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The US war on Iran is spooking Australians who've watched their super pools drop tens of thousands of dollars since the conflict began on February 28.

Westpac has updated its forecast to have inflation in March — during the first full month of the Iran war - reaching a new three-year high.

An ASX-listed gas producer said its free cashflow has doubled as European gas prices soar, but the shares have barely moved.

Uniqlo’s Australian stores were among the top performers for its Japanese owner in the half-year — bucking the nation’s retail malaise amid rising interest rates, steeper fuel prices and a general cost crisis.

A gas export tax could make it harder for Australia to secure imported fuel from Asia, with a Senate committee examining the idea as Anthony Albanese is in Singapore meeting with its PM Lawrence Wong.

Former opposition leader Peter Dutton has been appointed to the board of one of Queensland’s investment companies by the LNP-run state government.

Bendigo Bank shares jumped this week on its cost out plans linked to advances in AI, as banks jump and tech sinks in the fast unfolding world of new AI services.

BYD has announced it is partnering with KFC to offer its EV users in China a one-stop feeding and fueling experience — in under 10 minutes. 

Opening the Strait of Hormuz will not stop the economic fallout but there is a silver lining to the turmoil.

Former West Coast Eagles veterans Ben Cousins and Michael Gardiner take a punt on AI data centre darling Firmus Technologies.

Decades of industrial peace in Australia’s economic engine room is about to come to an end when union members start refusing to work across BHP’s Pilbara iron mines.

Design platform Canva has snapped up two business founded by startup veterans Chris and Mike Sharkey as it cements its status as an artificial intelligence tech titan.

A tentative ceasefire may be in place between the United States and Iran but residual risks and ruined infrastructure will keep energy prices high.

The ASX saw a record month of futures trading and New York’s world famous ICE commodities futures exchange smashed trade records in March.

Glass bottle and aluminium can manufacturer Orora has halted production at its facility in the United Arab Emirates amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East, with the company also warning an earnings hit.