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The ASX is set for an uncertain start to the session.

ASX slips after Trump tariffs drama; banks and tech shares slide

The Australian sharemarket lost ground as investors digested the implications of the latest developments regarding US President Donald Trump’s trade war.

  • Staff reporter

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The ASX hit an intraday high on Thursday.

ASX rises as banks and miners jump, while Wesfarmers falls

The Australian sharemarket hit a new high on a bumper day for the reporting season.

  • Staff reporter
NAB shares have soared on the back of its trading update.

ASX closes higher for third day straight as NAB jumps; Santos cuts jobs

The Australian sharemarket ended the day in the green as investors digested a raft of company results, with National Australia Bank jumping after a trading update. 

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Former Commonwealth Bank and NAB employee Andrew W Hu.

Banker, broker, nightclub owner: The alleged fraudster who outsmarted two of Australia’s biggest banks

For years, Andrew W Hu learnt the finance giants’ systems inside out. Detectives allege he then helped defraud his former employers of hundreds of millions of dollars.

  • Riley Walter
Australian Open attendees are expected to fork out $600 million at this year’s tournament.

Australian Open set to generate $600 million as ‘opening week’ numbers surge

Attendees are predicted to fork out big for this year’s tournament, with the hospitality and accommodation industries among the big winners.

  • Gemma Grant
Self-proclaimed fortune-teller and feng shui master Anya Phan allegedly laundered more than $520,000 at The Star casino while receiving disability support pension payments.

Anya earned $400 a week. To The Star she was a high-rolling VIP, police allege she was a massive fraudster

The state’s gambling regulators have launched an investigation into why the alleged head of a major crime syndicate was able to gamble a fortune at the embattled casino despite living off a meagre pension.

  • Riley Walter
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Westpac faces a shareholder resolution from environmentalists over its fossil fuel lending.

Foreign pension giants sour on banks over green issues

Funds managing hundreds of billions of dollars are backing shareholder resolutions from environmental groups pushing for change at Westpac and NAB.

  • Clancy Yeates
NAB-owned UBank confirmed

Bank executive sacked after being photographed in mock terrorism act

An executive at NAB’s online offshoot UBank was asked to leave on Monday after a “disturbing image” was taken during a Christmas function.

  • Millie Muroi
Andrew Irvine addresses the House standing committee on economics on Wednesday.

‘Sad’: Bank chief slams Australia’s political failure on net zero and energy

Amid an intense political debate over energy prices and net zero, one of the nation’s top bankers says the current state of play is sad.

  • Shane Wright and Millie Muroi
Police allege Anya Phan atook control of the Penthouse Syndicate after its alleged ringleader, Bing Li, was arrested in July.

The fortune-teller, the Dover Heights mansion and the alleged $70m fraud

The feng shui master predicted riches for her clients, police allege. Now, detectives investigating Sydney’s Penthouse Syndicate have swooped.

  • Riley Walter