Business

Market movers

Opinion

Trump is the wildcard that could blow up AI

The ultimate fate of the technology that promises to transform the world looks to be in the hands of an erratic president.

by Stephen Bartholomeusz

Flames and smoke rise from an Iranian oil storage facility struck during the US-Israeli military strike on Saturday.

Updated

Day of panic as war in Iran wipes $80 billion off the market

by Simon Johanson and Shane Wright

The Aussie dollar has had a strong run against a suite of major currencies.

Opinion

Why the Aussie dollar isn’t a ‘whipping boy’ any more

by Clancy Yeates

Te 70-year-old Geelong oil refinery was the first in a wave of postwar refineries to come onstream across Australia. Today, it is one of just two that remain.

Exclusive

Local refiners seek federal lifeline as fuel supply fears grow

by Nick Toscano

Consumers have lost their appetite for luxury fashion.

Opinion

Luxury retailer’s fashion spree defied auditor’s survival concerns

by Colin Kruger

Currency

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Companies

Gateway Mining has identified a 15km corridor beside Benz Mining’s impressive 500,000-ounce Glenburgh gold project in WA’s Gascoyne.

Bulls N' Bears

Gateway maps 15km corridor next to proven WA gold deposit

Gateway has outlined a 15km gold target at Glenburgh South in WA after magnetic and hyperspectral surveys revealed structures mirroring Benz’s Glenburgh deposit.

by Rowena Duckworth

Dalaroo Metals’ Bondoukou gold project in Côte d’Ivoire features extensive artisanal near-surface gold mining along a 600-metre-long strike.

Bulls N' Bears

Scout sampling leads Dalaroo to high-grade gold in West Africa

Dalaroo Metals has landed solid gold grades from initial rock-chip sampling at its Bondoukou project in West Africa, with a best result of 17.95g/t gold.

by Doug Bright

Auric Mining’s Starter pit at the company’s Munda gold project near Widgiemooltha in Western Australia.

Bulls N' Bears

Auric delivers golden surprise as WA Munda outstrips forecasts

by James Pearson

TMK Energy’s decision to drill its seventh well – LF-07 – last year has paid off in spades, with the well becoming the star performer at the company’s Gurvantes XXXV coal seam gas project in southern Mongolia.

Bulls N' Bears

TMK smashes out new Mongolian gas record

by Craig Nolan

Pacgold’s White Dam heap leach gold mine in South Australia, which has historically produced 180,000 ounces

Bulls N' Bears

Old heaps, new gold: Pacgold readies SA White Dam re-crush

by Rowena Duckworth

Markets

Updated

World markets

Day of panic as war in Iran wipes $80 billion off the market

by Simon Johanson and Shane Wright

Opinion

Markets broke into a heavy sweat last week. Now they are melting down

by Elizabeth Knight

Opinion

Currencies

Why the Aussie dollar isn’t a ‘whipping boy’ any more

by Clancy Yeates

The economy

The Persian Gulf relies on nearly 450 facilities to turn seawater into drinking water. They are now under threat.

Opinion

Middle East at war

The Iran war’s most precious commodity isn’t oil

by Javier Blas

Opinion

GDP

The economy might look better, but it’s still coughing

by Millie Muroi

Analysis

Middle East at war

The Iran energy nightmare is becoming a reality

by The Economist

Opinion & Perspectives

Markets broke into a heavy sweat last week. Now they are melting down

There is a chance that inflation and interest rate rises, the sharemarket’s kryptonite, will re-emerge as a result of this black swan event.

Elizabeth Knight

Business columnist

Why the Aussie dollar isn’t a ‘whipping boy’ any more

Our dollar has had a strong run, and there are good reasons to think we should get used to it staying around the US70¢ mark – or even climbing higher.