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Tech stocks shine as Wall Street rallies
Wall Street makes a bright start to the new week with tech and retail stars the big gainers.
- by Sarah Ponczek & Vildana Hajric
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8@eight: ASX set to rise as Wall Street rallies
What happened overnight and what's ahead for the ASX.
- by Kyle Rodda
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World markets
Microsoft overtook Apple to become the world's most valuable company - for a few minutes
For the first time in more than eight years, Microsoft overtook its great rival.
- by Ryan Vlastelica
Sharemarket
Netflix and market chills: why tech giants are hurting the most
The big technology stocks have imploded. The trade conflicts, expectations of lower growth and simple maths explain why they've fallen far more heavily than the wider US market.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Sharemarket
Resources rout drives ASX lower
The major mining and energy stocks ended two positive days of trading for the local sharemarket, as iron ore and oil prices tumbled further.
- by William McInnes
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Markets Live: ASX 45 points lower
The S&P/ASX 200 has closed lower at 5671 this afternoon with our materials and energy-heavy stock market dented by the declining oil price.
- by Lucy Battersby
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8@eight: Pressure to stay on ASX
What happened overnight and what's ahead for the ASX.
- by Kyle Rodda
Cryptocurrencies
'This thing will be a monster': Fears growing over Bitcoin's plunge
The great crypto crash of 2018 plunged deeper over the weekend and fears are growing over what's next.
- by Matthew G. Miller & Eric Lam
World markets
Wall Street's holiday slide set to weigh on ASX
Wall Street's biggest Thanksgiving-week loss since 2011 has ASX poised for a negative star this morning.
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Rethink on US growth outlook sends a shudder through the market
The Australian share market is likely to stay flat in the week ahead after plunging oil prices caused US stocks to suffer their biggest Thanksgiving-week loss since 2011.
- by Timothy Moore
Food & drink
A future with fewer truffles: Prices for the black treat set to soar
The black truffle is already one of the world's scarcest foodstuffs, but climate change could drive it to the brink of extinction in its traditional home of southern Europe.
- by Lucca de Paoli