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Australia's share market has been dragged lower as an exodus from precious metals weighed on heavyweight raw materials stocks.

US stock indexes have closed lower as investors viewed President Donald Trump's nomination of former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin ‍Warsh as a hawkish choice to succeed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, while also digesting earnings reports and a high inflation reading.

Secret probe of homes agency raised red flags

Australia's share market has handed back an early gain to slip lower, with miners plunging after carrying the bourse for most of the week.

A day of dramatic swings on Wall Street, including Microsoft's worst drop in years and a sudden reversal for the price of gold, finished with only relatively modest moves on Thursday.

Push to cap miners' fuel tax credits

Australia's share market has traded lower for a second straight session, but pared early losses as major miners BHP and Rio Tinto swung positive by the close.

Few ripples washed through Wall Street Wednesday after the Federal Reserve decided to hold its main interest rate steady, just like investors expected.

Not our fault: Treasurer

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

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

$57b hole opens up in budget

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.

Power hungry AI sector threatens net zero: OECD

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.

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.

Jump in jobs lifts odds of rate increase

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.

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.

Labor weighs emergency tariffs on Chinese steel

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.

TA punts on sport's next big thing

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.

IMF rebuke as inflation stays high

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.

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

ACCC pushes Labor on power to tame big tech