Yesterday
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.
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.
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.
This Month
Election called; 25 seats to watch; Mecca’s biggest bet yet
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
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.
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.
Reject Shop surges 110pc; Car tariffs hit; Ozempics’s widening effect
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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 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 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 Mortgage REIT set to launch rights issue
It hired three brokers – Ord Minnett, MST Capital Markets, and Shaw & Partners – to run the deal.
Trump flags tariff break; US war plan leaked; Don’t let bulls fool you
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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.
$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.
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.
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.
Deal sinks James Hardie; Teal’s husband accused; ‘Peak fear’ day looms
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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.
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 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.