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ASX 200 Edges Higher as Miners Rally and Rate Jitters Grow – Australia Stock Market Today, 11 December 2025

ASX 200 Edges Higher as Miners Rally and Rate Jitters Grow – Australia Stock Market Today, 11 December 2025

The S&P/ASX 200 closed up 12.6 points at 8,592 on Thursday, rising 0.15% after a volatile session. Miners led gains as iron ore stayed above $100 a tonne, while tech stocks fell. The US Fed cut rates by 25 basis points but signaled slower easing ahead. Australia’s unemployment rate held at 4.3%, fueling debate over a possible RBA hike in early 2026.
11 December 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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IREN Drops Again After AI Cloud Plans Get Costlier

IREN Drops Again After AI Cloud Plans Get Costlier

18 May 2026
IREN shares dropped 7.2% to $49.15 Monday after the company acquired its marketing partner Awaken, folding the agency into its operations. The decline followed IREN’s $3 billion convertible-note sale last week to fund a major data-center expansion for AI services. Quarterly revenue fell and net loss widened as the company shifts from Bitcoin mining to AI cloud infrastructure.
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