Market Reports

• Australian Market Report: The S&P/ASX200 finished up 5.60 points, or less than 0.1 per cent, at 7942.50..... [more]

• U.S. Market Report: Wall Street's major indexes edged higher in choppy trading on Tuesday as investors assessed consumer sentiment data and anticipated a more flexible trade policy stance from the Trump administration next week..... [more]

• European Market Report: European stocks traded higher on Tuesday as a survey showed German business morale rose in line with forecasts in March after a successful vote on an historic change to the country's debt borrowing rules..... [more]

• Asian Market Report: Asian stocks ended mixed on Tuesday as investors awaited greater clarity on the next round of tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump..... [more]

Australian Business News

• Australia’s tax take is higher – but so are debt and deficit in this year’s budget. Higher-than-expected revenue has put the economy in a stronger position than last year and is helping fund pre-election policies including tax cuts.... [more]

• The 2025-26 Budget – pretty uninspiring, with deficits for years. The key things investors need to know about the Budget..... [more]

• Non-compete clauses to be banned for workers including hairdressers and those in childcare in 2025 federal budget. More than 3 million employees earning less than $175,000 a year to benefit from policy.... [more]

• Aussies will benefit from new energy bill rebates, a small tax cut, changes to student debt, cheaper medicines and more bulk-billed GP visits, with the Albanese government targeting battlers in its 2025 federal budget. .... [more]

• What the federal budget holds for businesses ahead of the election.... [more]

• The Financial Services Council (FSC) was the first organisation to support the the Government’s delivery of what it called a “no surprises Budget”. FSC chief executive, Blake Briggs said his organisation “congratulate the Treasurer.... [more]

• Prefabricated homes touted as being twice as fast to build as traditional brick and mortar are the way of the future for the Albanese government, as it races to build 1.2 million new properties by 2029..... [more]

• 2 charts to explain the trade-offs in retirement planning. Investors may need a shift in mindset as retirement approaches but there are ways to structure a portfolio to improve retirement outcomes..... [more]

• As gold prices soar above US$3,000 – where does it go from here?.... [more]

• Gold Road Resources Ltd (ASX: GOR) shares are the biggest gainers of the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) on Tuesday. The Gold Road Resources share price leapt 15.5% to an all-time record high of $2.83 in earlier trading..... [more]

• Rio Tinto the mining Budget winner as green iron and aluminium players get a tariff-busting $3b free-kick.... [more]

• Top End explorers Tennant Minerals, Emmerson Resources and CuFe Limited are marching forward with plans to process their respective deposits using a shared facility in the Northern Territory’s Tennant Creek region..... [more]

• Major shareholder backs Altech with $4.3m bond facility.... [more]

• Errawarra shares jump over 119% on ‘transformational’ acquisition. A number of changes are afoot at Errawarra Resources Ltd (ASX:ERW) as it makes the ‘transformational’ acquisition of a high-grade silver project in the Pilbara region.... [more]

• Altech Batteries secures €2.5 million in cash funding in agreement with major shareholder Deutsche Balaton AG.... [more]

• Latitude 66’s share price reached as high as 7.8 cents a share, up 20 per cent after the company released a highly anticipated scoping study on its flagship Kuusamo Schist Belt (KSB) gold-cobalt project in northern Finland..... [more]

• Coalition’s potential rethink on EV rules could make fuel-guzzling utes and SUVs an election issue. Opposition says Labor’s national vehicle emission standard is ‘poorly designed’, despite data showing uptick in green vehicle sales.... [more]

• Bargain hunters flock to 4D Medical’s discounted raising.... [more]

• Independent supermarket operators in regional areas are urging people to vote with their feet as they struggle to stay competitive with the major brands..... [more]

• ANZ Group Shares (ASX: ANZ) Return Neutral on Year.... [more]

• Law firm Slater & Gordon has referred a former employee to Victoria Police after its internal investigation concluded they may have been behind a “series of identical malicious emails” sent to more than 900 current and former staff..... [more]

World Business News

• Bitcoin has been going back up – why the rally could be ‘fleeting’.... [more]

• U.S. consumer confidence continued its sharp 2025 decline as Americans’ views about their financial futures slumped to a 12-year low, driven by rising anxiety over tariffs and inflation..... [more]

• Ratings agency Moody's said on Tuesday that the U.S.' fiscal strength is on track for a continued multi-year decline as budget deficits widen and debt becomes less affordable..... [more]

• The Magnificent 7 is back: Why Morgan Stanley sees the mega-cap tech group restoring US stock dominance.... [more]

• Fintech lender Affirm said Tuesday that it’s reached an agreement with JPMorgan Chase to offer its buy now, pay later loan services to merchants on the bank’s payments network. U.S. merchants who use JPMorgan to handle payments can soon add Affirm to their checkout pages.... [more]

• Dow Chemical stock hits 52-week low at $35.47 amid market challenges.... [more]

• Tesla is joining "robotics symposium" at the Capitol complex to showcase its new humanoid robot to lawmakers and staff, Axios has learned..... [more]

• Elon Musk thinks robots are a $10 trillion business. He’s got some competition from China .... [more]

• U.S. grocery chain Kroger (KR.N), countersued Albertsons (ACI.N), on Tuesday, escalating a legal battle between the companies following the collapse of their proposed $25 billion merger in December..... [more]

• Alphabet Inc’s Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has revealed Gemini 2.5, representing a significant leap forward in its artificial intelligence capabilities. The initial release, Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental,.... [more]

• 23andMe is looking to sell customers’ genetic data. Here’s how to delete it .... [more]

• Anglo American (JO:AGLJ) Plc is in preliminary discussions with banks about a possible initial public offering (IPO) for its diamond unit, De Beers, Bloomberg News reported sources familiar with the matter..... [more]

• Massachusetts regulator subpoenas Robinhood over sports betting.... [more]

• Tesla sales fall by 49% in Europe even as the electric vehicle market grows.... [more]

• The transport secretary has given formal approval to the controversial and long-delayed £9bn Lower Thames Crossing, Britain’s biggest road-building project. Heidi Alexander granted a development consent order on Tuesday morning.... [more]

• Facebook and Instagram owner Meta is considering a paid subscription in the UK which would remove adverts from its platforms. Under the plans, people using the social media sites could be asked to pay for an ad-free experience.... [more]

• British finance minister Rachel Reeves will publish a forecast from the Office for Budget Responsibility on Wednesday, which is expected to roughly halve Britain's expected growth in 2025 from 2% to about 1%, the Financial Times reported.... [more]

• Holcim's (HOLN.S), imminent North American spin-off Amrize is targeting robust growth in earnings and sales through 2028, albeit at a slower pace than in recent years as it navigates a challenging environment.... [more]

• Authorities in China have released all employees of an American corporate due diligence firm who were detained in Beijing around two years ago. The release of the employees from the firm, the Mintz Group.... [more]

• China Floods the World With AI Models After DeepSeek’s Success.... [more]

• Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD logged a record 777.1 billion yuan ($107 billion) in revenue last year as its sales of battery electric and hybrid vehicles jumped 40%..... [more]

• Hyundai unveils $21bn US expansion as Trump tariffs loom.... [more]

• Hong Kong market seen funding more ‘jaw-dropping’ Chinese start-up innovations. China is at the beginning of a long innovation story, according to speakers at the HSBC Global Investment Summit.... [more]

• Samsung Electronics co-CEO dies, leaving new appointee in charge.... [more]

• Bitcoin in the bush - the crypto mine in remote Zambia.... [more]