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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 moreNvidia shares near level where technical traders see a breakout
After months of sluggish returns, Nvidia’s stock is rallying again and is close to breaking out of its narrow trading range, in a bullish signal for market technicians. Shares of the chip giant rose more…
Resources funds betting on ‘explosive rally’ after horror month
Resources funds that were among the best-performing equity strategies last year are now suddenly nursing heavy double-digit losses from the Iran war, but fund managers have pounced on the rare pullback in the miners to…
Stock futures are little changed as traders monitor fragile ceasefire between U.S. and Iran: Live updates
Stock futures were little changed on Thursday night as traders kept an eye on the fragile two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures traded marginally lower. Futures tied to the Dow Jones…
How to save money on flights as airlines raise prices
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/08/iran-war-airlines-prices-airfare-flights-how-to-save-money.html
AustralianSuper dumps dozens of stocks in ESG portfolio makeover
AustralianSuper has dumped nearly $1 billion in investments from its ESG-focused portfolio including stakes in more than 180 listed companies after cutting fossil fuels, armaments and other industries it saw as harmful. The removal of…
Trump’s latest TACO delivers reprieve for exhausted investors
After weeks of whiplash in markets where stocks and commodities have bounced around on the US President Donald Trump’s latest social media post, a temporary ceasefire in the Middle East has given exhausted traders and…
Investors hedge their bets amid relief Iran ‘doomsday’ off the table
Investors are returning to the Australian sharemarket after weeks of pain, with a ceasefire in the Middle East driving the biggest one-day jump this year but raising a new question for fund managers – is…
Fed officials still foresee rate cut this year, despite war impacts, minutes show
Federal Reserve officials at their March meeting still expected to lower interest rates this year, even with a high level of uncertainty from the Iran war and tariffs, according to minutes released Wednesday. Most of…
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Apple, Arm Holdings, Broadcom, UnitedHealth & more
Here are the stocks posting the biggest moves in midday trading. Apple — The second-largest public company in the U.S. dropped nearly 4% Tuesday, leading the S&P 500 lower, after Nikkei Asia said Apple has suffered “setbacks in…
Santos suffers delay in Alaska oil start-up but prices buoy sentiment
Santos has missed its end-of-March target for starting up its $4.5 billion Pikka project in Alaska, but the surge in oil and gas prices has taken the pressure off top management ahead of the company’s…