Market Reports

• Australian Market Report: The S&P/ASX200 rose 0.7 points, or 0.01 per cent, to 8731.9, as the broader All Ordinaries slipped 3.6 points, or 0.04 per cent, to 8919.1..... [more]

• U.S. Market Report: The main US stock indexes advanced on Monday, powered ​by gains in AI firms, as Treasury yields eased and crude prices tumbled more than 3% to hit an 11-day low on the prospect of a ‌breakthrough in Middle East talks.... [more]

• European Market Report: European markets closed notably higher on Monday, rebounding strongly from previous session's losses, as inflation concerns eased thanks to falling oil prices amid hopes the diplomatic efforts from Iran and the U.S..... [more]

• Asian Market Report: Asian stocks rose broadly on Monday as oil extended declines on hopes of a diplomatic path to de-escalate the U.S.-Iran war. Regional volumes were thin as Japanese markets remained closed for a three-day holiday weekend .... [more]

Australian Business News

• Investor fears private credit mass exodus as ASIC cracks whip on lending standards. ASIC has signalled there is no time to waste in preventing an Australian private credit crisis..... [more]

• Shorts are taking profits in Zip, Corporate Travel and JB Hi-Fi, while NextDC, Lotus and IperionX short interest pushes to records..... [more]

• Which stocks win and lose under higher inflation? Value investors and holders of energy stocks will fare decently; “growth” and tech speculators should prepare for disappointment – or worse..... [more]

• MLC Expand absorbs 18,000 clients in latest migration.... [more]

• Following due diligence, Brookfield Capital Partners and Reliance RWC have entered into a scheme implementation deed for Brookfield to acquire 100% of Reliance for USD 3.38 cash per share. .... [more]

• Ramelius Resources shares (ASX: RMS) sat atop the ASX 200 leaderboard to start the week, adding 6.15% after releasing a fully funded four-year growth strategy that targets a 205% surge in gold production by FY30..... [more]

• Hot Chili Limited is furiously drilling out La Verde, a deposit management believes is shaping up as a company-making copper-gold discovery in Chile’s coastal Atacama region..... [more]

• 1911 Gold expands True North resource potential with high-grade drill results.... [more]

• BHP shares are up 53%. Here are 5 reasons why they may not be done yet.... [more]

• Dalaroo Metals has laid down a detailed geological blueprint of its 100 per cent-owned Blue Lagoon rare earth elements project in southern Greenland, with a mapping program defining the principal structural architecture.... [more]

• Xero Shares Under Pressure, Down In 12 of Last 13 Sessions.... [more]

• Having alluded to acquisitions for some months, Telix Pharmaceuticals (ASX:TLX) has unveiled the Big One with a “transformative” merger that gives the radiopharma play greater control over critical isotope ‘ingredients’..... [more]

• The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has taken legal action against former Super Retail Group chief executive Anthony Heraghty, alleging he breached his directors’ duties and provided misleading information.... [more]

• Tech giant Apple is facing a $1m lawsuit lodged by a shopworkers’ union, over alleged last-minute roster changes ahead of the iPhone 18’s launch..... [more]

• Aussie mobile telcos face 'automatic' customer compensation for outages.... [more]

• Administrators of the Bathla Group have been given up to another year to run the voluntary administration, as they try to secure longer-term funding and work through a sprawling portfolio of property projects and creditor claims..... [more]

• Opinion - Clancy Yeates: Why higher interest rates are the new normal. Trying to guess where interest rates might move from month to month is a favourite pastime for many people in the financial markets.... [more]

• Analysis - Jason Murphy: How Aussie supermarkets are generating thousands of own-brand reviews. I encountered a bit of a mystery on the Woolworths website, and something quite surprising ended up happening..... [more]

World Business News

• Fed's Musalem says more rate hikes likely needed to quell inflation.... [more]

• Soybean futures climb ahead of Trump-Xi meeting this week.... [more]

• China Promised to Buy More U.S. Farm Goods. It Hasn’t Happened. Soybeans are the notable exception, revealing Beijing’s selective approach to fulfilling trade commitments ahead of the summit between President Trump and Xi.... [more]

• Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O), soared past $1 trillion ‌in market capitalization for the first time on Monday, joining a small group of chipmakers to reach the milestone, as investors bet on its expanding role in AI computing..... [more]

• Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery will move forward as the company settled Monday with a group of state attorneys general that sought to block the deal on antitrust grounds..... [more]

• Read the memo that Paramount CEO David Ellison sent to staffers after 2 settlements that clear the way for his WBD deal.... [more]

• Moderna stock hits 52-week high at 176.75 USD.... [more]

• Novo Nordisk’s stock tumbles as doubts persist about Ozempic maker’s strategy. The Danish drug company revealed its 2030 ambitions at a capital-markets day that did little to alleviate concerns about its future.... [more]

• Eli Lilly CEO tells CNBC one-third of new GLP-1 pill patients are taking Foundayo, as drugmaker ramps up production.... [more]

• Meta’s stock is enjoying its best month in 13 years thanks to the company’s hot new AI assistant. Muse is gaining popularity and helping convince investors that Meta’s AI bets are paying off.... [more]

• How to stop Meta from training on your Muse data.... [more]

• Google’s Gemini model accessed the internet and hacked other companies during a test of its cybersecurity capabilities, the first known example of the company’s AI systems autonomously committing such an act..... [more]

• Kylian Mbappe’s Nike exit is a bad look — and a sign of deeper problems for the company.... [more]

• Brazil economists cut end-2026 interest rate forecast to 13.50%.... [more]

• The frictions in Russia’s wartime economy are growing, as massive military spending balloons the budget deficit. Consumers and businesses are gloomier. Growth has slowed..... [more]

• Putin Plans to Attend Xi’s APEC Summit and Skip G20 With Trump.... [more]

• Unions, thinktanks, environmental groups and charities have come together to call on ministers to boost the financial firepower of the national wealth fund to empower it to invest more in Britain and rebalance the country’s economy..... [more]

• Fears over interest rate rise and jobs send UK consumer confidence to three-year low.... [more]

• Financial watchdog taking loan notes firm Hunter Jones to high court.... [more]

• Airlines have called for “action and accountability” over the UK’s air traffic control services after a technical issue led to flights being disrupted for the second time in a fortnight..... [more]

• German institutes raise 2026 and 2027 economic growth forecasts, Handelsblatt reports.... [more]

• Hong Kong is strengthening its position as Asia’s hub for family business succession and cross-border capital allocation as wealthy families navigate economic uncertainty and a generational transfer of wealth,.... [more]

• India's NSE IPO draws over $10 billion, traders eye modest listing pop.... [more]

• Dimon Heads to India as Wall Street Steps Up Fight for Deal Boom. The JPMorgan chief executive officer is scheduled to attend an annual investment conference hosted by the firm in Mumbai..... [more]

• Indian founders have co-founded more than twice as many billion-dollar companies abroad as they have in India, according to new data..... [more]

• Opinion - Sidhhant Kapai: India’s Tata Sons marks a reckoning for Asia’s private-control bargain. Charitable trust ownership, $2.6 billion buyout dispute and boardroom rift reveal the corporate limits of control by reputation alone.... [more]