5 h. ago ASX set to slide, global markets fall on Middle East tensions; Oil rises

European shares skidded to an over one-month low on Thursday as escalating Middle East tensions and fears over potential US involvement rattled investors. Wall Street was closed.

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5 h. ago ASX retreats as global markets fall on Middle East tensions; Oil rises

The Australian sharemarket has opened lower on Friday after global markets skidded overnight as escalating Middle East tensions and fears over potential US involvement rattled investors.

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52 h. ago ASX set to slide as Wall Street slumps; Oil prices rise; $A falls

US stocks slumped under the weight of another jump for the price of oil. It was a return to form for financial markets after Wall Street’s worries about Israel’s fighting with Iran had seemed to calm a bit on Monday.

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52 h. ago ASX slides amid concerns over Middle East escalation; Oil prices rise

The Australian sharemarket opened lower amid mounting speculation that the US is on the verge of joining Israel’s attack on Iran.

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53 h. ago ASX set to slip as Wall Street falls; oil prices rise; $A slumps

US stock indexes are losing ground on Tuesday, while oil prices rise again.

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55 h. ago Khamenei won’t be hunted ‘for now’: Trump’s issues veiled threat, calls for Iran’s surrender

President Donald Trump said the US knew exactly where Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was “hiding”, but he would not be killed – for now.

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55 h. ago Khamenei won’t be hunted ‘for now’: Trump issues veiled threat, calls for Iran’s surrender

President Donald Trump said the US knew exactly where Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was “hiding”, but he would not be killed – for now.

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60 h. ago World waits on Trump’s next move as Middle East tensions ramp up

Global anxiety is centred on whether the US president can broker an end to the conflict or if he will instead help Israel destroy Iran’s key nuclear facility.

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4 d. ago ASX set to slide, Middle East attacks trigger Wall Street slump; Oil prices surge

Oil prices leaped, and stocks slumped on worries that escalating violence following Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear and military targets could damage the flow of crude around the world, along with the global economy.

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4 d. ago ASX opens higher; Abu Dhabi lobs $30b takeover bid for Santos

The Australian sharemarket has opened higher, with energy giant Santos surging on the back of a $30 billion takeover bid from a consortium led by Abu Dhabi’s national oil company.

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7 d. ago ‘Dangerous place’: US pulls some Middle East staff as Iran tensions rise

The personnel moves come amid heightened security risks in the region and signs the sputtering nuclear diplomacy between Washington and Tehran could end in conflict.

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7 d. ago Trump calls Middle East ‘a dangerous place’ as US evacuates embassy staff

As nuclear talks hit an impasse, Iran has warned it would retaliate against US bases should the diplomatic efforts between the countries end in conflict.

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3 w. ago ASX dips, Wall Street’s rally loses steam as Trump uncertainty swirls

 A big rally for stocks that began in Asia ran out of momentum amid uncertainty about what will happen next with President Trump’s tariffs.

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3 w. ago ASX recovers, Wall Street’s rally loses steam as Trump uncertainty swirls

The Australian sharemarket has edged higher as investors react to a US court battle over Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff agenda.

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3 w. ago Australian sharemarket ends week on a high as Trump uncertainty swirls

The local bourse edged upwards as investors reacted to a court battle over the US president’s sweeping tariff agenda.

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3 w. ago ASX set to slide, Wall Street’s rally loses steam as tariff uncertainty swirls; Nvidia jumps

 A big rally for stocks that began in Asia ran out of momentum amid about what will happen next with uncertainty swirling over President Trump’s tariffs.

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3 w. ago ASX set to slide, Wall Street unsteady after Trump’s tariffs blocked; Nvidia jumps

A big rally for stocks that began in Asia is easing off the accelerator amid uncertainty about what will happen next after a US court blocked many of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.

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3 w. ago ASX dips, WiseTech jumps after $3.2b acquisition; $A hits US65c

Shares in WiseTech, the biggest tech stock on the ASX, jumped after it announced a $3.2 billion deal to buy US logistics software business e2open.

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3 w. ago ASX dips; WiseTech jumps after $3.2b acquisition; $A hits six

Shares in WiseTech, the biggest tech stock on the ASX, jumped after it announced a $3.2 billion deal to buy US logistics software business e2open.

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3 w. ago ASX closes flat; WiseTech jumps after $3.2b deal; $A hits six

Shares in WiseTech, the biggest tech stock on the ASX, jumped after it announced a $3.2 billion deal to buy US logistics software business e2open.

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