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For all the news, visit https://www.smh.com.auhttps://www.smh.com.au/rss/business.xmlSydney Morning Herald - Businesshttps://www.smh.com.au/assets/icons/rss/smh.pngen-AUTue, 16 Jun 2026 04:30:01 +1000https://www.smh.com.au/rss/business.xmlTue, 16 Jun 2026 04:30:01 +1000Sydney Morning Herald - BusinessBusiness / CompaniesMichelle ChapmanFox Corp CEO Lachlan Murdoch said the deal will bring together Fox’s live news and sports content with a streaming platform that has a large viewership.0a956c53-c10b-4d69-b935-27e923e46eb8https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/lachlan-murdoch-s-fox-corp-to-buy-streaming-platform-in-22-billion-deal-20260615-p60729.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessMon, 15 Jun 2026 22:11:25 +1000Lachlan Murdoch’s Fox Corp to buy streaming platform in $31 billion dealBusiness / Banking & financeHarriet Alexander, Julie LewisAfter a four-year battle, a customer who blew the whistle has been vindicated, but the full details of the case remain secret.8e6b1db7-a03d-424f-bdd0-9737d8edbfc2https://www.smh.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/american-express-ordered-to-fix-security-gaps-after-customer-was-spied-on-20260612-p606ei.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessMon, 15 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +1000American Express ordered to fix security gaps after customer was spied onBusiness / CompaniesKishor Napier-RamanThe Guardian Australia has appointed David Munk, a British journalist who had been a deputy chief here before going on to be managing editor in the UK, as its new boss.eee61e7b-e020-4af8-b0de-8042fb1c33c9https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/guardian-australia-appoints-new-editor-flown-in-from-the-uk-20260615-p60711.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessMon, 15 Jun 2026 18:00:17 +1000Guardian Australia appoints new editor, flown in from the UKBusiness / MarketsStaff writersThe Australian sharemarket rallied after Donald Trump announced a peace deal that includes an immediate ceasefire “on all fronts” of the war in the Middle East.ec38dcb0-1081-4e1f-a792-358e37be28bahttps://www.smh.com.au/business/markets/asx-set-for-unsteady-start-spacex-soars-in-its-debut-on-wall-street-20260615-p606qk.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessMon, 15 Jun 2026 17:50:22 +1000ASX jumps on peace deal; Gold miners and travel stocks rally, oil stocks fallBusiness / CompaniesKishor Napier-RamanTim Bentley was a vice-president at Abnormal AI when he assaulted two musicians at a Sydney bar in February.776b3f5b-9589-4cf7-be53-93ae68d9d4dbhttps://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/ai-executive-fined-3000-for-breaking-musician-s-nose-punching-another-20260615-p606xy.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessMon, 15 Jun 2026 17:24:34 +1000AI executive fined $3000 for breaking musician’s nose, punching anotherBusiness / CompaniesDoug BrightSarytogan Graphite has begun diamond drilling at its Ilkin copper prospect in Kazakhstan, targeting a large-scale porphyry system defined by a 600m-wide bedrock anomaly.cd00a375-1fee-4ef3-8ba5-d0afbdb11317https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/sarytogan-launches-deep-hunt-for-kazakh-copper-prize-20260615-p606zv.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessMon, 15 Jun 2026 16:00:07 +1000Sarytogan launches deep hunt for Kazakh copper prizeBusiness / Banking & financeElizabeth KnightThe signs are difficult to ignore: an avalanche of sellers, increasing levels of stale stock sitting on property portal shelves, and auction clearance rates wallowing around 50 per cent.5249ea04-d5a1-4d86-bdda-1d165a05efbfhttps://www.smh.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/two-big-banks-have-slashed-their-house-price-forecasts-the-numbers-are-hair-raising-20260615-p606u9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessMon, 15 Jun 2026 15:50:15 +1000Two big banks have slashed their house price forecasts. The numbers are hair-raisingBusiness / CompaniesJessica YunFed up with footwear retailer Accent Group’s recent ailing performance, its biggest investor – UK retail giant Frasers – has taken matters into its own hands.958b36b5-9f6a-4784-b5a2-32ce73b64ca8https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/step-down-owner-of-platypus-athlete-s-foot-cops-hostile-bid-from-uk-shareholder-20260615-p606tx.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessMon, 15 Jun 2026 13:57:31 +1000‘Step down’: Owner of Platypus, Athlete’s Foot cops hostile bid from UK investorBusiness / CompaniesMurray WardDalaroo Metals has defined a 7km gold corridor at its Bondoukou project in West Africa, with soil assays peaking at a remarkable 23.26g/t gold.9b505c61-b62d-4817-bbea-e1d388c76489https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/dalaroo-hits-high-grade-gold-in-soils-along-7km-in-west-africa-20260615-p606x7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessMon, 15 Jun 2026 13:28:06 +1000Dalaroo hits high-grade gold in soils along 7km in West AfricaBusiness / CompaniesPenny TaylorEclipse Metals has confirmed high-grade fluorite at its historic Ivigtût cryolite mine in Greenland. It also identified gallium and other critical minerals, broadening potential.1d330558-143e-4839-a31f-b7c9ffad0f25https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/eclipse-reveals-broader-greenland-critical-minerals-bounty-20260615-p606wm.