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PLS Group share price: why ASX:PLS slid on its quarterly update — and what to watch next week

PLS Group share price: why ASX:PLS slid on its quarterly update — and what to watch next week

PLS Group shares fell 6.5% to A$4.29 Friday after a major shareholder, GFL International, sold 32.19 million shares in a block trade. The company posted a 49% revenue jump to A$373 million last quarter, with lithium prices surging but unit costs up 8%. The board will decide by March on restarting the Ngungaju plant, which could resume output within four months.
31 January 2026
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Northern Star share price jumps 3% as gold hits record highs — what to watch next for ASX:NST

Northern Star share price jumps 3% as gold hits record highs — what to watch next for ASX:NST

Northern Star shares rose 3.1% to A$29.49 Thursday, outperforming a flat market as gold hit record highs and spot bullion settled up 2.6% at $5,538.69 an ounce. The miner, which recently cut FY26 output guidance and raised cost forecasts, reported December-quarter gold sales of 348,061 ounces at an AISC of A$2,937 per ounce. Investors await half-year results on Feb. 12 for updates on costs and production.
29 January 2026
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Macquarie (ASX:MQG) share price slips as Australia inflation shocks rate bets — what investors watch next

Macquarie (ASX:MQG) share price slips as Australia inflation shocks rate bets — what investors watch next

Macquarie Group shares fell 1.1% to A$212.84 on Wednesday after hotter-than-expected inflation data raised market bets on a Reserve Bank of Australia rate hike next week. The trimmed mean CPI rose 0.9% in the December quarter, lifting the annual rate to 3.4%. The ASX 200 slipped 0.09%, while the Australian dollar hovered just below 70 U.S. cents. Macquarie made no new disclosures to the market.
28 January 2026
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NAB share price drops as ASX banks slide again — what to watch before Thursday’s open

NAB share price drops as ASX banks slide again — what to watch before Thursday’s open

National Australia Bank fell 1.62% to A$41.18 Wednesday, with 2.94 million shares traded, extending a recent slide in major Australian banks. The S&P/ASX 200 closed down 0.37%, pulled lower by financial stocks, while gold surged past $4,800 an ounce. Wall Street’s sharp drop and renewed tariff risks pressured local markets. NAB announced plans to close its Knox data centre and appointed Mahya Knox as chief AI officer.
21 January 2026
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Telstra share price steadies at $4.78 as ASX slides — what to watch into February results

Telstra share price steadies at $4.78 as ASX slides — what to watch into February results

Telstra shares closed flat at A$4.78 Tuesday, with 20.4 million shares traded, as the S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.7% to 8,815.90—its sharpest drop in over a month. Banks and miners led declines amid renewed rate-hike bets. Telstra’s half-year results are due Feb. 19, with the ex-dividend date set for Feb. 25. Investors are watching macro data and rate moves for further direction.
20 January 2026
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ANZ share price drops as Aussie banks slide; what to watch before Wednesday’s ASX open

ANZ share price drops as Aussie banks slide; what to watch before Wednesday’s ASX open

ANZ fell 1.15% to A$36.94, leading losses among major Australian banks as the S&P/ASX 200 dropped 0.66% to 8,815.9. Investors shifted focus to upcoming jobs data on Jan. 22 and inflation figures on Jan. 28, ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s Feb. 3 policy decision. Trade tensions weighed on sentiment, with BHP also hit. The Australian dollar traded at 67.37 US cents.
20 January 2026
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  • Mark Cuban Says He Sold Most of His Bitcoin, Calls Memecoins Garbage
    May 21, 2026, 5:15 PM EDT. Billionaire investor Mark Cuban revealed he has sold most of his Bitcoin holdings, expressing disappointment that Bitcoin has not served as the inflation hedge he anticipated. Cuban said Bitcoin, often compared to gold as a store of value, has underperformed while gold prices surged. Bitcoin is down nearly 29% over the past year and trading around $77,672, far below its October 2025 peak of $126,080. Cuban also condemned memecoins, calling them "garbage," and criticized the broader crypto industry, including NFTs and Ethereum, as failing to find practical, mainstream use. His comments highlight increased skepticism among high-profile investors amid recent crypto volatility and geopolitical uncertainty.

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Dow Jones Just Hit a Record Close — IBM, Oil and Iran Talks Drove the Move

Dow Jones Just Hit a Record Close — IBM, Oil and Iran Talks Drove the Move

21 May 2026
New York, May 21, 2026, 17:03 EDT The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record high on Thursday, helped by a late turn higher in U.S. stocks as oil prices fell and investors took some comfort from signs that U.S.-Iran talks had not broken down. The blue-chip index rose 276.31 points, or 0.55%, to 50,285.66. The S&P 500 added 0.17% to 7,445.72 and the Nasdaq Composite edged up 0.09% to 26,293.10. (Reuters) That mattered because the session had started with a darker tone. Oil had jumped earlier after Reuters reported that Iran’s supreme leader had hardened his stance on
Dow Sets New High as Oil, Nvidia Unsettle Wall Street

Dow Sets New High as Oil, Nvidia Unsettle Wall Street

21 May 2026
The Dow Jones closed at a record 50,285.66 on Thursday, lifted by a 12.5% jump in IBM after it secured $1 billion in federal funding for a quantum-chip venture. Brent crude fell 2.3% to $102.58 a barrel, easing inflation concerns. Nvidia dropped 1.8% despite strong earnings, while Ralph Lauren rose 13.9% and Walmart slid 7.3% on profit news. U.S. jobless claims fell to 209,000 last week.
BlackBerry Stock Jumps as U.S. Security Win Fuels Its Software Comeback

BlackBerry Stock Jumps as U.S. Security Win Fuels Its Software Comeback

21 May 2026
BlackBerry’s Toronto shares closed up 7.9% after its AtHoc crisis-communications platform received renewed U.S. government cloud-security certification. Executives highlighted growth prospects for the QNX embedded-software unit at a CIBC investor conference. The U.S.-listed stock rose about 7.5%. Management cited recent cost cuts and a move to positive cash flow.
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