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Wall Street soared after US President Donald Trump hit the pause button.

ASX posts $100b rally as it goes from fear to frenzy

The Australian sharemarket posted its biggest jump in five years on Thursday after Wall Street had its third-best day since World War II following Donald Trump’s stunning tariffs reversal.

  • Miriam Steffens and Nick Newling

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An electronic display shows financial information on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

ASX rallies after Monday’s carnage; tech, energy stocks soar

The Australian sharemarket posted its biggest gain in more than two years on Tuesday as investors waded back into stocks after the bloodbath on Monday.

  • Staff writers
Traders on The New York Stock Exchange on Black Monday, 1987.

Black Monday, COVID-19: Here are some of the market’s biggest drops

Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs are starting to hurt local investors, but the latest dive isn’t the first time the ASX has seen a sharp one-day fall.

  • Gemma Grant and Dominic Powell
The Reject Shop could soon be Canadian-owned.

‘Money from heaven’: The Reject Shop set for $259m sale to Canadian giant

Australia’s largest discount variety retailer could soon be in Canadian hands.

  • Miriam Steffens and Gemma Grant
WiseTech Global’s founder Richard White.

Slapped with a feather: Richard White misled the board, but keeps the top job

There was no plank walking for this human headline/inappropriate social media lothario. The lack of punishment would be unthinkable in most large Australian listed companies.

  • Elizabeth Knight
APRA chairman John Lonsdale has put the boards of banks, insurers and superannuation funds on notice.

Ten years is enough: Regulator puts long-serving directors on notice

The APRA is set to call time on long-serving, incompetent and conflicted directors under a planned major shake-up of standards at banks, insurers and super funds.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey
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The Star casino in Sydney.

ASX suspends Star over accounts failure with administration on the cards

The casino operator’s shares may never trade again after the share market operator suspended trading of the Star, which could not file its financial accounts.

  • Colin Kruger and Supratim Adhikari
Once upon a time, many of us would have shared in Robin Khuda’s success. Today, we won’t even get a chance to peer into his accounts.

The market trend that could threaten Australia’s financial future

There’s a seismic shift happening in our financial markets that regulators – including ASIC and the International Monetary Fund – warn could challenge Australia’s economic stability.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey
WiseTech founder Richard White.

WiseTech founder Richard White continued to quietly sell off shares

The disruption at the company, one of the country’s most successful technology groups, has sent the share price tumbling.

  • Max Mason and Kate McClymont
Nine Entertainment has shut down many parts of its company network to prevent the attack spreading.

Nine reports advertising, subscriptions growth as it mulls Domain offer

Ad spend is growing at the Nine Network, but the highlight is the strong jump in subscriptions to this masthead and Stan.

  • Colin Kruger

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