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Market Wrap

ASX finishes lower; consumer staples, energy slump ahead of RBA decision

Additional Sales

Australian Border Force orders two more patrol boats from Austal for $136m

Capital Gains

NAB eyes the AI edge

Data Dips

Building approvals fell 10.5% in March: ABS

Count your chickens

Inghams names Grant Douglas as new chief financial officer

Toxic Hazard / Update

A2 Milk shares plunge after finding toxins in infant formula

Weak Outlook / Update

Accent Group shares tumble after downgrading FY26 earnings guidance

Price pressure / Update

Endeavour shares slump after flagging layoff plans

Market Open / Update

ASX opens lower as A2 Milk weighs on consumer staples

Mixed bag / Update

NAB shares drop after bank misses profit expectations

Tech Deal

BrainChip licences IP to Korean semiconductor company ASICLAND

Stake Secured

Eager Automotive completes investment in CanadaOne

Board Change

Southern Cross Media chair Heith Mackay-Cruise to retire at end of June

Takeover Talk / Update

Navigator to buy Stable Asset Management portfolio for $270m

Weak Outlook

Accent Group downgrades earnings guidance on deteriorating consumer confidence

Takeover Talk

Navigator Global Investments enters trading halt before acquisition announcement

Leadership Lift

John Ruthven gets promoted to Nuix CEO

Production Down

Viva Energy expects Geelong refinery fire repairs will take six weeks

Price pressure

Endeavour Group posts 1.2% sales rise, begins $100m cost-out plan including job cuts

Toxic Hazard

A2 Milk recalls products in the US over toxin concerns

Mixed bag

NAB’s $2.64 billion cash profit crimped by software changes

Market Open

Australian shares to open lower as Middle East remains in focus

Letter of Intent

Poking holes

Standup

Iran gets US response to 30-day peace plan

AI isn’t stopping at SaaS. Venture capital is next

‘Patriotism isn’t a dirty word’: Inside Build Australia’s coming out party

Rebuke, review, revival: The RBA could be a model for other public institutions

Tabcorp warns government about ‘adverse effects’ if blocked from R&D tax breaks

Royal fluxh

Billionaires Mittal, Poonawalla get Indian cricket franchise for USD1.7b after US deal collapses

National resilience

Tim Wilson calls for federal budget to back ‘self-starters and small business’

Federal budget

Government will bank all revenue upgrades in budget: Jim Chalmers

Global conflict

Trump considers new Iran offer as economists warn Strait ‘closed for longer’

Federal budget

Matt Canavan warns against Hunger Games-style tax changes as budget looms

Forward Guidance

The RBA is likely to lift rates this week. The jury is out on what’s next

Standup

Trump declares Iran war ‘terminated’, keeps Hormuz blockade

Deal breaker

Trump hikes EU auto tariffs to 25%, bloc vows ‘firm’ response

Low Spirits

Spirit Airlines shares tank on WSJ report of shutdown after Trump bailout collapses

Australia’s big super funds eye pro sport as a serious investment

Federal budget

Middle East conflict will ‘hit the budget’ hard: Jim Chalmers

The Edition

Mind over Matos