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Australian shares have snapped a three-session winning streak after hotter-than-expected inflation numbers ratcheted up bets on an incoming interest rate hike.

David Littleproud will face a challenge for the leadership of the Nationals when parliament resumes.

Wall Street ticked to a record on Tuesday, as stocks zigzagged following mixed profit reports from UnitedHealth, General Motors and other big companies.

The Australian share market has rallied to a three-month high after its holiday break, led by the iron ore giants even as gold and silver soared further into uncharted territory.

Artificial intelligence-powered scams featuring fake celebrities are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to AI risks facing consumers, ASIC warns.

US stock indexes ticked higher Monday, while other markets made louder moves, including another record-breaking rush for the price of gold.

Australia Day protests around the nation have been marred by a bomb threat, assaults and hateful language, with two men arrested over separate incidents in Perth and Sydney.

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higher on Thursday, the ‍second straight day of gains, as investors bought shares after US President Donald Trump rescinded tariff threats on European allies while data highlighted American economic resilience.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