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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 moreASX to rise, Nvidia and Apple lift S&P 500, Nasdaq
Australian shares are set to open higher after Wall Street reset records, led once again by blue-chip technology stocks Nvidia and Apple. Futures indicate that the S&P/ASX 200 Index is set to open up 19…
Stock futures are little changed after 3-day win streak for S&P 500: Live updates
Stock futures are little changed Monday night as investors monitor the risks of a stock market at all-time highs. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 24 points, or 0.05%. S&P futures slipped…
Investors got the rate cut they wanted. So what’s next to keep the bull market going?
What do you get for the market that already has everything? All right, maybe not everything, but investors have been blessed with an abundance of advantages and good fundamental fortune, along with the policy help…
Higher transmission costs will push up prices: Telstra
Telstra chief executive Vicki Brady says Australia’s biggest phone company will pass on higher costs to consumers if it cannot secure the frequencies used to transmit mobile phone signals cheaply, as the government prepares to…
Why the market’s exuberance is fine (for now)
Successive governments have thrown a lot of money at the Australian economy this decade. The federal government has spent about $400 billion more than it has pulled out of the economy via taxes over the…
ASX to climb as US investors ride the bull market rally
The Australian sharemarket is set to resume its advance after US investors, emboldened by the prospect of further interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve, continued to pile back into Wall Street. Futures for the…
Stock futures are little changed after Dow, S&P 500 hit fresh records: Live updates
U.S. stock futures were little changed Sunday night following a strong week for the major averages, in which the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 closed at fresh all-time highs. Dow futures fell by…
CrowdStrike pops nearly 13% on upbeat long-term guidance at investor day
CrowdStrike shares popped about 13%, a day after the cybersecurity firm issued better-than-expected long-term guidance at its investor day. The company on Wednesday said it expects net new annual recurring revenues to grow at least 20%…
Market hopes dashed as Fed signals rate caution
Market hopes for a more dovish US Federal Reserve were somewhat dashed on Thursday after the world’s most important central bank downplayed the need to aggressively slash interest rates to prevent an economic slowdown. While…
Santos may be forced to make asset sales after XRG drops $36.4b bid
Santos chief executive Kevin Gallagher is facing calls from investors to consider asset sales to lift value for shareholders after the oil and gas producer’s Middle Eastern suitor withdrew a $36.4 billion takeover offer just…