The 2024 Christmas advertisements are out, and Australia’s supermarkets are trying to win over hearts and wallets after a torrid year.

I don’t want to be a Grinch, but at Christmas, you tell the truth: everyone is bullish, and I can’t help but feel concerned.

Consumers will be hit with another steep rise in their household and car insurance premiums this year as general insurers push revenue growth ahead of rising inflation costs.

This week’s Bulls N’ Bears Runner of the Week is… Tasman Resources. The SA mineral explorer has a series of impressive targets to drill, while Bridge SaaS, New Frontier Minerals and Axel REE also ran hard.

Cbus has partially blamed administration platform MUFG for delays in paying out life insurance claims. The group’s CEO hit back on Friday.

The golden party continued for Auric Mining at Jeffreys Find in WA after it sold 1243 ounces of gold for a record $5.2m from toll milling at Three Mile Hill.

Javelin Minerals completes its heralded acquisition of the brownfields Eureka gold project, 54km northwest of Kalgoorlie, and recruits an experienced non-exec.

The Australian sharemarket closed in the red, led by declining materials which dipped 1.8 per cent following a negative lead from Wall Street.

Vladimir Putin’s war machine is pushing Russia’s economy to the brink.

Australia has a long history of running current account deficits – but that doesn’t automatically mean we’re doing badly.

A proposed merger between the largest suppliers of on-street parking in Australia has sparked warnings about the impact on councils and ratepayers.

Victorians would be forced to replace broken gas heaters and hot-water units with electric versions from as early as 2026 under the state government’s favoured plan.

On his first visit to Australia in six years, the media magnate has joined Jewish community members at the site of a shocking antisemitic attack.

These days, it seems that everyone who is anybody on Wall Street is amped up for Trump’s return to the Oval Office. With Trump 2.0, there’s apparently something for everyone in the financial arena.

The Australian sharemarket took a beating as investors digested stronger-than-expected employment growth, which is likely to push out the prospect of interest rate cuts further into next year.