Banks push ASX to record high after earnings optimism buoys Wall Street

Banks push ASX to record high after earnings optimism buoys Wall Street

Australian shares hit fresh all-time highs,boosted by banks,industrial stocks and tech players.

  • byJessica Yun

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Russian oil flows through Western ‘price cap’ as shadow fleet grows

Russian oil flows through Western ‘price cap’ as shadow fleet grows

A plan hatched by Western nations to deprive Russia of oil revenue is largely faltering,a new report found,with the majority of the Kremlin’s seaborne oil exports evading restrictions.

  • byAlan Rappeport
ASX hits two-week high as miners shine;Web Travel sinks
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ASX hits two-week high as miners shine;Web Travel sinks

The Australian sharemarket was within touching distance of its highest daily close ever,on the back of a resurgent resources sector.

  • byKayla Olaya
The ‘crypto punks’ behind Trump’s murky new business venture

The ‘crypto punks’ behind Trump’s murky new business venture

Donald Trump’s project is part of an extraordinary effort to mix his personal finances with his bid to return to political power.

  • bySharon LaFraniere andDavid Yaffe-Bellany
Miners,consumer stocks drag on ASX after Wall Street retreats from records

Miners,consumer stocks drag on ASX after Wall Street retreats from records

The Australian sharemarket closed Friday’s session lower as mining and property shares dipped,but finished the week higher than it began.

  • byJessica Yun
A new bitcoin documentary reopens the search for Satoshi Nakamoto

A new bitcoin documentary reopens the search for Satoshi Nakamoto

One of the internet’s great mysteries is the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto,the pseudonymous programmer who created bitcoin in 2008.

  • byKevin Roose
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Miners,energy stocks power ASX;Arcadium shares soar on Rio deal

Miners,energy stocks power ASX;Arcadium shares soar on Rio deal

The Australian sharemarket finished Thursday in the green as BHP,Rio and Fortescue regain their mojo.

  • byStaff reporter
ASX closes flat as miners slip on China worries

ASX closes flat as miners slip on China worries

The Australian sharemarket lost most of its early gains to close flat,with investors still miffed by the lack of any big bang stimulus measures out of China.

  • byStaff reporter
Why global investors made the wrong bet on a big Chinese stimulus

Why global investors made the wrong bet on a big Chinese stimulus

Xi Jinping’s major fiscal stimulus package,which could have capitalised on the big bounce in the sharemarket,has so far failed to materialise.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Trump and Harris are competing for an unwelcome title

Trump and Harris are competing for an unwelcome title

Regardless of who wins the US election,according to the latest analysis the new president will preside over more debt,relative to the size of the economy,than any American leader since the end of World War II.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
ASX dips after China stimulus call disappoints investors

ASX dips after China stimulus call disappoints investors

The Australian sharemarket dipped into the red on Tuesday,dragged down by mining,tech and energy stocks.

  • byJessica Yun