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Rio Tinto will share the windfall of its copper bonanza with shareholders after reporting a massive surge in first-half net profit that was underpinned by production growth of the red metal.

Nvidia’s fresh round of AI infrastructure deals are accelerating a streak of investments that sceptics warn is artificially inflating demand and valuations across the industry.

Myer boss Olivia Wirth says the department chain saw a ‘material downturn in consumer sentiment’ at the end of the financial year that has carried over into July.

Australia could potentially escape Donald Trump’s new 12.5 per cent tariffs by changing Australian law on imported goods made with slave labour, a leading trade expert says.

Demand for open-weight models is soaring, but what does a rise in Chinese labs mean?

The escalating conflict in the Gulf has sent oil prices upwards, fanning fears of inflation, while Alphabet, Intel and Tesla earnings are expected this week.

Smaller companies now offer excellent value versus the big banks according to some of Australia’s leading market experts.

The market discipline that was meant to cage the prince has, in short, become the lever by which the prince escapes the cage.

Oil prices surged 10 per cent to a four-week high overnight, raising fears of another spike in the price of petrol and diesel in Australia.

Oil is climbing as the US and Iran trade attacks in the Gulf, choking the Strait of Hormuz and rekindling inflation risks, while share markets slide in Asia.

The International Monetary Fund has downgraded its outlook for the world economy but remains optimistic that fallout from the Iran war is being offset by AI and new technology.

His comments came a day after the US Treasury withdrew a waiver that allowed Tehran to sell its oil under the interim ceasefire deal.

Australian home borrowers are likely to cop another interest rate hike by Christmas as uncertainty in the Middle East keeps inflation higher for longer.

Many High Growth super funds delivered returns in excess of 10 per cent in financial year 2026, ahead of historical averages in part thanks to their exposures to international shares.

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Australia’s biggest KFC operator Collins Foods says it is well prepared to mitigate any supply disruptions from the worsening bird flu outbreak across two States.

When the crash comes, stabilising markets will be easy compared with reordering society for AI, writes short-seller Carson Block.

Superannuation savings are looking at another strong annual return, despite the damage inflicted on Australian shares by the Middle East war.