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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 24 Jun 2025

Tesla stock pops 8% as Musk touts ‘successful’ robotaxi Austin launch

Tesla’s Model Y robotaxi finally hit the road this weekend, sending shares of the electric vehicle maker up 8% on Monday. The EV giant debuted autonomous rides in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, opening the service to a limited…

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Pacific Perspectives 24 Jun 2025

Metcash calls for action on organised crime as tobacco sales plunge

Metcash chief executive Doug Jones has urged governments and law enforcement agencies to crack down on organised crime, after the grocery wholesaler reported a sharp drop in tobacco sales due to the growth in illegal…

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Pacific Perspectives 24 Jun 2025

Rob Whitfield, Christine Holman emerge on ASX inquiry panel shortlist

The corporate regulator has shortlisted Commonwealth Bank board member Rob Whitfield and AGL Energy non-executive director Christine Holman to serve as expert panel members overseeing a sweeping inquiry into the ASX’s governance and operating failures.…

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Pacific Perspectives 24 Jun 2025

ASX to rise, Oil slumps as Trump announces ceasefire

The Australian sharemarket is poised to rally in line with gains on Wall Street after Iran’s missile attacks on two US bases in the Middle East eased concerned about a more aggressive response from the…

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Pacific Perspectives 24 Jun 2025

Dollar surge could be short-lived after U.S. strike on Iran

The U.S. dollar surged in early trading on Monday, benefiting from its traditional safe-haven status after U.S. military strikes on Iran — but analysts are warning the gains may be short-lived. The dollar index was…

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Pacific Perspectives 23 Jun 2025

Easy returns cause big trouble for Amazon sellers, but return rates show signs of slowing

Returns on Amazon are free and easy for shoppers, but they’re risky and expensive for the small businesses that sell a majority of the goods on the world’s biggest e-commerce site. Returns have driven some sellers to…

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Pacific Perspectives 23 Jun 2025

Chris Demasi on markets, stock picks and Montaka’s latest big bet

Chris Demasi doesn’t seem to care that two of his four biggest stock bets have been dumped by the market this year. Private equity firms KKR and Blackstone have both tumbled around 20 per cent…

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Pacific Perspectives 23 Jun 2025

Investors fret Iran attack oil price surge will upend long bull run

The price of oil will spike as markets open and could even soar beyond $US100 a barrel after the Trump administration’s intervention into a weeks-long war between Israel and Iran unsettles financial markets. While the…

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Pacific Perspectives 23 Jun 2025

ASX to fall; investors fret Iran attack will upend long bull run

The price of oil will spike as markets open and could even soar beyond $US100 a barrel after the Trump administration’s intervention in a weeks-long war between Israel and Iran unsettles financial markets. While the…

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Pacific Perspectives 23 Jun 2025

Top Wall Street analysts like these three stocks for long-term growth

The Middle East conflict and macro uncertainty are expected to keep global stock markets volatile, so it would be prudent for investors to ignore short-term noise and pick names with solid growth prospects. To this…

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