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Gold breaks $4,800 as Trump tariff threat jolts markets; ASX extends selloff, Rio Tinto beats forecasts

Gold breaks $4,800 as Trump tariff threat jolts markets; ASX extends selloff, Rio Tinto beats forecasts

Gold surged past $4,800 an ounce to a new record as Australian shares fell, with the S&P/ASX 200 closing down 0.4% at 8,782. Banks dropped 1.5% to their lowest since December 1, while gold miners jumped over 13%. Wall Street rebounded after Trump announced a framework deal on Greenland and canceled planned tariffs. Rio Tinto reported record Pilbara iron ore shipments, up 7% year-on-year.
22 January 2026
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Westpac’s $7 Billion Windfall Ignites ASX Rally Despite Mining Slump – Nov 3, 2025

ASX Today: S&P/ASX 200 edges up 0.3% to 8,828 as gold miners shine; James Hardie halted, NAB slips — 6 Nov 2025

James Hardie shares plunged 12.7% and trading was paused after its removal from MSCI Australia indexes. The S&P/ASX 200 closed up 0.3% at 8,828.3, led by miners and gold stocks. National Australia Bank reported a flat full-year profit of A$7.09 billion. The Australian dollar traded near US$0.651.
6 November 2025
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  • Wall Street Falls on Rising Oil Prices, Iran Concerns; Dow Drops 1.1%
    May 19, 2026, 6:07 AM EDT. Wall Street closed lower on May 18 as rising oil prices surged 3.4% to $109 a barrel and geopolitical tensions with Iran increased. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.1% to 49,526.17, led by a 4.4% drop in NVIDIA shares. The tech-heavy Nasdaq declined 1.5%, while the S&P 500 lost 1.2%. Defensive sectors like Energy rose as others, including Materials and Utilities, fell. The CBOE Volatility Index jumped 6.8%, signaling increased market fear. Industrial production surprised with a 0.7% April gain, and the NY Empire State Manufacturing Index surged to 19.6, pointing to robust manufacturing activity despite global tensions.

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Virax Biolabs Shares Jumping Again Ahead of Nasdaq Open

Virax Biolabs Shares Jumping Again Ahead of Nasdaq Open

19 May 2026
Virax Biolabs shares surged 53.1% Monday to $0.2350 and climbed another 17.1% in early Tuesday premarket trading, hitting $0.2751. The rally followed a paid RedChip TV appearance and a May 15 ownership filing showing Armistice Capital with a 4.99% stake. No new clinical or product updates were posted. Trading volume Monday reached about 765.2 million shares.
Amesite Shares Rise Premarket After NurseMagic Signs Largest Client

Amesite Shares Rise Premarket After NurseMagic Signs Largest Client

19 May 2026
Amesite Inc. shares surged 218% to $2.50 in premarket trading after announcing its largest NurseMagic deployment with a 2,700-patient home-care client. The company disclosed $83,332 in quarterly revenue and a $678,061 net loss, with cash at $740,711 before a $2.2 million April financing. Amesite did not reveal the new contract’s value or customer name. Its latest filing cited “substantial doubt” about ongoing operations.
Alphabet Approaches $5 Trillion With Google AI Cloud Move Targeting Nvidia

Alphabet Approaches $5 Trillion With Google AI Cloud Move Targeting Nvidia

19 May 2026
Alphabet shares rose in pre-market trading Tuesday after Google and Blackstone announced a U.S. AI cloud venture, with Blackstone committing $5 billion to add 500 megawatts of data-center capacity by 2027. Alphabet’s Class A shares closed Monday at $396.94 and were quoted at $401.09 before the market opened. The move coincides with the first day of Google I/O and follows strong Q1 earnings.

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Figma shares test rebound as AI bet delivers

Figma shares test rebound as AI bet delivers

18 May 2026
Figma traded at $23.20 Monday afternoon, valuing the company at $12.1 billion. First-quarter revenue jumped 46% to $333.4 million, and the company raised its 2026 revenue forecast to up to $1.428 billion. Paid customers rose 54% to about 690,000. Figma posted a GAAP net loss of $142.4 million but reported $56.5 million in non-GAAP net income.
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