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Miners, tech stocks buoy ASX after Tesla boosts Wall Street

Miners, tech stocks buoy ASX after Tesla boosts Wall Street

Miners and tech companies drove the ASX higher after US stocks set records on Wall Street, with Tesla leading the way.

  • by Millie Muroi

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Donald Trump’s dangerous ideas have these ‘vigilantes’ worried

Donald Trump’s dangerous ideas have these ‘vigilantes’ worried

With Donald Trump favoured to regain the US presidency, a group of investors is starting to focus on the implications of his core economic policies. They’re concerned.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
ASX retreats after Reserve Bank minutes; Coal miners jump again

ASX retreats after Reserve Bank minutes; Coal miners jump again

Miners and consumer discretionary companies kept the Australian sharemarket in the red on Tuesday after the Reserve Bank’s latest meeting minutes.

  • by Millie Muroi
ASX retreats as tech firms slide; coal miners surge after mine fire

ASX retreats as tech firms slide; coal miners surge after mine fire

Eight out of the 11 ASX sectors ended Monday’s trading session in the red, with a surge in the shares of coal miners helping to temper some of the losses as the benchmark index fell 0.2 per cent.

  • by Millie Muroi
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Should you join the Guzman y Gomez fiesta?

Investors should be wary of piling into initial public offerings (IPOs) because for every Nvidia, Google, Apple or Microsoft that turns out to be a big winner, there are thousands of losers.

  • by William Bennett
Technology, bank stocks buoy ASX; Wall Street braces for inflation report

Technology, bank stocks buoy ASX; Wall Street braces for inflation report

The ASX edged higher as traders looked ahead to a key US inflation report that could influence the Federal Reserve’s next move on interest rates.

  • by Jessica Yun
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ASX dips after choppy day on Wall Street

ASX dips after choppy day on Wall Street

The Australian sharemarket closed lower today after Wall Street struggled for direction ahead of a key US inflation report.

  • by Jessica Yun and Millie Muroi
US presidential debate and inflation update could rock the markets

US presidential debate and inflation update could rock the markets

The debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump comes just ahead of the release of a key inflation measure for the world’s largest economy.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Consumer stocks drag down ASX as inflation ‘shocker’ dashes rate hopes

Consumer stocks drag down ASX as inflation ‘shocker’ dashes rate hopes

Consumer discretionary stocks fell sharply after higher-than-expected inflation raised the odds that the Reserve Bank might consider raising rates instead of much-hoped-for rate cuts.

  • by Millie Muroi and Jessica Yun
Macron’s snap election could trigger the next debt crisis

Macron’s snap election could trigger the next debt crisis

This weekend’s elections have the potential to blow out France’s debt and threaten the stability of the eurozone and its single currency.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Energy, mining giants boost ASX, defying Wall Street’s Nvidia slump

Energy, mining giants boost ASX, defying Wall Street’s Nvidia slump

The ASX closed higher, led by energy stocks and the mining heavyweights, even after further losses by AI giant Nvidia weighed on the US sharemarket overnight.

  • by Jessica Yun