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FR Money Wire
by The Financial Register | Kangaroofern Media Lab Pty Ltd
A fast-moving finance and fraud-awareness podcast that breaks down the latest money news, scams, and wire-fraud tactics targeting everyday Australians, theregisterau.substack.com
Episodes
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Zip Co shares crash 30% after US fraud hit
Zip Co’s buy now, pay later business takes a painful hit from a costly fraud scare in the US, even as its underlying numbers hold up fine. Plus, why Wall Street just had its worst tech sell-off since June and what that’s doing to local markets this afternoon. The Financial Register is a...
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Meta shares sink 7% despite earnings beat as AI spending bill climbs
Meta’s post-earnings selloff after it lifted 2026 AI capex guidance to $135-145bn and posted negative free cash flow, a move that dragged chip stocks and Asian markets down with it, plus a look at a shaky Wall Street, a steady Aussie dollar, and oil sitting at five-month highs. The Financial...
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Nick Scali shares crash 22% on slashed profit guidance and cyber attack costs
Furniture retailer Nick Scali’s stock craters after a shock profit downgrade and news of costs from an August cyber breach, while Wall Street’s rally continues, oil pushes toward five-month highs, and Live Nation unveils Melbourne concert-venue plans. The Financial Register is a reader-supported...
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Wall Street’s AI rally rolls on as oil nears five-month highs
No single headline dominates this morning, so it’s a markets wrap: Wall Street’s tech-led rally runs into a second day, Brent crude pushes toward five-month highs on Middle East tension, and the ASX is set for a flat open. The Financial Register is a reader-supported publication. To receive new...
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NextDC shares pare losses to a 39% fall after Melbourne power delay
NextDC’s stock claws back a little from this morning’s worst levels after a Melbourne data centre power delay forced a guidance cut, while Brent oil jumps on fresh Middle East jitters and the ASX dips into the red. The Financial Register is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and...
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SpaceX quarterly revenue jumps 161% on AI surge
SpaceX’s Q3 results smash expectations as its AI arm overtakes the rocket business, while Wall Street ends mixed overnight and the ASX points to a higher open. The Financial Register is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid...
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FleetPartners locks in $1.13 billion takeover from SG Fleet
SG Fleet wins the FleetPartners bidding war with a $1.13 billion buyout, while the ASX holds a modest gain into the close on takeover buzz, even as Wall Street’s week starts on the back foot. The Financial Register is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work,...
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Challenger shares jump 15% on $8bn Daiichi Life takeover bid
Japan’s Daiichi Life lobbing a takeover bid for Challenger, Cleanaway’s newly signed $9.3 billion deal with EQT, and how the ASX, Aussie dollar and oil are tracking this morning. The Financial Register is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming…
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Cleanaway shares slide ahead of $9.4 billion takeover deadline
Cleanaway stock actually dropped today, not rose, as investors grow anxious ahead of Monday’s deadline on EQT Infrastructure’s $9.4 billion takeover bid. Markets were calmer elsewhere, with Wall Street’s overnight gains offset by a soft Aussie dollar. The Financial Register is a reader-supported...
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The Aussie dollar sinks to the lowest since July after weak jobs data
Wall Street had a rollercoaster night — a big Dow gain masked a rotation out of AI stocks — while at home, weak jobs data knocked the Aussie dollar to a three-month low and cooled talk of another rate rise. The Financial Register is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support...
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SHAPE Australia shares sink despite landing $800m DigiCo contract
uilder SHAPE Australia won its biggest ever job — an $800 million contract to expand DigiCo’s Sydney data centre — but the stock fell anyway on margin worries. Markets had a shaky morning before settling almost flat. The Financial Register is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts…
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ASML posts a record quarter, but its shares fall anyway
Europe’s biggest chip-equipment maker beat every estimate this quarter, but investors shrugged it off. Wall Street and the ASX both had a soft session too, as hot US inflation data stoked rate-hike fears. The Financial Register is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support…
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Glencore makes its ASX debut, chasing Australia’s $4.8 trillion super pool
Mining giant Glencore started trading on the ASX today under ticker GLC, a bid to tap Australian super funds and win index inclusion — though the debut’s come in a touch soft. Plus how the ASX, Aussie dollar, Wall Street and oil are tracking at midday. The Financial Register is a reader-supported...
