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Pacific Podcast | Pacific Flagship Ep 2: Beyond AI
22 Oct 2026
Overview When Do Higher Yields Start to Hurt Stocks? Executive Summary Bond investors have had a rough few years. Since the 2020 lows, 10-year government yields have climbed roughly four and a half percentage points…
Read moreTesla beats on earnings and sales even as auto revenue declines
22 Oct 2026
Tesla reported better-than-expected third-quarter results after the bell on Wednesday, even as automotive revenue dropped. The stock was little changed in extended trading. Here’s how the company did, compared with estimates from analysts polled by…
Read more‘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…
ASX 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…