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Australia's share market has reset its record close for a second time in as many days despite a modest uptick to end the week.

Australia will eventually follow Denmark's lead and abandon its letter service, with deliveries of handwritten notes, Christmas cards and household bills destined to become a thing of the past.

Virgin Australia has released its initial set of first-half results after listing on the stock exchange last year.

Political candidates are jostling ahead of a crucial by-election test after Sussan Ley was deposed as opposition leader.

The worst day for Nvidia's stock since last spring dragged the U.S. market lower on Thursday, even though most stocks on Wall Street rose.

Australia's share market has broken multiple records as it nears the end of a solid earnings season that delivered outsized returns for bigger miners, banks and consumer staples stocks.

US stocks rose Wednesday and erased their losses for the week so far, as Nvidia and other technology companies led the way.

Australia's share market has broken multiple records as earnings season delivers more outsized company-level moves for bigger players, while mining stocks remain hot assets.

US stocks rose Tuesday after getting a reminder that the artificial-intelligence boom may also have an upside.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been evacuated from his official Canberra residence following an alleged security incident.

Australia's share market has edged lower as a rout in tech stocks counterbalanced a rally in energy stocks and miners.

US stocks slumped Monday after President Donald Trump ramped up his newest tariffs, while investors continued to punish companies that could be losers in the artificial-intelligence revolution.

Australia's share market has retreated from the previous week's record high as investors weigh the latest twist in the Trump tariff saga.

China is making a "full assessment" of the ‌US Supreme Court's tariff ruling and has urged Washington to lift "relevant ‌unilateral tariff measures" on its trading partners.

US stocks ended higher on ‌Friday, led by gains in Alphabet, Amazon and other Wall Street heavyweights after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's global tariffs.

Australia's share market has clutched its highest Friday close, as earnings season continues to deliver encouraging results for its large caps.

The local stock market is on track to snap a four-session winning streak, but so far is holding onto most of the gains that took it to a fresh peak this week.

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Australia's share market has spiked to a new high as commodity price strength buoyed miners and energy stocks, while banks continue higher on the back of promising earnings.

Telecommunications giant Telstra has beaten expectations with a $1.1 billion first-half net profit, driven by strong earnings growth from its mobile division.

The U.S. stock market ticked higher on Wednesday, led by its most influential stock, Nvidia.

Australia's share market has ended the session higher as NAB became the latest large-cap to outshine forecasts in a so-far encouraging earnings season.

A quiet finish for the U.S. stock market on Tuesday masked big swings underneath the surface as companies talked about how discouraged their customers are feeling and some tech stocks continued to feel the downside of the artificial-intelligence boom.

Australia's share market has clutched a second session of gains, led by a strong performance from mega miner BHP, which helped offset weak performances elsewhere.

Resources giant Santos has beaten a greenwashing lawsuit against its net-zero goals after telling a court it made targets not promises to slash emissions.

World shares steadied have steadied after Friday's drop triggered by AI-related ‌concerns as the Lunar New Year holiday in Asia and President's Day in the US made for thin trading.

The local share market has closed modestly higher as traders digest a spate of earnings reports from companies including JB Hi-Fi, Treasury Wine Estates, A2 Milk and BlueScope Steel.

Mobile phone, computer, video game and small appliance sales have pushed up the profit for electronics giant JB Hi-Fi, which recorded more than $6 billion in sales over six months.

A global financial body has urged the federal government to implement tax reform as Australia's economy manages a "soft landing".

Australia's share market has had its best week in nine months, despite a bleak final session as jitters around artificial intelligence disruption hit risk sentiment.

UPDATE: Sussan Ley will resign after 25 years in parliament after she was toppled as the Liberal leader by Angus Taylor, alongside her deputy.

Australia's share market has retreated after brushing up against record highs as heavyweight earnings results weighed against shocking misses for smaller companies.