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Investors on Wall Street are set to turn their attention to United States economic data. (AP PHOTO)

MarketsPremiumWall Street rises amid focus on bond yields and Iran

US stocks have closed higher as investors backed shares in the healthcare sector and financial companies.

Sinéad Carew and Avinash P

Analysts are yet to deliver their full verdict on Australia’s earning season, with major companies including Coles and Qantas still to report.

MarketsPremiumEarnings underwhelm: Companies fail to deliver the wow

Analysts are decidedly underwhelmed by earnings season as it advances past the mid-way mark with more companies than expected being downgraded.

Rebecca Le May

The ASX finished Friday marginally lower.

MarketsPremiumEarnings wrap: Losses for GYG, Accent as Ingham profit drops

Friday’s reporting season results unveiled more red than green, with a gold miner the clear standout as it continued to sell into record prices for the precious metal.

Rebecca Le May

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MARKET WRAPPremiumASX slides as oil prices, mixed earnings bite

A week of strong healthcare gains has failed to shield the ASX from sliding, as soaring oil prices reignited global inflation fears.

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Guzman y Gomez co-CEOs Hilton Brett and Steven Marks.

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Guzman shifts focus after US flop sends chain to huge loss

Guzman y Gomez is paying a heavy price for its US flop but founder Steven Marks is now shifting the attention back to Australia, where it hopes to match the likes of McDonald’s with 1000 stores.

Cheyanne Enciso and Daniel Newell

Corporate Australia’s revolving door is spinning faster, with chief executives leaving the top job at a far greater rate than a decade ago as the reasons boards pull the trigger undergo a dramatic reversal.

BoardsPremiumCulture and conduct now behind most CEO sackings

Bosses are cycling through Australia’s biggest companies 40 per cent faster, but what gets them fired has changed even more dramatically, with non-financial failures now behind most sackings.

Ryan Johnson

Inghams warned bird flu would be found at its farms at some point, as confirmed cases increase.

RetailPremiumInghams bracing for bird flu to inevitably hit its farms

Inghams has flagged higher feed, transport and packaging costs caused by the Iran war will ultimately have to be worn by consumers, as chief Ed Alexander warns bird flu will inevitably hit one of its farms.

Cheyanne Enciso

Accent is in the process of reacquiring The Athlete's Foot stores. But overall, it closed more retail outlets than it opened in 2025-26.

RetailPremiumFootwear retailer Accent posts loss as shoppers chase value

British retail giant Frasers Group has attacked the financial projections of its Australian hostile takeover target as too optimistic as the footwear trader booked a full-year net loss.

Rebecca Le May

Ingham’s delivered full-year financial results on Friday. NewsWire / Emma Brasier

NewsPremium‘Will hit’: Ingham’s braces for bird flu

Bird flu will inevitably hit an Ingham’s farm, the boss of the major chicken meat business says.

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Regis Resources managing director and chief executive Jim Beyer.

MiningPremiumRegis investors get a cherry on top of their divvy

Shareholders in Regis Resources have been gifted a special dividend on the back of a bumper net profit and the gold miner missing out on a major acquisition.

Adrian Rauso

Guzman Y Gomez posted full-year financial results to the ASX on Friday. NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

FINANCEPremium‘Hurdles’: US flops costs GYG big time

Guzman Y Gomez’s ill-fated attempts to crack the US market have cost the business tens of millions of dollars.

Blair Jackson

James Hardie chief executive Aaron Erter.

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ASX RECAP: Everything you missed from today’s reports

Well, that was epic. Yesterday was insane. So many reports. But we’re easing into the weekend with a more manageable list of companies reporting their results today.

Daniel Newell

Alibaba has vowed to achieve $US100 billion in annual AI and cloud revenue within five years. (AP PHOTO)

BusinessPremiumAlibaba's quarterly profit drops 75 per cent

Spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure has resulted in Alibaba registering a 75 per cent drop in profit for the latest quarter from the year before.

