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New Hyundais sit at the Tacoma port in Washington after Donald Trump announced tariffs on imported cars.

ASX to slump 1.1pc as traders fear Trump’s trade tariff black box

The S&P/ASX 200 Index is expected to drop 91 points at the start of trade, mirroring a sell-off on Wall Street ahead of new trade restrictions this week.

This week shapes as the big one for Donald Trump and his tariff extravaganza.

The market playbooks are being rewritten after just three months

We’re in uncharted waters and people are listening to the captain to differing degrees, but there is a truckload of money to be made somewhere.

Donald Trump is reviving the tariff strategy that caused a depression in the 1930s.

My SMSF is cashed up for a Trump catastrophe

The global economic chaos unleashed by the president prompted this self-managed super fund to cut exposure to the United States and raise cash.

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Election called; 25 seats to watch; Mecca’s biggest bet yet

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

Payment in shares is sometimes referred to as “golden handcuffs” because it is a way to retain high-quality staff.

This could be the magic number for employees paid in shares

Being rewarded for performance or loyalty with restricted stock units can help build wealth. But watch out for tax bill shock and consider limiting exposure to one company to 33 per cent of your wealth.

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The Reject Shop is being acquired by Canada’s Dollarama in a $259 million deal.

Canada’s Dollarama makes $259m bid for The Reject Shop discount chain

The sale, with a big premium, is being supported by billionaire businessman Raphael Geminder, who has long been the variety retailer’s largest shareholder.

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Reject Shop surges 110pc; Car tariffs hit; Ozempics’s widening effect

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

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Super’s global push is threatening the Aussie dollar

The country’s largest funds are investing about $5.4 billion overseas every three months, according to Deutsche Bank, potentially driving the Aussie dollar lower.

The big banks have bought nearly $20 billion of their own stock since August 2021.

The easy days of banks buying their own shares are numbered

The big four have bought nearly $30 billion worth of their own shares since August 2021. What happens when that buying stops?

Toys “R” Us ANZ

Toys R Us auditor warns retailer’s future is precarious

Once one of the country’s largest children’s toys and clothes chains, the company has been struggling against intense competition from its larger rivals.

360 Capital is led by Tony Pitt.

360 Capital Mortgage REIT set to launch rights issue

It hired three brokers – Ord Minnett, MST Capital Markets, and Shaw & Partners – to run the deal.

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Trump flags tariff break; US war plan leaked; Don’t let bulls fool you

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

Shares in Phil King’s Regal Partners plunged on Monday with the future of one of its key investments under a cloud.

Investors fret over clinical trial failure’s hit on Regal funds

Phil King’s investment firm was the largest shareholder in Opthea, the eye treatment play that could become insolvent after a poor medical result.

Fridays are normally quiet as fund managers head out to lunch – but not when they coincide with index changes.

$12b traded in seconds: Inside ASX’s record day

A quiet day when $20.3 billion of Australian shares changed hands? It is time to wake up.

Amplitude Energy CEO Jane Norman pointed to strong interest in the gas from potential industrial customers.

Victorian energy shortage fears drive $400m investment in gas venture

Buyer interest and higher prices provide confidence in what is the largest new project in the south-east, said Amplitude Energy chief executive Jane Norman.

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James Hardie’s fibre cement sheeting at a warehouse in Melbourne. The company is one of the largest buillding materials groups in the world.

James Hardie investors worried $14b Azek deal is overvalued

As the building material business’ stock price dived, chief executive Aaron Erter rejected concerns it had overpaid for outdoor products company AZEK.

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Deal sinks James Hardie; Teal’s husband accused; ‘Peak fear’ day looms

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

Deana Mitchell Portfolio Manager, Australian Ethical Investment.

Here are four ASX stocks that are tipped to go on a tear

Deana Mitchell at Australian Ethical is not worried about US President Donald Trump’s frantic policies and is instead busily deploying cash into the market.

The Australian sharemarket lost ground on Friday, dragged down by banks, consumer stocks and a slump in property listings business REA Group.

ASX to slip before budget, US tariffs jitters

Australian shares are set to defy a small rebound on Wall Street, as investors are wary of the national accounts and their implications for the RBA’s cash rate.

Rio Tinto chairman Dominic Barton said the rationale behind calls for unification was ‘deeply misleading’

Rio chairman takes aim at proxy adviser over London listing vote call

Two major governance firms are backing a review into the miner’s dual-company structure. A third, Ownership Matters, says it is against the move.

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