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Megan Neil is a Melbourne-based senior business reporter for The Australian, covering financial services. She spent 20 years at national newswire Australian Associated Press in various roles including senior national journalist, finance editor and Melbourne bureau chief. Megan covered several royal commissions including the financial services inquiry.

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ASX 200 edges higher; Star’s hotel sale ramps up

Salter Bros understood to be leading race for Star’s Sydney hotel, as casino group reviews Bally’s last-minute offer. Stocks lift from six-month lows. Energy sector leads gains. Johns Lyng dives.

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????SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA : NewsWire Photos - FEBRUARY 24 2025; A general view of people walking past the digital boards of the ASX in the Sydney CBD. Picture: NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard

ASX dives to two-month low; Star tumbles as seeks funds

ASX briefly erased its year-to-date gain as tariff fears and risk aversion hit global markets. Star shares drop 15 per cent as it looks at liquidity proposals. Endeavour down as profit falls. Australia Post profit jumps.

David Rogers, Valerina Changarathil and Megan Neil

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos, October 29 2024. GENERIC. Stocks. Finance. Economy. Stock price ticker of the Australian Stock Exchange, ASX, at their offices on Bridge Street. Picture: NewsWire / Max Mason-Hubers

ASX 200 trims decline; Macquarie and Amcor fall; Zenith cuts Paradice midcap fund

Macquarie shares dive to a seven-week low after its interim profit falls short of analysts’ expectations. Zenith cuts Paradice midcap fund. Deloitte cutting more jobs. Amcor declines after maintains guidance. Global markets await US jobs data.

David Rogers and Megan Neil

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TOPSHOT - Fire and smoke rise at an area targeted by an Israeli airstrike on Beirutâs southern suburb on October 6, 2024. Official Lebanese media said five Israeli strikes hit south Beirut and its outskirts during the night of Octobre 5, 2024, four of them

‘Most violent night’: Intense Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut

Hezbollah’s south Beirut stronghold was hit by more than 30 Israeli strikes overnight, Lebanon’s official National News Agency reported, as a huge fireball lit up the sky ahead of Monday’s anniversary of the Hamas attack that sparked the war.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 13: A man looks at the electronic display of stocks at the Australian Stock Exchange on March 13, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. The ASX200 plunged more than 7 percent in the first 15 minutes of trade on Friday, amid fears over the spread of COVID-19. The Australian sharemarket fall follows the worst day of trading on Thursday, which saw the worst losses since the Global Financial Crisis. (Photo by Jenny Evans/Getty Images)

ASX 200 ends little changed as retailers, miners fall; CBA hits record

Consumer stocks down as big names Coles, Woolworths and Wesfarmers trade ex-dividend. More pain for iron ore prices weighs on mining heavyweights. Public demand tipped to drive second quarter GDP growth.

Joseph Carbone and Megan Neil

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Will a strong finish to the prior week on Wall Street buoy Australian stocks Monday?

ASX 200 rises as CBA hits record high; REA, miners fall

Bank and energy gains offset declines by iron ore and gold miners. REA falls on news it is considering a bid for Rightmove. The Star suspended from trading.

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CANBERRA, Australia - NewsWire Photos - August 30, 2024: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director Shayne Elliott appears before the House Standing Committee on Economics at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

ASX rises; ANZ reviews alcohol policy amid ‘massive changes’

ANZ CEO Shayne Elliott tells parliament a ban on staff drinking alcohol during work hours is ‘entirely reasonable’, after its conduct scandal. Star halts as NSW casino regulator looks at licence. Ramsay and Harvey Norman fall.

David Rogers, Valerina Changarathil and Megan Neil

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: NewsWire Photos: MARCH 18 2024: A general view of the digital boards at the ASX in Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard

ASX 200 rises; Sigma, Aust Vintage drop

The S&P/ASX200 closes up 0.44 per cent to 7,749.70. RBA’s wait and watch continues with May unemployment rate at 4 per cent. Horror day for winemaker Australian Vintage. Sigma-Chemist union hits ACCC hurdle. ASX Ltd tanks on costs blowouts.

David Rogers, Valerina Changarathil and Megan Neil

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - Newswire Photos: JUNE 11 2024: A general view of the digital boards at the Australian Stock Exchange in the Sydney CBD ahead of the NSW Budget being handed down next week. Picture: NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

ASX 200 falls 0.5pc before key US events; Woodside rises

ASX 200 down for a second day before US inflation data and the Fed’s interest rate decision. Upgrade boosts Woodside. Nickel Industries dives. SkyCity Adelaide licence probe resumes. China inflation data mixed.

David Rogers and Megan Neil

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - Newswire Photos AUGUST 07 2023: A general view of the digital boards at the ASX in Sydney as interest rates continue to rise. Picture NCA Newswire/ Gaye Gerard

ASX 200 ends up 1pc; Guzman IPO

Guzman y Gomez to list with $2.2bn value. Telix jumps on cancer drug ‘signal’. Household savings hit fresh record. Rival offer may revive BHP’s Anglo bid: Morningstar. CSL to help US stockpile avian flu vax.

David Rogers, Valerina Changarathil and Megan Neil

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