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US stocks have closed mostly lower as investors digested employment data for its implications for the country's economy.

Government spending blocks rate cuts

The ASX200 fell 1.9 per cent to an almost three-week low, with the largest drops being recorded by Western Australian companies including Fortescue and Deep Yellow.

US stocks have closed lower as investors digested data from the country's manufacturing activity.

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The ASX200 finished down 0.1 per cent, while the Australian dollar dropped to an 11-day low against its US counterpart.

Consumer slump hits profits, GDP

After being down as much as 0.8 per cent in early trading, the ASX200 moved into positive territory in afternoon trading to finish up 0.2 per cent.

US stocks have closed higher as investors digested data from a key inflation report.

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The ASX200 gained 0.6 per cent on Friday to finish August and the last day of earning season in the same place it began.

US stocks have closed mixed as investors digested results from artificial intelligence chip maker Nvidia.

Big business faces down Canberra

The ASX200 has fallen 0.3 per cent, with sentiment dampened by an earnings letdown from AI chip maker Nvidia, the world's second-most valuable company.

US stocks have closed lower as the values of shares in major technology companies slipped.

EV slide to lighten grid load

The ASX200 finished 0.2 points higher after being down as many as 62 points in morning trading, while the Australian dollar briefly traded over 68 US cents.

Mass media company Nine Entertainment has had full year profits fall by almost a third to $134.9 million.

Top Aussie universities hit by enrolment caps

The ASX200 has fallen 0.2 per cent as BHP, Woodside, Coles, Johns Lyng Group, Lovisa and others report earnings.

Coles has posted an annual net profit of $1.1 billion and says online supermarket sales made up 9.4 per cent of all sales in the 2023/24 year.

AusSuper's billion-dollar hit from VC

The ASX200 has climbed 0.8 per cent as the local currency neared 68 US cents after Fed chairman Jerome Powell declared "the time had come" for US rate cuts.

Endeavour Group says sales were up in 2023/24 but its profit dropped 3.2 per cent to $512 million as it paid more to service its $1.9 billion debt.

More large retailers to face grilling

The ASX200 has finished three points lower, just enough to snap its longest winning streak since early-2015.

Chalmers offers deal on RBA split

The ASX200 rose 0.2 per cent after Federal Reserve minutes all but confirmed the US central bank will cut rates in September.

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Brittany Higgins felt toxic and told the journalist who broke the story about her alleged rape in Parliament House that Senator Linda Reynolds hated her.

After being down as much as 0.5 per cent in morning trading, the ASX200 gained steadily in the afternoon to finish slightly in the green and above 8,000.

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