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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 moreBlack Friday sales blitz muddying interest rate signals for RBA
The growth of rampant pre-Christmas sales periods such as Black Friday and Cyber Monday is distorting economic data and making it more difficult for the Reserve Bank of Australia to read the pulse of consumer…
S&P 500, Dow climb to closing records as traders look past Fed independence risk: Live updates
Stocks rallied off their session lows, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting new all-time highs as investors shook off the Department of Justice opening a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The S&P 500 rose 0.16%…
Top Wall Street analysts recommend these dividend stocks for consistent income
In a time of geopolitical tensions and macro uncertainty, dividend-paying stocks can offer investors some steady portfolio income. In this regard, recommendations of top Wall Street analysts can help investors pick attractive stocks of companies…
Origin Energy, AGL court private capital for billions in green assets
Woodside, BHP, Goodman Group, and now the country’s two biggest utility companies. Private capital’s raging love affair with capital-hungry assets owned by ASX-listed giants has two new candidates to appraise. Street Talk understands the $20…
S&P 500 resets record high in broad rally
The S&P 500 rallied to a record closing high, putting the 7000-point mark within reach, with nine of its 11 industry sectors advancing after December’s mixed jobs data led traders to pare bets for a…
Stocks will keep climbing in 2026, but not enough to appease the bulls
Last year was not an easy one for investing. Frequent market rotations meant that what was good one month, often looked poor the next. While this is part and parcel of investing, the momentum pushed…
Wall Street’s start to 2026 is going exactly according to plan. Are investors too confident?
Like a brilliant football coach’s scripted first drive in a playoff game, Wall Street’s start to 2026 has gone exactly according to plan, the offense in rhythm with a balanced attack resulting in an early…
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Bloom Energy, Costco Wholesale, Alphabet & more
Check out some of the stocks posting the biggest moves in midday trading. Alphabet — Shares of the Google parent jumped more than 1% and hit a new all-time high. Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded the Google and YouTube…
Woodside’s ammonia plans face uncertain future under new leadership
Woodside Energy’s search for a new chief executive is fuelling expectations the company will scale back its $7.5 billion plan to push further into the cleaner fuels market, despite the oil and gas producer’s imminent…
Fed’s Miran wants 150 points of rate cuts to boost jobs
Federal Reserve governor Stephen Miran said he is looking for 150 basis points of interest-rate cuts this year to boost the labour market. Describing monetary policy as restrictive, Miran said underlying inflation is likely running…