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Production Subsidies

Federal government lifts financial support for Viva Energy, Ampol fuel refineries

Deliberate delay?

Canva plans to IPO next year: The Information

Market Open / Update

ASX opens lower as weaker gold prices weigh on mining stocks

Board Moves

Telstra appoints ANZ director Holly Kramer to board, Elana Rubin retires

Ideas

The burden of AI safety now falls on everyone else

Earnings Ease

Premier Investments posts interim profit of $102m

Fresh Take

Flight Centre acquires UK meetings and events agency Fresh Approach

Market Open

Australian shares to edge higher as oil reverses on Netanyahu comments

Standup

Wall St claws back losses as Iran war kills rate cut hopes

David Pocock, Kate Chaney demand Albanese take over gambling regulation

Short sellers circle IperionX after typo blunder as Spruce Point hints at second attack

Capital Brief / Demos AU Poll

Nationals face total wipeout as One Nation leads with male voters

Hold the Line

BOE, ECB hold rates steady on energy prices, inflation fears

Defensive Secretary

Hegseth says Iran is not a ‘Forever War’, defends request for USD200b in additional funding

Earnings Season

Ant Group profits tumble 91% in December quarter

Phase Out

NSW to ban new coal mines at greenfield sites

Energy Spiral

European gas prices surge 25%, Brent approaches USD120 after Gulf facilities targeted

AI Outlay

Samsung to spend over $100b on AI chips, research in 2026

The Edition

Strait jacket

Market Wrap

ASX closes lower; energy sector rallies again as crude above USD110 a barrel

Irate Iran

Energy stocks rally on higher crude price as war enters third week

Prima Facie

Mic drop

Bond Breakthrough

NBN Co raises $850m through Sustainability Bond issuance

Workflow or die: OpenAI brings its startup playbook to Australia

Labour Force

Unemployment rate lifted to 4.3% in February: ABS

Middle East crisis

New fuel supply taskforce established as PM tells Australians to ‘only take what you need’

Bye banks

Long-time COBA chief executive announces retirement

Firm Position

Australian banks, households financially resilient amid oil shock: RBA

Rural Review

ACCC investigating Ampol, BP, Mobil Oil and Viva Energy for anti-competitive conduct amid fuel crunch

Market Open / Update

ASX plunges at the open to a four-month low

Sale Success

Star Minerals says conditions met for copper-gold project sale to Catalyst Metals

Leadership Lift

Woodside appoints former Anglo American CEO Mark Cutifani as director

Production Push

Lynas Rare Earths produces first samarium oxide at Malaysia site

C-suite Change

Orora appoints Paul Victor CFO effective November, Hughes to relocate to France

Market Open

Australian shares to open lower as Fed holds and Iran war rattles markets

Standup

Fed holds rates as Iran war darkens the outlook

Fed hold

US Fed holds rates steady as Iran war complicates inflation fight

Concerns over booming online keno industry emerge as Wells keeps quiet on Murphy report

Morse Micro taps former Intel exec Joe Bedewi as CFO ahead of IPO

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