Tony Jackson

The ASX 200 gained 0.59% on Friday and finished the week 0.3% higher, despite pressure from elevated interest rates, oil prices, weak consumer sentiment and market uncertainty.

Oct 09, 2026

Yelp shares gained nearly 3% on Thursday, but remain sharply lower for the year as investors assess a new Amazon advertising partnership, slowing services growth, rising costs and paused buybacks.

Oct 09, 2026

GameStop shares extended a monthlong rally after CEO Ryan Cohen and four directors bought stock, despite an 18.7% decline in second-quarter revenue.

Oct 09, 2026

Amazon is replacing its Fire tablets with three Alexa-branded Android devices featuring Google Play, premium hardware and prices ranging from $229.99 to $550.

Oct 09, 2026

Intel shares fell 3.21% after reports that Elon Musk's Terafab project is discussing a dedicated fab with TSMC, raising fresh doubts about Intel's foundry ambitions ahead of earnings.

Oct 09, 2026

Haemonetics shares rose more than 15% after CSL Plasma said it expects to install the company's plasma collection systems at all its US centres by the end of 2027.

Oct 09, 2026

The KOSPI fell 2.62% to 6,625.93 as foreign and institutional investors sold heavily, overshadowing Samsung Electronics' record third-quarter profit forecast and broader concerns about yields and inflation.

Oct 08, 2026

Electro Optic Systems shares fell nearly 10% as investors took profits after a strong rally, despite new US counter-drone production plans and an existing A$846 million backlog.

Oct 08, 2026

The S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.67% to 8,669.3, dragged down by miners and a sharp decline in Maas Group shares amid concerns over a potential Firmus Technologies float repricing.

Oct 08, 2026

Maas Group shares fell 23% after reports of soft global demand for Firmus Technologies' upcoming float, raising concerns about the value of Maas's 3.2% stake.

Oct 08, 2026

Intel shares rose after CEO Lip-Bu Tan said the company remains involved in Elon Musk's planned Terafab chip complex, easing concerns about TSMC's potential role.

Oct 08, 2026

Penguin Solutions shares rose 16% after fourth-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings beat estimates, with record memory sales and a fiscal 2027 outlook above Wall Street expectations.

Oct 08, 2026

South Korean stocks fell for a second session as foreign selling and concerns about high bond yields outweighed record US sharemarket gains ahead of Samsung Electronics' results.

Oct 07, 2026

Nvidia, Tesla and SK Hynix are entering the final stretch of 2026 with contrasting growth prospects, valuations and risks as investors assess the durability of the AI boom.

Oct 07, 2026

Major brokers have issued buy ratings on 10 ASX 200 companies after a market sell-off, highlighting potential upside while warning that price targets and risks can change quickly.

Oct 07, 2026

Australia's official inflation data do not rank 10 supermarket products. The ABS recorded electricity up 22.4%, while food rose 3.3% and automotive fuel fell.

Oct 07, 2026

Australia's S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.05 per cent as declines in banks and major iron ore miners offset gains in gold stocks, while weaker consumer sentiment weighed on rate-sensitive shares.

Oct 07, 2026

Option Care Health shares jumped 33% after McKesson and Clayton Dubilier & Rice agreed to take the infusion-therapy company private for about $5.8 billion, including debt.

Oct 07, 2026

Japan's Nikkei 225 climbed above 70,000 to a three-month high, supported by Wall Street gains, lower oil prices and expectations of a less aggressive Federal Reserve.

Oct 06, 2026

PYC Therapeutics shares gained 5.1% as investors looked ahead to clinical data for PYC-003, an experimental RNA treatment for inherited polycystic kidney disease.

Oct 06, 2026

EQ Resources shares fell 11% despite record quarterly revenue, production and cash, as investors took profits after a rally of more than 500% this year.

Oct 06, 2026

Inter&Co shares rose 26% to $6.89 on heavy volume, with no new company announcement explaining the move. The stock remains below analysts' average price target.

Oct 06, 2026

XP shares climbed 33% to a 52-week high after Flávio Bolsonaro exceeded polling expectations in Brazil's first presidential round, intensifying investor optimism but leaving markets exposed to runoff uncertainty.

Oct 06, 2026

Chipotle shares fell nearly 4% after JPMorgan lowered its price target and an unconfirmed deal rumour surfaced, with investors focused on weak traffic, margins and the upcoming earnings report.

Oct 06, 2026

Coca-Cola Consolidated shares rose 0.4% to $192.81 as investors assessed strong first-half volume and sales growth, debt reduction and pressure from higher aluminium costs before third-quarter results.

Oct 06, 2026

Nvidia shares climbed as the company said OpenAI's faster GPT-6 Astra Ultrafast service runs on Blackwell processors, while investors weighed inference demand against regulatory and competitive risks.

Oct 06, 2026

Britain's FTSE 100 rose 0.4% after its worst week since April, supported by mining shares and weaker-than-expected US jobs data that reduced expectations of a Federal Reserve rate rise.

Oct 06, 2026

Vaxcyte shares surged after its experimental VAX-31 pneumococcal vaccine met the main goals of a late-stage trial, though regulatory approval and commercial manufacturing remain years away.

Oct 06, 2026

Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 2.4% and briefly topped 70,000 as weaker US jobs data eased Federal Reserve rate-rise expectations and lifted semiconductor and AI-related shares.

Oct 05, 2026