Corporate news, markets, and the economy
From March 20, new deeming rate rules and slowing superannuation returns are forcing Australian retirees to reassess their retirement plans. A single pensioner could lose asset-free support on $93,000 overnight.
Andrew Marsh Regional Australians who bought into booming property markets are facing simultaneous shocks: rising mortgage payments, fuel shortages pushing prices up 50 cents a litre, and cost-of-living increases of $175 per week.
Kate Morrison 
Australian Community Media's managing director has dismissed speculation that the regional newspaper publisher could be sold, telling staff the business will remain in the hands of current ownership.
Darren Ong 
The Reserve Bank's March decision has become genuinely uncertain. Inflation still high, but petrol shocks and weak household spending complicate the case for another rate rise this week.
Aisha Khoury 
The RBA has raised the cash rate, pushing up mortgage repayments by up to $151 a month for a $1 million loan, with more hikes likely to follow.
Sarah Cheng 
Australia's competition watchdog has called an emergency meeting with major fuel retailers to justify rapid price increases since war erupted in the Middle East. The ACCC is investigating whether price hikes are justified or represent deliberate market manipulation.
Victoria Crawford Australia exports LNG but imports 90% of its oil. The Iran-US-Israel conflict is exposing a structural vulnerability that reserves alone cannot solve.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
A New York antitrust trial resumed Monday with more than three dozen states pushing ahead against Live Nation and Ticketmaster after the federal government withdrew from the case.
Victoria Crawford 
Salesforce is committing itself to decades of debt repayment to fund a $50 billion stock buyback, signalling management confidence in share value but raising questions about capital allocation in a slowing market.
Mitchell Tan 
Saudi Arabia has acquired another 5% stake in Capcom through a separate investment vehicle, doubling its influence over the Japanese publisher just as Resident Evil Requiem becomes the fastest-selling game in franchise history.
Tom Whitfield 
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang projects the company will earn $1 trillion from AI hardware sales through 2027, signalling a dramatic acceleration in computing infrastructure investment as agentic AI systems become practical.
Yuki Tamura 
Nvidia has chosen Intel's Xeon 6 as the host processor for its next-generation DGX Rubin NVL8 AI servers, even as it launches its own Vera CPU to compete directly with Intel and AMD in the data centre processor market.
Andrew Marsh 
Almost two-thirds of Australians aged 18 to 28 turn to social media for financial guidance, while many trust influencers and AI systems despite these sources being shaped by algorithms designed for engagement, not accuracy.
Aisha Khoury 
Sydney households are preparing for tighter budgets as the RBA is widely expected to raise interest rates. Families say fuel, dining out and discretionary spending will be the first casualties of higher borrowing costs.
Jake Nguyen 
A dispute between a Sydney council and building company over defects at a tennis facility is the latest in a series of costly construction conflicts across NSW.
Patrick Donnelly 
A Delaware court has ruled that South Korean publisher Krafton breached its acquisition agreement by firing Subnautica 2 CEO Ted Gill without cause and seizing studio control. The judge has ordered his reinstatement and extended the $250m earnout period.
Darren Ong 
Tesla's once-fanatical online community is fracturing over policy changes, unmet autonomous driving promises, and CEO Elon Musk's political involvement. Some of the company's biggest advocates are now publicly distancing themselves.
Yuki Tamura 
As prediction markets soar past $60 billion in annual trading, Wall Street giants are moving in. But the legal framework remains contested, and the risks are substantial.
Mitchell Tan 
A popular indoor go-kart facility built on Moore Park's car park faces potential closure as Sydney pursues its vision of transforming the Entertainment Quarter into a world-class entertainment hub.
Kate Morrison 
Guzman y Gomez co-CEO Hilton Brett will reduce his workload later this year to undergo a kidney transplant, leaving succession and operational continuity concerns for the publicly listed Mexican food chain.
Andrew Marsh