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As the popularity of Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales grows, so does the sophistication of tools used to capture some of the expected $6.8 billion in sales.

Major environmental reforms will not push up energy bills and might provide relief by fast-tracking renewables, with the laws set to clear the parliament.

Futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were nearly unchanged ahead of Thursday's Thanksgiving holiday in the US.

A promising start has faded to a lacklustre finish for Australia's stock market as energy stocks tumbled and profit-taking weighed on miners.

Economists say the Reserve Bank might have lowered interest rates too far after a surprise inflation print revealed price pressures are still running hot.

Wall Street extended its rally overnight as revived tech strength and the increasing probability of a December interest rate cut from the US Federal Reserve put investors in a buying mood.

An early surge in Australian shares has faded by the close after a hotter-than-expected inflation print weighed on the outlook for borrowing costs.

Mining and industry executives are urging Labor and the coalition to strike a speedy deal on environmental reforms to improve clunky planning approvals.

Lower energy rebates and higher housing costs than a year ago have propelled the headline inflation rate up to its highest level in 16 months.

Wall Street has extended its rally as a spate of economic data appeared to support the case for the US Federal Reserve to implement its third and final rate cut of the year in December.

Australia's share market has handed back most of its early gains to limp higher, as investors stalled ahead a key inflation data release.

Australia's fifth-largest retail bank had deficient safeguards against money-laundering in many key areas, an external review has found.

Solid gains on Wall Street follow improved odds of a US interest rate cut in December with the tech-heavy Nasdaq out front as investors defy valuation concerns.

Australia's share market has bounced from a recent sell-off after hopes of US interest rate cuts overwhelmed a gloomier outlook for local borrowing costs.

BHP has hosed down chatter it still has a keen interest in copper play Anglo American, confirming it's no longer pursuing a merger.

US stocks ended sharply higher on Friday as traders boosted bets on an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve next month.

Australia's share market has crumbled to its lowest level since June, as concerns about stretched valuations meet a reduced outlook for interest rate cuts.

The prime minister is expecting to make progress on a landmark free trade deal with the European Union during a gathering of world leaders in South Africa.

Wall Street stocks slid overnight in a sharp reversal from an early rally, as technology gains faded after a boost from Nvidia's earnings and US jobs data muddied the labour market outlook.

The Australian bourse has notched its biggest gain since August as technology rebounds and mining boons led the market higher.

Australia will not host the UN's annual climate summit in 2026, instead yielding to a rival bid from Turkey.

US stocks ended a choppy session higher overnight, rebounding from recent losses as technology stocks rose ahead of Nvidia's quarterly results.

Mining and energy stocks have struggled to counterbalance a weak financial sector, leaving the Australian share market slightly lower ahead of key overseas economic data returning from a US government shutdown.

Pay packets are still growing in real terms according to fresh wages data, but economists say rising inflation could soon bring that to an end.

The US stock market fell following another jarring session overnight, as worries keep dogging Nvidia, bitcoin and other Wall Street stars that their prices shot too high.

The Australian share market has taken its second-biggest loss of the year as worries around technology valuations, inflation and global economic factors wore at investor confidence.

Commonwealth and Westpac executives are first-up as the federal parliament probes practices at Australia's big four banks this week.

The Opposition has changed its tune on government funding for coal power after a bruising fight over its energy and climate change policy.

The US stock market sank Monday as Nvidia and other superstars created by the frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology dimmed some more.

The local share market has managed to avoid a fifth straight day of losses thanks to late afternoon gains that propelled the bourse to a flat finish.

The opposition leader insists her party does still care about climate action after walking away from Australia's key emission-reduction targets.

Wall Street stocks ended mixed on Friday as investors looked ahead to Nvidia's quarterly results.