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Bank of America hit with $1.2 billion fine over sanctions failures
US regulators slammed Bank of America with one of the largest penalties in Treasury history for years of missed suspicious-activity reporting, as Wall Street’s wobble flows through to a softer open for the ASX and oil holds steady above a hundred dollars a barrel. The Financial Register is a...
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XRF Scientific shares jump 16% on record for quarterly revenue
Small-cap lab equipment and precious-metal refiner XRF Scientific had a standout day on a record September quarter, while the broader market stayed roughly flat and oil kept climbing — with one ASX investing app having a much rougher time of it after an old tax problem resurfaced. The Financial...
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Bumble shares surge 50% on $1 billion take-private talks
Dating app Bumble had its biggest trading day in years on reports it’s nearing a take-private deal with buyout firm Ithaca Holdings, while Wall Street’s broader mood was cooler as money rotated out of tech, and the ASX followed suit with a quieter session. The Financial Register is a...
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CEE shares jump 7% on $112 million Entire takeover
Perth engineering firm Southern Cross Electrical surged after buying Melbourne’s Entire Operations and lifting its profit guidance, while the broader market held onto Friday’s Wall Street gains and a mining-led rally kept the ASX in the green. The Financial Register is a reader-supported...
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ASX and Wall Street close out a higher week as oil holds above $104
Another quiet weekend for corporate headlines, so this draft runs through the same market wrap with a different angle — Wall Street and the ASX both finishing Friday higher, and Brent crude’s sharp mid-week jump on Middle East supply worries. The Financial Register is a reader-supported...
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American Express fined $350 million over anti-money laundering failures
US banking regulators hit American Express with a $350 million penalty for weak money-laundering controls, as the ASX closes out a volatile week a touch higher despite the Firmus float collapse still rattling nerves. The Financial Register is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts…
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Starbucks explored takeover of Chipotle, FT reports — shares jump as much as 8%
The Financial Times reports Starbucks looked at buying Chipotle in what would rank among the biggest restaurant buyouts ever — with an extra twist, since Starbucks’ CEO used to run Chipotle himself. Markets wrap: Wall Street was mixed overnight as an AI-spending scare hit tech stocks, the ASX is...
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ASIC halts $252m of Australian Secure Capital Fund credit products over disclosure concerns
Australia’s corporate regulator stops new investor money flowing into three Australian Secure Capital Fund private credit funds, worried retail investors aren't being told the real risks. Markets wrap: Wall Street eased off record highs overnight, the ASX slipped further at lunchtime today, and…
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Webull shares plunge 20% after US congressional panel flags China ties as security risk
The trading app Webull just had its worst day in a year after lawmakers accused it of being secretly controlled from Beijing. Wall Street pulled back from its records overnight too, and the ASX looks set to open lower this morning. The Financial Register is a reader-supported publication. To...
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Arena REIT shares jump 14% on Goodstart deal for collapsed Edge Early Learning centres
A relief rally for Arena REIT today, with shares up sharply after a deal emerged to rescue dozens of childcare centres left stranded by a tenant's collapse. Elsewhere, the ASX finished the day flat even as Wall Street keeps hitting records. The Financial Register is a reader-supported…
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Constellation Energy shares jump 12% on $4.3 billion Google nuclear deal
Google's locked in a huge 20-year nuclear power deal to feed its AI data centres, sending Constellation Energy shares soaring — and lighting a fire under ASX uranium stocks too. Markets elsewhere were quiet, with the ASX flat and oil ticking higher. The Financial Register is a reader-supported...
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Option Care Health shares surge 33% on McKesson, CD&R's $5.8 billion buyout deal
McKesson and private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier and Rice strike a deal to buy US home healthcare company Option Care Health, sending its shares soaring, while Wall Street closes at fresh record highs and the Aussie dollar holds steady just under 70 US cents. The Financial Register is a...
