‘We might be witnessing a bust’: Wall Street hit by AI bloodbath
The Democratic Party’s huge midterms win has sparked a brutal sell-off in sharemarkets. It’s not easy to see what stops the pain.
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The Democratic Party’s huge midterms win has sparked a brutal sell-off in sharemarkets. It’s not easy to see what stops the pain.
The airline said it could keep cutting capacity and increasing prices as a long conflict in the Middle East keeps the price of oil at record levels.
Outgoing CEO Shemara Wikramanayake has delivered her final result for Macquarie Group, posting a net profit above forecasts for the six months to September 30.
Commonwealth Bank chief Matt Comyn has consistently complained Macquarie had used its unique structure to put itself at a competitive advantage
It is critical that Australia doesn’t allow the debate about reining in spending to come at the expense of efforts to enable sustainably faster economic growth.
Iren says Microsoft has requested design changes at a data centre known as Childress in Texas as its shares tumbled in US markets.
The workplace software giant’s chief executive Mike Cannon-Brookes said he was bullish about AI, but shares fell more than 17 per cent in after-hours trading.
World News
The country’s currency has collapsed into unchartered territory, and while holidays to Bali are getting cheaper, the bigger picture is not good for Australia.
Politics & Governance
The Republicans’ defeat this year most closely resembles the landslide defeat for the party in 2006 under leader George W. Bush.
Technology
Too much easy money at the federal level leads to wasteful spending. Too little money at the state level leads to excessive reliance on inefficient taxes.
Following June’s SpaceX float and October’s failed attempt by Firmus, the US AI giant behind Claude is hanging out its shingle for Australian investors.
As the central bank governor raises interest rates to record levels, her employer is still splurging more taxpayer cash on a fancy fit-out.