The S&P 500 and Dow closed higher, while the tech sector was down, as a reported contraction in employment in the US fuelled expectations of a rate cut.
Staff Writers
Australian investors lifted the ASX 200 to its third highest level on Friday, as traders largely ignored the latest threats coming out of Washington.
Cameron Micallef
Using psychedelics to treat mental health conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder and depression has been divisive and shrouded in secrecy, but patients say the results speak for themselves.
Cheyanne Enciso
Plucking itself out of a tight situation is Iluka Resources. But should you buy shares in the mineral sands miner?
Patrick Taylor
AGL chairman Miles George says his predecessor Patricia McKenzie suffered serious injuries during a 2023 site visit, but has declined to give further details.
Derek Rose
The deaths add to a shocking list of fatalities at Simandou over the past two years as Africa’s largest mining and infrastructure project gears up for first exports.
Daniel Newell and Adrian Rauso
Ideal market conditions have helped Australian shares surge to their best week since rebounding from the Liberation Day tariff announcement earlier in 2025.
Adrian Black
Investors have shrugged off the US government shutdown and missing out on key jobs data as global shares head towards a gain for the week.
Marc Jones
The record rise of the price of gold has taken another jump, and with it Australia’s new gold rush has officially landed. Here’s everything you need to know.
Tom Richardson
US markets have risen slightly to notch record closing highs with help from heavyweight tech companies on the second day of a government shutdown.
Sinéad Carew and Niket Nishant
OpenAI has completed a funding round at a $US500 billion valuation, making it the world's largest privately held company.
Krystal Hu
Australian shares have rocketed more than 100 points higher in a blockbuster day of trading.
Global stocks have gained and gold traded near record highs as investors digested the potential ramifications of a US government shutdown.
Iain Withers and Kevin Buckland
The local bourse has had its best trading day since July as mining stocks and banks helped lift their respective sectors to multi-month highs.
Although government shutdowns typically have a negligible impact on capital markets, the timing of this one is significant.
Chloe Taylor and Tasmin Lockwood
Gold reached a new all-time high as the US began a government shutdown on Wednesday, threatening upheaval including delays to key economic data releases.
Sybilla Gross
All three main Wall Street indexes have advanced despite weaker than expected payrolls data with healthcare stocks providing the biggest boost.
Falling inflation and lower interest rates have given Australians a lift, but there’s still a major problem holding the economy back.
Gold prices jumped to another record high while Australian shares struggled to find direction amid Washington’s political standoff.
BHP is continuing to negotiate a deal that will keep iron ore from its vast Pilbara empire flowing into Chinese steel mills, with PM calling the rumoured stalemate ‘concerning’.
Daniel Newell
A financial planner believes many industry super funds' balanced options are in fact heavily weighted towards growth assets, which could create severe risks.
WA lithium miners have been smashed in Tuesday morning trade on the Australian Securities Exchange following reports that big a Chinese battery maker has moved a step closer to restarting a shuttered mine.
Annie Lee
