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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 moreWhen the news makes you anxious about your finances, ‘Do not move your money at all,’ financial therapist says
The latest government shutdown that began on Oct. 1 may reasonably raise stress levels for many Americans. But that doesn’t mean it’s a good time to make money moves like changes to your investment portfolio or major…
AGL wins backing for climate plan but Cannon-Brookes’ support in doubt
AGL Energy will go into Friday’s annual general meeting with unusually broad investor support for its climate action plan, but could still face opposition from its biggest shareholder, Mike Cannon-Brookes’ Grok Ventures, which has been…
Telstra denies being hacked in cyber extortion bid
Telstra has denied being breached by hackers after a notorious criminal group added it to the list of companies exposed in a wide-ranging attack that also targeted airline Qantas and global cloud-based software company Salesforce, threatening…
3 ASX stocks to buy for investors who love dividends
A year-long sharemarket run has lifted returns across the board, but it’s also left investors facing a curious challenge: finding companies paying good dividends compared to their stock price. The combined dividend yield – the…
Stocks close lower as S&P 500, Nasdaq retreat from record highs
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite pulled back from fresh all-time intraday highs on Thursday, with both indexes taking a breather from their gains in the previous session as the U.S. government shutdown continues on. The broad market index…
AMD’s deal with OpenAI gives Nvidia much-needed challenger in market it dominates
In the 1990s, when Intel dominated the PC chip market, the semiconductor maker needed Advanced Micro Devices to exist as a viable No. 2 to help avoid being charged with monopolistic behavior. Almost three decades later, AMD may be…
RBA makes first profit in 5 years, but negative equity continues
The Reserve Bank continued to withhold paying the government a dividend from its excess earnings last year and has remained in negative equity despite recording its first profit in five years. Lower interest rates, higher…
Top funds warn returns will fall amid fears of ‘frothy’ markets
Some of the country’s top fund managers are warning investors to brace for volatile returns as they slash exposure to the hottest pockets of the sharemarket amid concerns a bubble in technology stocks is about…
ASX to rise, Wall Street renews rally; gold, silver stocks in focus
Australian shares are set to open higher, bolstered by a renewed rally on Wall Street as tech shares lured buyers. Nvidia and Apple each rose, poised to reset their respective record highs. While elements of…
S&P 500, Nasdaq close at record highs as Wall Street looks past U.S. government shutdown
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite scored new all-time intraday and closing highs on Wednesday, a day after the broad market index snapped a seven-day winning streak because of a drop in Oracle that called to question the sustainability of the…