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For all the news,visit https://www.smh.com.auhttps://www.smh.com.au/rss/business.xmlhttps://www.smh.com.au/icons/rss/smh.pngen-AUWed,02 Apr 2025 08:52:04 +1100https://www.smh.com.au/rss/business.xmlWed,02 Apr 2025 08:52:04 +1100Business/ MarketsStan ChoeUS stocks are swerving through another shaky day of trading,with uncertainty still high about just what President Donald Trump will announce about tariffs on his “Liberation Day”.654ea9a8-000d-4c79-a927-5a5968ce5611https://www.smh.com.au/business/markets/asx-set-to-dip-wall-street-shaky-as-trump-s-liberation-day-nears-tesla-jumps-20250402-p5loe2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessWed,02 Apr 2025 07:28:43 +1100Business/ The economyRoss GittinsThe opposition leader’s question is so seductive to people who don’t follow politics and the economy,and don’t want to use their grey matter.64314be4-3109-469b-b1a3-291aa68bd64dhttps://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/dutton-wants-to-know-if-you-re-better-off-now-it-s-a-trick-question-20250401-p5lo79.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessWed,02 Apr 2025 05:00:00 +1100Business/ CompaniesCraig NolanPilot Energy has boosted its WA Leander prospective gas resource by a whopping 250 per cent to an estimated 1116 billion cubic feet of gas and 18 million barrels of condensate after a detailed review.6dfee3f3-8dd4-4d49-a7a4-552e26025bd6https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/pilot-boosts-wa-gas-resource-by-250-per-cent-20250401-p5locs.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessTue,01 Apr 2025 19:15:43 +1100Business/ MarketsThe Australian sharemarket posted solid gains on Tuesday after the Reserve Bank’s rate decision,even as Donald Trump’s looming tariffs announcement sent stock markets swinging sharply worldwide.0db7c6e0-9024-4910-915d-3cbd361afa13https://www.smh.com.au/business/markets/asx-set-to-rise-wall-street-slides-lower-20250401-p5lo2d.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessTue,01 Apr 2025 17:54:58 +1100Business/ CompaniesDoug BrightEV Resources will acquire 49 claims enclosing the old Coyote Creek antimony project in the US state of Utah,along with a 12.7-million-tonne non-JORC antimony resource.df3c970c-ad47-4f66-be88-2a25440b3ca5https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/ev-resources-snaps-up-utah-antimony-claims-with-12-7mt-resource-20250401-p5loc2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessTue,01 Apr 2025 17:36:37 +1100Business/ CompaniesChris ZapponeDave Emerson has met stakeholders and potential investors in his first major move as the airline’s chief executive as it plots a sharemarket return.c6336f91-2419-415b-8876-c9ba384d66d8https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/doable-virgin-ceo-plots-flight-path-to-asx-20250401-p5lo9b.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessTue,01 Apr 2025 17:24:14 +1100Business/ CompaniesColin KrugerA gun-toting tech tycoon is taking aim at Australia’s real estate sector,and it has already cost Rupert Murdoch and other REA Group investors billions.217fd520-2442-4321-8a9a-fbe4788a4616https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/murdoch-s-30b-property-jewel-faces-rebel-rich-lister-with-a-cause-20250401-p5lo4o.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessTue,01 Apr 2025 15:52:56 +1100Business/ CompaniesJames PearsonGolden Deeps has bulked out its Namibian project,snapping up 80% of some nearby leases rich in base metals and vanadium,which have promising signs of gallium and germanium.e1c4b4c6-11d4-46bc-9b89-643fd9608585https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/golden-deeps-doubles-down-in-namibia-with-critical-metals-play-20250401-p5loa4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessTue,01 Apr 2025 14:47:25 +1100Business/ CompaniesMelissa LawfordVladimir Putin has done something that at first glance seems wholly out of character.0898c8d2-5a17-41c5-baff-52c6d76741aahttps://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/putin-stole-their-businesses-but-now-they-want-them-back-20250401-p5lo2c.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessTue,01 Apr 2025 12:41:27 +1100Business/ CompaniesStephen BartholomeuszTrump sees the sale of CK Hutchison’s ports as a victory,China sees it as coercion. For the 96-year-old Hong Kong billionaire,it might just be a good opportunity.e3a92cff-a783-413e-9712-7a6acef39b6chttps://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/was-li-ka-shing-pushed-to-sell-panama-ports-or-did-he-jump-20250401-p5lo3s.