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Vance says Fed should lower interest rates: ‘Would be nice to have some help’
4 Sep 2026
The Federal Reserve should cut interest rates to make homes more affordable, Vice President JD Vance said Thursday, adding to the pressure President Donald Trump has placed on the central bank to cut borrowing costs. The remarks came days after Trump’s handpicked Fed…
Read moreThe one thing that caught Goldman Sachs’ notice this earnings season
4 Sep 2026
After the relentless barrage of ASX earnings announcements during the August reporting season, the one thing that stood out the most for Goldman Sachs was the number of companies that rallied on better-than-expected results only…
Read moreThese 10 stocks prove the ASX is just an index points game
You can explain the S&P/ASX 200’s performance for the financial year with just 10 stocks – the five biggest winners and the five biggest losers. If you add the index points from five winners and…
Dow futures dip after blue-chip index posts strongest first-half performance since 2021: Live updates
Dow futures slipped on Tuesday night after the 30-stock index posted its best first half in five years. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 89 points, or 0.2%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures were trading…
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Comcast, Charter Communications, Rocket Lab, Alphabet, Verizon & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Chipmakers — Semiconductors were volatile Monday as investors rotated money between the sector and the rest of the market. The VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) was last up 2.5%…
The stocks tipped to rebound when the new financial year kicks off
Energy stocks and a rare earths mining company backed by Gina Rinehart are expected to rebound when the new financial year begins on Wednesday, after facing heavy selling in June from peace talks in the…
Nvidia-backed Firmus targets $30b revenue ahead of IPO in fourth quarter
Firmus plans to have up to $30 billion of committed annual revenue when it launches its initial public offering later this year, as existing investors gain more confidence after its expansion into Indonesia. Firmus and…
ASX to rise, techs rebound
Australian shares are set to edge higher at Tuesday’s open, tracking positive sentiment from Wall Street, where tech stocks rebounded in the final stretch of what’s set to be the best quarter for equities in…
Oil prices near pre-war levels — but persistent supply risks could spark a rebound, analysts warn
Oil prices have fallen back sharply to near pre-war levels over recent weeks in response to a fragile truce between the U.S. and Iran, and diplomatic efforts to bring the conflict to a lasting conclusion.…
A ‘perfect storm’ points to a much smaller U.S. auto market by 2040
Ten years ago, a record 17.6 million cars, trucks and SUVs were sold in the U.S. Some forecasts say the country might not come close to that number again. Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/28/us-auto-market.html
Here’s where Australian investors are looking to trim tech exposure
London | Bubble-like valuations in artificial intelligence and other technology stocks have sent investors looking to spread risk into securitised credit and other fixed-income alternatives, according to one of Canada’s biggest asset managers, as it plots…
Wall Street slips as semiconductor stocks sink anew
Losses among industrials and information technology stocks paced the S&P 500 modestly lower to end New York’s trading week, even as healthcare led six of the benchmark’s 11 industry sectors higher. The S&P 500 slipped…