Brent crude prices surged above US$80, rising over 3% to a five-week high as escalating conflict in the Middle East fuelled fears of supply disruption.

The news: BP has scrapped its 2030 oil and gas output reduction target and is refocusing on boosting oil and gas projects in Iraq, Kuwait and the Gulf of Mexico, Reuters reported citing unnamed ...

Medical imaging provider Pro Medicus has secured an eight-year contract renewal in the US from St Louis-based Mercy Health.

Mining giant Rio Tinto has confirmed it has approached dual-listed lithium producer Arcadium Lithium for a potential ...

The Australian sharemarket is poised to open higher after gains on Wall Street as stronger-than-expected jobs data set at ...

The Dow posted a record closing high on Friday and the Nasdaq ended with a more than 1% gain as a stronger-than-expected jobs ...

Plus: US East and Gulf coast ports reopen after strike paused; Musk joins Trump at MAGA rally in Pennsylvania; Israel in ...

Australian shares closed near a record high, driven by strong performances in the technology and financial sectors, as well as a surge in lithium stocks following Rio Tinto's takeover talks with ...

Israeli airstrikes on Sunday pounded Hezbollah targets in southern Beirut including hits near Lebanon’s only international airport, in the fiercest bombardment since last month’s escalation against ...

The Australian government’s Takeovers Panel has reversed its earlier decision and will now review a heavily discounted capital raise by Rio Tinto-controlled uranium miner Energy Resources of Australia ...

US ports in the East and Gulf coasts reopened on Friday (Saturday AEST) after a three-day port worker strike was suspended until 15 January, with workers beginning to clear a backlog of goods and over ...

It's going to be a short week in Canberra but by no means a quiet one as debate heats up on housing policy and several RBA ...