Big Hits looks at notable drill intercepts reported to the ASX this week, led by New Murchison Gold in WA, with runners-up Elk Range Mining in Idaho and WhiteRock Lithium in Quebec.

This week’s Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is… NGX Limited, soaring 92.9% on deals for seven Namibian gold licences covering more than 1300 square kilometres.

Coles shares have plunged after a profit warning, amid signs of stiff competition with arch-rival Woolworths.

Raiz Invest’s funds under management grew 20.2 per cent to $2.4 billion in the September quarter, as younger investors drove customer growth and $69 million flowed onto its platform.

The billionaire’s regenerative farm and hospitality venture in the Southern Highlands is facing questions from council over its development approval.

The Australian sharemarket ended the week higher, after three of the big four banks gained on Friday.

I can see how frustrating, and sometimes offensive, this person’s behaviour is. But there might be a hidden reason for it.

When I worked at a suburban Woolworths I saw outrageous theft. The store managers would tackle thieves to the ground in the car park.

New text messages between One Nation’s James Ashby and News24’s Andrew Clennell reveal some of the power dynamics playing out in Canberra.

Trips in a Waymo tend to cost more than Uber rides and are likely to put drivers out of jobs. So, what are the benefits, and do we want these cars on our roads?

The brothers behind Queensland-based picture theatre business Five Star Cinemas purchased the historic venue.

The Bundoora Hotel’s 96 gaming machines swallowed $26.22 million from punters last financial year.

The oil market sees the future of the war in the Middle East as binary. Either Iran or the US reach a deal or they head into a worsening conflict. There is, however, a third path - and it’s not pretty.

The Australian sharemarket had a strong session on the back of a positive lead from Wall Street after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates on hold.

Our most successful retailers can attest that the cost-of-living crisis is getting worse by the day – even before further rate rises hit consumers.

Surface sampling by Patriot Resources across a new target in Peru has hit up to 27.7g/t silver, just 2km from its existing 31.4 Moz silver-equivalent resource

ASIC has confirmed it is examining the aborted float of data centre start-up Firmus that would have been the largest ASX listing since Telstra in 1997.

Forrestania Resources has inked a deal to buy up to 400,000 tonnes of gold ore from High-Tech Metals to feed its WA processing plants, bolstering its hub-and-spoke strategy.

For years, the unspoken rule in workplaces is that everyone wanted to move up the ranks. But now fewer people want to be the boss, and it’s not hard to see why.

The US central bank has left interest rates on hold, but inflation data due later this week is expected to show another increase in prices.

Wesfarmers, which owns Bunnings, did not make itself one of Australia’s most successful companies by acting in haste. Its approach to AI is no different.

Australia is one of a few countries around the world where mum and dad investors can directly buy into the Anthropic IPO.

The clock may be ticking on America’s “exorbitant privilege”.

Right Resources achieved 89.9% gold recoveries in cyanide leach tests at its NSW pilot project, with low reagent consumption strengthening its processing outlook.

The Australian sharemarket erased its morning gains after the release of the nation’s latest inflation figures increased pressure on the Reserve Bank to lift interest rates next week.

Forrestania Resources has tabled a 25,800oz gold resource at its Symes Find project, adding inventory ahead of a planned mid-December restart at its Edna May plant in WA.

Hastings Technology Metals has finalised a US$15 million deal for its Thai rare earths plant, with first production slated for the second quarter of next year.

Aurum Resources has boosted its Boundiali resource in Côte d’Ivoire by 19% to 3.84 million ounces of gold, swelling the indicated category to 2.33 million ounces.

McLaren Minerals has uncovered a potential new mineral-rich shoreline east of its WA deposit, with drill holes 6km apart hitting high-grade zones of up to 13.26% heavy minerals.

Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel imports have kicked off a bonanza for steel producers in the US, including BlueScope. They’re a pain for the wider economy.