Markets

Sherry Duhe is stepping down as Santos’ CFO.
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Business
Danielle Le Messurier

Shock exit another red flag for Santos

Top analyst warns Santos CFO’s departure will spark questions over succession planning and governance.

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Rio Tinto says its on track to hit the lower end of iron ore guidance.
Mining
Adrian Rauso and Daniel Newell

Rio in ‘tightly balanced’ race to reach iron ore target

The mining giant has a bullish view on Chinese steel demand and is tipping a strong finish to the year in the Pilbara as it stays in the race to meet its full-year shipments goal.

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ANZ’s new CEO Nuno Matos
Business
Tom Richardson

ANZ boss takes axe to costs as part of home loans push

ANZ’s Nuno Matos has outlined a plan to reverse its profit margin decline and grow returns for shareholders in a radical overhaul of the bank.

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President Donald Trump has posted a message saying the US relationship with China will be fine. (AP PHOTO)
US Politics
Staff Writers

Trump backs off China threats after stock market plunge

US President Donald Trump has taken a less confrontational approach in his latest social media post on trade tensions with China.

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US President Donald Trump announced an additional 100 per cent tariff on Chinese imports from November 1.
Markets
Nathan Schmidt

Bloodbath fears for Aus as US-China trade war reignites

The Australian share market is expected to shed billions when markets open after US President Donald Trump reignited a trade war with China.

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The price of precious metals has many miners looking to reopen closed operations.
Business
Tom Richardson

Silver and gold’s soaring price has ASX miners riding high

Historic moves higher in the gold and silver price have fed a new frenzy sending gold stocks doubling or tripling in 2025 as investors eye more capital gains.

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The line outside ABC Bullion in Sydney’s market place continues to get longer as the price of the precious metal continues to rise.
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Business
Tom Richardson

Banks be damned: Distrust fuels Sydney’s growing gold queue

The mania to buy gold has now spread from fed-up citizens like Matthew, to mums and dads, and Wall Street giants.

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Guzman’s co-CEOs Hilton Brett and Steven Marks.
Business
Cheyanne Enciso

Hail, Caesar! New menu items boost Guzman y Gomez sales

Guzman y Gomez has launched a $100 million buyback to support its ongoing global restaurant rollout, while reporting a near-19 per cent jump in sales for the September quarter.

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Gold price reaches $US4000 an ounce for the first time ever.
Markets
The Washington Post

Why record gold price above $US4000 is sign of uncertainty

The gold price has surged past $US4000 an ounce for the first time, extending a rally that has lifted prices close to 50 per cent since the start of the year.

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Bitcoin has surged by 67 per cent to $US126,000 since Donald Trump’s November election win.
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Business
Tom Richardson

Bitcoin hits record, outshining gold and stocks

The US Government shutdown is helping propel digital currency Bitcoin towards prices that would have sounded implausible a few years ago.

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Cboe becomes the fourth platform in Australia endorsed to list companies, joining the ASX, the National Stock Exchange and the Sydney Stock Exchange.
Markets
Sean Smith

Watchdog opens listings door to ASX operator’s US rival

ASX Ltd is facing tougher competition for listings after the corporate regulator opened the field up to a rival operator, adding to the pressure on Australia’s dominant share trading platform.

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National house prices are forecast to rise 5.7 per cent over the next 12 months, according to investment bank Morgan Stanley.
Australia
Tom Richardson

The State most likely to lead nation’s house-buying spree

More than one-in-five aspiring homebuyers in one State expect to make their purchase during the next 12 months as incentives spark a national property scramble.

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Gold and Bitcoin have reset their record highs and Australia’s share market could do the same this week as investors position for a bullish fourth quarter.
Markets
Adrian Black

Australian shares nudge record while gold, Bitcoin peak again

Gold and Bitcoin have reset their record highs and Australia's share market could do the same this week as investors position for a bullish fourth quarter.

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The slapped-together feel of the Permanent Portfolio shouldn’t work but it is currently bringing back major returns almost 45 years after it was formulated.
Business
The Economist

The eccentric investment strategy that beats the rest

Introducing the 25/25/25/25 portfolio.

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Sydney business siblings Dan and Will Roberts.
Business
Tom Richardson

Company that got rejected by ASX now worth more than Qantas

Sydney brothers Dan and Will Roberts couldn’t get the ASX interested in their computer business, Iren. Then they moved it to the US and everything changed.

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