Japan's Nikkei has hit a record high as Asian share markets look set to end the week in the green amid hopes of more central bank stimulus.
Stella Qiu
The local bourse has gained in morning trade but remains on track for a third weekly loss in a market pullback one analyst reckons could be healthy.
Adrian Black
PYC Therapeutics has entered a trading halt just days after its long-servingboss abruptly quit, with the biotech’s 77-year-old chair taking the reins.
Cheyanne Enciso
The homegrown software star has now spent more than $2 billion on AI acquisitions this month, as it battles to arrest a stock slump and profit from advances in new technologies.
Tom Richardson
US stocks have closed higher as investors welcomed an interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve.
Abigail Summerville and Sukriti Gupta
Energy stocks have led a dramatic market slump after a $36bn Santos takeover collapsed overnight, wiping billions from the ASX.
Cameron Micallef
Australians face a $1.6 trillion hit to household spending and plummeting living standards if the nation fails to change its ways on emissions, a new report reveals.
A sell-off in energy sector companies has led the local bourse lower, as the market lumbers towards a third straight week of losses.
Chinese stocks hit a 10-year high as local chipmakers cheered reports of US giant Nvidia being banned while Japan's Nikkei ended more than one per cent higher.
Marc Jones
Takeover target Santos has revealed it had expressed concerns about delays in finalising a deal before its suitors eventually pulled the plug just days before an offer was due on the table.
Daniel Newell
Queensland coalminers are being slammed again with job cuts as another mining behemoth announces lay-offs.
Blair Jackson
US stocks have closed mostly lower as investors digested an interest rate cut and comments from the country's central bank.
Abigail Summerville and Purvi Agarwal
Abu Dhabi National Oil Co has walked away from a proposed $30 billion offer for natural gas producer Santos, saying a ‘combination of factors’ discouraged it from making a final bid.
Daniel Newell and Anthony Di Paola
High expectations for interest rate cuts in the US have sent Australian shares spiralling to their biggest single-day loss in a fortnight.
Japan's Nikkei index has pulled back from record highs and the US dollar was firmer ahead of the Federal Reserve's anticipated rate cut.
Staff Writers
September continues to be a challenging month for Australia's share market which is heading towards a third straight week of losses.
PYC Therapeutics’ 77-year-old chair Alan Tribe will take on the day-to-day management of the biotech where he is the biggest shareholder after long-serving boss Rohan Hockings abruptly resigned.
Mining giant BHP has blamed a State Government’s high taxes on coal sales for its decision to axe 750 jobs.
One of Australia’s largest companies will cut 750 jobs in one state, blaming its government’s tax regime.
US stocks have closed lower as investors digested the latest data regarding retail sales.
Australian shares have climbed higher as escalating Ukraine-Russia tensions lifted the price of oil, while investor caution remained ahead of potential rate cuts.
Uranium producer Paladin Energy has raked in $300 million to push ahead with building a $1.8 billion mine in Canada over the next six years.
Adrian Rauso and Jonathan Tirone
Australian urologists are now using Orthocell’s flagship nerve repair product during prostate cancer surgery in what the WA biotech says has potential to reduce the risks of erectile dysfunction.
Asian shares finished higher as investors remain confident the Federal Reserve will cut US interest rates at a meeting this week.
