Market Reports

• Australian Market Report: The Australian sharemarket edged higher on Wednesday. The S&P/ASX 200 added 26.30 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 8640.60, with all sectors in the green bar healthcare..... [more]

• U.S. Market Report: Wall Street's main indexes slipped on Wednesday after data showed ​producer prices rose more than expected in February, prompting investors to price out hopes of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut this ‌year..... [more]

• European Market Report: European stocks traded higher on Wednesday ahead of the release of Eurozone inflation data and the U.S. Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision..... [more]

• Asian Market Report: Asian stocks rose broadly on Wednesday as oil prices fell sharply and investors braced for the U.S. Federal Reserve's interest rate decision later in the day..... [more]

Australian Business News

• The conflict in the Middle East will be the “defining influence” on the May budget as fuel prices continue to skyrocket, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has revealed. Mr Chalmers is expected to deliver a major pre-budget speech in Melbourne.... [more]

• Fuel and energy price shocks driven by escalated tensions in the Middle East have been described as the “last straw” that pushed the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to hike the official cash rate by 25 basis points.... [more]

• Record property profits see home owner wealth surge despite rising interest rates.... [more]

• Australia is in danger of sinking into a recession if a prolonged Iran war forces the Reserve Bank to hike interest rates four more times, a former RBA economist says. Shadow treasurer Tim Wilson is also warning .... [more]

• European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will visit Australia next week after declaring an elusive free-trade agreement (FTA) “in the final stretch”. Ms von der Leyen and EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic will arrive in the country.... [more]

• Institutional Ownership: A Complete Guide for Investors.... [more]

• How does your super balance stack up against others? And what you can do if you’re falling behind..... [more]

• Everyone’s favourite Australian blue chips have disappointed in recent months. Much loved healthcare giant CSL is facing difficult times with results to match and questions are rising about what really makes a company a blue chip..... [more]

• Five ASX gold stocks UBS thinks are undervalued right now.... [more]

• Gateway Mining has discovered yet another gold prospect at its Yandal Gold Project in Western Australia’s prolific Yilgarn Craton. The company identified a third gold prospect, Rubicon, sitting on a parallel structure.... [more]

• Iron Bear Resources has cleared the way to start Phase 1 drilling at its namesake project after the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador formally granted exploration approvals..... [more]

• Red Metal Ltd has linked up with ASX-listed, $560 million mid-tier explorer Chalice Mining under an earn-in joint venture (JV) on ground prospective for copper-gold at Red Metal’s Callabonna project in South Australia.... [more]

• Core Lithium (ASX:CXO) has inked a positive Final Investment Decision (FID) on a restart of its erstwhile Finniss lithium project alongside Glencore and an entity called the Nebari Natural Resources Credit Fund..... [more]

• Sovereign Metals Ltd (ASX:SVM, OTCQX:SVMLF, AIM:SVML, FRA:SVM), the AIM-listed critical minerals company, has significantly upgraded the resource estimate for its Kasiya project in Malawi, sending shares up 9% to 44p..... [more]

• One of Australia's first steel mills in decades to be built in Ipswich, promising to support economy and Olympics.... [more]

• ‘It’s not panic-buying’: farmers defend stockpiling as regional Australia bears brunt of fuel crisis. Independent retailers are struggling to get fuel from the majors and say farmers have only responded to soaring prices and lack of availability.... [more]

• Woolworths shares are storming ahead of Coles this year: Are the supermarket giants a buy, sell, or hold?.... [more]

• Jetstar launches new bidding system for affordable business class upgrades, doubling seats on Boeing 787s.... [more]

• Kyle Sandilands’ employer terminated his contract at the stroke of midnight on Tuesday, axing the $100 million deal the instant a two-week deadline it had set for the controversial broadcaster to fix his “serious misconduct”.... [more]

• Comment - Greg JerichoThe Albanese government needs to stop being afraid of the gas industry before the current fuel crisis goes to waste.... [more]

• Opinion - Stephen Bartholomeusz: Trump’s war is wreaking more havoc than you think..... [more]

• Opinion - Stella Huangfu: Yes, what you think about inflation can influence what the RBA does next.... [more]

