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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 moreTesla CEO Elon Musk defends H-1B visas, says tariffs distort markets
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that the U.S. has been a beneficiary of talent from India, while adding that the H-1B visa program had been misused by companies. In a podcast with Indian entrepreneur Nikhil Kamath aired Sunday,…
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Synopsys, Moderna, Micron Technology, Wynn Resorts, Coinbase and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Synopsys — The developer of design automation models and software jumped 8% after Nvidia invested $2 billion in Synopsys common stock at $414.79 per share as part of a…
ASX rally to stall in 2026 as super funds shun Aussie shares
The record run for the Australian sharemarket is expected to stall in 2026 as the country’s largest superannuation funds stop pouring money onto the ASX in favour of cheaper offshore markets. MST Marquee has forecast…
Aussie dollar stuck in low gear despite RBA rate hike talk
The Australian dollar should be flying high, buoyed by a strong economy and talk of interest rate rises next year when other countries including the US are still in easing mode. Instead, it is stuck…
ASX publishing outage leads to market chaos and investor angst
An embarrassing failure of the ASX’s publishing system left several stocks unable to trade for much of the day and the embattled sharemarket operator scrambling to identify and fix the cause of the hours-long outage.…
Dow falls 400 points, snaps 5-day win streak as crypto slide dents sentiment
Stocks fell on Monday, following cryptocurrencies lower, as volatility continued into December’s trading month. The S&P 500 lost 0.53% to end at 6,812.63, while Nasdaq Composite shed 0.38% to finish at 23,275.92. The Dow Jones Industrial Average pulled back by 427.09…
Global week ahead: The start of a Santa Rally or more ‘bah humbug’?
And just like that… December is upon us. It’s been a volatile handover from November with U.S. major indices underperforming, dragged down by steep declines for the Nasdaq. Europe’s Stoxx 600 managed to hold onto…
Here’s what 2026 holds for your super returns
We should be celebrating another spectacular year in financial markets, but it’s all taken place against the backdrop of stalling productivity. As we enter the twilight of 2025 we should be celebrating another spectacular year…
Has the RBA cut interest rates too hard and too fast?
n February 18 this year, I happened to bump into a former Reserve Bank of Australia governor on the street in Sydney. This wasn’t just any other morning. The financial markets were betting and Treasurer…
ASX set to edge up before key GDP data
A solid gross domestic product figure this week is set to further complicate the Reserve Bank’s challenge of curbing high inflation, with investors already ramping up bets that the next interest rate move will be…