Market Reports

• Australian Market Report: The S&P/ASX 200 rose 73.50 points, or 0.9 per cent, to 8070.60, the highest since early March..... [more]

• U.S. Market Report: Wall Street's main indexes moved higher in volatile trading on Tuesday as a mixed bag of corporate earnings, soft economic data and fresh developments on the U.S.-China trade front kept investors on the sidelines..... [more]

• European Market Report: European stocks closed broadly higher on Tuesday with investors reacting to a spate of corporate earnings announcements, and continuing to assess the U.S. Government's trade policy..... [more]

• Asian Market Report: Asian stocks ended mixed in muted trading on Tuesday, with Japanese markets closed for the Showa Day holiday. The White House has confirmed President Donald Trump's plan to reduce tariffs on auto parts for cars.... [more]

Australian Business News

• A flood of superannuation cash into offshore markets has meant Australia’s reliance on foreign investment has fallen to levels not seen in 40 years. The land Down Under long relied on overseas money to drive economic development.... [more]

• New survey shows business outlook is weakening and uncertainty rising as the trade war bites.... [more]

• ASX banks ANZ, CBA, NAB, WBC still uninvestible say major brokers, but value is improving.... [more]

• Sell CBA, buy JPMorgan? The trade Australian investors need to consider CBA’s valuation defies logic. JPMorgan’s fundamentals are stronger, yet it’s cheaper..... [more]

• Leading accounting software provider Class will now include connections to all major share registries following its integration of Automic’s data stream..... [more]

• Don’t let Trump derail your wealth creation plan. If you want to build wealth over the long-term, trying to guess the stock market’s next move is generally a bad idea..... [more]

• A new research report released by online comparison website, Finder, has suggested that women still bear the brunt of household duties at the expense of their career growth and financial earnings..... [more]

• Both Labor and the Coalition to crackdown on illicit tobacco trade, which ASX stocks could benefit?.... [more]

• Security consultant Dvuln says stolen customer credentials are presenting a double challenge to Australian financial institutions — forcing them to defend the integrity of their own networks and protect customer accounts..... [more]

• Reporting Season Highlights: A bumper day for mining stocks.... [more]

• Australian oil and gas giant Woodside has launched a major expansion push in the United States after signing off on the construction of a $27 billion export terminal that will liquefy more American gas and ship it to the rest of the world..... [more]

• Brightstar racks up $24.7M in revenue from Laverton gold production.... [more]

• Javelin Minerals has completed a maiden 22-hole reverse circulation drilling program at its recently acquired Eureka gold project, 54 kilometres north of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia’s Eastern Goldfields..... [more]

• Why Australians benefit little from gas exports and Japanese companies benefit a lot..... [more]

• Australian wine exports to mainland China have jumped back above $1 billion, one year after onerous tariffs of as much as 200 per cent were removed. Exports to the Middle Kingdom grew $1.01b to $1.03b in the 12 months to the end of March.... [more]

• Infant food provider Bubs Ltd (ASX:BUB) has won an arbitration suit against Hong Kong owned entity Alice Trading both part of Alpha Professional Holdings. The lawsuit goes back to 2023.... [more]

• ONE Championship™, the world’s largest martial arts organisation, has partnered with Notre Game, a subsidiary of Animoca Brands Corporation Ltd., to launch ONE Fight Arena,.... [more]

• Macquarie ‘very proud’ of Thames Water ownership despite loading it with debt. Some analysts claim investment bank set supplier on course for collapse before selling it in 2017.... [more]

• Analysis - Michael Janda: House prices can fall safely, and must drop to fix affordability.... [more]

• Opinion - Elizabeth Knight: Dan Murphy’s owner needs a rescue but can its new boss deliver?.... [more]

• Analysis - Conor Duffy: Why the New York Stock Exchange cheers when a child is dropped off at daycare in Sydney or Melbourne. That's because OAC's 80 childcare centres were sold by a private equity company to a US multinational.... [more]

World Business News

• Gold prices gain more than 20% during Trump's first 100 days as president.... [more]

• Why a top bitcoin bull says the token is about to notch a fresh record of $120,000.... [more]

• President Donald Trump’s major, abrupt policy shifts likely slowed the US economy sharply in the beginning of the year — for the worst quarter perhaps since the Covid-19 pandemic.... [more]

• US consumer confidence plummets to Covid-era low as trade war stokes anxiety.... [more]

• Trump administration eases tariffs for U.S. automakers.... [more]

• Amazon says it’s not planning to list added tariff costs next to product prices on its site — despite speculation spanning from a report that claimed the e-commerce giant would soon show new import charges.... [more]

• Trump called Bezos after a report that Amazon would post products' import charges.... [more]

• UPS is looking to slash about 20,000 jobs and close more than 70 facilities as it drastically reduces the amount of Amazon shipments it handles. The package delivery company said Tuesday that it anticipates making the job cuts this year..... [more]

• Facebook parent Meta Platforms launches standalone AI assistant app.... [more]

• Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla on Tuesday said uncertainty around President Donald Trump’s planned pharmaceutical tariffs is deterring the company from further investing in U.S. manufacturing and research and development. .... [more]

• Tether Was Accused of Fraud. Now It’s a Crypto Darling in Washington. The prime example is Tether, a firm that regulators once targeted. Its chief executive recently hobnobbed in Washington with lawmakers and lobbyists..... [more]

• Executives at some of the world’s biggest companies are faced with the tricky task of explaining how President Donald Trump’s tariffs are impacting their business as they discuss the latest financial results..... [more]

• General Motors beats Wall Street estimates, reassesses full-year guidance amid auto tariffs.... [more]

• Apple investors seek clarity on tariffs, AI strategy as iPhone sales decline.... [more]

• 5 charts that show Elon Musk and Tesla's struggles during Trump's first 100 days.... [more]

• The Corporation for Public Broadcasting on Monday sued President Trump and several administration officials for attempting to fire three members of CPB's board..... [more]

• Mexico's economy likely remained flat in the first three months of 2025 as a result of uncertainty generated by U.S. President Donald Trump's fluctuating tariff policies, a Reuters poll showed on Tuesday..... [more]

• European first-quarter corporate profits seen falling 1.7% as trade war tensions abate.... [more]

• Malta's golden passport scheme breaks EU law, top court rules.... [more]

• Donald Trump has made a trade deal with the UK a second-order priority, sources have told the Guardian, hampering British attempts to meet their mid-May deadline..... [more]

• UK sets out new laws to regulate crypto exchanges and dealers.... [more]

• A major cyber-attack on Marks & Spencer has been linked to a hacking collective known as Scattered Spider, which is previously thought to have hit MGM Resorts and the US casino operator Caesars..... [more]

• Trainer prices will rise due to tariffs, says Adidas.... [more]

• In a sharp rebuke of President Donald Trump’s trade war, China’s Foreign Ministry posted to social media a striking video that calls on the international community to stand up to America’s “bully” leader. .... [more]

• Hong Kong retail tycoon offers to privatise Dickson Concepts in US$141 million deal.... [more]

• A recent public opinion poll taken by Japan’s left-leaning Asahi Shimbun newspaper indicates that US President Donald Trump’s excessive tariffs, disruptive foreign policy and insulting inaccuracies are alienating the Japanese people..... [more]

• Oil prices might not recover soon. Here’s what that means for Saudi Arabia’s ambitious transformation plans .... [more]

• Analysis - Patricia Cohen: Why Trump’s Economic Disruption Will Be Hard to Reverse. The president’s turnover of the economic order has unleashed changes that could prove lasting, because other countries will adjust..... [more]