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Striking Gold

Gold nears record high as US interest rate cuts loom

Flat Futures

ASX to open lower after flat Wall Street session

The Australian economy is poised to record its weakest growth in decades — and there's no silver lining

Standup

Apple slapped with €1.8b antitrust fine

Xero's American dream could be a fantasy, according to one lonely market contrarian

Crypto Creeps-Up

Bitcoin reaches US$66,000; inches closer to record high

US Election

US Supreme Court rules Trump can remain on Colorado ballot

Xi Control

China ditches annual press conference for premier Li

Non-starter Deal

JetBlue calls off US$3.8b buyout of Spirit Airlines

Apple Antitrust

EU slaps Apple with €1.8b fine over music streaming

Former Macquarie chief Nicholas Moore urges Australian startups to lift 'underdone' exposure to Southeast Asia

The Edition

Meta vs Media: The rematch

Market Wrap

ASX 200 slips 0.13% after record closing high

The easy politics of forcing Meta to pay up

Legal Battle / Update

Downer shares dip on news of KPMG legal battle

Weak Build

Building approvals down 1% in January: ABS

Australia’s legacy media fires back at Meta as analysts warn of hit to Seven, Nine profits

Record Rally

Nikkei tops 40,000 for first time

Legal Battle / Update

KPMG to 'vigorously defend' Downer claims

Cropping Up

Jupiter Ionics raises $9m for green agri technology

Takeover Talk

Genex shares surge after receiving takeover offer from J-Power

Legal Battle

Downer Group files defence against KPMG over class action

Left The Building

Fletcher chair Bruce Hassall steps down with immediate effect

High Supply

AFT Pharmaceuticals announces US supply partnership with Microsize

Oil Prices

OPEC+ members extend oil output cuts to boost oil prices

Strong Start

ASX to open higher after Friday's record close

Standup

US makes first Gaza aid airdrop

Banks are writing loans to heavy polluters — to help clean up their act

IFM's Alex Joiner is concerned Australia will squander the energy transition opportunity

Albanese's ASEAN challenge: Strengthening Australia's weak economic ties with some of our closest neighbours

Big Tobacco

Philip Morris faces class-action over Zyn nicotine pouches

Bank Battles

Macquarie slashes startup valuation after accusation of inflated assumptions

Stage 3 tax changes gave Labor the winning talking point in Dunkley

No change

Labor retains Dunkley after smaller-than-expected swing to Liberals

The Edition

Market highs & Meta lows

Market Wrap

ASX 200 closes at record high

China PMI

China’s manufacturing activity shrinks further

Cutting Back / Update

Staff in roles no longer required are offered redeployment, CBA says

Defence says it hasn't broken privacy laws as it faces multiple probes

Rating downgrade

Collins Foods shares fall on Citi downgrade