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US stocks closed near the unchanged mark overnight, as investors weighed a report on the labour market and other economic data

Australia is working through the details of the Pentagon's review of AUKUS which has given the nuclear submarine pact the green light.

A copper-infused mining rally has boosted the bourse to a modest gain as development-exposed real estate stocks struggled under a hawkish interest rate outlook.

US stocks closed higher overnight as a flurry of economic data kept expectations elevated for an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve next week

The Australian dollar has surged to its highest value in three weeks as bets narrow on a 2026 interest rate cut, smothering an early boost for equities.

Former political staffer Bruce Lehrmann has lost his appeal against a bruising defamation ruling that he probably raped Brittany Higgins.

US stocks closed higher overnight to record their sixth gain in seven sessions in muted trading on Tuesday.

Australia's share market has ended the day slightly higher after see-sawing during the session, buoyed by strength in energy and mining.

A long-awaited national plan for artificial intelligence will boost Australia's global investment opportunities.

US stocks closed modestly lower overnight, weighed down by a jump in treasury yields and economic data that showed tariffs remained a drag on the manufacturing sector.

Australia's share market has started the month on the back foot, tracking a turnaround in global risk appetite after a hawkish speech from the Bank of Japan's governor.

IGA supplier Metcash has delivered a $142.2 million first-half net profit, up barely 0.3 per cent from a year ago, after tobacco sales dropped by 35 per cent.

US stocks climbed on Friday (Saturday morning AWST) in thin trading volume during a shortened session after Thanksgiving, driven by gains in retail and a recovery in tech stocks.

Australia's share market has broken a four-week losing streak despite a flat final session, notching its best weekly performance since May.

A legal battle that has erupted over the multimillion-dollar estate of the former prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre might get even bigger.

As the popularity of Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales grows, so does the sophistication of tools used to capture some of the expected $6.8 billion in sales.

Major environmental reforms will not push up energy bills and might provide relief by fast-tracking renewables, with the laws set to clear the parliament.

Futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were nearly unchanged ahead of Thursday's Thanksgiving holiday in the US.

A promising start has faded to a lacklustre finish for Australia's stock market as energy stocks tumbled and profit-taking weighed on miners.

Economists say the Reserve Bank might have lowered interest rates too far after a surprise inflation print revealed price pressures are still running hot.

Wall Street extended its rally overnight as revived tech strength and the increasing probability of a December interest rate cut from the US Federal Reserve put investors in a buying mood.

An early surge in Australian shares has faded by the close after a hotter-than-expected inflation print weighed on the outlook for borrowing costs.

Mining and industry executives are urging Labor and the coalition to strike a speedy deal on environmental reforms to improve clunky planning approvals.

Lower energy rebates and higher housing costs than a year ago have propelled the headline inflation rate up to its highest level in 16 months.

Wall Street has extended its rally as a spate of economic data appeared to support the case for the US Federal Reserve to implement its third and final rate cut of the year in December.

Australia's share market has handed back most of its early gains to limp higher, as investors stalled ahead a key inflation data release.

Australia's fifth-largest retail bank had deficient safeguards against money-laundering in many key areas, an external review has found.

Solid gains on Wall Street follow improved odds of a US interest rate cut in December with the tech-heavy Nasdaq out front as investors defy valuation concerns.

Australia's share market has bounced from a recent sell-off after hopes of US interest rate cuts overwhelmed a gloomier outlook for local borrowing costs.

BHP has hosed down chatter it still has a keen interest in copper play Anglo American, confirming it's no longer pursuing a merger.

US stocks ended sharply higher on Friday as traders boosted bets on an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve next month.

Australia's share market has crumbled to its lowest level since June, as concerns about stretched valuations meet a reduced outlook for interest rate cuts.