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessMon, 15 Jun 2026 12:28:51 +1000Eclipse reveals broader Greenland critical minerals bountyBusiness / MarketsStephen BartholomeuszOil might soon flow through the Strait of Hormuz, but the damage done by the US president’s war will linger for a very long time.2eb0d134-9eaa-42d1-9d7e-f896b6152e35https://www.smh.com.au/business/markets/trump-s-deal-will-show-how-pointless-his-war-was-20260615-p606s6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessMon, 15 Jun 2026 11:59:48 +1000Trump’s deal will show how pointless his war wasBusiness / CompaniesDoug BrightGreat Southern Mining is launching a major 20,000m drill campaign at its WA gold projects, targeting the Golden Boulder, Amy Clarke and Mon Ami discoveries.65d6da00-18e8-430a-a066-481f8e9dae7chttps://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/great-southern-fires-up-20-000m-wa-gold-hunt-20260615-p606vc.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessMon, 15 Jun 2026 11:38:16 +1000Great Southern fires up 20,000m WA gold huntBusiness / CompaniesColin KrugerThe spectacular debut of SpaceX paves the way for an unprecedented series of floats this year as AI giants such as Anthropic and OpenAI plan to go public.e1fd787a-f972-4dc3-ac3f-41347f9c8a8chttps://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/spacex-s-3-trillion-debut-expected-to-kick-off-wave-of-ai-mega-ipos-20260614-p606lw.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessMon, 15 Jun 2026 05:01:00 +1000SpaceX’s $3 trillion debut expected to kick off wave of AI mega IPOsBusiness / The economyNick Toscano, Mike FoleySenior officials will travel to Asia this week in an attempt to douse a growing diplomatic crisis in countries unsettled by Australia’s plans for a gas reservation.22f6272d-577b-492b-a342-8227f11d43d4https://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/labor-sends-emergency-delegation-to-defuse-asian-gas-alarm-20260612-p606dj.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessMon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +1000Labor sends emergency delegation to defuse Asian gas alarmBusiness / CompaniesDustin Volz, Julian E. Barnes, Ana SwansonThe feud between Anthropic and the Trump administration has deepened after the US government demanded the company take down one of its new AI models.cf1fc492-8aaa-496b-9dd8-6f30745cf0f8https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/trump-reignites-anthropic-feud-after-takedown-of-latest-ai-model-20260614-p606mz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessSun, 14 Jun 2026 15:11:53 +1000Trump reignites Anthropic feud after takedown of latest AI modelBusiness / The economyNick Toscano, David SwanAs data centres’ power demand continues to surge, tech giants argue their deep corporate pockets will be an asset for Australia’s green transition.2b042931-e89d-46c6-9133-2ef4c5a4f874https://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/data-centres-vow-to-fund-australia-s-renewables-shift-not-derail-it-20260611-p605v4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessSun, 14 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +1000Data centres vow to fund Australia’s renewables shift, not derail itBusiness / CompaniesColin KrugerThe organisation said not all patrols would take part in industrial action, and it had made contingency arrangements to minimise disruption.ee67d268-f628-405e-975a-217d19e23a64https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/nrma-roadside-assist-staff-on-strike-for-first-time-in-23-years-20260612-p606ca.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessSun, 14 Jun 2026 14:15:58 +1000NRMA roadside assist staff on strike for first time in 23 yearsBusiness / CompaniesChris ZapponeThe software fix for the Boeing 737 Max 8 – some of which are flown in Australia – won’t reach the full global fleet until mid-2028.ab9bfde4-1caf-4614-be0c-411073262a21https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/bird-strikes-and-fume-incidents-ruffle-feathers-for-boeing-and-aviation-regulators-20260603-p603fl.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessSun, 14 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +1000Bird strikes and fume incidents ruffle feathers for Boeing and aviation regulatorsBusiness / MarketsRyan Mac, Ben CasselmanThe tech mogul just became the world’s first trillionaire, signalling an eye-watering new era of ultra-affluence and widening wealth inequality.fa5df635-1315-4ebf-bba7-a8893520f0cdhttps://www.smh.com.au/business/markets/musk-s-trillionaire-status-takes-wealth-gap-to-a-new-level-20260613-p606h5.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessSat, 13 Jun 2026 11:58:22 +1000Musk’s net worth is now 5 million times that of an average familyBusiness / MarketsBernard CondonElon Musk is now worth more than the world’s next four richest people combined.00837491-68ef-4bc0-be28-5cbfefdcc881https://www.smh.com.au/business/markets/spacex-set-to-surge-past-2-8-trillion-valuation-in-wall-street-debut-20260612-p606fx.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_businessSat, 13 Jun 2026 06:29:01 +1000Elon Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire as SpaceX soars in Wall Street debut