Star trims statutory loss to $1.69bn as earnings, underlying profit take a hit. Cettire drops on analyst downgrade. Brickworks lifts on underlying profit beat. Step One insiders’ near-$32m selldown weighs. Platinum rebuffs Regal takeover.
August CPI cools to 2.7pc – lowest level since 2021 – on government subsidies. Analysts warn RBA ‘risks prolonged subpar growth’ with its tight policy. Chinese stimulus triggers switch to miners. Premier, Sigma and KMD fall on earnings updates.
China’s housing stimulus measures trigger investor rush from banks to miners. Economic outlook ‘remains uncertain’: RBA. Supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths still reeling from legal action. Cettire soars on earnings audit.
ACCC sues supermarket duopoly over alleged ‘misleading’ discounts. Bitcoin ‘on track for $US100,000’. Healius confirms Lumus sale to Affinity. Fletcher kicks off big raise. Telix buys US-based RLS for $338m. Hawkish RBA expected to hold rates.
PwC tax scandal evidence called into question. Myer cuts dividend on profit slide. Harvey Norman to defend ‘junk’ warranties class actions. Macquarie’s big US regulatory settlement.
Bruce Chenoweth will assume chair role at gaming giant. Strike, MinRes lift on WA gas policy tweak. US Fed’s jumbo rate cut ramps up RBA pressure. Total Tools hit with data leak. Second class action hits Harvey Norman for allegedly useless warranties.
PolyNovo director pockets near-$2m in selloff. ‘Misalignment’ between Labor and business risky: KPMG. Harvey Norman sued over alleged worthless warranties. Woodside sets up decade of LNG supply to Japan.
New Hope’s underlying earnings still solid on ‘robust’ coal price. Platinum urges no action amid Regal bid assessment. Casino operator Star agrees lender terms. Genesis back to claim control of Pacific Smiles. Shareholders approve Webjet demerger.
Alcoa rises on $US1.1bn cash-scrip Saudi stake sale. Austal soars on $670m US shipyard expansion contract. Fair Work Commission lands Virgin pilots deal. Police & Nurses Limited calls off merger with Beyond Bank.
Star contemplates response to NSW regulator alongside financial debt talks. Regis soars on potential aged care reform benefits. Namoi Cotton bidding war intensifies with Olam’s higher offer. Atlas Arteria gears for French tax fight.
Nine’s change of guard as Mike Sneesby leaves at the end of September. Brickworks flags $123.5m impairment on weak markets. Qantas ex-boss Joyce paid millions more. ACCC gives banks, AusPost, supermarkets nod for cash-in-transit contingency planning.
MinRes jumps on Onslow nod, flags $300m in cost savings. RBA official warns on ‘hot’ jobs market. ASX chair exits amid investor pressure. REA’s £5.6bn Rightmove bid. Newmont’s $US475m sale to Forrest-backed group. Oil price dive weighs on Woodside.
Plibersek approval for Stokes-backed BCI’s Mardie project. Steadfast slumps on response to allegations. Tassie salmon may raise a stink at Coles AGM. Jim Chalmers considers ‘next steps’ on RBA reforms.
Premier Investments flags lower earnings, sacked Smiggle boss Cheston denies ‘serious misconduct’. Hotel Property Investments rejects $718m bid by Charter Hall Retail, Hostplus. Westpac CEO successor named. Steadfast in a trading halt. Star results awaited.
CBA hits all-time intraday high. Macquarie up 2.3pc on the day. First Super’s CFMEU-linked co-chair steps down after APRA action. Pacific Smiles CEO Andrew Vidler resigns.
RBA governor says higher rates not off the table. Data centre operator NextDC’s top gainer after AirTrunk sale. Coronado dives on guidance. Downgrades add to oil price woes for ex-div Woodside and Santos. Apollo selldown hit for Challenger.
Australia stuck in ‘weak productivity, high cost malaise’. Sale of Orora Packaging Solutions to US group resets core focus. Cettire cops beating after founder’s $15.8m buy-in. Oil price plunge weighs on Woodside, Santos.
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.
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.
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.
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