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Plus: Prime Minister evacuated after bomb threat at The Lodge; Poll finds 40% support cutting CGT discount to 25%; Anthropic’s new Claude plug-ins automate IB, legal and HR workflows.

Plus: AI doomsday thought bubble hammers software, private capital stocks; Wall Street rattled by tariff chaos; The EU suspends ratification of its trade deal with US.

Plus: Australia looking at ‘all options’, says trade minister Farrell; Iran-US nuclear talks head to Geneva amid reports of secret Russian deal; Australia has a new weapons fund its biggest VC investors can’t touch.

Plus: Markets lift on Supreme Court tariff ruling; Paramount clears DOJ antitrust hurdle for Warner Bros takeover; Trump considering initial Iran strike to force nuclear deal.

Plus: King’s brother Andrew arrested as Epstein files detonate; NYSE-listed Hims & Hers buys Aussie weight-loss startup Eucalyptus for USD1.15b; Blue Owl blocks investor withdrawals, sends private credit stocks tumbling.

Plus: Macron says platform free speech claims are bull without transparency; Trump adviser calls for Fed researchers to be disciplined for tariff study; Saudi Arabia bets USD3b on Musk’s xAI.

Plus: Iran and US reach ‘general understanding’ on nuclear negotiation principles; Labor targets Taylor’s economic credibility; Albanese government to establish $1b defence VC fund: AFR.

Plus: Group of thirty-four sent back to Syria camp after release; Australia and EU appear closer than ever to trade deal; Fintech sector shrugs off Treasury CDR cuts, sees reform momentum.

Plus: ‘No one writes code anymore’, says Harvey’s Pereyra; Treasury quietly halves Consumer Data Right team; US prepares for sustained conflict as Iran signals compromise.

Plus: Sussan Ley’s political career draws to a close; US stocks lose steam, inflation eases in January; SpaceX mulls dual-class share structure for IPO.

Plus: Schroders to be acquired by Nuveen in $19b deal; Anthropic donates to AI policy PAC, finalises USD30b funding round; Trump agrees to end immigration surge in Minnesota.

Plus: Strong US jobs growth pushes back Fed rate cut expectations; Surprise jolts US markets as Congress eyes tariff vote; Anthropic takes low-key approach to Aussie market entry.

Plus: Wall Street mixed as AI disrupts wealth sector; Wells looks unconvinced by Telstra’s push to cut spectrum fees; Paramount sweetens bid terms in ongoing push for Warner.

Plus: Sydney startup Neara hits $1.1b valuation: WSJ; Starmer defends leadership amid escalating Mandelson‑Epstein fallout; EY sees sovereign AI reshaping the global tech landscape.

Plus: Ley reunites Coalition but faces fresh leadership threat from Taylor’s camp; Block signals layoffs across teams with up to 10% of workforce; Anthropic set to finalise USD20b raise within days: Bloomberg.

Plus: Iran refuses to end nuclear enrichment as US talks progress; Trump posts, then deletes racist clip of Obamas; Suicide bomber kills 31 in Islamabad Shiite mosque.

Plus: Wall St selloff deepens as AI cost surge, layoffs rise; Anthropic targets finance in new model, lands jab at OpenAI in Super Bowl ad; Gemini cuts 25% of staff and exits Australia.

Plus: Software rout in second day as Huang calls AI panic 'illogical'; WaPo cuts 30% of staff, slashes sports section, international desk; Bitcoin sliding as Bessent rules out bailout.

Plus: Gold and silver jump, bitcoin and private credit falls as volatility slams markets; Trump ends US shutdown as Iran tensions escalate; French prosecutors raid Musk’s X.

Plus: Wall St stocks rally as metals keep falling; Square Peg begins investing $650m from new funds; Sarah Court appointed ASIC chair.

Plus: Focus turns to China after historic silver and gold crash; RBA expected to lift rates this week; ASX-listed company investors brace for earnings curveballs.

Plus: Silver, gold plummet after Fed pick; DOJ publishes millions of new Epstein files; Angus Taylor to challenge Opposition Leader Sussan Ley.

Plus: NRF CEO defends slow start as fund ramps up deals; Apple acquires secretive AI start-up Q.AI in facial-sensing intel buy; Dow cuts 4,500 jobs as AI-driven layoffs spread.

Plus: Trump in fresh Iran ultimatum, focus shifts to nuclear program; NAB cuts consumer finance roles as Citi migration completes; Amazon mistakenly reveals mass layoffs.

Plus: Ley hangs on as Coalition fails to agree on leadership successor; Humm board faces new attack over Credit Corp takeover handling; Mastercard processes Australia’s first agentic AI bot transactions.

Plus: Trump faces backlash as ICE shooting escalates shutdown risk; US cold snap sends natural gas soaring; Nvidia invests $2.9 billion in CoreWeave.

Plus: Intel plummets on grim earnings; Trump says US Navy ships heading toward Iran; Canva bucks tech employment slowdown with hiring spree.

Plus: Economists bring forward rate hike bets after strong jobs data; Airwallex faces AUSTRAC heat over child abuse payment risk; Trump sues JPMorgan, Dimon over alleged political debanking.

Plus: Nationals mass resignation throws Coalition into crisis; US stocks rise then retreat after Trump rules out military action on Greenland; Lagarde walks out as Davos dinner erupts.

Plus: Netflix offers all-cash offer to outbid Paramount for Warner Bros; Greenland’s PM asks citizens to prepare for unlikely US invasion; Stocks slide as Trump’s Greenland push and Japan fears spark bond sell-off.

Plus: IMF warns Australia faces persistent inflation pressure; Global stocks slide, gold surges on Trump’s Greenland-linked tariff threat; Japan’s new PM calls snap election.

Plus: Trump invites nations to billion-dollar Gaza board; Albanese's approval plunges after Bondi policy backflips; Aware Super rejects view performance test curbs VC.

Plus: China, Canada break from US with trade agreement; Markets seesaw as Hassett scrapped from Fed running; JPMorgan forms private markets specialty team.

Plus: Big Banks say Meta failing to act on Facebook scam networks; Netanyahu called Trump to urge delay on Iran strike: NYT; Fee dispute with US owner triggered SXSW Sydney cancellation.

Plus: Joe Hockey now chairs billionaire casino whale's family office; Wall Street rotation out of high‑priced tech gains speed; US pulls staff from Qatar air base as tensions with Iran rise.

Plus: $15b liquidity gap looming for Australian VC; JPMorgan profit drops; Trump tells Iranians ‘help is on its way’.

Plus: Wall Street bounces after Trump-driven early selloff; Hanson says more Coalition defections possible after new polling; Paramount sues and launches boardroom fight over Warner-Netflix deal.

Plus: Wave of Aussie AI founders flock to San Francisco for funding and customers; Meta says social media age ban not working; Trump wants 10% credit card cap, lenders push back.

Plus: US seizes tanker, ramps up Venezuela oil talks; xAI restricts Grok image tool over deepfakes; Iran threatens protestors with death penalty.