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Trump turns up the heat on Warsh as Fed rate hike looms
7 Sep 2026
Ten days ahead of a meeting in which the Federal Reserve will likely consider raising interest rates, the Trump administration looks to be in a full-court press to halt the hike in its tracks. In the past week,…
Read moreBetMakers chair bought shares after Tabcorp takeover talks began
7 Sep 2026
BetMakers chairman Matt Davey increased his stake in the wagering technology developer by more than 1 million shares in the months leading up to a $267 million buyout offer, including a 750,000-share purchase a month…
Read moreS&P 500 scores back-to-back gains as tech rises, Dow touches new record: Live updates
The S&P 500 rose on Monday, boosted by technology stocks, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached new heights as investors awaited critical economic data and another batch of earnings reports following a volatile week that ended with the…
Global week ahead: Tech rotation puts European stocks back in play
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/08/global-week-ahead-tech-rotation-puts-european-stocks-back-in-play.html
Paying staff with shares is getting tougher for burnt software giants
Revenues are going up, momentum is strong and yet investors are turning bearish when it comes to big tech. And stock-based compensation is in the firing line. Mizuho’s veteran technology analyst Gregg Moskowitz summed up…
Matcha inflation is a thing, and it’s getting in the RBA’s way
Has the smashed avo brigade been quietly displaced at the top of the inflation pecking order? For what it’s worth, I am betting on overpriced frozen yoghurt, or the new and improved Yo-Chi Gen Zs, to…
ASX to roar back as investors prepare for wild earnings season
Australian shares are set to be swept up in a relief rally on Monday, but investors are still bracing for heightened volatility as the reporting season ramps up with results from blue chips including CSL,…
This week provided more evidence that a softening labor market is the economy’s biggest threat
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/06/a-weakening-labor-market-has-become-the-economys-biggest-threat.html
Amazon stock falls 10% on $200 billion spending forecast, earnings miss
Amazon shares plunged more than 10% in extended trading Thursday after the company posted mixed fourth-quarter earnings, and boosted its full-year spending forecast to $200 billion. Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/05/amazon-amzn-q4-earnings-report-2025.html
Can punters beat the market this earning season? Polymarket thinks so
Prominent Australian-based global investors such as Plato’s Dave Allen are already using the platforms to help pick stocks. Prediction markets are, perhaps, the final frontier of gambling. Want to bet on Taylor Swift releasing an…
Wealthy Aussies rush to invest in Musk’s SpaceX and xAI
Australia’s wealthiest investors are scrambling to get a slice of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket company and his artificial intelligence group xAI, with one family office raising more than $US50 million ($72 million) to invest in…
ASX to fall, bitcoin losses grow
Australian shares are poised to fall at the open in line with extended losses in New York. Bitcoin plunged below $US64,000 as its rout showed no sign of tapering. Silver shed as much as 18…