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ASX stocks extends gains at midday
Stocks have broadly been under pressure this month after hopes withered for multiple US interest rate cuts this year.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
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Lab tests imminent for Strickland gold samples
Strickland Metals has delivered samples from its first Yandal diamond drillholes to the laboratory for assay, while RC and diamond drilling is continuing.
- by Doug Bright
Opinion
Mergers & acquisitions
The $60 billion game that BHP boss Mike Henry needs to win
BHP has its prey in its sights, but winning requires skill and a willingness to walk away if the target, Anglo American, plays hard to get.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Markets
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World markets
ASX slumps after weak US data; BHP shares drop on $60b deal
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey and Millie Muroi
The economy
Opinion
Federal Reserve
Trump’s think tanks are planning an assault on the Fed’s independence
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion & Perspectives
The $60 billion game that BHP boss Mike Henry needs to win
BHP has its prey in its sights, but winning requires skill and a willingness to walk away if the target, Anglo American, plays hard to get.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
Trump’s think tanks are planning an assault on the Fed’s independence
If Donald Trump regains the US presidency, his policies will clash with the Federal Reserve Board’s key mandate of providing price stability.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
How Albanese can make Australia’s future the smart way
As the world stops buying our fossil fuels in coming decades, Australia must hunt around in our natural endowment to find a new comparative advantage.
Ross Gittins
Economics Editor
Banking & finance
Analysis
Interest rates
When interest rates eventually fall, banks will face a critical decision
- by Clancy Yeates
Entrepreneurship
The iron men with a $3 billion plan to save the planet
Two former Fortescue executives want to reduce the enormous carbon footprint of iron ore, Australia’s most lucrative export industry. It’ll cost at least $3 billion.
- by Anne Hyland
This Australian billion-dollar luxury fashion retailer has taken the world by storm. But read the fine print
Cettire has dazzled both well-heeled shoppers and investors with its bargains and extraordinary growth, but it has also become the most polarising success story on the ASX.
- by Colin Kruger
Media
Workplace
Opinion
Work therapy
My work wants my biometric data. Am I right to feel uncomfortable?
- by Jonathan Rivett
Commercial real estate
Posh makeovers for city premises as work and play come together
- by Carolyn Cummins and Nicole Lindsay
