US stocks have opened mostly higher as investors geared up for the market debut of Elon Musk's SpaceX.
Johann M Cherian and Twesha Dikshit
Australian shares finished the week with their strongest session in about two months after US President Donald Trump said a peace deal with Iran could be signed as soon as this weekend
Ryan Johnson
Australia’s sharemarket has surged nearly two per cent amid Donald Trump’s latest announcement - marking its best week since early April.
Cameron Micallef
Priceline is seemingly following in the footsteps of its fellow retailers within Wesfarmers by betting heavily on an expanded private label range to boost sales and drive growth.
Cheyanne Enciso
The Australian share market has jumped in early trade, taking the lead from Wall Street after Donald Trump said he cancelled planned strikes against Iran.
A declaration from US President Donald Trump has sent the Australian sharemarket skyward and reduced the price of oil to a two-month low.
SpaceX will rank seventh among US-listed firms when its shares begin trading on the Nasdaq, after the company announced its initial public offering.
Echo Wang
Super funds, institutional investors and tens of thousands of retail investors will soon learn whether they have been allocated shares in SpaceX.
Derek Rose
US stocks have ended higher as investors keep a close watch on developments around the Iran conflict.
Caroline Valetkevitch and Joel Jose
US military strikes on Iranian targets have sent oil prices surging and dragged the ASX lower, as traders brace for further Middle East escalation.
US-based Elliott Investment Management continues its attack on beleaguered Super Pit owner Northern Star Resources, saying its board ‘doesn’t understand’ how much shareholder trust has been lost.
Rebecca Le May
American manufacturer Alcoa has declared its two remaining refineries in WA are ‘really challenged’ but ruled out the plants following the Kwinana refinery into closure ... for now.
Matt Mckenzie and Jacob Lorinc
European shares have risen on reports of ongoing talks between the US and Iran, while the euro is flat before a likely rate hike by the EU's central bank.
Marc Jones
Activist investor Elliott Investment Management has hit back at Northern Star Resources by urging the beleaguered miner’s board to take urgent action and reconsider a sale as its valuation flounders.
Paul-Alain Hunt
US stocks have closed lower as investors monitored tensions between the United States and Iran.
Australia’s sharemarket has defied escalating US-Iran military tensions to close higher, with supermarket giants Woolworths and Coles surging almost 10 per cent over the past week.
The Reserve Bank is expected to leave rates on hold next week but there are fears inflation is so high it won’t be able to cut rates even if Australia fell into a recession.
Stephen Johnson
Bunnings boss Mike Schneider wants to push into the camping space, threatening the dominance of incumbent BCF, as the hardware giant eyes a market worth over $113 billion.
Chemist Warehouse owner Sigma Healthcare has confirmed it is in talks to buy British pharmacy chain Boots in a $14 billion deal that would underpin the ASX-listed company’s offshore expansion plans.
Matt Mckenzie
Oil has gained after renewed strikes between the US and Iran, news that European shares shrugged off, while Asian stocks fell as AI stocks came under pressure.
Tom Wilson and Ankur Banerjee
A fire at the newest Greenbushes lithium processing plant adds to a growing pile of issues plaguing Australia’s most profitable lithium mine.
Adrian Rauso
Bill Beament’s Develop Global has pulled the trigger on two new ‘transformational’ critical minerals projects in WA after securing a $570 million financing package through global commodities trader Trafigura.
Daniel Newell
Wesfarmers boss Rob Scott has warned Australia’s ‘less hospitable tax settings’ could force companies investing in the nation’s resources and oil and gas sectors offshore.
Former WA treasurer Ben Wyatt — who this week was named an officer of the Order of Australia — has splashed out more than $50,000 to up his stake in Rio Tinto.