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessTue,01 Apr 2025 12:12:14 +1100Business/ MarketsShuli RenWarren Buffett and Li Ka-shing are two of the world’s most revered investors. Now in their 90s,both are hoarding cash. Is it an omen of a major financial downturn?f039ca25-16e4-4ce6-94f9-57826f5ebf9chttps://www.smh.com.au/business/markets/the-oracle-and-superman-are-holding-on-to-their-billions-it-could-be-a-really-bad-sign-20250328-p5lncn.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessTue,01 Apr 2025 06:25:58 +1100Business/ CompaniesNick ToscanoGlobal energy major Shell is warning Peter Dutton that his plan to curb Australia’s gas exports will stunt investment and fail to boost supplies of the fuel.3f715356-bd04-45b2-8b1d-3db5e6739399https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/dutton-s-gas-plan-will-chill-investment-warns-global-energy-giant-20250331-p5lnx4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessTue,01 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +1100Business/ CompaniesCraig NolanInfini Resources has completed its acquisition of two uranium projects in Canada’s Athabasca Basin,both within 100km of world-class high-grade uranium mines.489831df-08d5-4400-82af-5e5bdc2deebehttps://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/infini-confirms-new-canadian-uranium-project-acquisitions-20250331-p5lo1w.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessMon,31 Mar 2025 20:57:05 +1100Business/ CompaniesDoug BrightAurum Resources has engaged consultancy firm Envitech to assess planned mining operations in Cote d’Ivoire,taking a key step towards an open pit mining operation.b2ea2a57-5ad0-45fc-98f8-0ce6d7d8a037https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/aurum-appoints-eis-consultant-eyeing-off-west-african-open-pit-mining-20250331-p5lo1r.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessMon,31 Mar 2025 20:35:44 +1100Business/ CompaniesCraig NolanHot Chili says it can solve Chile’s industrial water problem and bank US$447m over 20 years by getting into the water supply business using its giant Costa Fuego copper play as a foundation off-taker.990bb71c-d183-45c4-8ad6-ddf43d93776dhttps://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/hot-chili-chases-us-447m-free-cash-flow-from-chilean-water-business-20250331-p5lo1l.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessMon,31 Mar 2025 20:11:29 +1100Business/ CompaniesThe EconomistUntil recently,the world’s richest man had little need to look over his shoulder. Now,a target is on his back.9bbda3c1-074f-4d03-b8aa-9ee0e337add4https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/elon-musk-has-a-target-on-his-back-20250324-p5llzc.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessMon,31 Mar 2025 19:30:00 +1100Business/ CompaniesBelinda HickmanToubani Resources and the Mali Government will jointly own and develop Toubani’s 162,000-ounce-a-year Kobada gold project that will likely be one of the largest gold mines in Mali.ac20e885-c554-4e1e-8007-a3bcdc07893bhttps://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/mali-government-backs-toubani-gold-project-20250331-p5lo0o.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessMon,31 Mar 2025 18:20:56 +1100Business/ CompaniesCraig NolanAdvance Metals has nailed some seriously high-grade gold hits up to 93 grams per tonne from a diamond drill hole at its Happy Valley prospect in the Victorian goldfields.26ba4ec3-a53d-4384-a197-dbf49e905ffdhttps://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/advance-hits-big-gold-numbers-in-victorian-drill-campaign-20250331-p5lo08.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessMon,31 Mar 2025 17:11:49 +1100Business/ CompaniesBelinda HickmanArmed with a master’s degree in applied finance and a geology degree,newly minted Star Minerals managing director Ashley Jones will now lead the company into production.4926331a-0541-47e1-bb6d-fbf87485817ehttps://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/jones-steps-into-top-job-at-star-minerals-20250331-p5lnzt.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessMon,31 Mar 2025 16:53:12 +1100Business/ CompaniesJames PearsonLatitude 66 has jagged 16m of sulphides just 4m deep in a maiden drill campaign chasing gold-copper targets near its KSB project in northern Finland.f388310b-7350-4fcf-9f79-30bc1ca4c8d5https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/latitude-66-jags-striking-sulphides-in-finnish-gold-hunt-20250331-p5lnyt.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessMon,31 Mar 2025 15:58:44 +1100