Netflix has emerged as the likely winner of the three-horse race to buy Warner Bros in a deal worth tens of billions of dollars. The transaction will rock Hollywood.
Wenlei Ma
The local bourse has ended the week slightly higher, buoyed by miners, energy and utilities stocks while fading hopes of interest rate cuts weighed elsewhere.
Adrian Black
Premier Investments’ billionaire chair Solomon Lew has taken a swipe at the Government’s handling of the cost-of-living crisis, which he says has hurt the performance of kids stationery juggernaut Smiggle.
Cheyanne Enciso
Kroger falls, Dollar General climbs after outlooks; Indexes: Dow off 0.07 per cent, S&P up 0.11 per cent, Nasdaq up 0.22 per cent.
By Chuck Mikolajczak
The ASX 200 has climbed despite household spending data sparking fresh fears the Reserve Bank could raise interest rates as early as February.
Cameron Micallef
The troubled travel company was last valued at $2.3 billion but has since been sin-binned in a share market suspension.
Tom Richardson
Japanese stocks have led gains on global equities and the greenback has marked a 10-day losing streak amid hopes the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates.
Gregor Stuart Hunter and Amanda Cooper
A copper-infused mining rally has boosted the bourse to a modest gain as development-exposed real estate stocks struggled under a hawkish interest rate outlook.
Copper rallied to a fresh record overnight as a surge in orders to withdraw metal from London Metal Exchange warehouses compounded worries that potential US tariffs will fuel a global supply squeeze.
Mark Burton, Martin Ritchie and Yvonne Yue
US stocks have closed higher as investors digested data about the country's economy.
Chuck Mikolajczak
Australian shares endured a rollercoaster session as GDP figures sparked fears that economic resilience could keep interest rates elevated longer than hoped.
A global rush to hoard critical mineral supplies has helped Gina Rinehart-backed Vulcan Energy Resources clinch $3.9 billion in a mammoth funding effort to build one of the only lithium mines in Europe.
Simone Grogan and Daniel Newell
The first commercial shipment of iron ore from Rio Tinto’s massive new Simandou joint-venture mine in Guinea is finally on its way to China.
Katharine Gemmell and Weilun Soon
Global share markets have been upbeat while the dollar has dropped again as investors bet on a dovish Federal Reserve under its potential new chair.
Marc Jones
The Australian dollar has surged to its highest value in three weeks as bets narrow on a 2026 interest rate cut, smothering an early boost for equities.
Predictive said on Wednesday it deemed a proposed $2.1 billion scrip offer by Perseus shares to be a superior offer that would be accepted unless it was matched by Robex in the next five business days.
Sean Smith
US stocks have closed higher as investors became more confident of another interest rate cut by Federal Reserve.
Iron ore giant Simandou could be in for a slow awakening as the vessel being loaded with maiden tonnes from the closely-watched Rio Tinto venture ticks into its third week anchored off the coast of Guinea.
Simone Grogan
Energy and mining giants have powered the ASX higher, while global markets tumbled on Japan's interest rate signals and Bitcoin crashed below $85,000.
The Bitcoin price is down 12 per cent in 2025 as worries around quantum computing put the brakes on a historic bull run and encourage profit taking.
Michael Burry has bet against the shares of Tesla, saying they are “ridiculously overvalued” and warning that founder Elon Musk’s proposed $US1 trillion pay package would worsen shareholder dilution.
Abhishek Vishnoi
Perth-based mining tech company Imdex will grow its earth science capabilities with the near-$100 million acquisition of two overseas specialists.
Daniel Newell
European and Asian shares have nudged higher, while global bonds and bitcoin have steadied after earlier sell-offs.
Tom Westbrook
Australia’s biggest KFC operator Collins Foods says menu innovations — like its Habanero Hot and Crispy range and Zinger kebab — has helped the company deliver record half-year sales.
