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““AI continues to support growth, reinforcing the outlook for tech and critical suppliers across the supply chain,” wrote Magdalena Ocampo, market strategist at Principal Asset Management, in a report.”

“Firmus, the Nvidia-backed AI infrastructure company, looked set to deliver one of the biggest floats in Australian market history, seeking to raise billions at a proposed valuation of $44 billion – Woolworths entire market cap.”

“Meanwhile, AIC Mines and Kalamazoo Resources showed the broking fraternity wasn’t necessary, pulling in $70 million and $10 million respectively without a broker in sight.”

“Oil prices jumped and the price for a barrel of Brent crude got back above $US104, while the US stock market pulled further from its record with technology stocks falling sharply.”

“The significance of the AI-related stocks to the wider sharemarket’s performance is underscored by the underperformance of the S&P 500 equal weight index, which assigns every stock the same weighting, against that of the primary S&P 500 index, which uses…”

“A separate report released on Wednesday shows leading forecaster Deloitte Access Economics has cut its expectations for Australia’s economic growth to 1.7 per cent in 2027-28, down from 1.9 per cent forecast three months ago.”

“Philip Dowle, Wickham Shoebridge nonsense The Greens, under new leader David Shoebridge, are demonstrating yet again why they will not become a major political party (“Greens ‘shameful’ over Ukraine war aid”, October 6).”

“US stocks are rising near their records after a couple buyout announcements helped lift the market.”

““The growing accessibility of AI technology is enabling criminal networks to operate more efficiently and adapt more quickly to disruption efforts by law enforcement agencies,” acting Australian Federal Police Assistant Commissioner Donna Parsons said.”

“Earlier this week, the US government said the economy’s growth in the spring was better than earlier thought, driven by businesses building AI data centres and spending by consumers.”

“For years, his true calling has been what academics term “jurisdictional arbitrage” — moving from country to country in search of a legal framework pliable enough to accommodate his appetite for risk and growth.”

“You still need the fundamentals underneath it – margin, inventory productivity, cash flow, channel profitability, disciplined buying, effective marketing investment and a clear strategy for profitable growth,””

“Micron also said growth is strengthening, and it gave forecasts for upcoming profit and revenue that topped analysts’ estimates because of the AI boom.”

“‘I will never stifle the growth a technology that will be bigger than the industrial revolution.’Donald Trump Trump believes self-regulation, the US Justice Department and the FBI will be sufficient to hold the sector and “bad actors” seeking to exploit AI’s…”

“Money markets scaled back bets on further moves as traders interpreted Bullock’s comments as less hawkish than the central bank’s statement on interest rates.”

“Sentiment swings Of course, rapid changes in sentiment are nothing new in this market, which has been propelled higher by AI for nearly four years.”

“The US, the key economy for global financial markets, doesn’t have that slower growth, thanks to the extraordinary levels of AI investment and the wealth effects of a sharemarket at near record levels.”

“While AI has powered stock market gains and US economic growth in recent years, there’s been growing scepticism about whether AI will justify the trillions of dollars being spent to develop the technology.”

“The scale of the AI investments being made – in the US, it is more than $US700 billion ($990 billion) this year and could top a trillion dollars next year – and the mind-boggling rates of revenue growth that would be required to justify the investments make…”

“There’s a massive legal grey area around the weaponisation of AI (“AI hack on Medicare prompts new laws”, September 25).”

““As long as AI-related investment, US corporate profitability, and consumer spending continue to beat expectations, the economy and markets seem capable of absorbing tighter central banks and higher rates.””

“Gene S Dx is stepping into a global precision medicine market that Grand View Research valued at US$116.6 billion (A$163B) in 2025 and expects it to reach US$405.1(A$570) billion by 2033 – compound annual growth of nearly 17 per cent.”

“What does Australia hope to achieve by taking a seat on the United Nations Security Council (“PM takes AI fight to UN as Australia launches bid for Security Council”, September 21)?”

“By weakening household demand and business vitality, Beijing may be depriving its AI industry of the market it needs to become commercially successful.”

“While Warsh might add growth and AI investment to the influences on US inflation, that begs the question of why other developed economies with less growth and less AI investment – from Australia and Japan to the European Union – are also wrestling with…”

“The United States could go its own way and impose mandatory reviews of the safety of new, American-generated models, but Trump and his aides believe that would effectively drive the global market to Chinese largely open-source alternatives.”

“It feels like a rinse-and-repeat of the Bad News Bears for global markets, with no obvious reprieve in sight.”

“Falling oil prices and easing pressure from the bond market helped Wall Street reverse many of its moves from the prior day, when the Federal Reserve hiked its main interest rate for the first time in years and suggested more may be ahead as it tries to get…”

“Beyond blue-collar work, AI is still causing ruptures in the labour market.”

“The US stock market has fallen into the red as Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh spoke after the central bank showed it’s trying to get the nation’s high inflation under control by hiking interest rates for the first time in three years.”

““The result is a market that must work harder to generate earnings growth just as investors become less willing to pay premium valuations for that growth,” according to Darrell Cronk, president of Wells Fargo Investment Institute.”