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Americans bought homes at the slowest pace in 16 years last month, and prices still went up

Wall Street has its best week since August while Nvidia has its worst run since 2012, and both of AI’s big tests arrive within days

Jensen Huang has quit Nvidia. The Senate now wants him under oath by 3 December, and the Commerce Secretary with him

The last time America taxed Australian lamb, the tariff hit 40 per cent. Here is how this case works, and what a 3-3 tie means

Six US commissioners split 3-3 on Australian lamb, and the tie hands the decision to Trump

The world is pumping more oil than it burns for the first time since the Iran war began. Diesel has not got the message

Bids for David Jones were due on Friday. Whoever wins will get a department store half the size it was a fortnight ago

Your S&P 500 fund holds US$6,390 of Nvidia per US$100,000. What a 30% fall costs five common mixes, and the tax on trimming before 31 December

Xero is spending up to A$1 billion on its own shares. Here is how a buy-back works, and who really gains

Buy now or wait for ANZ’s 2028 bottom? On a $750,000 home a year of waiting is worth $64,800, and a 2.2 per cent rise flips it

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