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Trump rejects AI slowdown calls, must beat China
9+ hour, 42+ min ago (82+ words) Good morning. Here’s what happened overnight and what you need to know today. A US music-rights specialist is suing Canva over licensing concerns, while Canva is countersuing over the disclosure of proprietary music-usage data. Bronwen Clune · 14 September 2026 Economists are near-certain…...
Trump, Putin discuss Ukraine in phone call; reports — Capital Brief
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (242+ words) The news: US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call after US envoys visited Moscow over the weekend. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters the conversation between the two presidents lasted an hour and was…...
Screen new deal — Capital Brief
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (309+ words) Live now: On The Call. Join now → Essential overnight intelligence. Sent first thing. Get Standup → One read. You’re across it. Get access → Get the Capital Brief app. Download → Labor’s crackdown on social media is set to go well beyond keeping…...
Iran threatens harsher response after US strikes tankers
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (84+ words) Good morning. Here’s what happened overnight and what you need to know today. WAM Capital is not the only LIC that went backwards last financial year, and that has reignited the debate about the merits of the structure vs ETFs....
Chevron to double Venezuelan oil output with USD7b investment
1+ week, 4+ day ago (299+ words) The news: Chevron plans to significantly scale up its oil operations in Venezuela as the US government expands its influence in the country. The oil giant said on Wednesday it would invest more than USD7 billion over the next five years…...
Australian shares to open lower as Warsh fuels Fed rate hike bets
2+ week, 8+ hour ago (417+ words) The news: The Australian sharemarket is set to open lower after Wall Street fell on Friday as investors turned cautious following Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh reiterating the central bank’s focus on curbing inflation, raising expectations of a potential interest…...
Kevin Warsh hints at Fed rate hike in hawkish speech
2+ week, 2+ day ago (104+ words) Good morning. Here’s what happened overnight and what you need to know today. At one of corporate Australia’s biggest get-togethers of the year, familiar calls for reform collided with a febrile political mood and the rise of AI. John McDuling…...
US core inflation holds at 3.3% ahead of Kevin Warsh speech
2+ week, 4+ day ago (340+ words) Live now: On The Call. Pauline Hanson’s support drops; Data centre angst rises. Join now → Essential overnight intelligence. Sent first thing. Get Standup → One read. You’re across it. Get access → Get the Capital Brief app. Download → The news: A key…...
China stands by Iran as US threatens sanctions
2+ week, 5+ day ago (411+ words) The news: China has warned it will do whatever it takes to protect its interests after the US threatened sanctions over its business dealings with Iran. At a regular press briefing on Tuesday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said China…...
Firm hand — Capital Brief
2+ week, 6+ day ago (252+ words) “Everything is terrible.” That’s how one KPMG Australia insider described the mood inside the firm to Capital Brief at the start of the month, as staff nervously awaited news of their futures. It has been an open secret for weeks…...