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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…

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Santos 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…

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Pacific Perspectives 19 Jan 2026

ASX to open flat as investors brace for a Trump bombshell at Davos

Investors are eagerly waiting to see whether there is any substance behind the rumours that Donald Trump plans to roll out a significant housing stimulus package when the US president takes the stage in Davos.…

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Pacific Perspectives 19 Jan 2026

Top Wall Street analysts are confident about these three stocks for the long term

Investors contended with bank earnings and geopolitical tensions this week, but the ongoing volatility may help uncover a few attractive stock picks. Stock ratings from top Wall Street analysts can help inform investors as they…

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Pacific Perspectives 16 Jan 2026

Amazon threatens ‘drastic’ action after Saks bankruptcy, says $475M stake is now worthless

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/15/amazon-says-saks-investment-is-worthless-after-bankruptcy.html

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Pacific Perspectives 16 Jan 2026

ASX to slip; oil falls 4pc on easing Iran tensions

Australian shares are poised to open modestly lower. In New York, shares were higher, paced by Goldman Sachs and a renewed artificial intelligence trade. Oil tumbled more than 4 per cent after US President Donald…

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Pacific Perspectives 16 Jan 2026

RBA spared ‘gangland-style pressures’ facing Fed, but risks lurk

The Reserve Bank of Australia is not under the “gangland-style” pressures put on the US Federal Reserve by Donald Trump – to borrow a phrase from former board member Warwick McKibbin – but former central…

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Pacific Perspectives 16 Jan 2026

Goldman’s profit beats on record stock trading

New York | Goldman Sachs’ fourth-quarter profit beat Wall Street expectations, driven by a surge in dealmaking and trading, as it expressed optimism for investment banking in the year ahead. A friendlier regulatory environment under US…

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Pacific Perspectives 16 Jan 2026

Stocks close higher Thursday as chip, bank stocks rally: Live updates

The major averages climbed Thursday, rebounding from back-to-back losses as chip and bank stocks rallied. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 292.81 points, or 0.60% to 49,442.44, boosted by gains in Goldman Sachs and Nvidia. The S&P 500 rose…

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Pacific Perspectives 15 Jan 2026

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Biogen, Rivian, Bank of America, Airbnb & more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Biogen — The biotech’s stock tumbled more than 4% after the company warned it would need to take a $222 million pretax charge in the fourth quarter. The company…

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Pacific Perspectives 15 Jan 2026

Telstra did not inform rival of death related to Triple Zero failure

Australia’s biggest telecommunications group, Telstra, did not inform rival operator TPG Telecom of a death linked to Triple Zero failures on TPG’s Vodafone network, new emails reveal, further exposing major flaws in the nation’s emergency…

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Pacific Perspectives 15 Jan 2026

There’s a reason ‘big oil’ won’t keep beating the crude market

John Rockefeller, the godfather of the modern oil industry, called his tactic of purposely crashing oil prices and sending the stocks of his rivals into a tailspin “a good sweating”. Soon after, he’d conveniently buy…

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