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Today

The Brief

IMF warns Chalmers; Origin’s hydrogen blow; OpenAI’s $229b moment

Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.

Oct 3, 2024

Before the Bell

ASX to edge higher, S&P 500 advances modestly

Australian shares are set for a muted start. Tesla slumps as it missed high delivery expectations. OpenAI secures funding. Oil tempers its rally.

Updated Oct 3, 2024
Timothy Moore

Yesterday

The Brief

PM condemns Iran; Vance debates Walz; CBA shuffles ranks

Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.

Oct 2, 2024

Before the Bell

ASX to rise; Apple, Nvidia drop as new quarter begins

Australian shares are set to open higher, US stocks closed lower, paced by the megacap leaders. Oil briefly spiked as Iran attacked Israel.

Oct 2, 2024
Timothy Moore

This Month

Big four

Commonwealth Bank had been in a “hyper rally”.

How to know if it’s time to sell shares

Sometimes it’s best to sell slowly; at other times quicker is better. Experts weigh in on how to know when it’s time to sell.

Oct 1, 2024
Lucy Dean

Before the Bell

ASX to fall, S&P 500 ends its quarter on a positive note

Australian shares are set to open lower. The S&P 500 rose as Jerome Powell reassured markets that lower rates lie ahead, albeit he signalled at a moderate pace.

Oct 1, 2024
Timothy Moore

September

Investing

ASX has best September quarter since 2013 amid worries it has peaked

More certainty of interest rate cuts and big economic stimulus sent the local sharemarket 6.5 per cent higher. But lower earnings growth is worrying investors.

Sep 30, 2024
Joshua Peach

Rear Window

Magellan raider Nick Bolton’s assets frozen by Supreme Court

A rather extraordinary freezing order has been placed over Bolton, after his investment vehicle loaned nearly $5 million to an Italian entity associated with him.

Sep 30, 2024
Myriam Robin

Opinion
Sharemarket

The bulls are ending the year firmly in control.

Markets are on their best behaviour as the bulls take charge

The Fed is cutting interest rates and China’s policymakers are pumping its economy with money. Is there anything standing in the way of global sharemarkets?

Sep 30, 2024
Jonathan Shapiro

The Brief

ASX hits fresh record; Dutton calls for arrests; Five bubble dangers

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Sep 30, 2024

Sharemarket

The ASX 200, along with other global sharemarket indices, has shown a healthy uptrend since the beginning of the year.

ASX set for fresh record as investors bank on China and rate cuts

Futures indicate the S&P/ASX 200 Index is poised to advance 0.3 per cent at the opening bell, enough to reset Friday’s record high.

Sep 29, 2024
Joanne Tran

Opinion
Sharemarket

The People’s Bank of China. Billionaire David Tepper is buying “everything” China-related.

The ASX’s ‘switch from hell’ has only just begun

The dominance of the banks over the miners in 2024 has been off the charts. But developments out of Beijing could be the catalyst for a final quarter comeback.

Sep 29, 2024
Jonathan Shapiro

Before the Bell

Dow resets record high, S&P 500 drifts lower

The S&P 500 ended the final trading session of the week modestly lower. Iron ore extends rebound, for now. Bitcoin holds above $US65,000.

Sep 28, 2024
Timothy Moore

Opinion
Chanticleer

Buyout maverick Crescent Capital shakes up private equity

One of Australia’s most successful private equity firms, Crescent Capital, like its founder Michael Alscher, is happiest operating below the radar.

Updated Sep 27, 2024
Anthony Macdonald

Managed funds

Rajiv Jain, chairman and chief investment officer of GQG Partners, which has been fined by the SEC over its non-disclosure agreements.

Rajiv Jain’s GQG cops $725,000 fine for muzzling would-be whistleblowers

US regulator hauls up the fund management giant for violating whistleblower protections by making staff sign overly restrictive non-disclosure agreements.