Shares off to shaky start ahead of interest rates call Energy, utilities stocks and consumer staples have dipped as investors take profits and mull the latest plan to ease the shipping logjam in the Hormuz Strait. AAP · May 4
'Oil doesn't discriminate': businesses on shaky ground Even if the Middle East conflict is resolved soon, Australia's business sector will take time to recover from a shaky start to 2026. AAP · Apr 15
Australian shares drop as US vows new oil blockade The ASX has dropped 0.39 per cent and oil prices have jumped back above $US100 a barrel after Donald Trump announced a new blockade on the Strait of Hormuz. AAP · Apr 13
Aussie shares rise at start of a busy earnings stretch The Australian Securities Exchange has finished up 0.2 per cent as companies including JB Hi-Fi, Treasury Wine Estates and A2 Milk report earnings. AAP · Feb 16
Milking it: a2 Milk and Synlait settle formula dispute The drama is over between NZ dairy producer Synlait and the a2 Milk Company after the two parties settled their dispute over exclusive manufacturing rights. AAP · Aug 16, 2024