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Markets
ASX rallies late in volatile session
A rally in late trade saw the Australian sharemarket close slightly higher on Thursday.
- by William McInnes
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Sharemarket
Why Australia's top super fund buys stocks as others run for the exit
We might see market jitters about global growth, but it will all work out in the long run, bets Australia's best-performing superannuation fund.
- by Matthew Burgess
World markets
Wall Street's Fed-inspired rally peters out
The S&P 500 and the Dow have ended lower as interest rate-sensitive financial stocks dragged down the indexes after the US Federal Reserve affirmed a dovish monetary policy stance.
- by Stephen Culp
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8@eight: Wall Street seesaws
What happened overnight and what's ahead for the ASX.
- by Kyle Rodda
Analysis
Trade wars
Markets are on edge as US trade talks with China hit a rough patch
The US market had largely priced in a successful outcome from the trade negotiations between the US and China. Now it's not so sure.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Sharemarket
Trade war concerns drag ASX lower
Australian shares closed lower on Wednesday as trade war worries left investors trading defensively.
- by William McInnes
Markets Live
Markets Live: Eclipx dives 56pc, Nufarm drops 24pc
The S&P/ASX 200 closed 0.4 per cent lower at 6165, supported by the info tech sector.
- by Lucy Battersby
Sharemarket
'Trade of the century': Buy gold and sell stocks, top hedge fund says
'Bull-market greed will turn to fear': One of last year's best-performing hedge funds says buy bullion now as stocks are due for another meltdown.
- by Sarah Ponczek
Billionaires
Gates joins Bezos as the only two members of the $US100 billion club
Of the world's 2,800 billionaires, 145 are worth at least $US10 billion, making them decabillionaires. Now, the world has two centibillionaires simultaneously.
- by Devon Pendleton and Tom Metcalf
World markets
US stocks give up an early rally, ending winning streak
A late afternoon swoon ends Wall Street's winning run.
- by Damian J. Troise and Alex Veiga
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8@eight
8@eight: Trade war jitters hover over markets
What happened overnight and what's ahead for the ASX.
- by Kyle Rodda