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Wall Street took a pause overnight as US stocks and even the price of gold pulled back from record highs following torrid runs.

Australia's share market has notched its first positive close for the week, buoyed by the materials sector and a rebound in retail stocks.

Donald Trump's 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza now has the backing of Israel and Hamas, drawing praise from Australia's political leaders.

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has denied leaking internal party documents critical of a former frontbencher amid tensions within the coalition.

Technology shares boosted US stocks to a higher close overnight.

Australia's share market has sold off for a third-straight session, in which the only sure things were gold and investor uncertainty.

Taxpayers will fund Swiss mining giant Glencore to the tune of $600 million over three years to save its ailing copper facilities and potentially hundreds of jobs.

The federal government only found out about the Optus triple-zero outage a day after it was resolved because the telco sent a notification to the wrong email.

US stocks closed lower overnight as investors, deprived of economic data resulting from the shuttered government, looked to secondary indicators and remarks from US Federal Reserve officials for clues.

Australia's share market has tracked lower for a second-straight session, as consumer discretionaries, communications and real estate stocks sold off.

Wall Street keeps setting more records, and excitement about the artificial-intelligence industry keeps leading the way.

Australia's share market has retreated from record highs, as investors await a catalyst to send the bourse into unchartered territory.

Analysts and policymakers will get a read on how consumers are feeling about the economy in an otherwise quiet week for hard data.

Federal Liberal MP Andrew Hastie did the right thing by stepping down from the opposition frontbench, a senior colleague says, as the coalition takes another battering in a key opinion poll.

Australia's share market is within striking distance of record highs as "Goldilocks" market conditions continue to fuel investors' buy orders.

Electric vehicles are quietly climbing the sales charts in Australia after a slow start to the year, but hybrid and plug-in hybrid cars remain popular.

President Donald Trump is mulling "temporary or permanent" spending cuts that could set up a lose-lose dynamic for Democratic politicians.

Wall Street's three major indexes marked record closing highs with modest gains overnight, largely thanks to support from the technology sector.

Australia's share market has rallied to within one per cent of its best close in a session that almost reduced September's losses to a memory.

Battlelines are being drawn in a fight between states and the federal government over who should pay for health and disability services.

Wall Street's main stock indexes closed higher overnight, with the biggest boost from the healthcare sector.

Australia's share market has finished the day roughly flat, despite trade concerns for BHP weighing heavily on the raw materials sector.

Wall Street's three major indexes closed a choppy session higher overnight, marking quarterly and monthly gains - even as investors braced for a US government shutdown.

Australia's share market has handed back early gains after the Reserve Bank hinted investors might have to wait longer for the next reduction in borrowing costs.

Wall Street ticked higher overnight as technology stocks recovered.

Australia's share market has finished the week with a shrug, closing roughly where it began after a mining sector rally dug the bourse out of trouble elsewhere.

Fresh from attending the United Nations General Assembly, Anthony Albanese will receive a rockstar reception from progressive world leaders in the UK.

US stocks ended moderately lower overnight.

Australia's share market has finished marginally higher after a choppy trading session, with a rally in miners digging the bourse out of trouble.

Financial services giant Macquarie will reimburse investors $321 million over a failed retirement scheme which magnified concerns over the sector's oversight.

US stocks closed lower for a second straight session as investors booked profits with indexes near record levels.

The local share market has suffered its worst drop in three weeks after a domestic inflation readout and cautious commentary from the US Federal Reserve dimmed hopes for quick interest rate cuts at home and abroad.