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Valerina Changarathil reports on a wide range of news and issues relating to businesses in South Australia across start-ups, technology developers, biotechs, mining and energy companies, agriculture and food, and tourism.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos June 3, 2021: The opening of the ASX this morning with a mix of red and green on the board. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Swift

ASX 200 back in the red; MinRes down

MinRes faces more bumps on Onslow haul road. Myer’s challenges continue as costs rise. ‘Value destructive’: Rio dismisses unification push. Hanwha ‘wildly mistaken’ on new move: Austal chair.

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????SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA : NewsWire Photos - FEBRUARY 24 2025; A general view of people walking past the digital boards of the ASX in the Sydney CBD. Picture: NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard

ASX 200 rally fades as Middle East flares again

NAB, CBA bosses detail housing crisis pain points. Hanwha seeks FIRB nod for Austal stake boost. Coal miner New Hope’s $100m buyback. Active Super members to bear greenwashing penalty burden.

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ASX 200 scores two-day gain; miners, energy stocks lift; MinRes soars

China’s economic data beats estimates. Star’s former executives expose alleged internal fails. Suitor Ramelius falls as $2bn bid lifts Spartan. Smartpay’s best day in months as Tyro, unnamed rival suitor circle. Woodside gets its first China LNG customer.

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ASX 200 climbs as US futures soar

Australian stocks rise into the weekend. US futures soar as Trump government shutdown risks fade but trade tariff fights continue. Banks in the red. Gold miners soar as safe-haven commodity eyes new peak past $US3000 per ounce.

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ASX extends falls; Polynovo plummets on boardroom drama

Troubled Star finally strikes Queen’s Wharf deal, saves 2700 jobs. Insignia soars as Bain, CC Capital lift offers. PolyNovo’s internal turmoil trims under-scrutiny chair’s fortunes as shared sink 13pc.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA : NewsWire Photos - MARCH 05 2025; A general view of people walking past the ASX in Sydney ahead of the ABS releasing National account figures for the December quarter showing the strength of the Australian economy. Picture: NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard

ASX 200 slumps; Star close to Queen’s Wharf deal

Casino operator’s deal with Hong Kong partners to help avoid administration. Ex-dividend trading, oil price slide weigh on bourse. Insurers face $2bn-plus hit from Cyclone Alfred. APRA moves to tighten financial board rules.

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19/05/2010 WIRE: A concerned investor looks at a sea of red (indicating falling share prices) on a display at the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in Sydney 19/05/2010.

ASX 200 slumps; ‘US tariffs for all from April’

‘America’s momentum is back’: Trump. Virgin names new CEO. Wong says ‘hill to climb’ on US tariffs. GDP data shows modest green shoots. China sets new growth, deficit goals. Cyclone Alfred looms.

Markets

ASX falls 0.6pc on tariff uncertainty

US tariffs, inflation uncertainty clouds outlook, RBA minutes show. HMC down on Healthscope non-payments. Aurizon details hit from OneSteel, Centrex administrations. Star’s liquidity crisis continues.

Companies

EMBARGO FOR TWAM 12 OCT 2019 NO REUSE WITHOUT PERMISSIONHead of GFG Sanjeev Gupta visits the Arrium Steel plant in Whyalla, South Australia. Monday, July, 17, 2017. British industrialist Sanjeev Gupta plans to invest $1 billion or more in Arrium's Whyalla Steelworks to ensure its future viability. (AAP Image/David Mariuz) NO ARCHIVING

Whyalla losing $1.5m per day; ASX rises

Creditors meeting hears Sanjeev Gupta’s former steelworks owes $1.35bn after posting a loss of $319m in the seven months to January. ASX a sea of green with all sectors rising. Insurers fall on cyclone threat.

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ASX dives to two-month low; Star tumbles as seeks funds

ASX briefly erased its year-to-date gain as tariff fears and risk aversion hit global markets. Star shares drop 15 per cent as it looks at liquidity proposals. Endeavour down as profit falls. Australia Post profit jumps.

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