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Australia's share market has ended the week lower as easing geopolitical worries could not counterbalance sluggish interest rate-sensitive stocks after local economic data pointed to incoming rate hikes.

Sussan Ley says she'll survive as opposition leader and wants the Nationals back in the coalition tent, even as they demand her resignation.

Wall Street's main indexes finished higher on Thursday, the ‍second straight day of gains, as investors bought shares after US President Donald Trump rescinded tariff threats on European allies while data highlighted American economic resilience.

Australia's share market has snapped a three-session losing streak thanks to an uptick in global risk sentiment, but hotter-than-expected jobs figures have increased the likelihood of an interest rate hike.

The coalition has split for the second time in less than a year, with Nationals leader David Littleproud saying the partnership with the Liberals is untenable.

All three ‍Wall Street benchmarks have closed higher, buoyed by the news that a framework for an agreement on Greenland ​had been reached, averting the possibility of new US tariffs on European allies.

Australia's share market has fallen for a third straight session as a slump in global risk sentiment weighed on stocks, sending investors flocking towards gold and other "real" commodities.

Stocks slumped on Wall Street Tuesday after President Donald Trump threatened to hit eight European countries with new tariffs.

Australia's share market has dropped for a second straight session, as ongoing trade tensions weighed on investor sentiment and the nation's biggest miner took a tumble.

European shares mostly fell and U.S. stock futures skidded Monday after US President Donald Trump threatened to slap a 10% extra tariff on imports from eight European countries because they oppose having America take control of Greenland.

Australia's share market has slipped lower despite a fresh record for gold after US President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on European nations for not bowing to his ambitions for Greenland.

Changes to hate speech laws remain up in the air as Anthony Albanese issues a take it or leave it offer to the coalition on the contentious laws.

US stocks ended nearly flat on Friday in a choppy session ahead of the Martin Luther King Jr ‍long weekend.

Australia's share market has ended the week at its highest level since October, supported by resurgent banks as a record-breaking run for materials stocks lost steam.

Australia's online safety watchdog has compared new social media age restrictions to vehicle speed limits as data shows the scale of the under 16s ban.

US stocks rose ‍overnight after two days of declines as Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs shares shot up following upbeat quarterly results.

Australia's share market is trading at nine-week highs after notching a fourth straight session of gains, buoyed by investor appetite for miners and commodities stocks.

Upcoming data will give the Reserve Bank a better sense of whether higher interest rates are required to take the heat out of Australia's economy.

US stocks finished lower on Wednesday, led by a drop in the Nasdaq, with technology shares declining as ​investors moved into more defensive areas, while bank stocks extended recent losses following some mixed quarterly results.

Aussie shares creep higher as miners rally, banks drop

US stocks ended lower on Tuesday, led by a drop in financial shares as comments from JPMorgan executives added to ​worries about US President Donald Trump's recent proposal for a cap on credit-card rates.

Australia's share market has surged to nine-week highs on the back of strong commodity prices and a rebound in the heavyweight financials sector, lifting the leading indices.

Endeavour Group shares have fallen more than six per cent after the nation's largest liquor retailer said it had lowered prices to grow its sales.

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd will focus on the America-China relationship in his new role, after announcing he's quitting as ambassador to the US.

Western Australia recorded one of the strongest lifts in household spending in November.

The local share market has climbed its highest since Christmas Eve after the release of US jobs data suggesting the world's largest economy is in overall good shape.

The S&P 500 rallied to a record high close ‍on Friday, lifted by Broadcom and other chipmakers, while a weaker-than-expected jobs report did little to alter expectations of interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve this year.

The Australian share market has finished flat heading into another important US jobs readout and a potential blockbuster Supreme Court ruling on the legality of Donald Trump's trade war.

Wall ‍Street has ended mixed as Nvidia and other technology stocks dipped while defence companies advanced after President Donald Trump called ​for an enlarged $US1.5 trillion military budget.

Australia's share market has clutched a second straight session of gains but continued to trade within a tight range as investors mull ongoing geopolitical concerns.

Tankers linked to Venezuela have been captured by US forces as President Donald Trump widens an aggressive push to dictate oil flows in the Americas.

The S&P 500 has ended ‍lower, pulled down by declines in JPMorgan, Blackstone and other financials, while Nvidia and Alphabet lifted the Nasdaq as investors shifted towards AI-related stocks.