International Reads:
- Trump to propose making car loan interest fully tax-deductible – Fortune
- U.S. Inflation Reaches Lowest Point Since February 2021 – Huffington post
- Trump Delivers Historically Illiterate Lecture on Tariffs – NY Mag
- McDonald’s is joining the FTC in going after an alleged meat monopoly – QZ
- DOJ indicates it’s considering Google [GOOG] breakup following monopoly ruling – CNBC
- Down 80%: Fidelity says X-twitter has plummeted in value since Elon Musk’s takeover – USA Today
- McDonald’s largest french fry maker lays off hundreds as Americans turn away from fries – Yahoo
- The biggest difference between Trump’s and Harris’ economic pitches – MSNBC
- Groceries are more affordable now than in Aug 2019 according to MarketWatch – MarketWatch
- Kamala Harris win may boost US effort to rein in ‘junk fees’ levied on consumers – Reuters
- Inflation cools to lowest level since February 2021 – NBC News
- US jobless claims hit 258,000, the most in a year. Analysts point to Hurricane Helene, Boeing strike – AP News
- Here’s the next data point to watch as Wall Street eyes a ‘no landing’ scenario for US – Business Insider
Local Reads:
- NACC finds no corruption in Paladin investigation – The Mandarin
- Weed killer outlawed with immediate effect over health fears – InDaily
- Privatisation: is the jury really still out after 30 years? – Michael West
- Australian universities tumble in world rankings as some record worst result ever – The Guardian
- Revealed: University of Sydney spent millions more on consultants than repaying wages of casual staff – The Guardian
- Australian rock lobster fishers soon will be able to export their prized catches to China again, after four years out in the cold. – ABC
- Medicinal cannabis doctors investigated by authorities after suicide and hospitalisation of patients – ABC
- Fixed and variable home loans fall ahead of expected cash rate cut by RBA – The Guardian
- Labor announces surprise parliamentary inquiry into nuclear power, raising hopes of an ‘adult conversation’ – ABC
- New car buyers driven to white or grey, with bright colours rarer than ever, data shows – ABC
- Australia’s coalmines and gasfields may be emitting twice as much methane as declared, report warns – The Guardian
- A record 81,196 NZ citizens left this country long term in year to August – Interest.co.nz
- National median rent unchanged at $600 a week since February – Interest.co.nz
- Treasury reports largest annual deficit since 2020 – Interest.co.nz
- Westpac first out the gate to lower mortgage test rates following OCR cut – Interest.co.nz
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