Business
Markets
ASX set for slow start after Nvidia weighs on Wall Street; $A jumps
The Australian sharemarket is set for a lacklustre open this morning as a slide for market superstar Nvidia helped pull US stock indexes down from their records.
- by Stan Choe
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World markets
ASX finishes flat after banks, miners retreat
The Australian sharemarket closed flat on Monday after initial losses behind the banks and mining giants, but things looked up after lunch thanks to consumer and healthcare stocks.
- by Daniel Lo Surdo
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World markets
Energy, consumer shares weigh on ASX; bitcoin below $US100,000
The Australian sharemarket finished lower on Friday, with every sector bar utilities retreating after the huge rally in US stocks lost momentum overnight.
- by Jessica Yun
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Tech stocks lift ASX after Wall Street savours AI boost
The Australian sharemarket finished higher on Thursday after US stock indexes hit fresh records overnight as tech companies talked up the profit boost from the artificial intelligence boom.
- by Hannah Hammoud
‘The sky is the limit now’: Bitcoin surges past $US100,000 in Trump rally
The cryptocurrency has boomed following the election victory of Donald Trump, who has promised to usher in pro-crypto regulation in the US.
- by David Swan
Opinion
Trade wars
Even before Trump and his tariffs, Europe is in trouble
The timing couldn’t be worse. The fall of the French government and the collapse of Germany’s coalition government have left Europe even more vulnerable to a new trade war with America.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
‘You guys are real idiots’: Tycoon lashes out as he loses $9 billion in two days
Ricardo Salinas has fallen down the world’s rich list after a sharemarket plunge and he isn’t amused.
- by Michael O'Boyle
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World markets
ASX retreats from record high as property stocks weigh on market
The Australian sharemarket has fallen from Tuesday’s record, with the real estate sector weighing on the bourse and the big four banks all dropping.
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Healthcare and consumer stocks help push ASX to another record
The ASX has hit a record high for the third time in a week, after US economic data improved the prospects of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates this month.
Opinion
Currencies
‘Go find another sucker’: Trump threatens Xi, Putin and co
Donald Trump has found a new way to deploy his favourite weapon.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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World markets
ASX edges to record high; $5b gold merger unveiled
The ASX closed at a record high on Monday, buoyed by technology stocks and parts of the resources sector.