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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 moreDow surges 500 points as traders look past rout in precious metals and bitcoin: Live updates
U.S. equities rose on Monday as Wall Street began a new month of trading, with investors looking past the recent losses in silver and bitcoin. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 515.19 points, or 1.05%, closing at 49,407.66,…
Carney’s middle powers agenda leaves Canberra squirming
Anthony Albanese said last weekend that he agreed with the Canadian PM. But it is highly unlikely he or any of his national security ministers would give the same kind of speech. For months now,…
AustralianSuper begins to leak members to its retirement fund rivals
AustralianSuper members are switching to rival superannuation funds faster than ever before, leaving the country’s largest retirement savings manager some $250 million worse off over the last year. While that figure is small compared to…
The big four is becoming the big two, plus Macquarie
Over the past year, three banks have pulled away to dominate the mortgage market. Breaking their stranglehold won’t be easy. With bank valuations still well above long-term averages, and every investor and their dog talking…
A tech exit in reverse: The $3b deal to save the ASX from itself
ASX listings boss Darren Yip owes Perth software company Qoria’s whole board a drink. Not content with life as a bombed-out tech play in ASX small caps-land, the board has got shareholders a bid from…
RBA chief tempers rate rise bets as yields, $A jump
The Australian dollar and bond yields jumped after the Reserve Bank unanimously voted to raise the cash rate for the first time since 2023, though traders were left in the dark as to just how…
Nvidia shares are down after a report that its OpenAI investment stalled. Here’s what’s happening
Nvidia’s stock fell in early trading Monday after reports emerged that the chipmaker’s plans to invest $100 billion into OpenAI were stalled. The semiconductor giant’s shares were down 1.1% as of 11:18 a.m. ET. Company insiders…
TPG Telecom, Telstra losing internet customers to cheaper rivals
Telstra and TPG Telecom, which owns the Vodafone and iiNet brands, are losing broadband customers to alternative providers with a better service and cheaper prices, according to research by JPMorgan analysts. The Wall Street investment…
A year after $TRUMP craze, the memecoin market is struggling for life
Just over a year ago, $TRUMP was worth $24 billion, then $11 billion. Now the US president’s official crypto token is valued at just $1.3 billion. The entirety of Melania Trump’s own memecoin – as…
ASX to rise, RBA set to lift cash rate
Australian shares are poised to open higher, bolstered by somewhat calmer trading in metals and expectations that the Reserve Bank will on Tuesday afternoon lift the cash rate by 25 basis points. All three major…