Australian shares have dipped following a sharp sell-off in the major banks, after disappointing earnings from their US counterparts highlighted the challenging backdrop for financial institutions.

Larvotto Resources has shipped its first antimony concentrate from the Hillgrove mine, triggering first revenue and marking its transition from explorer to producer.

TMK Energy has kicked off a drilling and re-completion program at its Mongolian Gurvantes XXXV gas project to boost production from existing pilot wells.

Labor is pushing ahead with a 20 per cent local gas-reservation policy to lower energy prices, defying warnings from energy giants that it will stunt new investment.

The radio station has nabbed its big fish, with an interview with the disgraced special forces soldier now waiting for an opportune day to go live.

Moonlight Resources has tabled a near-surface exploration target of up to 662,000oz gold across three prospects at its Qld Clermont project, prompting a 13,000m drilling program.

PLC Resources will harness satellite surveys at its Abbotts gold project in WA to map gold-related alteration and structures, sharpening gold target discovery.

Aureka Ltd has extended its Irvine gold project in Victoria, hitting two high-grade zones 725m north of its existing 398,000-ounce resource in a first-pass scout hole.

Governments and Wall Street titans are borrowing at record rates. The ramifications could be catastrophic.

Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd became one of the youngest self-made billionaires in the world when the company listed on Wall Street. Then younger users started souring on dating apps.

As the conflict in the Middle East rages on, travellers are increasingly unfazed and unwilling to pay a “danger premium” for flights avoiding the region.

But the resurrection of Pauline Hanson and her ratbag One Nation has changed all that, and now it’s on for young and old.

The competition watchdog has alleged Australia’s largest egg supplier engaged in cartel conduct with a raft of other producers.

The Australian sharemarket was treading water on Tuesday after a sell-off in chipmakers left US stocks wavering ahead of the reporting season.

Norfolk Metals has shuffled its board, appointing veteran Anthony McClure as executive chairman to steer its acquisition of the high-grade Ciclón copper project in Chile.

The German sportswear giant is taking Australian fast fashion outfit White Fox to task over the use of stripes, in a trademark dispute that will test the limits of common-sense and deceptive conduct.

The fact that questioning the glass cliff concept created such a strong kneejerk reaction makes me wonder why challenging the notion should be a punishable crime.

Orbit Resources has launched a $12 million rare earths float for its Matrix Critical Minerals spin-off, allowing the company to focus on its NSW gold-silver assets.

NeuroScientific Biopharmaceuticals has landed key US backing for its Phase 2 stem cell Crohn’s trial, green-lighting a planned year-end start subject to final preparations.

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The US president’s battles with trading partners and Iran are responsible for the elevated US inflation rate – not Ukraine’s bombing of Russian oil refineries.

The ABC’s news boss is staring down the barrel of a staff revolt after threatening a senior journalist with disciplinary action.

Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio has given a wide-ranging interview as he ramped up his criticism of the leadership of his family’s company.

Flight QF6 was cancelled at the weekend and the Boeing 787 Dreamliner involved was booked for extra cleaning after passengers on an earlier flight complained of being bitten.

The sharemarket has started the week higher after banks rallied in anticipation of US earnings season.

Larvotto has hit high-grade gold and made a new discovery at its NSW Hillgrove mine, with multiple high-grade hits from the Blacklode and Midas lodes, in addition to a new lode dubbed “Echidna”.

There is plenty of blame to share and no shortage of schadenfreude at data centre player Firmus’ failure to launch. But it’s hardly a “great loss for Australia”.

Critical Resources has boots on the ground in Suriname, advancing due diligence on two gold projects as big players like Gold Fields plough capital into the region.

Drivers in Australia have not faced pump prices this high since the opening weeks of the Iran war. Things are unlikely to change until the situation is resolved.

Horizon Gold has struck 44m at 5.08g/t gold at its 2.3Moz Gum Creek project, pointing to growth beyond its 728,000-ounce definitive feasibility study reserve in WA, as drilling continues.