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The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed the week down more than 1 per cent on Friday with investors leaving technology for other sectors.

Police say two men who opened fire on Bondi Beach, killing 16 people in an attack designed to target the Jewish community were father and son.

Australia's share market has finished higher for a third straight week, with miners carving a path to victory after a string of weak sessions.

The nation's health ministers are pushing for a greater federal contribution to public hospitals as Canberra declares there won't be more money, just goodwill.

The S&P 500 and the Dow recorded closing highs overnight after a Federal Reserve ‍policy update that was less hawkish than expected.

Miners have led Australia's stock market higher, helping the bourse snap a three-session losing streak after a US interest rate cut sparked a rally in raw materials.

Australians spent big at the altar of rock gods AC/DC and Oasis, continuing a run of strong household spending that will add to the Reserve Bank's concerns over inflation.

Wall Street closed higher overnight, after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point ​and signalled that it will likely put further rate cuts on pause for now.

A rally in the raw materials sector has salvaged an otherwise grim session for Australia's share market, as gold stocks regained their shine.

US stocks largely held in place overnight as Wall Street waits to hear what the Federal Reserve will say Wednesday about where interest rates are heading.

Australia's share market has crept lower after the Reserve Bank offered nothing to allay investor fears its interest rate cutting cycle may be over.

US stocks pulled away from their record heights overnight, with the S&P 500 slipping 0.3% for just its second loss in the last 11 days.

The United States has recommitted to the AUKUS nuclear submarine pact after a secret internal review.

Profit-taking in raw materials and energy stocks have dragged the bourse lower, ahead of a huge week for central bank meetings in different parts of the globe.

Australians' diets could worsen if corporate interests are allowed to dominate food policy, experts warn.

US stocks have closed out the trading week with slight gains on Friday as the latest flurry of economic data kept elevated expectations for a Federal Reserve interest rate cut.

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.

US stocks closed near the unchanged mark overnight, as investors weighed a report on the labour market and other economic data

Australia is working through the details of the Pentagon's review of AUKUS which has given the nuclear submarine pact the green light.

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.

US stocks closed higher overnight as a flurry of economic data kept expectations elevated for an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve next week

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.

Former political staffer Bruce Lehrmann has lost his appeal against a bruising defamation ruling that he probably raped Brittany Higgins.

US stocks closed higher overnight to record their sixth gain in seven sessions in muted trading on Tuesday.

Australia's share market has ended the day slightly higher after see-sawing during the session, buoyed by strength in energy and mining.

A long-awaited national plan for artificial intelligence will boost Australia's global investment opportunities.

US stocks closed modestly lower overnight, weighed down by a jump in treasury yields and economic data that showed tariffs remained a drag on the manufacturing sector.

Australia's share market has started the month on the back foot, tracking a turnaround in global risk appetite after a hawkish speech from the Bank of Japan's governor.

IGA supplier Metcash has delivered a $142.2 million first-half net profit, up barely 0.3 per cent from a year ago, after tobacco sales dropped by 35 per cent.

US stocks climbed on Friday (Saturday morning AWST) in thin trading volume during a shortened session after Thanksgiving, driven by gains in retail and a recovery in tech stocks.

Australia's share market has broken a four-week losing streak despite a flat final session, notching its best weekly performance since May.

A legal battle that has erupted over the multimillion-dollar estate of the former prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre might get even bigger.