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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 moreStocks power to record highs again despite warning signs. Can the market’s strong run continue?
The market wants a Federal Reserve interest-rate cut soon, but it doesn’t want to need one. Wall Street economists are fixated on identifying tariff effects, yet stocks either celebrated or shrugged off three warm and…
Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Applied Materials, UnitedHealth, Intel and more
Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading. Applied Materials — The semiconductor equipment manufacturer tumbled 11% after the current-quarter outlook missed expectations of analysts polled by LSEG. Fiscal third-quarter earnings and revenue topped estimates.…
Suncorp lifts profit to $1.8b, says premium price rises are moderating
Suncorp chief executive Steve Johnston says the retail-focused, pure-play insurer is well-placed for growth after it adopted conservative allowances for weather-related disasters and modernised technology systems. Confidence in reported insurance margins was hit this week,…
Telstra mobile customers trading down to cheaper plans
Telstra customers facing hefty price hikes on mobile phone plans are trading down to cheaper pre-paid options, clouding the earnings outlook for the nation’s biggest telecoms provider. Investors and analysts were disappointed with weak growth…
ASX chief Helen Lofthouse gives up bonus as exchange’s woes pile up
ASX chief executive Helen Lofthouse says she has given up her entire annual bonus to show she is taking accountability for the embattled market operator’s regulatory and operational failures, but is determined to steer the…
S&P 500 ekes out a third day of gains as traders shake off a hot inflation report: Live updates
Stocks recovered from lows reached earlier on Thursday, with investors buying the dip once again in spite of a dour wholesale inflation report. The late-day gains mean the S&P 500 notched its third straight record close, by…
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As Trump berates Goldman, other economists agree that higher tariff inflation is coming
Goldman Sachs is taking the heat for its call that heavier tariff-induced consumer inflation is ahead, but it’s far from alone in that view among its Wall Street brethren. Despite investors’ embrace of Tuesday’s fairly…
Flaws in the RBA’s inflation numbers cast doubt on rate cuts
Just one day after the Reserve Bank of Australia delivered its third interest rate cut this year, economists and investors are warning that the central bank is too optimistic about the path of inflation, which…
ASX to rise; Telstra lifts profit 31pc, Westpac home loans flat
Australian shares are poised to open modestly higher, with results pending from Telstra, Origin Energy, ASX and Suncorp, among others. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite each closed at record highs. Volatility fell to a…