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NIB has called a trading halt and launched a $150 million bookbuild to fund its entry into NDIS plan management, betting the sector’s growth can offset margin pressure in core health insurance.
A Treasury-led panel has floated a reference price for heavy rare-earth oxides sold into U.S. stockpile talks, tying Lynas output to Pentagon procurement rules without naming a final dollar figure.
Peak-season buyers are already hunting promotions as the 4.60 percent cash rate and higher fuel bills squeeze household budgets before Black Friday stock hits shelves.
Firmus withdrew its ASX application on Friday after talks to cut the offer price from $11 failed, scrapping a listing that would have valued the Nvidia-backed data-centre builder above $43 billion.
Commonwealth Bank and Westpac lifted headline savings and term-deposit rates by 25 basis points in line with the Reserve Bank’s 4.60 percent cash target, giving savers a partial offset as variable mortgages reset the same day.
Woolworths’ logistics arm lifted metro fuel surcharges to 19.88 percent and regional levies above 50 percent, putting fresh pressure on grocery manufacturers already absorbing diesel inflation.
