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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 slip ahead of RBA call, Wall St awaits July CPI data
Australian shares are poised to open lower, amid modest weakness in New York as the rally from April’s lows lost momentum pending Tuesday’s US July consumer prices report. President Donald Trump signed an executive order…
Stocks finish lower as traders look ahead to CPI data: Live updates
Stocks fell Monday as traders braced for key U.S. inflation reports due out later in the week and largely ignored a positive development in the tariff saga. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 200.52 points, or 0.45%, and settled…
Top Wall Street analysts recommend these dividend stocks for steady income
The Trump administration’s fluctuating trade policies add uncertainty into the economy, but investors seeking stable income can look at dividend stocks to bolster their portfolios. To this end, the recommendations of top Wall Street analysts…
This markets veteran worries AI is pushing us to breaking point
Matt King has had a long and distinguished career at Citi trying to make sense of global credit markets for the bank’s clients. He was among the highest profile analysts covering an asset class that only tends…
Why investors should be worried if Powell blinks early on rates
Ever since the US federal funds rate reached 5.5 per cent in response to generationally high inflation, we’ve expressed concern about the risk of a policy error should the US central bank blink by prematurely…
S&P 500 rises, Nasdaq closes at record Friday as Apple shares rally: Live updates
Stocks rose on Friday, led by the tech sector, as the major averages ended the week with solid gains. The Nasdaq Composite jumped 0.98% for a record close of 21,450.02. The tech-heavy index hit a fresh all-time…
Swiss stocks decline as officials head to the U.S. to negotiate tariffs
Swiss stocks declined on Wednesday as the country’s President and economic minister were meeting U.S. government officials in an attempt to lower the 39% tariffs imposed by President Trump. The Swiss Market Index fell 0.9% despite a…
We’re witnessing the demise of the equity-raising golden child
Fourteen years after Origin Energy supposedly changed Australian equity raisings for good, the much-vaunted PAITREO is on its deathbed. We’ve heard all the excuses why: markets are too volatile, timetables are too long, retail sub-underwriting…
These 15 ASX stocks could see wild share price swings in profit season
The bulls just can’t be stopped. Only five days after we got confirmation of the cracks in the US labour market, Wall Street is marching higher, and so is the ASX 200, which took out another…
ASX to fall, Wall St pushes higher, oil slides
Australian shares are set to open lower. Wall Street advanced, helped by a more than 5 per cent surge in Apple on reports that the iPhone has eased tensions with the Trump administration. The White…