The Australian share market is set to rise, after mixed results on Wall Street. Elon Musk’s SpaceX sees its share price plunge. Meanwhile, the price of oil continues to rise, sitting at about $US85 a barrel. Follow the day’s financial news and insights from our specialist business reporters on our live blog. Disclaimer: this blog…
Despite ASX futures pointing to a rise this morning, global markets are on edge after the US and Iran exchanged missile fire over the weekend and at least one commercial vessel was hit in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has declared it has closed the strait to shipping, which is likely to lead to oil…
The Aussie share market is set to open lower in morning trading, as Wall Street closes up in the red. Meanwhile, the price of oil has dropped. Follow the day’s financial news and insights from our specialist business reporters on our live blog. Disclaimer: This blog is not intended as investment advice. Thu 2 Jul…
US President Donald Trump earned more than $US1.4 billion ($2 billion) from several cryptocurrency ventures, according to his latest financial disclosure. It highlights just how central the crypto industry has become to his business empire. The almost 1,000-page filing, released by the US Office of Government Ethics, offers a detailed snapshot of the president’s finances…
The fragile Gulf ceasefire is looking more fragile by the hour. The key trade at the moment seems to be missile fire between US and Iranian forces. Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed to a trickle again. Much of this escalation happened after US markets closed on Friday, but the anxiety was there…
The Australian share market is set to open higher in morning trading after Wall Street saw mixed results across exchanges. Meanwhile, the price of oil is trading higher as tensions in the Middle East continue. Follow the day’s financial news and insights from our specialist business reporters on our live blog. Disclaimer: This blog is…
Wall St had a mixed session with tech stocks continuing to fall, although chip maker Micron shot the lights out with a strong post close release of quarterly results. Oil, gold and Bitcoin all fell overnight, but futures trading is pointing to the ASX making a marginal gain on opening. Follow the day’s financial news…
NBC’s Today show host Savannah Guthrie has made an emotional appeal to viewers to come forward with any information about her missing mother, a day after news organisations said a ransom note received months ago had indicated she was dead. “We are in agony, and we cannot be at peace. … We love our mom….
The ASX is set to open lower, with futures pointing to a 0.5 per cent decline. That is despite US shares rebounding after the previous session’s sell-off, led by technology stocks. Meanwhile, Big 4 consulting firm KPMG is facing a public reckoning today, with a parliamentary hearing set to examine allegations it used confidential client…
A man from the far south coast is under house arrest after being granted bail to fight charges over his alleged access to $5.7 million worth of bitcoin gained from illegal activity on the dark web. Jamie Lawrence Powrie was arrested on May 27, 2025 and charged with dealing with property of the proceeds of…