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    Today

    Nvidia, briefly, became the world’s most valuable company last week.

    Nvidia enters correction territory as slump extends into third session

    Shares in the semiconductor maker have tumbled more than 10 per cent, putting it back below the $US3 trillion market-cap threshold.

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    • Ryan Vlastelica
    The most important thing an investor can do to take advantage of compound interest is to start as young as possible.

    How anyone can turn $5000 into more than $400,000

    Building wealth can be simple if you stay disciplined. Here are six essential lessons for share investors.

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    • Tom Richardson

    Yesterday

    US stocks have rallied nearly 15 per cent this year.

    Wall Street’s record rally built on ‘shaky foundations’

    The AI-powered surge in the US sharemarket has lifted the S&P 500 by 32 per cent from its October lows, but equity strategists warn not everything is so rosy under the hood.

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    • Alex Gluyas
    New trial results from Eli Lilly’s weight-loss drug has sparked another ResMed sell-off.

    ResMed sinks as drug trial sparks Ozempic-style sell-off

    New results from Eli Lilly’s weight-loss treatment have traders reaching for the sell button, but analysts aren’t so sure.

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    • Joshua Peach
    The ASX 200 is set to open lower.

    ASX slips; Cettire slumps 49pc; Paladin to buy Fission for $1.3b

    Shares close down 0.8 per cent; Star drops after profit warning; Myer explores merger with Premier’s Just Jeans, Jay Jays; Cettire issues profit warning; ResMed sinks as Ozempic fears resurge. Follow updates here.

    • Timothy Moore, Joanne Tran, Cecile Lefort, Joshua Peach, Alex Gluyas and Sarah Jones
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    This Month

    QBE’s Frank O’Halloran, ANZ’s Mike Smith and Macquarie’s Shemara Wikramanayake have had different experiences expanding their empires overseas.

    Global ambitions a dangerous trap for overzealous local giants

    “An organic approach to world domination is a better way to do it,” says Allan Gray’s Simon Mawhinney. A string of failures shows he’s on the money.

    • Jemima Whyte
    Steven Marks.

    Gen Z demand makes Guzman y Gomez the hottest retail stock

    About 30 per cent of all shares traded on Superhero, a popular online platform, were in the Mexican restaurant group on Thursday. Still, demand is falling.

    • Joanne Tran
    The ASX 200 is set to open higher.

    Shares rise; CBA nears BHP as market’s largest company, MinRes dives

    Miners fall again. GyG weaker. Retailers warn on weak sales as living costs rise. Japanese yen weakens on inflation data. US equities mixed. Swiss National Bank cuts rates. Follow here.

    • Timothy Moore, Tom Richardson, Alex Gluyas, Cecile Lefort, Joanne Tran and Joshua Peach
    Feeding frenzy: Guzman y Gomez co-founder and CEO Steven Marks, and TDM Growth Partners founder Tom Cowan.

    Can big burritos save public markets?

    We won’t know for many years whether Guzman y Gomez investors have overestimated Australians’ appetite for Mexican-themed restaurants.

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    Oscar Oberg says the share price of G8 Education could surge 50 per cent in the next 12 to 24 months.

    Wilson’s Oberg is tipping 50pc upside in this small-cap stock

    Wilson Assets Management’s Oscar Oberg is bullish on Iress even as its share price has tanked. He also like G8 Education and reveals why he is looking to buy up retail stocks again.

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    • Joanne Tran

    Shares slip; Guzman y Gomez surges, Bank of England ahead

    Bank of England, Swiss National Bank to hand down rates decisions. Guzman y Gomez targets more than 1000 stores in Australia. Bitcoin fund lists on ASX. Follow updates here.

    • Timothy Moore, Tom Richardson, Sarah Jones, Alex Gluyas, Cecile Lefort, Joshua Peach and Joanne Tran
    Australian shares are poised to start the day modestly lower.

    ASX tips lower; energy stocks gain, WA1 Resources soars 25pc

    Australian shares end lower. CSR bows out of ASX after six-decade run. Beach Energy hit with broker downgrades. Helia Group sinks on CBA review.

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    • Timothy Moore, Joshua Peach, Alex Gluyas, Cecile Lefort, Joanne Tran and Sarah Jones
    Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia, has reiterated his enthusiastic outlook for AI.

    Nvidia eclipses Microsoft as world’s most valuable company

    Shares of the chipmaker climbed 3.5 per cent, lifting its market capitalisation above Microsoft, just days after it overtook Apple.

    • Shristi Achar A and Noel Randewich

    NSW budget winners; Bitcoin ETFs arrive in Oz; 15 ASX stock picks

    Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.

    Local shares are set to open higher after techs advance again in New York.

    ASX rallies 1pc as RBA leaves rates on hold; Fortescue drops over 5pc

    Shares advance; Reserve Bank leaves cash rate unchanged at 4.35 per cent; CBA powers higher; Fortescue Metals slumps after $1.1 billion block trade. Follow here for more updates.

    • Timothy Moore, Joanne Tran, Cecile Lefort, Joshua Peach, Alex Gluyas and Sarah Jones
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    These seven companies have collectively returned an astonishing 1151 per cent since 2016.

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    Donald Trump and Joe Biden during the  first presidential debate of 2020.

    Why investors should care about the Biden-Trump debate

    Global markets have been rocked by shock voting in India, Mexico and France, but next week’s first US presidential debate is tipped to exacerbate that turbulence.

    • Alex Gluyas
    Telix chief executive Christian Behrenbruch had hoped to tap deeper pools of capital in the US.

    Telix pulls $300m Nasdaq IPO as investors demand deep discount

    The cancer treatment hopeful had announced plans to list in New York only last week as it searched for more capital. On Friday, it withdrew from the initial public offering.

    • Kylar Loussikian
    Paul Xiradis co-founded Ausbil in 1997 and has led it to become a $17.8 million investment powerhouse.

    Ausbil’s Xiradis more bullish than most on ASX growth stocks

    The 45-year market veteran is considering whether to back Guzman y Gomez’s IPO, saying the fast-food chain will “capture the imagination” of investors.

    • Alex Gluyas
    The ASX 200 is set to open lower.

    Shares slip; Deterra sinks on lithium pivot, Tabcorp jumps

    Shares lose 0.3pc. Telix scraps US IPO. Bank of Japan holds rates. S&P 500 hits record high. Citi upgrades copper. Trump says he wants to trim US corp taxes. Follow here.

    • Timothy Moore, Tom Richardson, Joshua Peach, Cecile Lefort, Alex Gluyas and Joanne Tran