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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 moreThis big super fund just became the first to buy into crypto
AMP has invested $27 million in bitcoin, becoming the first major superannuation fund to buy into an asset class that has previously been shunned by big fund managers in the $4 trillion retirement savings industry…
How to pick the ASX’s next dividend winners
Investors should look beyond an ASX-listed company’s dividend yield when screening for income stocks, says Wilsons Advisory, arguing that using the measure in isolation does not accurately reflect long-term potential. Indeed, investing for income by…
Dow falls more than 200 points after warm inflation report, Nasdaq retreats from record: Live updates
Stocks fell Thursday, weighed down by a hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation report, as tech shares failed to keep the momentum seen earlier in the week. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slid 0.66%, dipping back below the 20,000 threshold to…
Tesla shares close at record high, boosted by 69% pop since Trump election victory
Tesla shares jumped to an all-time high on Wednesday, surpassing their prior record reached in 2021, sparked by a post-election rally and Wall Street’s increased enthusiasm for Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company. The stock rose to a closing…
ASX to rise, Orora sells unit for $1.7b
The Australian sharemarket is set to open higher after US inflation data all but cemented a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve next week. ASX futures are up 41 points, or 0.5 per cent,…
Australia needs a dose of Javier Milei’s Argentine capitalism
Australia is sleepwalking to stagnant living standards unless we adopt an agenda that restrains government and allows the private sector to flourish, writes John Kehoe. As Australia grapples with a stagnant private sector, sticky inflation…
Why Apple’s rally is a ‘head-scratcher’ for investors
Apple has the slowest revenue growth among Big Tech stocks and is facing tariff-related risks going into Donald Trump’s second term in the White House. None of that is holding back the stock. The shares…
Nasdaq surges for first close above 20,000, lifted by Alphabet shares: Live updates
The Nasdaq Composite surged Wednesday after November’s inflation report met economists’ projections, clearing the way for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates again at its December meeting next week. The tech-heavy index rose 1.77% to end…
The CPI report Wednesday is expected to show that progress on inflation has hit a wall
A key economic report coming Wednesday is expected to show that progress has stalled in bringing down the inflation rate, though not so much that the Federal Reserve won’t lower interest rates next week. The…
PNG PM’s big hopes for delayed LNG project
The cost of Santos’ proposed Papua LNG venture blew out by 50 per cent to $US18 billion before it was paused earlier this year to rework the design, according to Papua New Guinea Prime Minister…