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Inflation data has came in much hotter than economists were expecting with annual inflation surging to 3.2 per cent in the September quarter, up from 2.1pc in June. Source link

An 80 per cent dropout rate, compliance concerns, and a LEGO city sold as a “highlight” — this multimillion-dollar cybersecurity initiative has been labelled a “patch job”. Source link

The ASX is down ahead of key inflation data. Tech stocks boosted Wall Street overnight as Apple surpassed a valuation milestone. Follow the day’s events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. Source link

The ASX is set to gain after tech boosted Wall Street overnight. Open AI Group and Microsoft and Apple crossed $US4 trillion. Locally, quarterly CPI is set to influence markets. Follow the day’s events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. Source link

WiseTech says it was required to produce documents related to alleged trading in WiseTech shares by controversial co-founder Richard White and three employees from late 2024 to early 2025. Source link

City of Sydney already has a 180-day cap on un-hosted short-term rentals, but some councillors say it’s not doing enough to free up housing stock.  Source link

More than half the workforce at a coal mine owned by embattled British billionaire Sanjeev Gupta have been stood down without pay, with the union demanding immediate action. Source link

Western Australia again secures the top gong as Australia’s best performing economy according to a new report by the Commonwealth Bank, despite the state recording some of the country’s weakest economic growth. Source link

Right now, more than 311,000 Australian Facebook users can apply for a slice of a $50 million compensation fund from tech giant Meta — the largest ever payment for a breach of Australians’ privacy. Source link

“Constructive” talks between US and Chinese trade negotiations ahead of a meeting between Trump and Xi have lifted global share markets. Source link