Australia’s banking sector is facing challenges that could lead to weaker first-half profits for the country’s biggest banks. Operating costs and competition for mortgage and deposit sales are putting pressure on margins, potentially reversing the stock rally that has propelled the sector in recent years. Traditionally, rising interest rates have benefited Australia’s largest banks. However,
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The unexpected rise in Crude oil stockpiles in the United States has caused Western Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US crude oil benchmark, to trade in negative territory for the fourth consecutive day near $80.80. This increase in inventories has put downward pressure on WTI prices, with traders reacting to the 4.906 million barrel build compared
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Amazon’s shares saw nearly a 2% increase after the company exceeded both top and bottom-line expectations. With earnings of 98 cents per share on $143.31 billion in revenue, Amazon outperformed analysts’ forecasts of 83 cents per share on $142.5 billion in revenue. Despite beating expectations in advertising and Amazon Web Services, the company’s second-quarter revenue
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