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Wall Street closed mixed overnight as investors digested mostly positive quarterly results from big US banks

Scramble for super CGT clarity

A strong performance from miners and energy stocks has helped Australia's share market scrape a positive session, helping to counterbalance a heavy financial segment.

Security agencies are investigating how the personal phone numbers of political leaders including the prime minister were published in an online database.

Crucial economic data in coming weeks could determine when mortgage holders can expect more interest rate relief, the Reserve Bank board says.

A $4 billion budget hole created by an overhaul of the government's contentious super tax policy will be filled using other measures, the treasurer says.

The S&P 500 jumped 1.6 per cent overnight, in its best day since May, and recovered just over half its drop from Friday.

ANZ's Matos unveils five-year plan to match CBA

A plan to increase tax on large super balances has been overhauled, with Labor saying they took feedback on its original plan seriously.

Australian shares have tumbled on the back of a resumption of US-China trade tensions, stoking worries about global growth and tech company valuations.

Asian stocks appear set for a rocky start this week.

AI hacks the new normal: cyber chief

Australia's share market has finished the week lower, after easing gold and copper prices clipped the wings of a mining sector rally.

Wall Street took a pause overnight as US stocks and even the price of gold pulled back from record highs following torrid runs.

Energy builds not 2030-ready

Australia's share market has notched its first positive close for the week, buoyed by the materials sector and a rebound in retail stocks.

Donald Trump's 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza now has the backing of Israel and Hamas, drawing praise from Australia's political leaders.

Technology shares boosted US stocks to a higher close overnight.

Labor's $600m smelter bailout could snowball

Australia's share market has sold off for a third-straight session, in which the only sure things were gold and investor uncertainty.

US stocks closed lower overnight as investors, deprived of economic data resulting from the shuttered government, looked to secondary indicators and remarks from US Federal Reserve officials for clues.

Ley, Wells clash over Triple Zero failures

Australia's share market has tracked lower for a second-straight session, as consumer discretionaries, communications and real estate stocks sold off.

Wall Street keeps setting more records, and excitement about the artificial-intelligence industry keeps leading the way.

CBA core banking system now lives in the cloud

Australia's share market has retreated from record highs, as investors await a catalyst to send the bourse into unchartered territory.

PC cash flow tax plan will hit economy, says BCA

Australia's share market is within striking distance of record highs as "Goldilocks" market conditions continue to fuel investors' buy orders.

President Donald Trump is mulling "temporary or permanent" spending cuts that could set up a lose-lose dynamic for Democratic politicians.

Wall Street's three major indexes marked record closing highs with modest gains overnight, largely thanks to support from the technology sector.

Telcos face new rules on outages

Australia's share market has rallied to within one per cent of its best close in a session that almost reduced September's losses to a memory.