Market Reports

• Australian Market Report: The Australian sharemarket closed in the green on Tuesday. The S&P/ASX 200 rose 1.7 per cent, or 149.30 points, to 8728.80 in its first day of trading after the Easter long weekend..... [more]

• U.S. Market Report: Wall Street's main ​indexes fell on Tuesday as investors scrutinized developments for clues on what might come next in the Middle East conflict, before ‌President Donald Trump's deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz..... [more]

• European Market Report: Despite a good spell in positive territory before mid-afternoon, the major European markets closed in the red on Tuesday as investors chose to stay cautious ahead of the expiration of U.S. President Donald Trump's deadline for Iran.... [more]

• Asian Market Report: Asian stocks ended mostly higher on Tuesday as major regional markets resumed trading after a long holiday weekend. Investors grew hopeful about a possible end to the Iran war.... [more]

Australian Business News

• The Albanese government has declared that spiralling fuel costs represent an emergency for the trucking industry in a draft order, paving the way for the Fair Work Commission to force companies throughout the economy to pay more.... [more]

• Diesel users in Australia are not enjoying the same relief as unleaded customers, with one in 30 service stations still entirely out of diesel and prices rising again after an initial slump last week..... [more]

• Major superannuation funds are looking for a carve-out from the Government’s proposed Sustainable Investment Product Labelling Regime arguing that it should not apply to whole-of-fund sustainability claims..... [more]

• Average superannuation balance in Australia in 2026: 45 versus 60 year olds.... [more]

• Australia’s major banks have long been the biggest fish in the domestic economic pond. But lately, the big four have looked like the minnows in their escalating fight with the biggest companies in the world: US technology behemoths..... [more]

• FNW launches Women Empowering Wealth scholarship.... [more]

• In six hours, 28 properties in Bali from the same complex were sold, all bought by Aussies, proving the housing crisis is creating an exodus of wealth. The fact that Aussies are now flocking overseas to fulfil their homeownership dreams.... [more]

• This little‑known government scheme can help retirees tap into $3 trillion of housing wealth.... [more]

• The biggest shift in funds management – is it reversing? Passive still dominates, but the real shift isn’t active vs passive, it’s listed vs unlisted, and what that means for investors..... [more]

• Australia's EV sales surge in March amid growing fuel security fears, rising petrol prices.... [more]

• TMK Energy has continued to turn up the gas at its flagship Gurvantes XXXV Project in Mongolia’s South Gobi Basin, stacking up a string of record-breaking production results from its latest wells at the pilot project.... [more]

• Red Metal Limited has delivered a high-value Easter surprise, rewarding its loyal backers with a direct slice of one of Australia’s most promising silver and copper-gold development plays..... [more]

• True North kicks off Wallace North drilling as Cloncurry development gets rolling.... [more]

• St George Mining has nailed its thickest hit yet at the company’s Araxá rare earths and niobium project in Brazil, serving up a hefty slab of high-grade rare earths and niobium mineralisation beginning right from surface..... [more]

• Peninsula Energy Limited has delivered a tidy piece of balance-sheet good news that is likely to keep the bulls happy after the company completed a partial conversion of its convertible loan facility..... [more]

• A proposed policy overhaul by the State Government would allow abandoned mines in WA to be declared “rehabilitated” even if they pose ongoing “risks”. The Department of Mines, Petroleum and Exploration quietly plans to.... [more]

• 88 Energy obtains key Alaskan 3D survey data as it builds towards maiden estimate.... [more]

• Farmers in North Queensland want a say in how renewable energy companies negotiate with councils, amid concerns poorly designed agreements could have long-term impacts on agricultural land and rural communities..... [more]

• Orthocell Ltd (ASX:OCC, OTC:ORHHF)’s push into the US market is starting to put real numbers behind a long-anticipated commercial transition..... [more]

• NBN Co’s bill for rebates to its retailers related to fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) service problems jumped sharply in the last quarter of 2025, just as its copper replacement program started to enter high gear..... [more]

• Comment - Tom Stelzer: Are any ASX Top 20 stocks a strong buy right now? The top end of town is historically expensive but there's still a few companies the big brokers are backing..... [more]

• Opinion/Comment - Simonelle Mody: Our top ASX picks in every sector. These companies are our favourite choices for investors wanting to boost Aussie equity exposure..... [more]

World Business News

• Moody's top economist says the US job market is signaling that a recession is already underway.... [more]