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Dicker Data trading halted ahead of acquisition announcement
Tech distributor Dicker Data has paused trading on the ASX while it preps a reveal of a major acquisition, with the stock already up more than 50% this year. Elsewhere, Wall Street pushed to a fresh record overnight and the ASX 200's having a solid session too. The Financial Register is a...
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Schneider Electric buys US software firm PTC in $22.6bn deal
French industrial giant Schneider Electric's confirmed buyout of American software maker PTC leads today's business news, while a soft US jobs report keeps Wall Street upbeat and the ASX ticks up on thin Labour Day trade. The Financial Register is a reader-supported publication. To receive new...
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Firmus prices $7.1bn IPO, Australia's second-biggest ever
Data-centre operator Firmus has priced its ASX float at $11 a share, valuing the AI infrastructure business at around $44 billion — second only to Telstra's 1997 listing. Markets had a calmer day after Thursday's rout, and a new card-surcharge ban is already showing up in everyday prices. The...
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ASX 200 posts worst day since March, falling almost 2%
Australian shares tumbled to their lowest level since June as surging global bond yields hit every sector, overshadowing a big M&A deal and a record-high profit upgrade earlier in the day. Wall Street stayed mixed overnight while the Aussie dollar and oil held their ground. The Financial Register...
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ASX jumps almost 1% as inflation surprise slashes rate-hike odds
A softer-than-expected core inflation reading, a day after the Reserve Bank's rate hike, sends traders scrambling to price out a November follow-up move — lifting the ASX 200 while Wall Street trades quietly overnight and the Aussie dollar dips. The Financial Register is a reader-supported...
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FICO shares crash 20% as US moves to end mortgage credit-score monopoly
Regulators strip FICO of its lock on mortgage pricing, sending the stock into its worst day in years, while Wall Street trades quietly overnight and the Aussie dollar slips below 70 US cents despite the Reserve Bank's rate hike to a 15-year high. The Financial Register is a reader-supported...
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Kodiak Sciences shares more than double on eye-drug trial success
This episode covers Kodiak Sciences' extraordinary overnight rally after a pivotal trial win for its wet macular degeneration treatment, plus a wrap of a rough Monday on Wall Street driven by fresh Iran tensions, and what to expect from today's Reserve Bank rate decision. The Financial Register…
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Northern Star rejects $38.7bn Gold Fields takeover bid; shares jump 9%
This episode covers Northern Star Resources knocking back a $38.7 billion takeover approach from South Africa's Gold Fields, plus a wrap of the day — a barely-moved ASX, Friday's stronger Wall Street close, and oil spiking on fresh Iran tensions. The Financial Register is a reader-supported...
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Microsoft shares jump 4% on Copilot AI agent revamp, analyst lifts target to $575
This episode covers Microsoft's Friday stock jump after a major Copilot overhaul added coding tools and a persistent AI agent, plus a wrap of the week's close — Wall Street up, the ASX down, and gold pushing to a fresh high. The Financial Register is a reader-supported publication. To receive new...
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Netwealth shares slide 8% on First Guardian class action
Netwealth takes a hit fighting a class action tied to the collapsed First Guardian super fund, dragging the ASX to a fresh low for the week, while an AMP economist flags how much worse petrol prices could get if the Iran crisis drags on. The Financial Register is a reader-supported publication.…
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Trump-Xi summit extends US-China trade truce by two months
Xi Jinping's Washington visit ends with a short trade-truce extension rather than the longer deal markets wanted, Wall Street shrugs it off, and the ASX has a shakier morning as bond yields and oil both push higher. The Financial Register is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts…
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ASX 200 falls as Wall Street bond-market selloff hits Asia
A spike in US Treasury yields drags Wall Street and the ASX lower, oil holds near four-month highs, and new survey figures show how many young Australians are still living at home.. The Financial Register is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider…
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Tuas shares sink 14% despite profit jumping 328% as M1 takeover collapses
Singapore telco Tuas posted a blowout FY26 profit, but its shares got smashed after its $1.4 billion deal to buy rival M1 officially fell apart over a spectrum-licensing probe. Plus the ASX, AUD, Wall Street and oil wrap, and Solomon Lew's return to Myer's board. The Financial Register is a...
