This Month
Pratt made late $15m donation to Trump campaign
The president-elect’s political operation received an influx of cash days before the election from wealthy donors, including the Australian billionaire.
- Bill Allison
Meet the Australian fundies making a motza from the return of Trump
Bitcoin at $US100,000, stockmarkets setting records as tech and banking soars. These local investors are grabbing every opportunity to make big returns.
- Joshua Peach
November
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
How Rio and BHP got caught in a three-way Trump squeeze
Rio Tinto and BHP maintain their relations in Beijing, buddy up to the new team in Washington and try to protect their interests in Canada. But it could just work out for the pair.
- James Thomson
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
How investors can war game Trump’s tariffs
We knew tariffs on China were coming, but it’s the president-elect’s trade hit to Mexico and Canada that should get investors thinking.
- James Thomson
- Updated
- US politics
Trump claims victory after ‘empty’ criminal cases dropped
The decision ensures the president-elect enters office free from scrutiny over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election result.
- Alanna Durkin Richer and Eric Tucker
Musk’s ascent to White House hands Australian fund $140m windfall
The rapid rise of the Tesla CEO through the US political ranks has proven very profitable for one Brisbane firm. But there are other reasons it owns the stock.
- Joshua Peach
‘Happy days’: Trump presidency poised to benefit Australian law firms
They predict a rise in bills following Donald Trump’s election victory, as his administration pledges to cut regulations and tear up trade deals.
- Maxim Shanahan
Cbus signs off on new CFMEU directors
The fund said all three directors had passed fit and proper person tests; James Packer backs “friend” Alan Jones amid fresh charges. How the day unfolded.
- Updated
- Lucy Slade and Timothy Moore
Xi defends globalisation as Trump threatens tariffs
In his first major remarks since the US election, Xi Jinping’s message to the APEC summit was that the world was entering “a new period of turbulence and change”.
- Bloomberg News
- Opinion
- Trump's America
The dark, unspoken promise of Trump’s return
The president-elect has laid out a blueprint for trampling the system of government as it is currently constituted, a blueprint of destruction.
- M. Gessen
Do you know this week’s news? Answer these 10 questions
Have you been paying attention this week? Test your knowledge across politics, business and world news.
- Daniel Arbon
Sohn’s shock stock tips | Trump’s Musk gamble | Cbus’ super headache
This week, James and Anthony go to Australia’s biggest stock picker shindig, ask whether the superannuation sector has a system problem, and look at whether Elon Musk can make productivity great again.
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Howard Marks and Sohn’s big stars reveal seven rules for investing
Among the stock picks and stunts at the Sohn Hearts & Minds event, Howard Marks and Nick Moakes provided investors with long-term rules for playing markets.
- James Thomson
- Updated
- US Votes 2024
Trump picks ‘absolutely frightening’ Kennedy to run health
The president-elect’s choice to run US health has called vaccines a “crime against humanity” and has been linked to dumping a dead bear and decapitating a whale.
- Updated
- Sheryl Gay Stolberg
- Opinion
- Interest rates
Why interest rates could be higher under Trump
New research finds that Trump’s policies could drive rates much higher than markets are assuming.
- Christopher Joye
How long can Elon Musk last as America’s first buddy?
The world’s richest person may now be the single most influential figure in the Trump White House. But will the new bromance last?
- Paul Smith
- Opinion
- Trump's White House
Why Trump could lose the looming trade war
With inflation-weary Americans desperately seeking some relief, the next White House might not have the leverage it expects in tariff negotiations.
- Jonathan Levin
Australia an economic haven in Trump’s world: Albanese
Anthony Albanese is moving to cash in on the economic uncertainty created by the election of Donald Trump.
- Phillip Coorey
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
This ASX giant is primed for a Trump bump. Australia is already losing
In the last few years, Orica, an $8.6 billion company, has invested $2 billion in the US that should have been spent in Australia. Could that capital flight get worse?
- James Thomson
‘We are far from perfect’: Cbus CEO apologises
Cbus chief executive Kristian Fok apologises for death and disability claim handling; Cbus chairman Wayne Swan pushed to attend inquiry. How the day unfolded.
- Updated
- Lucy Slade
