ASX slides; tech stocks track Wall Street gains

The Sydney Morning Herald - Nov 4, 2026

The Australian sharemarket had a soft start to Wednesday’s session, with investors digesting the latest rate hike by the Reserve Bank and waiting for news from the US midterm elections.

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America Inc is turning away from Trump
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Gateway unleashes five-rig drilling blitz at WA Yandal gold play
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The staggering irony of the Binance hack
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Accelerate calls on CSIRO to crack WA manganese code
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Aguia revenue triples as twin South American projects fire
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Westpac expects 11 per cent house price fall, posts $6.8 billion profit
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Rip Curl’s owner in takeover talks with US retail giant
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