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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 moreInvestors back ‘clear and tight’ 2035 emissions target range
Renewables investors and climate groups have warned Labor that setting a range for its 2035 emissions reduction target could undermine the investment certainty needed to fund the transition unless it is narrowly defined and backed…
Markets still see chance of September rate cut, defying the data
While an interest rate cut from the Reserve Bank of Australia is widely expected to be off the table in September after this week’s hot inflation number, the market and some economists still reckon there’s…
ASX to fall; Cettire swings to loss, Austal profit up 503pc
Australian share futures are pointing to a lower open on the final day of the latest reporting season. However, shares rallied in New York lifting the S&P 500 to a record high above 6500 after…
U.S. economy expanded 3.3% in Q2, with growth even stronger than initially thought
The U.S. economy grew at a pace that was faster than expected in the second quarter as consumers and businesses held up against tariff volatility. Gross domestic product rose at a 3.3% annualized pace in the…
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Paramount Skydance, Krispy Kreme, Kohl’s, Nvidia and more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Paramount Skydance — The media stock lost more than 5%, marking its fourth straight day of losses, as the parent company of CBS continued to give back…
Transurban eyes US toll road expansion; Australia growth options slim
Transurban hopes to develop toll roads in more US states if the company succeeds with two new bids, chief executive Michelle Jablko said, as it looks to expand its growth options after reporting a 52…
Santos CEO lauds deal progress but can’t shake doubts on timing
Santos chief executive Kevin Gallagher has told investors the oil and gas company’s Middle Eastern suitor has made considerable progress towards a binding deal but has not quelled market doubts that it will be finalised.…
What we learnt: Corporate Australia’s quiet cost-cutting guru revealed
As Telstra Vicki Brady flexed her cost-cutting muscle, Origin showed it can deliver dividends and returns and Pro Medicus burnished its growth credentials. It’s still early days in profit season, but one of the notable…
Nvidia beats on top and bottom lines. Here’s why the stock is falling
Nvidia reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue on Wednesday, and said sales growth this quarter will remain above 50%, signaling to Wall Street that demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure shows no sign of fading. The stock, which…
Here’s what happened to financial markets after Nixon pressured the Fed
Investors wondering what President Donald Trump’s move to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook might mean for financial markets today can look back half a century for some insight. President Richard Nixon, aiming to clinch a second…