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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: ServiceTitan, Mission Produce, Chime Financial and more

9 Sep 2026

Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading. ServiceTitan — The software provider’s stock tumbled 19% after posting current-quarter revenue guidance that came in slightly below analyst forecasts. However, ServiceTitan surpassed Wall Street consensus estimates…

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The most active managers in almost a decade are trailing the ASX

9 Sep 2026

Australian active managers have had a horror run this year, wrong-footed by a relentless rally in the ASX’s biggest companies that has left the industry on track to record its highest rate of underperformance in…

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Pacific Perspectives 7 Jul 2025

Stock futures fall after Trump says tariffs will go into effect on Aug. 1, not July 9: Live updates

U.S. stock futures fell on Sunday after President Donald Trump confirmed that tariffs are set to go into effect Aug. 1, not July 9. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slid by 148 points, or 0.33%.…

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Pacific Perspectives 4 Jul 2025

U.S. lifts chip software curbs on China in sign of trade truce

The U.S. government has rescinded its export restrictions on chip-design software to China, three of the largest players in the space announced on Thursday.  In separate statements, semiconductor software designers Siemens AG, Synopsys, and Cadence all said they received…

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Pacific Perspectives 4 Jul 2025

AGL buys Tesla home battery network in community power push

AGL Energy will pay tens of millions of dollars to buy Tesla’s 7000-strong network of batteries installed in public housing in South Australia as part of a big push into community power, helping drive growth…

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Pacific Perspectives 4 Jul 2025

How much would the ASX fall if CBA returned to a ‘normal’ valuation?

Investors don’t have to go far to find someone who reckons Commonwealth Bank shares are overpriced. Fund managers have steered clear. Analysts are unanimously recommending that their clients sell. But what would happen if the…

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Pacific Perspectives 4 Jul 2025

ASX to rise; Qantas ‘strengthens’ security after cyberattack

Australian shares are set to open higher on Friday morning, after both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite reset their record closing highs, bolstered by further gains in tech stocks. The S&P 500 posted four…

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Pacific Perspectives 4 Jul 2025

Dow jumps more than 300 points, S&P 500 sets new record after strong June jobs report

U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite hitting fresh record highs, after a better-than-expected jobs report fueled optimism the U.S. economy was hanging tough despite fast-changing trade policy and geopolitics. The Dow Jones…

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Pacific Perspectives 3 Jul 2025

Microsoft laying off about 9,000 employees in latest round of cuts

Microsoft said Wednesday that it will lay off about 9,000 employees. The move will affect less than 4% of its global workforce across different teams, geographies and levels of experience, a person familiar with the matter…

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Pacific Perspectives 3 Jul 2025

Stock futures are little changed as Wall Street awaits June jobs report: Live updates

U.S. stock futures were little changed on Wednesday night as traders braced for June’s big jobs report. S&P 500 futures were fractionally higher, while Nasdaq 100 futures traded near flat. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 29…

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Pacific Perspectives 3 Jul 2025

Markets see signs ‘cost-of-living crisis’ is finally coming to an end

The country’s big retailers are finally pulling out of a long post-pandemic slump and could become some of the best-performing stocks this year as intense pressure on family budgets becomes a thing of the past.…

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Pacific Perspectives 3 Jul 2025

Tesla sales fall 13pc, putting car maker on course for annual drop

Tesla shares jumped after the car maker posted a less drastic decline in vehicle sales than the most pessimistic analysts feared. The company delivered 384,122 vehicles during the past three months, down 13 per cent…

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