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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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An employee in front of a steel furnace at BlueScope Steel Ltd. Port Kembla steelworks in Port Kembla, Australia, on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. The world's two biggest miners, BHP Group Ltd. and Rio Tinto Group, are teaming up in a bid to develop Australia's first electric-smelting furnace, in what could prove an important step toward slashing emissions in the steel-making process. Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg

BlueScope flags threat from mass Chinese steel dumping

BlueScope has hailed Trump tariffs as a net positive, but is pushing the Albanese government to implement tough anti-dumping measures against China.

Companies

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA : Newswire Photos - JANUARY 14 2025; A general view of people walking past the ASX in the Sydney CBD. Picture: Newswire/ Gaye Gerard

ASX pares losses; Bendigo Bank, Westpac lead bank falls

Margin pressures dent Westpac, Bendigo Bank earnings. BlueScope, A2 Milk lift on results beat. Star investors buoyed by new financing offer from Oaktree. Audinate leaps as cost controls improve earnings.

Markets

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA : NewsWire Photos - SEPTEMBER 30 2024 ; A general view of the digital boards at the ASX in Sydney. Picture: NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

ASX sets record close despite pullback; HMC confirms Healthscope talks

David Di Pilla-led HMC eyes Brookfield-owned hospitals operator. Cochlear falls on trimmed guidance. Dividend disappointment weighs on AMP. GFG Alliance puts NSW coal mine on the block in debt plan. Mirvac soars on return to profit.

Companies

28-10-2024 - ASX stock ticker, ahead of the ASX AGM. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers / The AustralianÃ

ASX steady as miners gain; CBA rises, IAG down

Sigma gains as $300m worth of shares change hands. Alliance Aviation’s labour costs growing after first industrial action in two decades. IAG top loser as investors miss buyback. Temple & Webster top gainer. ‘Cleaner result’ sees ASX Ltd soar.

Companies

ASX hits record; Woolworths cutting jobs; BHP finds new chair

CBA and Computershare hit records. Woolworths cutting jobs. AGL narrows guidance after profit fall. Suncorp’s March cash windfall, buyback promise. Star ex-boss: Casino ‘run in clean and legal’ way. BHP appoints new chairman. US CPI data next equity markets trigger.

Companies

7/2/25: The Australian stock exchange in Sydney. John Feder/The Australian.

ASX ends flat with CSL the main drag

The local share market closed flat as CSL dives after its results, Macquarie jumps on its trading update, gold miners up as gold hit a record, SGH soars on strong results, Nine, Seven West Media up on positive signs for advertising. Australian carveout on Trump tariffs ‘under consideration’.

Companies

ASX 200 down as Trump tariffs loom; tech sector hit

Steel, aluminum producers mixed after latest Trump tariff threat. Is JB Hi-Fi topping out? Car Group, JB Hi-Fi and WiseTech leading losses. In contrast, Star and Ansell find support.

Markets

ASX 200 rises 0.5pc to record close; Origin down

A strong day for Aussie shares as the ASX 200 rises 0.5 per cent to a record high close at 8532.3. Origin cuts APLNG guidance. Citi upgrades BlueScope. Rinehart lifts Lynas stake. Broker upgrade for Zip. Lendlease selling Capella. US probing if DeepSeek used Nvidia chips. Trump advisors hunt for deals as Canada, Mexico tariffs loom.

Companies

ASX 200 sheds 0.2pc as banks fall; Insignia, Lovisa gain

Banks weigh after a bearish note from Citi. Miners supported after China’s GDP surprise. Rio Tinto, Glencore reportedly in merger talks. Insignia soars after CC Capital outbids Bain. Lovisa gains on broker upgrade.

Companies

ASX 200 ends up 1.4pc on US rebound; CBA still tips Feb rate cut; Zip rises

Economists divided over Feb rate cut forecast after 56,000 jobs boost. Rio rises after ‘good finish’ to 2024. Zip jumps after Sezzle earnings upgrade. Star edges up. Softer US core inflation boosts equity sentiment.

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