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The ASX extended losses on Tuesday after the Reserve Bank held interest rates steady and hinted at possible rate hikes next year.

ASX slips for a third day as tech stocks fall, gold miners advance

Gold miners bolstered the Australian sharemarket on Wednesday, but their gains weren’t enough to offset losses by interest-rate sensitive sectors such as technology.

  • Staff writers

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Afraid of dipping your toe in? It might be time to take the plunge and learn to invest.

It might seem ‘safe’, but your savings account could be costing you

Having thousands of dollars in the bank doesn’t come with the elation some might imagine. For many, it comes with stress.

  • Paridhi Jain
Plastic cups billionaire Kenneth Dart

Secretive billionaire shifts his fortune to new ‘sin stock’ bets

He inherited a plastic-cup fortune before making billions on Big Tobacco. Now, he’s turned his attention to another vice.

  • Dylan Sloan
Dell Computers billionaire Michael Dell and his wife Susan.

Wall Street power couple donates $9.5 billion to fund ‘Trump accounts’ for children

Donald Trump applauded the unprecedented philanthropic gift from the couple behind Dell computers.

  • Biz Carson and Tom Maloney
Investing can seem as easy as picking an asset and diving in. But there’s a lot more to learn.

I lost money in bitcoin and property. How do I regain confidence?

There is a misguided notion that investing is largely about buying investments. But that’s just a small step in a bigger process.

  • Paridhi Jain
The ASX has lagged sharemarkets overseas.

Why our ‘old world’ sharemarket is trailing the world in 2025

Our reliance on China when its economy is weak, and a period of weak corporate profits have played against the local bourse.

  • Clancy Yeates
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Overseas sharemarkets, including the US, have bolstered super fund returns this year.

How Australia’s $4.3t super sector has fared in this tumultuous year

Investors have faced periods of market volatility, but a strong performance from global shares has brought positive news for retirement savings.

  • Clancy Yeates
Super funds have a lot at stake in the AI share boom.

Boom or bust: Why the AI bonanza could spell trouble for your super

Fears of a bubble in artificial intelligence shares have highlighted how Australia’s $4.3 trillion in superannuation savings could be hit if the boom turns into a bust.

  • Clancy Yeates
Taxation.

Why is the ATO withholding 50% of my kids’ investments?

When it comes to children’s investments, there’s a chance you could be paying far more tax than you need to.

  • Noel Whittaker
The big four’s combined profits are expected to be about $30 billion this year.

Banking giants to pocket $30b in profit as lending ramps up

CBA’s share price surge was the big story for bank investors earlier this year, but in the last six months the other three majors have outperformed their larger rival.

  • Clancy Yeates

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