25 h. ago Trump’s billionaire oil industry donors aren’t getting what they wished for

Donald Trump urged the US oil industry to “drill, baby, drill,” but his tariffs sank the oil price and could reduce, not increase, US production.

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7 d. ago Wall Street sells off as markets on ‘Trump watch’ brace for recession risk

The ASX is preparing to reopen for a shorter trading week after a closure over the Easter break.

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7 d. ago Billionaires cash out shares early before Trump’s tariff plunge

Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Oracle’s Safra Catz and banker Jamie Dimon cashed out billions of dollars before Trump’s tariff announcements roiled markets.

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2 w. ago An older (and softer) Jon Hamm is the perfect fit for this light

The Mad Men star is just right as a former Wall Street go-getter who turns to a life of crime in Your Friends and Neighbours.

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2 w. ago Stocks set to lift despite consumer worries about rising prices

The Australian sharemarket is expected to lift on opening after Wall Street rallied last week despite consumers becoming more worried about rising prices than they have in decades.

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2 w. ago ASX tempers gains, but still up $105 billion as it went from fear to frenzy

The Australian sharemarket has slowed its rally, but was still sharply higher at lunchtime after Wall Street had its third-best day since World War II following Donald Trump’s stunning tariffs reversal.

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2 w. ago ASX gains more than $110 billion as market goes from fear to frenzy

The Australian sharemarket skyrocketed at the open after Wall Street had its third-best day since World War II following Donald Trump’s stunning tariffs reversal.

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2 w. ago Hello darkness, my old friend: Welcome to Wall Street’s infamous ‘private rooms’

A decade after being engulfed by a controversy, Wall Street’s secretive dark pools are back, and they are getting even darker.

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2 w. ago ASX jumps 6 per cent in early trade after Wall Street roars as Trump backs down

The Australian sharemarket has skyrocketed at the open after Wall Street had its third-best day since World War II following Trump’s stunning tariffs reversal.

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2 w. ago Trump said it was a ‘great time to buy’ hours before Wall Street surged $7 trillion on his backflip

Wall Street’s meltdown this month was virtually down to one reason: Trump’s global trade war. And as such, Trump was uniquely situated to do something about it.

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2 w. ago Trump said it was a ‘great time to buy’ hours before Wall Street surged on his backflip

Wall Street’s meltdown this month was virtually down to one reason: Trump’s global trade war. And as such, Trump was uniquely situated to do something about it.

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2 w. ago ASX set for 6pc jump, Wall Street roars to one of its best days in history after Trump backs down

The Australian sharemarket is to set to surge higher this morning after Wall Street had its third-best day since World War II after Trump’s stunning reversal.

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2 w. ago ASX set for 6pc jump, Wall Street roars to best day since GFC after Trump backs down

The Australian sharemarket is to set to surge higher this morning after Wall Street had its third-best day since World War II after Trump’s stunning reversal.

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2 w. ago ASX to surge, Wall Street soars 7.8pc after Trump backs down

Huge swings have become routine for financial markets worldwide as investors struggle to game out what the US president’s trade war will do to the economy.

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2 w. ago US stocks surge on euphoric Wall Street after Trump pauses some of his tariffs

Huge swings have become routine for financial markets worldwide as investors struggle to game out what the US president’s trade war will do to the economy.

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2 w. ago ASX drops as Trump’s tariffs kick in, dealing 104 per cent hit to China

The Australian sharemarket has slumped during a choppy session, as the Trump administration ramped up the pressure on China and imposed its sweeping global tariffs.

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2 w. ago ‘Dumber than a sack of bricks’: Musk unloads on Trump’s top trade chief

Divisions over tariffs have boiled over in Donald Trump’s inner circle with billionaire Tesla chief Elon Musk launching a vicious attack on the president’s “dangerously dumb” top trade adviser Peter Navarro.

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2 w. ago ‘Dumber than a sack of bricks’: Musk unloads on Trump’s top trade adviser

Divisions over tariffs have boiled over in Donald Trump’s inner circle with billionaire Tesla chief Elon Musk launching a vicious attack on the president’s “dangerously dumb” top trade adviser Peter Navarro.

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2 w. ago ASX set to fall after Wall Street’s rally is wiped out as Trump confirms 104pc China tariffs

The Australian sharemarket is set to give up most of Tuesday’s gains at the open this morning after another wild session on Wall Street.

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2 w. ago ASX set to fall after Wall Street’s furious rally is wiped out

The big question remains centred on how long the US president will keep his stiff tariffs on other countries, which would raise prices for domestic shoppers and slow the economy.

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