The Latest Breaking News from ASX

ASX eases amid interest rate uncertainty, Star plunges on $1.6 billion write-down threat — as it happened

The ASX ends lower on a raft of mixed earnings reports from JB Hi-Fi, Aurizon, IAG, Endeavour and others, while casino operator Star plunges on a write-down warning.

ABC News · Feb 12, 2023

Transurban CEO steps down after 11 years at the wheel

As toll road operator Transurban released record earnings results, CEO Scott Charlton says he will step down from the role he has held for almost 11 years.

AAP · Feb 7, 2023

Downer EDI chosen to make 65 trains in regional Qld

Downer EDI is the preferred supplier of 65 new Queensland trains at a new hub in the city of Maryborough with a contract to be signed next month.

AAP · Feb 6, 2023

Virgin mulls ASX return after Ukraine and rates weigh on share market floats in 2022

Airline Virgin Australia is one high-profile name that could kick-start the Australian share market in 2023, after last year proved to be dismal for public listings.

ABC News · Jan 25, 2023

Myer sales near two-decade high after department store posts strong Christmas

Myer has become the latest major retailer to report a bumper Christmas trade, revealing its strongest sales figures in nearly two decades.

The New Daily · Jan 24, 2023

Elon Musk testifies Saudis backpedalled from Tesla deal, ASX hits nine-month high

Investors are still feeling very optimistic as the Australian share market has risen to its highest level since April, while Elon Musk has taken the witness stand for a second day to defend against allegations that he misled Tesla investors.

ABC News · Jan 23, 2023

Energy Minister Chris Bowen says price cap is having an impact on reducing energy prices

Energy Minister Chris Bowen defends the government's energy relief plan, issuing new figures that show a drop in forecast wholesale electricity prices for 2023.

ABC News · Jan 21, 2023

Duxton Farms leases Mountain Valley Station in Central Arnhem Land, plans to grow cotton

Duxton Farms signs a five-year lease on the 141,000-hectare Mountain Valley Station with plans to trial dryland cotton among other broadacre crops.

ABC News · Jan 18, 2023

Yen slumps, Nikkei surges as Bank of Japan digs in on bond buying; ASX treads water — as it happened

The ASX went nowhere, while Japan's Nikkei stock index surged and the yen got crunched after the country's central bank defied markets to maintain its current bond buying program. Look back on our live coverage of the trading day.

ABC News · Jan 17, 2023

ASX rises as Wall Street soars, home values record the largest decline in recent memory — as it happened

A rally on Wall Street has sent Australian stocks higher, while property values in the country have recorded the biggest fall in recent memory.

ABC News · Jan 8, 2023