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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 moreASX says it will trade as normal on Monday, narrowly avoiding disaster
The ASX has narrowly avoided the need to delay or cancel trading on Monday after engineers working through the weekend to resolve serious issues with its critical settlements processing system. The faults were discovered on…
Bull market tested as volatility spikes, overheated assets cool off. The testing may not be done
A turbulent week on Wall Street ends with a “Thank Goolsbee, it’s Friday” rally, after the Chicago Fed President used a CNBC appearance to refocus investors’ attention on the still-encouraging trend in inflation and the likelihood that…
FDA says Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug Zepbound is no longer in shortage
Points The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said the active ingredient in Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug Zepbound is no longer in shortage, a decision that will eventually bar compounding pharmacies from making cheaper, unbranded versions of…
FDA says Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug Zepbound is no longer in shortage
Points The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said the active ingredient in Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug Zepbound is no longer in shortage, a decision that will eventually bar compounding pharmacies from making cheaper, unbranded versions of…
ASX to drop, $A recovers as Wall Street bounces back
Australian shares are poised to fall as markets parse the Federal Reserve’s projections of fewer-than-expected interest rate cuts and higher inflation next year. ASX futures were down 49 points or -0.6 per cent near 8am…
Traders dial up bets for February RBA rate cut
Optimism in money markets is growing for the Reserve Bank of Australia to cut interest rates at its first board meeting of 2025, as traders reassess their global rate outlook. The Australian three-year bond yield…
Shares, dollar slammed after Fed walks back rate cut plans
Financial markets are coming to grips with the possibility that global interest rates may not go much lower and advanced economies like the US and Australia will be prone to higher inflation in a world…
Dow ekes out narrow gain to snap 10-day losing streak, its longest in 50 years: Live updates
The Dow Jones Industrial Average narrowly snapped its longest losing streak since 1974 on Thursday. The 30-stock Dow added 15.37 points, or 0.04% to close at 42,342.24. The S&P 500 slid 0.09% to 5,867.08, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.10% to…
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Nvidia, Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, Birkenstock, Disney and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Nvidia – Nvidia shares dropped 1.1%, reversing an earlier gain that had pushed the stock briefly out of correction territory. Shares have surged more than 160% since…
The 10 biggest surprises to wrong-foot investors this year
Morgan Stanley has labelled 2024 as the year of the hall pass after an unpredictable 12 months in the Australian market that caught many pundits off guard. The Reserve Bank of Australia didn’t cut interest rates,…