as oil briefly traded below $US98 a barrel amid the prospect of a negotiated end to fighting between the US…