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ASX closes in the red; Star and Lovisa plunge

The sharemarket lost ground on Thursday, as shares in Star Entertainment tumbled after it told investors it had just $79 million left in cash.

  • Hannah Kennelly

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The Australian share market dipped in early trading on Wednesday.

ASX rallies as ‘very good’ inflation data sparks rate cut bets

The Australian sharemarket reversed an early slide on Wednesday, after inflation data spurred hopes for an interest rate cut next month.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo
The sharemarket is tipped to grind higher in 2025 buoyed by hopes of an early rate cut by the RBA.

ASX moves higher, led by rally in technology stocks

The Australian sharemarket has advanced, after sharp gains in tech stocks offset losses from miners and utilities.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey
Former Rex chairman Lim Kim Hai in 2022.

Rex’s desperate hunt for $10 million before airline’s collapse

New documents show former executive chairman Lim Kim Hai described the airline’s sales as “bewilderingly bad” less than two months after Rex said it expected to make a profit.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey
The Australian stock exchange.

ASX rallies behind uranium stocks after choppy session on Wall Street

The Australian sharemarket notched up another win on Friday, with 10 of the 11 industry sectors in the green.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo
The New York Stock Exchange finished the end of year on a sober note, sending ASX futures lower.

ASX starts 2025 with a bang, defying a Wall Street hangover

Miners and energy stocks pushed the Australian sharemarket into the green in the first trading day of the year even after Wall Street ended the year on a sombre note. 

  • Daniel Lo Surdo and Miriam Steffens
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It was another day of losses on Wall Street.

ASX finishes 2024’s last session in the red; Mining, real estate stocks slide

The Australian sharemarket has fallen on the last trading day of the year after a disappointing day on Wall Street, trimming its gains for the year to 7.5 per cent, short of last year’s.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo
Nasdaq, one of the “Magnificent Seven” companies, bore the brunt of last week’s selling.

ASX dips in a quiet session after tech wobbles on Wall Street

A sell-off in the world’s largest technology companies has taken the shine off the Australian sharemarket keen to close out a stellar year.

  • Hannah Kennelly
Donald Trump, Xi Jinping and Elon Musk will hold great influence over the fate of global markets in 2025.

Trump, Bitcoin and China: The booms and busts awaiting the ASX in 2025

Australia’s market analysts have forecast steady growth for the domestic sharemarket in 2025, despite looming uncertainties hanging over the next 12 months.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo
Black Gold claim.

Australian gold miner makes $443 million claim in international court

Cassius filed its claim two years after an investigation revealed a Chinese mining company had plundered tens of millions of dollars in gold from its veins.

  • Eryk Bagshaw and Edward Adeti

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