MarketsEquity MarketsThe BriefPrint articleASX nears record; Northern Star’s $5b deal; Telstra buys Boost MobileDec 2, 2024 – 12.07pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginWant to get this in your inbox at lunchtime every weekday? Financial Review subscribers can sign up for The Brief newsletter here. Plus start your day with our Before the Bell newsletter and read a full wrap of the day’s news in Market Wrap.In today’s news, Australia’s sharemarket climbs towards a fresh peak, Northern Star buys a rival gold miner in a $5 billion deal, and Telstra acquires Boost Mobile for more than $100 million.Loading...SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreThe BriefSubscriber exclusiveSharesTelstra CorporationRBADonald TrumpMorgan StanleyChristmasSyriaGoldLatest In Equity marketsFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In MarketsThe Australian Financial Review MagazineOlympic weightlifting is hard. This boss uses the 1pc rule to get it doneLucy DeanOut-of-control watch price rises give housing a run for its moneyKnow your craft: How the biggest airlines rate at the pointy endBOSS Financial ReviewThe country’s highest-paid directors revealedPatrick Durkin and Sally PattenHow this Melbourne engineer became a boss at a $24b global giantJun Bei Liu: How I learnt to speak upLife & LeisureIn basketball and in business, this MD knows when to take the shotLife & LeisureA pearl-encrusted champagne bottle and to-die-for hot cross bunsHow to stop comparing yourself with othersRich ListCannon-Brookes describes ‘deep internal conflict’ over his private jetTess BennettOscar Piastri on the secret of his $41m-a year successBillionaire Nicola Forrest appoints UBank boss to run family office