Market Reports

• Australian Market Report: The Australian sharemarket eked out a small gain on Friday after increases on Wall Street overnight, the S&P/ASX 200 started the session down but finished in the green, adding 11.4 points, or 0.13 per cent, to 8860.1 points..... [more]

• U.S. Market Report: After moving to the downside early in the session, stocks have rebounded over the course of the trading day on Friday. The major averages have climbed well off their early lows, with the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 reaching positive territory..... [more]

• European Market Report: The major European markets settled roughly flat on Friday as investors weighed the regional PMI data, and closely followed the speeches at the World Economic Forum in Davos, in addition to reacting to some earnings updates.... [more]

• Asian Market Report: Asian stocks ended mostly higher on Friday after U.S. stocks rose for a second consecutive session overnight on easing geopolitical and trade tensions between the United States and Europe..... [more]

Australian Business News

• One of Australia’s big four banks has hit mortgage holders with another rate rise, even before the RBA meets to decide on what it will do with the official cash rate. NAB announced on Friday it would increase interest rates .... [more]

• Mortgage holders beware: markets now price rate hikes, not cuts. Strong jobs and sticky inflation have the RBA cornered again..... [more]

• Navigating the ASX dividend landscape in 2026. Dividend yields are well below the 10-year average..... [more]

• 4 market shock scenarios and the 40 stocks that will be rocked. The Australian and global stocks that would be impacted by some of the big risks on Plato Investment Management's radar.... [more]

• Launceston City Council is on the brink of allowing staff to work four days on full pay if a proposal is voted up next month..... [more]

• Industry Minister Tim Ayres has remained tight-lipped on the possibility of a new trade clash with China after steel manufacturers called on the government to implement tariffs and quotas..... [more]

• Dalaroo Metals has slammed its foot on the accelerator, unveiling plans for a high-octane 2026 exploration blitz on its flagship Blue Lagoon critical minerals project in Greenland,.... [more]

• Aura Energy secures funding for Swedish polymetallic project ahead of TSX listing.... [more]

• Noronex Limited is about to put steel in the ground at its Etango North uranium project, about 32km east-northeast of Swakopmund in Namibia, with the company appointing a drilling contractor.... [more]

• DroneShield shares (ASX:DRO) ended Friday as the ASX 200’s worst performer, sliding 5.5% to A$4.47 as the price once again failed to hold above the critical A$4.70 resistance level amid continued volatility.... [more]

• Guzman y Gomez strikes deal with Uber Eats as it looks to ramp up delivery sales.... [more]

• Codefai jumps +50% as DD over QuantumAI acquisition nears completion.... [more]

• Aroa Biosurgery has strengthened the case for its Myriad bioscaffolds with new data from an ongoing study demonstrating effective outcomes in complex trauma and acute care surgery while also delivering cost advantages.... [more]

• ‘Suspect serious non-compliance’: Airwallex hit with money laundering audit.... [more]

• Anger and confusion after Australian courier Sendle collapses.... [more]

• Opinion - Millie Muroi: Australians have long been accused of “tall poppy syndrome”: a tendency to cut down people who are “too” successful – especially if they’re being overly loud and obnoxious about it..... [more]

• Opinion/Analysis - Scott Phillips: Do you have the best super fund? New Year is a great time for a super check-up..... [more]

• Opinion - Greg Jericho: What the IMF actually said about the Australian economy. When the IMF put out its January update to the October World Economic Outlook this week, there was actually precious little in it about Australia..... [more]

World Business News

• Silver prices rose above $100 an ounce for the first time on Friday, while gold hit another record en route to $5,000/oz as investors pile into safe-haven assets amid geopolitical turmoil and on expectations for U.S. interest rate cuts..... [more]

• Wall Street braced for a private credit meltdown. The risk of one is rising.... [more]

• Retail investor dip buying hits a record high.... [more]

• Trump administration said to mull total oil blockade on Cuba.... [more]

• Intel Corp.’s stock slide is delivering a reality check to President Donald Trump’s vision for quickly reviving domestic chip manufacturing led by an American champion,.... [more]

• Intel's (INTC.O), shares plunged 14% on Friday after the company struggled to meet strong artificial intelligence-driven demand for data-center chips ​due to supply constraints, disappointing investors betting on its turnaround..... [more]

• Nvidia may have picked up a win in China. So why isn’t the stock surging? Few investors are banking on steady China business for Nvidia, even as a report says Beijing will allow sales to big customers in the key market.... [more]

• Star AI Researcher’s New Lab in Talks for $4 Billion Valuation.... [more]

• The joint venture acquiring TikTok’s US assets has been formally established and has announced its leadership team, according to the company, one day before the deadline set by President Donald Trump for the app’s US assets.... [more]

• Who Owns TikTok in the U.S. Now? Several big companies and investment firms are part of the new American TikTok. Many have ties to one another and President Trump..... [more]

• Morgan Stanley says Tesla just got a 'critical unlock' for its bullish autonomous driving ambitions.... [more]

• Citigroup is expected to lay off more employees in March following a round of about 1,000 job cuts this month, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter..... [more]

• Paraguay central bank cuts interest rate to 5.75% in surprise move.... [more]

• Brazil's federal police on Friday served search and seizure ​warrants against Rio de Janeiro state's pension fund in the ‌latest development tied to the collapse of lender Banco Master, three sources told Reuters..... [more]

• The value of the U.S. Treasuries held by Dutch pension fund ABP, Europe's ​largest, dropped steeply from the end of 2024 to September ‌last year, another sign that major European investors have grown more cautious.... [more]

• UK Government borrowing fell sharply to £11.6 billion in December as a spike in tax receipts and national insurance more than outweighed an uptick in spending, official figures show..... [more]

• The Bank of England may not be able to lower interest rates as much as expected this year, due to strong UK pay growth and expected rate cuts in the US, one of its top policymakers has said..... [more]

• Macron's shades at Davos sent shares of a tiny Italian sunglasses company soaring 65% this week.... [more]

• Italy's Pirelli investor Camfin says it will not renew shareholder pact with Sinochem.... [more]

• Foreign direct investment in China slides 9.5% in 2025.... [more]

• China Tells Alibaba, Tech Firms to Ready Nvidia H200 Orders.... [more]

• DJI, a dominant force in the global drone and camera-stabiliser markets that has come under siege from fierce competition and a protracted trade war, is navigating an unprecedented situation:.... [more]

• TikTok US joint venture seen resembling Apple’s China iCloud deal.... [more]

• Paracetamol maker Granules India (GRAN.NS), reported a 28% jump in third-quarter profit on Friday, driven by strong demand in its key European and North American markets..... [more]