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THE ECONOMIST: Even the best traders struggle to predict sudden jumps in volatility.

Westpac has confirmed the sale of RAMS, which has loans worth $21.4 billion, a little more than a week after it was fined $20 million.

A Senate probe investigating a deadly triple-zero outage will haul in Optus’ senior leaders and top communications officials for questioning.

More Aussies are delaying their retirement plans due to cost of living pressures, but a finance expert says there are seven simple things everyone can do to help them retire early.

An evangelical Andrew Forrest implored Fortescue shareholders to stay on board with green energy trials that ‘probably will fail’, following a litany of costly setbacks in recent months.

BEN HARVEY: WiseTech shareholders thought the worst was over, then the police came knocking.

Investors have dumped Atlassian stock in 2025, but its founder says it’s a big AI winner with potential to grow strongly into the future.

ANZ has revealed a $1.1 billion profit downgrade, with redundancies making up more than a third of the bad news.

Neither country wants decoupling or confrontation — at least, not yet.

THE ECONOMIST: Google was written off as an AI laggard — now its all-in-one model and custom chips are powering a trillion-dollar comeback.

TOM RICHARDSON: AI will accelerate the algorithm economy and its potential explains why mega-cap tech bosses will commit unlimited amounts to AI investments.

AARON PATRICK: The Treasurer is stoking fear about international instability while his domestic policies contribute to price rises that could drive up interest rates.

Coles is still outpacing Woolworths’ sales growth, but analysts suggest the latter’s stock might be a better value buy for share market shoppers.

While sales growth at the group’s flagship retail chain Bunnings has improved on the June half-year, cost-of-living pressures are still weighing on shoppers.

Haul road problems are in the rear view mirror, Mineral Resources says, and the company is now on track to reach full-year volume and cost guidance across the board.