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financePremiumASX flat as oil eases on quiet trading day

Healthcare stocks have lifted the ASX 200 to a flat result at the start of the week on a quiet public holiday for parts of Australia.

Blair Jackson

Any Warburg deal would require Ingenia to abandon Peet.

Mergers and AcquisitionsPremiumIngenia grants US suitor Warburg a look at its books

Ingenia Communities has opened the door to allow its US private equity suitor to inspect its books as part of a potential deal that would kill the near-$1 billion takeover of Perth property stalwart Peet.

Cheyanne Enciso

The deal expands the biotech company’s push into kidney medicine.

HealthPremiumCSL to pay $2.3b in rare disease drug deal

CSL has agreed to pay as much as $2.3 billion to jointly develop and sell an experimental treatment for rare kidney and liver diseases, expanding the biotech company’s push into kidney medicine.

Adrian Lowe

Wall Street closed higher with rate hike threats quashed by soft jobs data. (AP PHOTO)

MarketsPremiumSofter jobs data quiets Wall St rate-hike expectations

US stocks closed higher after jobs data quelled fears of an impending rate hike.

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Mr Bowen says Australia has a strong supply of fuel. NewsWire / Christian Gilles

ECONOMYPremiumShock G7 move to help Aussie motorists

Australian motorists could soon pay less at the bowser after the G7 struck a deal that was widely supported by US President Donald Trump.

Cameron Micallef

Wall Street closed higher with rate hike threats quashed by soft jobs data. (AP PHOTO)

MarketsPremiumSofter jobs data quiets Wall St rate-hike expectations

US stocks closed higher after jobs data quelled fears of an impending rate hike.

Staff Writers

The ASX has begun its recovery from Thursday’s fall. NewsWire /Gaye Gerard

financePremium‘Foot off the throat’: ASX bounces on rates bet

A sharp rebound in tech stocks has lifted the ASX 200, but analysts warn surging oil prices and Middle East tensions could quickly reverse the gains.

Cameron Micallef

Firmus is developing an AI factory zone in Tasmania, left, and Firmus current co-CEO Oliver Curtis during his release from prison in 2017.

IPOsPremiumFrom jail to AI billionaire: Firmus hits $44b ASX valuation

Oliver Curtis is set to become an AI billionaire when Firmus lists at a $43.7 billion valuation, but fund managers are questioning whether the company’s huge growth prospects justify its price tag.

Tom Richardson

The company is targeting an ASX debut on October 23. Firmus will start taking institutional bids on Tuesday and close by Friday.

IPOsPremiumFirmus eyes $43.7b valuation in blockbuster IPO

Data centre operator Firmus is seeking a $43.7 billion valuation in its initial public offering this month.

Jackie Edwards

The two-year US Treasury yield is poised for its biggest daily drop since August 2025. (AP PHOTO)

MarketsPremiumWall Street bounces back as US Treasury yields recede

US stocks have closed higher as investors monitored United States Treasury yields and developments in the Middle East.

Chuck Mikolajczak and Johann M Cherian

The ASX 200 had its worst day in four months on Thursday. NewsWire/ Glenn Campbell

MARKET WRAPPremium‘Bad news’: ASX plunges to brutal low

The Australian sharemarket has suffered its worst day in months – triggered by surging bond yields and a weak lead from Wall Street.

Paige Fryer

Pictured at the Mineral Resources office in Osborne Park is Josh Thurlow, chief executive of the lithium division.

MiningPremiumMinRes lithium boss Thurlow quits

Mineral Resources’ lithium chief executive Josh Thurlow will exit the mining major within two months to move abroad.

Adrian Rauso

Lynas' Malaysia processing plant in Pahang.

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Lynas shares tank on big $1b Brazilian bet

Lynas Rare Earths is spreading its wings to South America with a near-$1 billion deal that will hand it the largest known ionic clay rare earths resource outside of China.

Daniel Newell

Rio Tinto - a British?Australian multinational mining company - has been notified of ?the claim. (Alan Porritt/AAP PHOTOS)

MiningPremium6500 bring contamination suit against Rio Tinto

Claimants allege wastewater containing uranium, lead and other metals was discharged from a Rio Tinto mine into waterways used for drinking.

Clara Denina

Wall Street traders are pricing in a 37 per cent chance of a Fed interest rate hike in October. (AP PHOTO)

MarketsPremiumWall St mixed as US data shows moderate inflation rise

US stocks have closed mostly lower as investors digested new inflation data and monitored developments in Iran.

Chuck Mikolajczak and Shashwat Chauhan

Mortgage rates are now at a 15-year high. NewsWire / David Crosling

INTEREST RATESPremium‘Tough’: Key group smashed by RBA hikes

A key group has been dealt a double blow as rising interest rates erase the benefit of falling house prices.

Cameron Micallef

Australia’s sharemarket has surged after softer-than-expected inflation data.

MARKET WRAPPremiumASX surges as rate hike fears ease

Australia’s sharemarket has surged after softer-than-expected inflation data raised hopes the Reserve Bank will not need to lift interest rates further.

Paige Fryer and Cameron Micallef

Auditor KPMG said it wouldn’t be in a position to provide its audit opinion on the financial reports by September 30.

Funds managementPremiumMetrics puts hold on funds after shock $170m writedown

Metrics Credit Partners has stopped investors from accessing some of its funds and delayed the release of its audited financial reports for the portfolios.

Ryan Johnson

South Korea's KOSPI is set for a monthly gain of 0.3 per cent and a ?quarterly drop of 19 per cent. (AP PHOTO)

MarketsPremiumBonds set for bruising month but stocks stay resilient

Global bonds are set for their worst month in years, but shares have remained hardy despite rising borrowing costs thanks to troubles including the Iran war.

Danilo Masoni and Rae Wee

DroneShield’s technology is being examined by the US.

ManufacturingPremiumDroneShield on ‘pathway’ to $700m of US orders

The so-called indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract establishes a procurement vehicle to support potential contacts with the US.

Sean Smith

Kathleen Valley lithium mine in Western Australia.

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Liontown gives nod to $389m expansion at Kathleen Valley

An expansion of Kathleen Valley could drive down costs enough to make it WA’s second cheapest lithium producer, according to Liontown chief executive Tony Ottaviano.

Adrian Rauso and Daniel Newell

Northern Star Resources could be in play with a sweetened cash component.

MiningPremiumGold Fields mulls sweeter cash deal for Northern Star

Gold Fields is seeking to overcome resistance to a deal that would create the world’s second-largest gold producer.

Dinesh Nair, Paul-Alain Hunt, Loni Prinsloo and Manuel Baigorri

Traders on Wall Street are pricing in a 51.5 per cent chance of another rate hike next month. (AP PHOTO)

MarketsPremiumWall Street dips as bond yields remain high

US stocks have closed slightly lower as investors digested comments from Federal Reserve officials.

Chuck Mikolajczak

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MARKET WRAPPremiumASX up despite 15-year high interest rates

The Australian sharemarket has risen despite interest rates being hiked to a 15-year high.

Blair Jackson