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European stocks close mixed and Asia-Pacific markets rise as investors assess renewed Middle East hostilities
8 Sep 2026
European stocks ended Monday’s session in mixed territory after Asia-Pacific markets broadly rose, with investor attention focused on the latest developments in the U.S.-Iran war. The pan-European Stoxx 600 benchmark closed just below the flatline. France’s CAC 40 led…
Read moreSantos boosts stake in $19.5b Papua LNG project
8 Sep 2026
Santos will proceed later this year to build a $19.5 billion LNG project in Papua New Guinea after its French partner TotalEnergies announced a suite of deals that include Australian second-largest oil and gas company…
Read moreFed’s main gauge shows inflation at 2.8% in November, edging further away from target
Inflation drifted slightly further from the Federal Reserve’s target in November though in line with expectations, according to the central bank’s preferred gauge released Thursday. The personal consumption expenditures price index, a Commerce Department measure…
Before the Bell: ASX to slip, Wall St advances
Australian shares are poised for a quiet open to end the trading week with futures modestly lower after earlier edging up. Shares rallied in New York after data confirmed strong US economic growth at the…
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Netflix, Teledyne, Lucid, Kraft Heinz, Intel & more
Check out some of the biggest movers in midday trading. Lucid — The electric vehicle manufacturer’s shares surged about 14%. Rockwell Automation announced a collaboration with Lucid, using its enterprise software product to support the car maker’s growing manufacturing…
The 7 stocks this LIC giant is buying to recover after ‘perfect storm’
Everything went wrong for listed investment giant Australian Foundation Investment Company in the December half. Here’s how it’s fighting back. Markets can be cruel sometimes. Just days after it emerged British stock picker Sir Christopher…
Regal’s private fund is investing in water – and making strong returns
Water has become one of Regal Partners’ largest allocations in its multi-strategy fund that along with a surge in small caps has helped the high-profile money manager post 20 per cent returns a year since…
Before the Bell: ASX to open higher
Australian shares are set to open sharply higher after futures reversed earlier double-digit losses. Gold, which earlier leapt to a record high above $US4800 an ounce, pared its jump. Bitcoin turned, as did US Treasury…
Crypto markets ‘will reach an all-time high’ this year, says Ripple CEO
Cryptocurrency markets will reach all-time highs this year, the CEO of one of the largest companies in the sector has told CNBC. “I’m very bullish, and yes, I’ll go on record as saying, I think…
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: NetApp, Nvidia, Expand Energy, Intel and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Expand Energy — One of the largest independent natural gas producers saw shares jump more than 4% as natural gas prices soared Tuesday. Prices surged 25% to $3.89 per…
Telcos knew some phones wouldn’t be able to reach Triple Zero on 4G
Australia’s three big telco companies did not initially block mobile phones they knew could not connect with Triple Zero services when the nation switched to 4G networks, arguing it would cut people off from family…
Greenland jitters hit ASX, banks; BHP hit by Jansen blowout
The Australian sharemarket fell for a second straight session on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats over Greenland continued to weigh on risk appetite. The S&P/ASX 200 Index dropped 0.7 per cent, or…