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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 moreS&P 500 closes higher, notching four-day win streak and nearing record after light inflation reading
The S&P 500 edged higher on Friday, securing its fourth straight winning day, as traders digested inflation data that could provide further incentive for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates next week The broad market index…
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Microsoft, Netflix, Marvell Technology, GitLab & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Genius Sports — The sports analytics company jumped 8% after setting lofty 2028 targets at its investor day. Genius sees “group revenue” totaling $1.2 billion by then,…
It took just three hours for the RBA’s big problem to be exposed
It’s easy to dismiss Reserve Bank of Australia governor Michele Bullock’s regular appearances before Senate estimates as political point-scoring exercises, mainly because they are. But inadvertently, the questions in Wednesday morning’s session, which came just…
There are still cheap, quality stocks out there. Here’s where to look
Amid mounting fears of an artificial intelligence-led bubble, many investors feel trapped between the optimists who say high valuations for stock prices make sense because AI is the biggest tech revolution ever, and the pessimists…
ASX sounds warning to bitcoin hoarders as stock de-lists
The ASX has warned that companies that hoard bitcoin like Michael Saylor’s Strategy were unlikely to be welcomed on the bourse after delivery start-up Locate Technologies said it would have been booted from the exchange…
Microsoft stock sinks on report AI product sales are missing growth goals
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/03/microsoft-stock-ai-foundry-sales.html
Asset-backed finance is growing fast and drawing new scrutiny
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/02/asset-backed-finance-growth-scrutiny.html
Fear and loathing come for bitcoin as big investors ponder selling
Never sell your bitcoin. That was Michael Saylor’s advice in February as the price of the world’s most popular cryptocurrency soared. Saylor’s business, Strategy, was arguably at the centre of the market rally, accumulating more…
APA revs up gas power ambitions with $1b commitment
Gas pipeline giant APA Group will join Queensland state-owned CS Energy in a $1 billion-plus gas power plant to be built in the Western Downs, representing an expansion in a type of generation expected to…
RBA rate hike bets jump amid global bond sell-off
Bond yields climbed to multi-month highs on Tuesday, heaping more pressure on the Reserve Bank of Australia to increase the cash rate as traders tracked a global sell-off and Japan hinted at a possible interest…