World Business News

• Oil prices could spike above financial-crisis records and spark an economic downturn, top energy consultant says.... [more]

• Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged After War Scrambles Outlook ++live updates, information may change++.... [more]

• US eases Venezuela oil sanctions as Trump seeks to boost world oil supply during Iran war.... [more]

• U.S. producer prices increased by the most in seven months in February, driven by higher costs for services and a range of goods, and could accelerate further.... [more]

• U.S. wholesale prices came in hotter than expected in February, driven partly by a sharp increase in food costs. The Labor Department reported Wednesday that its producer price index — which measures inflation.... [more]

• U.S. Says Anthropic Is an ‘Unacceptable’ National Security Risk. In a legal filing, the government said it questioned whether the A.I. start-up could be a “trusted partner” in wartime, which led it to label the company a supply chain risk..... [more]

• Nearly 150 retired federal and state judges have filed an amicus brief on Tuesday supporting AI company Anthropic in its lawsuit against the Trump administration for designating it a “supply chain risk,” CNN has learned..... [more]

• Music company BMG Rights Management has sued artificial intelligence company Anthropic in ​California federal court for allegedly using its copyrighted lyrics ‌to train the large language models powering its Claude chatbot..... [more]

• JPMorgan Chase taps Dwyane Wade, Tom Brady for new athlete wealth management push.... [more]

• New questions arise over TikTok sale.... [more]

• Just 10 stocks account for nearly 40% of the S&P 500's value, the highest concentration in the stock market since the Great Depression. What's more, if SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic are added later this year, that concentration could.... [more]

• UBS upgrades Knight-Swift on tightening truck supply, higher freight rates.... [more]

• Disney is turning the page on a new chapter as Josh D’Amaro steps in as CEO of the media and theme park powerhouse. D’Amaro most recently served as chairman of Disney Experiences.... [more]

• Have Amazon and Nvidia become value stocks? This metric says yes. One of the biggest stock-market stories of 2026 has been investors’ growing affinity for value stocks.... [more]

• Ubiquiti Networks Inc stock reached a remarkable milestone, hitting an all-time high of 805.35 USD. This achievement underscores the company’s impressive performance over the past year.... [more]

• Macy’s posts strong Q4 results but a reserved outlook reflects uncertainty around tariffs, Iran war.... [more]

• Canada Earmarks $1 Billion to Boost Ammunition Production.... [more]

• Brazil's Finance Ministry on Wednesday proposed that states scrap the ICMS ​state tax on diesel imports, with the federal government ‌covering part of the resulting revenue losses..... [more]

• Google (GOOGL.O), said on Wednesday it ​was developing new search controls to let websites opt out of ‌its generative AI features, as the U.S. tech giant sought to address the British competition regulator's concerns .... [more]

• Rolls-Royce scraps goal to go all-electric by 2030. Company says it will continue to sell cars with V12 internal combustion engines as there is demand from clients.... [more]

• ‘Sheer fantasy’ to claim draining North Sea oil would would cut bills – experts. Analysis by the Oxford Smith School showed more savings were possible through renewables..... [more]

• HelloFresh hit by sales slump as people lose appetite for meal kits.... [more]

• Insurer Talanx (TLXGn.DE), signalled on Wednesday it plans to cut its stake ​in Amprion after sources told Reuters ‌last month that major owners of Germany's second-biggest electricity grid were considering selling their stakes to new.... [more]

• Cosco Shipping Ports, a unit of state-owned giant Cosco Shipping, reported modest earnings growth for 2025, as management expects to expand in emerging markets amid rising geopolitical risks to global trade..... [more]

• China’s AI Stocks Rise as Nvidia’s Huang Calls OpenClaw 'the Next ChatGPT'.... [more]

• Indian technology stocks have seen an unprecedented rout over the past few weeks over fears of artificial intelligence upending the traditional outsourcing model that powers the country's $300bn (£223bn) back-office.... [more]

• India approves $3.6 billion to develop industrial parks to boost manufacturing.... [more]

• Explainer - Alana Wise: Trump temporarily waives the Jones Act to try to lower gasoline prices. Will it work?.... [more]