Investors have taken comfort from data pointing to robust activity in the world's biggest economy, with Wall Street's main indices all closing higher on Friday.
Abigail Summerville and Johann M Cherian
WiseTech has told investors that media attention surrounding the conduct of its founder Richard White will reduce future earnings and it has been forced to downgrade its full-year outlook.
Jackson Hewett
The ASX200 rose 0.9 per cent to record its highest ever close, with every sector except technology gaining ground.
Derek Rose
The decision by Healthscope has sent shockwaves across the healthcare sector and is likely to affect access to care for more than six million patients.
Daniel Newell
Amazon drops after report on EU investigation; Justice Dept pushes for Chrome sale; Indexes up: Dow 1.06 per cent, S&P 0.53 per cent, Nasdaq 0.03 per cent.
Abigail Summerville
On a choppy day for the market, the ASX 200 traded relatively flat, thanks to a late market surge.
Cameron Micallef
Listed junior Alliance Nickel has laid blueprints for a mine in the Goldfields that would cost $1.65 billion to build, in a long bet on the battery commodity’s return to life.
Simone Grogan
Mineral Resources faced a fiery AGM, as the board addressed shareholders for the first time since allegations of misconduct by founder Chris Ellison were aired.
Sales at the company behind The Athlete’s Foot, HypeDC and Platypus lifted at the start of the financial year, but the nation’s largest footwear retailer warns margins are being squeezed.
Cheyanne Enciso
Chief executive Leah Weckert has laid praise on one of its biggest competitors, spruiking their ‘unique products’ as both Coles and Woolworths face an ACCC enquiry.
The chief executive of a supermarket giant has admitted she is “worried” about a US company as more and more Aussies hunt for better prices.
Duncan Evans
The ASX200 finished flat after a better-than-expected earnings from AI chipmaker Nvidia failed to propel the market higher.
Under-fire founder and managing director of Mineral Resources Chris Ellison will only make a brief — but defiant — statement to Thursday’s annual general meeting.
Millions of Aussies are likely thousands of dollars better off in 2024 – and they might not even know it, due to the surprising performance of a common asset.
Nvidia slips before results due after market close; Indexes: Dow up 0.32 per cent, S&P flat, Nasdaq down 0.11 per cent.
The ASX closed down on Wednesday as investors took advantage to take a profit following a record day of trading on Tuesday.
Nick Scali has warned the collapse of one of its freight forwarders has led to a significant number of containers delayed at ports, causing delivery headaches and threatening profits for the furniture store.
Bitcoin, the world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, has touched a record high of just over $US94,000 toward the end of the previous session.
Ankur Banerjee
The ASX200 has finished 0.6 per cent lower, taking a breather after four days of gains as Ukraine launched US-made missiles into Russia.
Canada’s federal government is extending a national security review of Paladin Energy’s acquisition of Fission Uranium, further delaying a deal that was supposed to close in September.
Amcor has agreed to acquire Berry Global for about $US8.4 billion ($12.9b) in a combination of two of the world’s biggest makers of packaging.
Eric Pfanner
Walmart gains; Super Micro surges after auditor appointment; Indexes: Dow down 0.3 per cent, S&P 500 up 0.4 per cent, Nasdaq up 1.04 per cent.
Caroline Valetkevitch
Danakali says it is moving to ‘a more appropriate exchange’ to avoid ASX listing rules that would require the company to ‘needlessly’ spend half of its $31 million pile on exploration in the next two years.
Sean Smith
The ASX 200 is trading up 2.6 per cent for November during the traditionally strong trading period leading into the ‘Santa Claus’ rally in December.
