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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 moreFrom mortgages to stocks, how higher government bond yields hit wider markets
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/06/from-mortgages-to-stocks-how-government-bond-yields-hit-wider-markets.html
Retail property is the bright spot that investors are eyeing
Taking to the Financial Review Property Summit stage to the new wave hit The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades was more than a homage to 1980s one-hit wonders. Morgan Stanley’s Tim Church was artistically reflecting…
US bonds rally after weak jobs data cements rate cut
Strong evidence the US labour market is slowing has rippled through markets, driving stocks lower and bonds higher on concern that the Federal Reserve will now have to rush to prevent further weakness. The sharp…
ASX to slip, but record looms as investors expect US rate cuts
Disappointing jobs figures in the United States have boosted investor hopes for an interest rate cut in the world’s largest economy, putting the Australian sharemarket on track to reach a record high this week. Futures…
Nvidia’s breakdown, dismal jobs report and other ills fail to slow down this bull market by much yet
Bear-baiting is illegal in a majority of states that allow bear-hunting, but on Wall Street it’s happening right out in the open. The markets have dangled in front of the bear den a weaker-than-hoped jobs…
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Gap, American Eagle, Salesforce, Figma and more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: PayPal — The payments stock fell more than 2% after Chief Financial Officer Jamie Miller said the company still has “a lot more work to do” to…
Goldman says gold could surge to $US4500. That should worry markets
Stocks are higher, bond yields are lower, but is it really time to breathe a sigh of relief? Yet another jump in the price of gold suggests that the whiff of stagflation that continues to…
Figma plunge sounds warning to Canva investors
When Australian design software giant Canva’s smaller rival Figma made a stellar Wall Street debut with a 250 per cent opening day pop it was widely seen as a sign that the public markets were ravenous for…
Trump family triples down on crypto, but investors feel the pain
The Trump family is going all in on cryptocurrencies – even more than before – with the launch of not one but two ventures this week: American Bitcoin, a bitcoin mining business backed by the US president’s…
Why Amazon is a leading mover in the stock market Thursday
Wall Street is seeing a big revenue opportunity ahead for Amazon after this week’s megafunding round for Anthropic, an artificial intelligence startup backed by the e-commerce giant. Shares of Amazon jumped more than 3% on Thursday, making…