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Booming ETF Popularity Drives Record Number Of Australians To Invest Outside Super And Property

An ASX study says 11.5 million Australian adults now invest outside superannuation and property, with ETFs and digital platforms helping expand participation since 2020.

Woolworths Shares Jump 4% to Five-Year High as Investors Seek Defensive Stocks Amid Global Market Turmoil

Meta Shares Slide Again As AI Spending Fears Mount Ahead Of Third-Quarter Earnings Report Next Wednesday
Meta shares fell more than 2% as investors assessed rising artificial intelligence spending, broader technology market pressure and the outlook for the company's upcoming quarterly results.
Microsoft Stock Falls Nearly 2% As AI Rout Weighs On Tech Giants Despite Wave Of Price Target Increases
Microsoft shares fell nearly 2% as concerns over inflation, AI infrastructure spending and the company's premium valuation outweighed recent analyst optimism about Azure and enterprise AI demand.
Hyatt Shares Extend Rally For Second Day As Investors Bet On Resilient Luxury Travel Demand Before Earnings
Hyatt shares have risen about 8% in two sessions as investors assess resilient luxury travel demand, positive analyst views and the hotel group's upcoming earnings report.
FIFA Orders Review Of Trump Peace Prize As Council Members Push Infantino To Scrap Or Depoliticize The Award
FIFA has ordered a review of its Peace Prize after council members challenged its political character and the decision to award the inaugural prize to U.S. President Donald Trump.

Intel Shares Slide Amid Israel Plant Explosion And Sector Sell-Off

Intel shares fell about 4 per cent after an explosion at its Kiryat Gat plant in Israel injured three people, while inflation concerns pressured semiconductor stocks.

SpaceX Targets 11:10 a.m. EDT Thursday to Launch NASA's Crew-13

SpaceX Faces Another Insider Share Unlock As 319 Million Shares Become Eligible For Sale On Monday, Oct. 26

About 319 million SpaceX shares held by eligible insiders are due to become available on 26 October, potentially increasing selling pressure as technology stocks face broader market weakness.

Economy in Focus

BDO Australia Restructures Clients & Markets Unit While Rolling Out Senior Partner Hires
BDO Australia says it completed a May realignment involving limited back-office redundancies while adding partners and senior leaders across international trade, infrastructure and accounting advisory.
Kroger Plans To Cut About 3,000 Corporate Jobs, Or 37 Percent Of Its Office Staff, Over Three Years
HYBE Shares Jump 4% As BTS Agency Rebounds Above 160,000 Won After Months-Long Slide From Yearly Highs

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(VIDEO) SpaceX Pre-Dawn Launch Lights Up Sky With Glowing 'Space Jellyfish' As Cargo Dragon Heads To Space
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch to resupply the International Space Station created a glowing, jellyfish-shaped plume visible across Florida and parts of the southeastern United States.
BMW M2 XDrive Review: First All-Wheel-Drive M2 Hits 60 MPH In 3.6 Seconds, But Purists May Miss Something
BMW's 2027 M2 xDrive brings all-wheel drive to the compact sports coupe for the first time, improving acceleration and wet-weather confidence while adding weight and reducing rear-drive playfulness.

Apple Introduces $299 HomeView Smart Display With Face Recognition And New Siri AI Assistant

Apple has introduced HomeView, a $299 smart display with Face ID-style personalisation, Siri AI, FaceTime, music and smart-home controls. Pre-orders begin in six countries.

World

A satellite image of the Strait of Hormuz

Strait Of Hormuz Remains Severely Restricted As Tanker Attacks Continue And Traffic Stays Near 10% Of Normal

The Strait of Hormuz remains technically open, but commercial crossings have fallen to about one-tenth of pre-crisis levels as vessel attacks continue and oil flows weaken.