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Brent oil price near $100 again with U.S.-Iran talks uncertain and Hormuz still blocked
17 Apr 2026
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/16/iran-war-oil-price-strait-hormuz.html
Read moreSantos CEO signals potential 2028 exit as chairman departs first
17 Apr 2026
Santos chief executive Kevin Gallagher has signalled he intends to lead the oil and gas group until at least 2028 to guide it through the next stages of major projects, outlasting chairman Keith Spence who…
Read moreMost investors think that President-elect Trump will boost markets and the economy, a CNBC survey found
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares for his second inauguration in January, a majority of investors are optimistic on his impact on the U.S. economy, according to the latest CNBC Delivering Alpha Stock Survey. In all, 71% participants…
Why investors should be cautiously optimistic about 2025
We began the year encouraging investors to lean into risk, and many of the positive market markers we saw at the onset of 2024 will continue as we head into 2025. Growth is slowing but…
ASX to rise after US stocks waver in thin post-Christmas trading
Shares wavered on Wall Street in afternoon trading on Thursday, as gains in tech companies and retailers helped temper losses elsewhere in the market. The S&P 500 was up less than 0.1 per cent after…
Iron ore faces ‘riot point’ in 2025 as Rio Tinto floods the market
Iron ore is tipped to trade below $US100 a tonne for most of next year as new supply from Rio Tinto’s long-awaited African project adds to giant stockpiles at Chinese ports, and US tariffs whack…
Dow ekes out small gain in thin holiday trading, rising 5 days in a row: Live updates
The Dow Jones Industrial Average erased earlier losses and squeezed out a small gain in thin trading Thursday after the market’s strong back-to-back gains at the start of the holiday week. The blue-chip Dow closed the day…
Nvidia sees ‘remarkable’ influx of retail investor dollars as traders flock to AI darling
As Michael MacGillivray saw artificial intelligence becoming more ubiquitous in everyday life, the 25-year-old wanted his investments to reflect that. It didn’t take long to figure out how he wanted to play the trend. “Whenever…
The Fed’s humiliating reversal is toxic for stocks
There is very bad news for risky assets in the humiliating policy reversal that a politically compromised US Federal Reserve has had to effect since the November presidential election. And the clear signal is in…
Lithium piles up at IGO’s WA refinery as demand slows
IGO is struggling to find customers for its lithium hydroxide, as dismal prices cause the battery material to pile up at its Western Australia processing plant. The lithium and nickel miner on Monday warned that…
Soft wages, growth revive chances of first RBA rate cut in February
The Reserve Bank of Australia has signalled it could be ready to cut interest rates as soon as February if inflation and unemployment data meet or come in softer than expectations, bolstering the Albanese government’s…
Biggest banks sue the Federal Reserve over annual stress tests
A group of banks and business groups are suing the Federal Reserve over the annual bank stress tests. The Bank Policy Institute, which represents big banks like JPMorgan, Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, is joining the American Bankers Association, the…