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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 moreInvestment firm takes pole position in Supercars team deal
Prime Financial Group has bought a majority stake in a V8 Supercars team, the latest sign of the accelerating interest in sport from investment firms. Tickford Racing competes in the Supercars Championship, Australia’s top professional…
ASX to fall; Helloworld launches 90¢ a share Webjet bid
Australian shares are set to open little changed, with futures reversing earlier losses in line with Wall Street. All three US benchmarks pared session lows heading into the final hour. Still, nervousness persisted in New…
Fed Governor Waller backs December rate cut as support for weakening labor market
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on Monday voiced support for another interest rate cut at the central bank’s December meeting, saying he’s grown concerned over the labor market and the sharp slowdown in hiring. In…
Fed Governor Waller backs December rate cut as support for weakening labor market
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on Monday voiced support for another interest rate cut at the central bank’s December meeting, saying he’s grown concerned over a the labor market and the sharp slowdown in hiring.…
Amazon seeks $18b from first US bond sale in three years
Amazon is seeking to raise about $US12 billion ($18.4 billion) through a debt offering — its first such deal in US dollars in about three years — amid an industry-wide race to build artificial intelligence infrastructure.…
Future Fund pivots to gold and active funds in a ‘permacrisis’ world
The Future Fund says it is buying gold, hiring active fund managers and avoiding fixed-rate bonds to protect its $261 billion portfolio against rising inflation, with the sovereign wealth investment giant warning the world appeared…
ASX set to drop as S&P 500 slides 1pc; ALS lifts profit 12pc
Australian shares are poised to open lower. In New York, shares turned down in afternoon trade as volatility persisted amid uncertainty about the path for interest rates and pre-Nvidia earnings nervousness. Nvidia will report quarterly…
Dow closes down more than 550 points, dragged down by Nvidia, tech shares
Stocks pulled back on Monday, plagued once again by declines in tech, as Wall Street awaited key releases this week, including Nvidia earnings and the September jobs report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 557.24 points, or 1.18%, to…
Amid market volatility, should retail investors buy the dips or take their profits and run?
The recent market action may have some investors wondering if they should take their profits and run, or look to buy into any weakness. Stocks recovered some ground on Friday after a rocky morning. The Nasdaq…
The 9 hottest stock tips from this year’s Sohn fund managers
The Sohn Hearts & Minds conference is a decade old and, if the crowds were any indication, has not lost any of its vigour. From the Sydney Opera House, fund managers, bankers and others in the audience…