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In morning trading the All Ordinaries has fallen 1.9 per cent and the ASX 200 dropped 1.8 per cent to hit a seven-month low before recovering to end the day down 1.1 per cent for the All Ords and 0.9 per cent for the ASX 200.

Markets go into meltdown as tariff-man spooks investors

The Australian sharemarket shed $25 billion dollars as nervous investors followed Wall Street’s $US4 trillion selldown over recession fears, but a late afternoon revival has eased investor losses.

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Donald Trump is performing to his MAGA fans at home who are still cheering on his tough “America First” agenda, even as it threatens to send that nation into recession. 

Business still in the dark as Trump’s tariff D-Day looms

EDITORIAL: Barring a last minute miracle, it appears certain that Australia will not be spared from Donald Trump’s tariff binge which is threatening to destabilise the world economy. 

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Australia is still in the dark on reprieve as Donald Trump trade taxes are due to strike in two days.

Australia in the dark as clock ticks on tariff time bomb

Just hours before Washington’s axe falls on Australian steel and aluminium companies, the Government is still in the dark about whether it can snatch a reprieve from punishing 25 per cent tariffs on imports. 

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Should you use superannuation savings to clear the mortgage? There’s a few important factors to remember, and why one option beats the other.

Why using your super to pay down your mortgage works out

Should you use superannuation savings to clear the mortgage? There’s a few important factors to remember, and why one option beats the other.

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US President Donald Trump displayed on a television during a news broadcast on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

Late investor fight-back sees ASX200 halve early losses

Investors have turned increasingly nervous about US President Donald Trump’s supposedly business-friendly policies, and the jitters intensified when he refused on the weekend to rule out a recession.

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Gender equality policies have become a ‘convenient scapegoat’ for broad economic worries and men must be included in a new conversation, women’s advocates say.

Workplace equality backlash prompts call to include men

Gender equality policies have become a ‘convenient scapegoat’ for broad economic worries and men must be included in a new conversation, women's advocates say.

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The Reserve Bank cut the official interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.1 per cent in February.

Rate cut relief lifts consumer confidence to 3-year high

Westpac said the RBA’s decision to cut interest rates for the first time since late 2020, and further easing in cost of living pressures have provided a ‘clear lift’ in consumer sentiment.

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers and shadow treasurer Angus Taylor. Economy must be strengthened if Australia is to successfully navigate Trump-led US instability.

Surviving erratic Trump key challenge for next government

Australia’s next Federal Government will need to make the economy as ‘strong as it can be’ in a bid to survive US President Donald Trump and his erratic polices, according a top economist.

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Shares in Star are in a trading halt as the casino operator tries to refinance significant debt. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Star reveals mystery lender behind $940m debt rescue

Embattled casino group Star Entertainment has confirmed the lender behind a $940 million refinancing deal, as it mulls multiple pathways for survival

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On the surface, countries do seem deal-friendlier.
Leader of the Department of Government Efficiency Elon Musk says he expects to remain in the Trump administration for another year.

Musk admits ‘difficulty’ running businesses as Tesla tanks

DOGE chief Elon Musk says he’s running his businesses ‘with great difficulty’ as shares of his automotive firm Tesla suffered their worst drop in a half-decade.

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The stockmarket sell-off shows no sign of stopping in the wake of Donald Trump’s tariff drama.

How Donald Trump provoked a wild stockmarket sell-off

During Donald Trump’s first term, investors came to believe that his administration’s focus on tax cuts and deregulation would ultimately overwhelm his unpredictable tendencies. This time, it’s different.

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Elon Musk says a mass cyber attack on X originated in Ukraine.

Elon Musk says mass cyberattack on X originated in Ukraine

The tech billionaire’s social media platfrom X is the victim of an ongoing cyberattack that he says originated in Ukraine.

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A dismal consumer confidence report prompted a selloff on Wall Street on Tuesday. (AP PHOTO)

ASX steadies slightly after opening bell bloodbath

The Australian share market has plummeted, shedding more than $45 billion after US markets tanked overnight on recession fears.

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The Australian Securities Exchange has fallen sharply, losing more than one per cent. (Steven Saphore/AAP PHOTOS)

Trump dump: Shares track US plunge over recession fears

Fears of a recession in the world's biggest economy has driven a sharp plunge in the Australian market, in line with an overnight sell off on Wall St.

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