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Investors on Wall Street are keeping an eye on oil prices amid concerns about the Iran war. (AP PHOTO)

MarketsPremiumWall Street closes lower as US bond yields rise

US stocks have closed lower as investors digested the minutes ‌of a Federal Reserve meeting and monitored government bond yields.

Sinéad Carew and Avinash P

Electric hydrofoil vessels made by NZ firm Vessev, planned for rollout on Perth’s Swan River in partnership with Bayswater’s ENAUTIC.

Renewable EnergyPremiumMajor development in Swan River water tours, commuting plan

The planned rollout of electric hydrofoil vessels on Perth’s Swan River next year is advancing, with the venture capital firm behind Canva’s massive success leading a $27 million fund raising.

Rebecca Le May

“The US Treasury is trying to bring down the yield on their 30 year bonds as countries like China and Japan have been selling their holding of US bonds,” VanEck Australia deputy head of investments and capital markets Jamie Hannah said.

Your MoneyPremiumWhat America’s bond market move could mean for your super

America’s $US40 trillion debt mountain is rattling one of investing’s oldest safety nets, with Australian Retirement Trust warning bonds could fall alongside shares instead of cushioning a market rout.

Ryan Johnson

President Donald Trump has threatened “most crushing economic operation ever” amid tensions with Iran. Carlos Barria / NewsWire POOL

MARKET WRAPPremiumASX jumps despite Trump’s ‘D-Day’ tantrum

Australia’s sharemarket has snapped a six-day losing streak despite US President Donald Trump promising an “economic D-Day” on Iran.

Jackson Robb

Vicinity owns a total of 48 shopping centres across Australia. Its WA assets include Perth DFO.

Commercial PropertyPremiumShopping mall giant says some brands bucking broader malaise

The boss of shopping mall giant Vicinity Centres says some brands are bucking the broader retail malaise and that its customers remain resilient despite the cost-of-living rhetoric in the economy.

Cheyanne Enciso

Investors spent Thursday separating winners from losers, chasing companies delivering hard earnings growth while stripping value from businesses battling cost and project problems and a cooling consumer.

MarketsPremiumASX earnings wrap: Market separates winners from losers

NRW, Northern Star and Super Retail Group gained favour after solid earnings, while Fortescue and Medibank were marked down as investors showed little tolerance for setbacks and weaker profits.

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Super Retail Group boss Paul Bradshaw.

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Rebel owner says consumers ‘doing it very tough’

Rebel owner Super Retail Group says consumers are ‘doing it very tough’ and uncertainty around the Iran war, fuel crisis and high interest rates are clouding the outlook for the year ahead.

Cheyanne Enciso

NRW Holdings has billions of dollars worth of work locked in.

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NRW lifts payout, casts broad net for further M&A

NRW Holdings has booked record annual earnings and forecast even higher revenues this financial year as it casts its net wide for more deals after the roaring success of its Fredon takeover.

Rebecca Le May

Vicinity says Morley Galleria’s revamp is progressing well and is slated to open in November.

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Morley Galleria new line-up of retailers, eateries revealed

SEE THE FULL LIST: Shopping mall owner Vicinity Centres has unveiled a line-up of new retailers, entertainment and dining operators for run-down Morley Galleria as part of its long-awaited revamp.

Cheyanne Enciso

About one in nine Australian mortgages go through AFG’s network of more than 4300 brokers and 80-plus lenders, while brokers now write 81 per cent of residential loans.

BankingPremiumAFG sees upgraders stir as first-homebuyers stay out

The Perth-based mortgage bellwether behind one in nine Australian home loans says borrowers pulled back after the Budget, but upgraders are starting to venture back in.

Ryan Johnson

An MSCI index of global stocks has allen again, marking its longest losing streak since March. (AP PHOTO)

MarketsPremiumBond relief ebbs as investors question Treasury rescue

Debt yields have risen and stocks have dipped as markets gauge the US Treasury's ability to stem a bond market rout that's shaken global markets.

Niket Nishant and Rae Wee