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Middle East War / Update

Trump threats ‘beyond the realms of acceptability’, Canavan says

Sweat Equity

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Middle East War / Update

Angus Taylor welcomes ceasefire, doesn’t endorse PM’s Trump criticism

Takeover Tick

Treasurer Jim Chalmers clears CC Capital’s $3.3b buyout of Insignia Financial

Middle East War

Australia welcomes Middle East ceasefire, as Albanese criticises Trump’s rhetoric

Pessimism Persists

Consumer confidence lifts to second-lowest level on record: ANZ

Market open / Update

ASX jumps nearly 3% at the open; DroneShield dives on CEO exit

Global Expansion

Chemicals industry AI firm Kimia raises $7m in seed round

More outflows

Magellan posts $2.4bn fall in assets under management

Clinical Contract

Pro Medicus seals $23m contract with University of Maryland Medical System

Executive Moves

DroneShield longtime CEO Oleg Vornik steps down, product boss Angus Bean takes over

Strait deal / Update

Iran confirms ceasefire and declares victory as oil plunges

Parting Ways

oOh!media names Philippa Kelly as chair to replace retiring Tony Faure

New Deal

Perenti secures $180m contract extension with Regis Resources

Tight Knit

Turner family consortium to buy Flight Centre’s stake in Pedal Group for $62m

Strait deal

Trump suspends Iran strikes for two weeks; Iran yet to confirm Hormuz reopening

Crypto Exchange

Coinbase gets ASIC licence, flags Australian expansion

Market open

Australian shares set to lift as Trump’s Iran war deadline looms

Standup

Pakistan urges Trump to hold fire and Iran to open Hormuz for a fortnight

Ideas

Australia has a chance to avoid Europe’s innovation trap

‘Entrepreneurial’ ventures at risk: Small businesses on the decline

Catapult Sports gets swept up in the SaaSpocalypse

Ideas

Not all software stocks are equally exposed to AI disruption

Iran War

US hits over 50 targets on Iran’s Kharg Island as Trump escalates threats ahead of deadline

Economic Data

US durable goods orders fall in February

Defence Double Down

Beaten Zone Venture Partners raises $2.6m in March on defence tech appetite

Leader debut

Canavan to drive economic revolution with tariffs and infrastructure boom

Fuel Supply

Albanese speaks with Chinese Premier on Iran fuel crisis ahead of Singapore trip

Universal Deal

Pershing Square Capital proposes EUR56b acquisition of Universal Music Group

‘I’m going to keep the pressure on’: Former Treasury Wine exec plots investor meetings to sell turnaround plan

High fuel prices drive near doubling in EV sales

The Edition

Ben Roberts-Smith charged

Market Wrap

ASX closes higher; GYG rallies 19% on sales surge

War crimes allegations / Update

Hanson ‘steadfast’ in support for accused murderer Roberts-Smith

The new solicitor-general’s first mistake

War crimes allegations / Update

Greens say Roberts-Smith arrest shows ‘cost of war on all sides’, want ADF seniors scrutinised

War crimes allegations

Ben Roberts-Smith arrested, set to face war crimes charges

Sales Surge / Update

Guzman y Gomez shares rocket on Q3 sales jump

Political Capital

What makes a Labor leader?

ASIC crackdown

Ninth former MWL Financial Services adviser banned following Shield Master Fund collapse