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Win to hit Australian economy

The Australian share market finished in the black as counting continues in the US presidential election.

US stocks closed higher overnight in a broad rally after data signalled a solid economy.

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The ASX200 has ended 0.4 per cent lower with financials and consumer stocks among the major losers.

American stock indexes traded flat to lower as investors braced for a pivotal week for global markets in which the US will elect a new president.

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The ASX200 has posted gains while investors wait for the outcome of the Reserve Bank meeting and any hints of when interest rates might be cut.

Cooper Metals has announced that founding managing director Ian Warland has resigned from the company, effective immediately.

Wall Street's major indexes ended higher on Saturday morning, rebounding from the previous day's sell-off as Amazon's strong earnings countered a significant drop in US job growth in October.

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The ASX200 has fallen 0.5 per cent after worrying earnings forecasts from US tech stocks and diminishing rate cut hopes in Europe dampened risk sentiment.

Major US stock indexes closed lower overnight after both Microsoft and Meta Platforms highlighted growing artificial intelligence costs that could hit their earnings.

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The ASX200 has finished Thursday down 0.3 per cent to record its biggest monthly drop since April, with supermarkets Woolworths and Coles leading the fall.

US stock indexes closed lower overnight as chip stocks tumbled and investors awaited a host of corporate earnings.

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The ASX200 finished 0.8 per cent lower after a fall in headline inflation to within the Reserve Bank's target range failed to impress investors.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed higher overnight while the Dow fell in choppy trading as investors digested a host of corporate earnings and awaited Google-parent Alphabet's results after the market close.

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The ASX200 has gained a modest 0.3 per cent, led higher by consumer discretionary, technology and mining.

Wall Street closed higher overnight ahead of a packed week of earnings from megacap companies and the final stretch before the US presidential election.

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The ASX200 finished 0.1 per cent higher, with far more volatility expected later amid interest rate decisions, inflation readouts and a US election.

A pay rise for thousands of miners is in the sights of the prime minister, as unions urge heavyweights in the sector not to advocate the rolling back of workplace reforms.

Big super’s push for board accountability

The ASX200 finished less than a 10th of a percentage point higher, with Tuesday's big loss putting it in the red for both the week and the month.

The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 gained overnight – driven by Tesla's positive earnings forecast and a decline in treasury yields from a three-month high.

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The ASX200 has finished the day slightly down, with bigger companies doing better than smaller ones.

Wall Street stocks closed lower on Wednesday (Thursday morning WST), as climbing treasury yields pressured mega-cap stocks and investors grew less confident about strong rate cuts from the federal reserve.

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