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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 moreInvestors deliver epic blow to ARN exec pay amid Kyle & Jackie O war
ARN Media investors have delivered a stunning rebuke to the company behind the KIIS and Pure Gold radio networks, with 90 per cent voting against its executive pay amid a steeply sliding share price and…
S&P 500 pulls back from record as investors eye oil prices and Iran deal developments: Live updates
The S&P 500 fell on Thursday after hitting a new all-time intraday high as oil prices came back from sizable losses, with traders eyeing more developments between the U.S. and Iran. The broad market index fell 0.38%…
Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: DoorDash, Zillow Group, ARM Holdings, Fortinet and more
Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Arm Holdings — The semiconductor company reversed earlier gains and tumbled 7% on underwhelming guidance. Arm called for first quarter earnings of 40 cents per share, plus…
Transurban says it made wrong call on Melbourne traffic rebound
Tollroad group Transurban underestimated the rate at which traffic would rebound in Melbourne after the pandemic, with volumes on its lucrative CityLink motorway still below 2019 levels, according to chief financial officer Henry Byrne. “We…
AGL sounds alarm on power supply as data centre demand surges
AGL Energy says the market is sharply underestimating demand for power from data centres and risking a supply crunch amid the soaring needs of big technology companies and artificial intelligence developers. Damien Nicks, the chief…
ASX to rise, Nasdaq resets record as techs surge
Australian shares are set to rise 1 per cent at the open on Thursday, tracking similar strong gains in New York as investors reacted to heightening prospects of a peace agreement between the US and…
Will Elon Musk win his lawsuit against Sam Altman’s OpenAI? Here’s what prediction markets think
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/06/elon-musk-odds-low-to-win-openai-suit.html
Markets on edge as fresh U.S.-Iran attacks dent optimism over a peace deal
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/05/us-iran-attacks-markets-peace-deal-talks.html
ASX to rise, Wall St rallies as oil drops
Australian shares are set to open higher, bolstered by gains in New York as oil briefly fell below $US110 a barrel after two senior Trump administration officials argued that Iran’s latest violations did not break…
Markets see end in sight for RBA rate rises
Bond traders and equity investors are hoping that one more rate increase from the Reserve Bank of Australia this year will be enough to bring down inflation after the central bank lifted the cash rate…