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.
Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance owed $500m from Whyalla collapse. Business investment unexpectedly falls in December quarter. Qantas rewards investors with dividend. Jobs to go as Oceania Glass Dandenong shuts.
January underlying inflation rise underscores RBA concerns. Richard White returns to WiseTech as executive chair with long-term plans. Woolworths flags $400m in cost savings by end-2025. Pointsbet soars on Betr’s $360m-plus bid.
Heavyweight banks, miners down. Johns Lyng’s ‘soft’ results, Domino’s loss trigger investor disappointment. Nine extends restructuring as CoStar circles Domain. Zip guidance beats estimates. WiseTech down. Woodside slams Federal delays.
Investors wipe around $7.54bn from WiseTech amid board woes with founder Richard White. Perpetual sinks KKR deal, hangs ‘for sale’ sign over wealth arm. Iress heavy loser despite swing to profit. Ampol slashes dividends. Underlying earnings up for APA.
Pubs baron Bruce Mathieson, a major investor in Mayne Pharma, is backing a $672m takeover offer for the drugs maker by US giant Cosette.
Takeover bids fire up Domain, Nine, Mayne. Coalition matches Whyalla support promise. RBA too slow to hike rates: Bullock. GYG down on ‘soft’ US sales. QBE soars. Bendigo Bank cuts rates.
Fortescue leads mining losses. Banks continue to sink. Goodman down on equity raising. Megaport top gainer as Telstra, Wesfarmers also lift. Rescue package for SA steel plant. Jobs rise more than expected.
SA govt puts Whyalla Steelworks into administration. NAB shares slumps as margin strain dents earnings. MinRes tanks on massive loss. Santos results disappoint. WA rich lister sells $8.5bn Rio stake. MinRes’ big loss triggers double-digit dive. Profitable Goodman taps investors for $4bn.
Reserve Bank cuts rates 25 basis points, takes official cash rate to 4.1 per cent. First cut in more than four years. NAB, Westpac, CBA and ANZ lower home loan rates. Qatar-Virgin deal gets ACCC nod. Gold to outshine $US3000: UBS, Goldman.
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