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Greenland Mines shares surge 40% on new US-Denmark-Greenland security pact
A Greenland-based rare earths miner's shares rocket after a fresh security deal spotlights its critical minerals, while Wall Street stays calm near record highs and the ASX closes modestly firmer. The Financial Register is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work,...
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Firmus Technologies eyes $50 billion valuation in one of Australia's biggest ever IPOs
AI data-centre builder Firmus is gearing up for an October ASX listing that could value it near fifty billion dollars — a huge jump from under two billion a year ago. Also covers today's ASX, AUD and oil moves. The Financial Register is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and...
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Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount Skydance jump on merger settlement progress
Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount Skydance shares both jumped overnight on reports the two sides are close to settling the antitrust fight over their blocked merger. Wall Street had a strong session on a chip-stock rally and a sharp oil price drop, while the ASX closed flat Monday and the…
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Perpetual rejects EQT's $2.8bn takeover; shares plunge 14%
Perpetual has walked away from EQT's takeover talks for good after knocking back its final $22.50-a-share offer, sending shares down 14% — the wealth manager's betting instead on selling its Wealth Management arm to Bain Capital. Markets are otherwise quiet: the ASX is flat, Wall Street's still...
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Bitcoin climbs back above US$80,000 after a mid-week slide to $75,000
Bitcoin's clawed back above US$80,000 just days after tumbling to around $75,000, shrugging off the Fed's rate hike and a defeated crypto bill in the US Senate. Meanwhile Wall Street closed out its worst week since March, the ASX sits flat heading into Monday, and the Aussie dollar's holding just...
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Macmahon locks in $75m Aspect Engineering buy, tipped to lift earnings 6%
Macmahon Holdings agrees to buy Perth engineering firm Aspect Engineering Solutions in an all-cash deal, while the ASX finishes the day almost exactly where it started. The Financial Register is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or...
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RBA Governor Bullock warns inflation risks are now materialising
RBA Governor Michele Bullock told parliament today that August's inflation warnings are playing out for real, while Wall Street rallied overnight and Oracle jumped on OpenAI funding news. The Financial Register is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider...
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Big banks lead ASX 200 rebound, NAB shares jump 3.2%
Bg four banks' comeback on the ASX, a stronger mood on Wall Street overnight, and easing oil and Aussie dollar levels. The Financial Register is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If…
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MA Financial buys 50% of The Glen shopping centre for $327.5m
MA Financial's big Melbourne shopping-centre buy and new retail fund, plus a choppy day for the ASX, a lingering Fed hangover on Wall Street, and where the Aussie dollar and oil sit. The Financial Register is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider...
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The Fed raises rates for the first time in three years, jolting Wall Street
The US Federal Reserve delivered its first interest rate hike since 2023 today, unsettling Wall Street even as the ASX closed higher after five straight losing sessions. Oil eases back, iron ore holds steady, and a Kiwi retailer blames a mild winter for soft half-year sales. The Financial…
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US bond yields hit 19-year high as Wall Street awaits Fed's rate decision
Markets are on edge ahead of tonight's Federal Reserve rate decision, after the US ten-year Treasury yield broke above 5% for the first time since 2007. The ASX is clawing back some of yesterday's losses, oil and iron ore are little changed, and a Kiwi retailer blames a mild winter for a soft...
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US bond yields hit 19-year high as Wall Street awaits Fed's rate decision
Markets are on edge ahead of tonight's Federal Reserve rate decision, after the US ten-year Treasury yield broke above 5% for the first time since 2007. The ASX is clawing back some of yesterday's losses, oil and iron ore are little changed, and a Kiwi retailer blames a mild winter for a soft...
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