Market Reports

• Australian Market Report: The S&P/ASX 200 closed 75.5 points, or 0.9 per cent, weaker to 8892.8, with 10 of its 11 industry sectors trading lower..... [more]

• U.S. Market Report: Wall Street's main indexes advanced on Monday, rebounding from the previous session's sharp pullback, as investors returned to risk assets after President Donald Trump's softer tone eased concerns over renewed U.S.-China trade tensions..... [more]

• European Market Report: European stocks were moving higher on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump struck a more conciliatory tone on trade with China, saying that everything would be "fine" and that Washington was not looking to "hurt" China..... [more]

• Asian Market Report: Asian stocks fell sharply on Monday as the U.S. government shutdown entered its third week and trade tensions between the U.S. and China returned to the fore..... [more]

Australian Business News

• Government scraps tax on unrealised gains, adds $10 million tier. Tax turmoil turns to relief as Labor ditches the unrealised gains tax and introduces new super changes in its place..... [more]

• ANZ boss Nuno Matos to slash $1.3b in costs as part of homes loan push, but rejects mortgage price war.... [more]

• ANZ vs WBC – Which is the better investment?.... [more]

• Equity Trustees (ETSL) has confirmed that the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has adjusted its statement of claim against the company to include compensation for losses incurred by members of its superannuation.... [more]

• What to do if your mortgage payments haven't gone down despite an RBA rate cut.... [more]

• Toro Energy is set to be acquired by Canadian uranium firm IsoEnergy, which plans to add to its portfolio of high-grade North American projects with the addition of Toro’s flagship Wiluna uranium project..... [more]

• With the silver price going nuts, reaching all-time highs of US$51 an ounce, Advance Metals has lined up three Mexican silver plays with 100m ounces of silver and counting..... [more]

• Dateline Resources’ impending Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) on the company’s Colosseum gold-rare earths project in California will likely get a big financial shot in the arm when compared to its October 2024 scoping study.... [more]

• St George Mining charges ahead at Araxá rare earths and niobium project with $72.5m boost.... [more]

• Advocacy group Climate Integrity has accused the gas industry of using "distorted research", produced by the accounting firm EY, to influence the Australian government's Future Gas Strategy..... [more]

• ClearVue Raises $4.6M to boost solar facade growth.... [more]

• Painchek inks $40K contract with first US customer for aged care app days after FDA approval – but market’s wanting more.... [more]

• Why is the Treasury Wine share price plunging 14% on Monday?.... [more]

• The Australian Signals Directorate confronted 1200 cyber security incidents over the past year as the pace of cyber attacks against Australian businesses and governments continues to escalate..... [more]

• A data breach that has already cost the boss of Qantas more than most people make in a year could hit the airline for billions of dollars as its customers brace for an increase in scams. The flying kangaroo was one of six global companies.... [more]

• Frustration is mounting among Qantas customers after they were made aware that their names and addresses are up for grabs on the dark web..... [more]

• Opinion - Elizabeth Knight: Matos makeover to rebuild ANZ from scratch..... [more]

• Analysis - Andrew Greene: A super-sized retreat for the Treasurer raises questions of government’s ambitions. Last Friday Treasurer Jim Chalmers walked into a meeting of federal cabinet’s budget razor gang, but.... [more]

• Explainer - Luca Ittimani: Five million Qantas customers have had personal information leaked on the dark web. Here’s what you need to know One expert warns frequent flyer details could be used to create fake flight rescheduling emails.... [more]

World Business News

• Fed's Paulson says Fed would react to burst of inflation.... [more]

• Bitcoin is back above $114,000 after the biggest crypto liquidation in history. But a choppy road lies ahead for investors..... [more]

• U.S. President Donald Trump's threat of additional 100% tariffs on Chinese imports has sounded alarm bells among retail and trade experts, who caution it could lead to more price increases and squeeze demand..... [more]

• China did not back down Monday in a back-and-forth with the U.S. over trade, calling for U.S. President Donald Trump to withdraw his latest threat of a 100% tariff and other export control measures announced over the weekend..... [more]

• JPMorgan Chase on Monday announced a massive investment plan that places a substantial bet on industries it thinks are critical to the United States’ economic security. As part of the decade-long initiative, the bank said it’s investing $10 billion.... [more]

• Salesforce (CRM.N), said on Monday it would invest $15 billion in San Francisco over the next five years to accelerate AI adoption, as the cloud software provider looks to sharpen its competitive edge against tech giants..... [more]

• Intel’s valuation is stretched on challenged fundamentals, BofA says.... [more]

• OpenAI is partnering with Broadcom to design and develop 10 gigawatts of custom AI chips and systems, a massive amount of power that will use as much electricity as a large city. The move further highlights just how power intensive.... [more]

• Broadcom soars after OpenAI pact for 10GW of AI chips.... [more]

• Trading platform Robinhood Markets (HOOD.O), is open to potential acquisitions in the fast-growing prediction markets space, a top executive told Reuters in an interview on Monday, as interest in the once-niche asset class surges globally..... [more]

• Russia's seaborne fuel exports sank 17% in September after drone attacks.... [more]

• Greenpeace is threatening to sue King Charles’s property management company, accusing it of exploiting its monopoly ownership of the seabed. The environmental lobby group alleges the crown estate has driven up costs for wind power.... [more]

• The Dutch government has taken control of Chinese-owned computer chipmaker Nexperia, ratcheting up tensions with Beijing as a global fight brews over technology intellectual property, especially around semiconductors..... [more]

• Soaring gold prices bring new headache to Tiffany-owner LVMH.... [more]

• The Chinese online marketplace Temu’s EU operations more than doubled pre-tax profits last year to just below $120m (£90m) despite employing just eight people, accounts show. They rose 171% in the 12 months to December 2024.... [more]

• China’s exports to the United States fell 27% in September from the year before, even though growth in its global exports hit a six-month high. Customs figures released Monday showed that China’s worldwide exports.... [more]

• China envoy vows deeper Brazil ties, denounces US ‘jungle’ law in tariff showdown. Ambassador slams ‘some major powers, obsessed with power supremacy’, and calls Beijing’s ties with Brazil ‘a model for the Global South’.... [more]

• ByteDance’s higher valuation reflects resilience amid upcoming US divestment of TikTok.... [more]

• India, US to hold trade talks as New Delhi seeks higher energy imports.... [more]