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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 moreASX dogs bite back, handing momentum investors a rare defeat
It is usually a good bet to simply buy the previous year’s winners. But 2025 proved very different, with the worst performers of 2024 back with a vengeance. For decades, investors have generated solid returns…
Dow closes 270 points higher, Nasdaq slips as investors rotate out of tech: Live updates
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose on Thursday, while the Nasdaq Composite came under pressure as investors moved away from technology stocks. The 30-stock Dow climbed 270.03 points, or 0.55%, and ended at 49,266.11. The tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped 0.44%…
Cramer warns the January rally is driven by emotion and not all stocks will hold up
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday that early January trading shows how quickly emotion can take over markets at the start of the year, warning investors not to confuse momentum with durability. Cramer said the market is being driven by…
Inflation falls to 3.4pc, eases pressure on RBA for rate rise
Inflation cooled faster than anticipated to 3.4 per cent in November, as a wave of retail discounting helped ease the pressure on household budgets during the holiday period and bolstered the case for the Reserve…
ASX to open lower as commodities fall; Ansell CEO to step down, replacement announced
Australian shares are poised to slip at the open amid mixed trading in New York where both oil and gold were lower and amid profit-taking after a fast start to the year for both the…
‘Stop sugar-hit spending’: Top CEOs on how to get the economy moving
Monetary policy has already done much of the work to get inflation down, so now it’s time to show discipline and focus on structural reform rather than broad new stimulus. Targeted support for those genuinely…
Alphabet’s market cap surpasses Apple’s for first time since 2019
Google parent company Alphabet saw its market capitalization surpass Apple’s for the first time since 2019. Alphabet’s market cap closed at $3.88 trillion on Wednesday. Shares of Alphabet rose more than 2% on Wednesday, closing at $322.03. Meanwhile, Apple’s market…
PACIFIC COMPASS – Balancing Risk as Markets Transition into 2026 [December 2025 Review]
MONTHLY ECONOMIC & INVESTMENT REVIEW – DECEMBER 2025: Global markets closed out 2025 on a cautious note amid quieter holiday trading and rotation out of high‑beta sectors. Major equity benchmarks experienced modest declines late in…
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Johnson Controls, TransUnion, SoFi, AIG & more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Credit score stocks — Shares of credit score providers were trading lower after Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte criticized the companies’ pricing in a post on…
Nvidia’s $6 trillion-dollar stock rally threatened
The world’s most valuable company is on shaky stock market footing as 2026 gets underway. Nvidia shares are down about 8 per cent since hitting a record on October 29, well underperforming the S&P 500…