• Why America's energy independence can't shield the economy from Iran war disruptions.... [more]

• 3 predictions for how Iran-war supply-chain disruptions will impact the US economy. The supply-chain chaos stemming from the Iran war is likely to play out in one of three ways, according to TS Lombard..... [more]

• The surging price of jet fuel isn’t the airline industry’s only problem. Now, it’s whether it will have enough..... [more]

• Why JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon isn't sweating private credit.... [more]

• Amazon’s stock could soar 50%, as this analyst says investors are looking at AI spending all wrong.... [more]

• When Constellation Brands reports fourth-quarter results after the market close on Wednesday, Wall Street will be looking for signs of a rebound for the maker of Corona and Modelo,.... [more]

• Oracle Corp (NYSE:ORCL) shares moved higher during Thursday’s session but remained in negative territory amid broader technology sector weakness.... [more]

• Activist investor Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management is offering to purchase Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny’s music label, Universal Music Group, in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately $64 billion..... [more]

• Gulf Backers Invest $24 Billion in Paramount’s Deal for Warner Bros. Despite speculation that the Iran war could scuttle commitments from Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries, their investments have been secured..... [more]

• SpaceX IPO – What We Know So Far.... [more]

• Tesla (TSLA.O), saw ​its car registrations ‌in South Korea rise ​330% ​to 11,134 vehicles in ⁠March ​from year earlier, ​market researcher Carisyou said on ​Monday. Tesla has ​cut prices for ‌some ⁠of its Model Y and Model ​3 ​electric ⁠vehicles.... [more]

• Tesla stock could plunge 60% as inventory of unsold cars jumps to record levels, JPMorgan says.... [more]

• Anthropic will make the code of its new AI model available to some of the world’s biggest cybersecurity and software firms in an effort to slow the arms race ignited by AI in the hands of hackers, Anthropic said Tuesday..... [more]

• Chrysler and Dodge CEO Matt McAlear wants the world to know that the minivan is not dead. Far from it, he said, at the New York International Auto Show, where he showed off the latest version of the Pacifica Pinnacle.... [more]

• From petrol prices to mortgage rates, the US-Israel war with Iran has already had an impact on people's finances in the UK. How deep and sustained that turns out to be depends on the duration of the conflict.... [more]

• Sterling edged higher on Tuesday but remained near early-March levels against the euro and close to a more than four‑month low versus ​the dollar. Britain is highly exposed to energy imports and investors remain nervous ‌.... [more]

• UK supermarkets told to restore worker pay to the real living wage. M&S was revealed last month to be no longer offering pay in line with the real living wage.... [more]

• A former worker at Meta is under criminal investigation on suspicion of downloading about 30,000 private Facebook images. He was employed by the social media company when it is believed he designed a program to be able to access.... [more]

• Businesses in Britain's services sector reported the biggest month-on-month jump in costs in March since 2021, driven by higher energy and transportation prices, according to a ​survey that underscored the inflationary risks.... [more]

• JP Morgan reaches agreement with City airport for Canary Wharf’s tallest tower. Bank to submit planning application shortly, after securing deal on 265m-high London Docklands building.... [more]

• China has introduced new rules governing short-term trading, as the market regulator steps up oversight of the trading behaviour of major shareholders and listed company executives as part of a drive to bolster investor confidence..... [more]

• Samsung is discontinuing its texting app, tells impacted users to switch to Google Messages.... [more]

• Pakistan will return a $3.5 ​billion loan to the United Arab Emirates this month, two government officials said on Tuesday, raising pressure ‌on reserves and risking breaches of IMF programme targets after it a repaid $1.3 billion.... [more]

• India's high-growth economy gets a Middle East oil shock.... [more]

• Gautam Adani says that the US Securities and Exchange Commission fraud case against him should be dismissed, with his lawyers arguing that the Wall Street regulator’s case “fails” for multiple reasons..... [more]

• India markets regulator on Tuesday granted a one-time extension for approved ‌public offers that are being deferred due to weak market sentiment as a result of the Middle East war, which has entered the sixth week..... [more]

• Emerging economies are at greater risk of higher interest rates and currency shocks resulting from the Iran war because of increased reliance on market investors such as hedge funds, the International Monetary Fund has warned..... [more]

• Opinion - Manya Saini: Blockbuster SpaceX listing could suck the oxygen out of fragile IPO market. As Elon Musk's SpaceX closes in on a $75 billion IPO that could rewrite record books, concerns are mounting .... [more]