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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 moreAGL Energy prepares to unveil big batteries play; acquires Firm Power
It’s been a tumultuous time for AGL Energy, the $7.7 billion electricity and gas giant backed by billionaire businessman Mike Cannon-Brookes, with plenty of hand wringing about the company’s strategy. Now that this has been…
Aurizon tumbles on weak earnings outlook
Aurizon must convince investors its prospects for earnings growth are sound after the stock suffered a 9 per cent drop on a lower than expected full-year profit result. The 25 per cent jump in 2023-24…
Asian short sellers are ramping up bets against Australia’s miners
Hedge funds in Asia are increasingly targeting Australian mining companies betting that the rout in the sector will deepen from weak commodity prices and the threat to earnings from elevated costs this reporting season. Of…
Wholesale inflation measure rose 0.1% in July, less than expected
A key measure of wholesale inflation rose less than expected in July, opening the door further for the Federal Reserve to start lowering interest rates. The producer price index, which measures selling prices that producers…
S&P 500, Nasdaq eke out small gain Monday as investors gear up for big tech earnings this week
The S&P 500 ticked higher Monday as Wall Street geared up for a busy week of corporate earnings and looked ahead to a key policy announcement from the U.S. central bank. The broad market index…
‘Risks elevated’: APRA holds banks’ mortgage rate buffer at 3pc
The prudential regulator will not relieve borrowers of the 3 per cent interest rate buffer they must absorb before qualifying for a home loan because the economy faces too much uncertainty from inflation, geopolitics and…
The price rises creating a big dilemma for the RBA
Higher inflation for items that interest rates have little control over, such as education, healthcare and insurance, will force the Reserve Bank of Australia to consider squashing harder on the prices of other items to…