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America’s increasingly independent stance on energy security could be underpinning Donald Trump’s brazen approach to the global trading order.

Trump’s new world order all comes down to energy security

JACKSON HEWETT: The US President’s willingness to stomp on the global trading order and reshore American manufacturing could be a power play on two levels.

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JACKSON HEWETT: Michele Bullock’s RBA is on high alert for global trade war.

Why the RBA’s address on the Trump tariffs is so significant

JACKSON HEWETT: The US President has everyone on tenterhooks, Australian mortgage holders included.

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US President Donald Trump's latest tariff threats have sparked recession fears on Wall St. (AP PHOTO)

S&P, Nasdaq post big drops on Trump tariff turmoil

S&P, Nasdaq post worst month since December 2022; Uncertainty over Trump tariffs weigh on markets in first quarter Dow up 1.0 per cent.

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Wisetech Global executive chair Richard White.

Former WiseTech chair makes return as independent director

Former WiseTech Global chairman Andrew Harrison has returned to the board he departed just a year ago to fill the role of lead independent director.

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Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ is set to be anything but for the American economy.

Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ is set to whack America’s economy

A rush of new tariffs will hurt growth, raise prices and worsen inequality.

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Nine said the improved offer could deliver it after-tax cash proceeds of about $1.4b.

CoStar ups bid for Nine-controlled Domain to $2.8b

The US property market data giant circling Australia’s Domain has sweetened its offer for the real estate listings platform to almost $2.8 billion.

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The company’s board has already backed the binding scheme implementation agreement and largest shareholder Kin Group, which controls almost 21 per cent of the register, has also agreed to sell into the offer.

The Reject Shop is heading into foreign hands

The Reject Shop may be best known for its bargain-basement prices on everyday items but it has managed to attract a top-shelf takeover bid from a foreign suitor.

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Wall Street closed lower amid investor uncertainty about the scale of Donald Trump's tariffs. (AP PHOTO)

Wall St lower on tariff worries, Nvidia and Tesla drop

US stocks have closed lower amid investor caution regarding the country's tariff policies.

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James Hardie CEO Aaron Erter.

Decked! Investors turn backs on James Hardie’s $14b US punt

Investors have given James Hardie the cold shoulder after the building products supplier revealed an ambitious $14b merger deal.

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Premier Investments chairman Solomon Lew.

Premier’s Solomon Lew paints bleak picture for consumers

Premier Investments’ Solomon Lew has painted a bleak picture for consumer sentiment as he warned Australians not to expect any relief in the Federal Budget due to excessive government spending.

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Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Jerome Powell is facing a Trump tariff headache.

Higher prices, slower growth as Trump trips up US economy

The US Federal Reserve’s Jerome Powell may not have delivered a rate cut to Americans overnight, but he did offer a grim economic warning instead.

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Myer executive chair Olivia Wirth.

Wirth promises to make Myer a ‘retail powerhouse’

Myer boss Olivia Wirth is confident she has the new growth strategies in place to establish the 125-year-old department store as a retail powerhouse amid tough trading conditions.

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Vietnamese EV maker VinFast Auto's VF3 electric vehicle on display during the Bharat Mobility Global Expo in New Delhi in January.  Bloomberg
Wisetech Global CEO Richard White.

White ‘misled’ WiseTech over partners in bombshell review

An independent review into the actions of WiseTech’s scandal-prone founder Richard White has revealed he made incomplete and, at times, misleading disclosures about personal relationships.

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A broad rally boosted all three major US stock indexes to solid gains at the week's close. (AP PHOTO)

Wall St ends higher as selloff prompts dip-buying rally

US stocks have rebounded as investors hunted for bargains at the end of a tumultuous week in which US President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war fuelled recession fears and doused risk appetite.

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