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Americans are feeling inflation’s pinch into the holiday weekend. Here’s where prices are rising the most
25 May 2026
U.S. consumers will shell out more for everything from fuel to hot dogs and hamburgers heading into Memorial Day weekend as the Iran War reignites inflation. Total inflation for shoppers rose 3.8% in April from the same month a year ago,…
Read moreMichelle Jablko and the problem of what comes next for Transurban
25 May 2026
For Michelle Jablko, the former investment banker and ANZ finance boss who took the reins of toll road giant Transurban two years ago, the next 12 months could be make or break as investors demand…
Read moreSoft 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…
MicroStrategy rides ‘red sweep’ to 477% gain in 2024, topping almost all U.S. stocks
On the eve of MicroStrategy’s stock market debut in June 1998, founder Michael Saylor stayed in a penthouse suite at the Lotte New York Palace in Midtown Manhattan. Saylor, who was 33 at the time, says it was…
Power findings show ‘failure of privatisation’: SA energy minister
The Australian Energy Regulator’s findings that large power generators may be artificially pushing up prices for consumers at peak periods represents a failure of the privatisation of the sector, South Australian Energy Minister Tom Koutsantonis…
‘Significant risk’ Australian inflation might stop falling: IMF
The International Monetary Fund has warned of a significant risk that inflation will stop falling due to the strong jobs market and rapidly rising public sector demand, and called for spending restraint across all tiers…
ASX records best session in six months, as bank, property stocks rally
The Australian sharemarket recorded its best single session in six months on Monday as bargain hunters piled in, snapping up banks and property stocks after a bout of heavy selling last week. The benchmark S&P/ASX…
S&P 500 closes higher to begin holiday week, tech stocks lead the advance: Live updates
Stocks rose on Monday to start a holiday-shortened trading week as the continuous strength in technology names helped the broader market. The S&P 500 gained 0.73% to 5,974.07. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose 0.98% to 19,764.89, as Tesla and Meta Platforms added more…
Behind Amazon’s quiet launch of Haul, which competes with Temu in ultra-low-price items from China
Two weeks before Black Friday, Amazon quietly added a new section to the top of its mobile app. Called Haul, it’s a mobile-only area for ultra-low-price items, primarily shipped directly from China. Haul is Amazon’s answer…
The stocks that did the most damage in 2024 – and the ones that ruled
Australian shares smashed records in 2024 but the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index will finish the year with only a 6 per cent advance to show for it because for every Commonwealth Bank millionaire, there were…
ESG investing on shaky footing as green fatigue sweeps ETF market
Funds prioritising environmental, social and governance concerns face their biggest test as investors lose interest, triggering a wave of closures. Australian investors allocated $800 million into ESG exchange-traded funds over the past year, representing just…