The Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is… Micro-X Limited, which tripled after its chairman bought a swathe of shares on-market, revitalising interest in the company’s portable scanning technology.

This fortnight’s edition of Cap Raise Crucible has tracked $2.7B thundering through the ASX capital-raising machine, topped by NEXTDC’s monster $1.1 billion UBS-managed convertible note.

The NSW regulator said questions remained about the casino’s progress in improving its governance, leadership and culture.

There is no ‘spare adult’ to play backstop in single-parent households – and Australia has 1.2 million of them. We haven’t adjusted for this reality.

Aurum Resources has tabled a stunning 1.3m hit grading 155g/t gold at its 3.22Moz Boundiali project in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa, ahead of a key resource update.

Zenith Minerals has hit gold in every one of the first holes drilled in a 600-metre gap at its Dulcie gold project in WA. Assays from another 25 holes are pending.

Kuniko Ltd has wrapped up phase two drilling at its NSW gold-silver project, with assays pending and a resource update targeted for Q4 in the hot Lachlan Fold Belt.

Efficiency is everything.

The Australian sharemarket fell to a three-month low as oil prices moved higher, before an expected rise in interest rates next week.

Australia’s biggest fast food giants are leaning hard into the trend of brightly coloured, wacky-flavoured soft drinks.

A Brazilian-Latvian influencer who has spoken out about racism is the inadvertent face of T-shirts for the conservative news and opinion outlet.

A romantic relationship with a colleague might cause genuine problems but if you’re just inviting them to a barbecue, there is room to manoeuvre.

The Brownlow medallist is likely to get less than the $3 million he paid for a building in the Melbourne suburb of Abbotsford.

We shouldn’t be aiming for more children, but it might be a side effect of focusing on the right thing as we face an ageing population.

The Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts is selling its building at 280 Pitt Street.

Bentley is betting that wealthy buyers want zero-emission motoring without sacrificing the luxury design for which it is renowned.

Rio2 has launched a 33,870m drilling assault at its burgeoning Condestable copper mine in Peru, with plans to drill its emerging Canadian tungsten asset locked and loaded for early next year.

Auric Mining has hit 4m at 10.49g/t gold in drilling west of its planned WA Munda pit, alongside grade control drilling, which jagged15m at 5.56g/t gold near surface.

An ancient Roman philosopher wrote about a wealthy and lazy man who desired to appear worldly and educated, without wanting to do the hard work of studying.

The company synonymous with super-sized everything is revamping its menu for an era of slimming waist lines.

Sarytogan Graphite has bored a massive 452m copper intercept from surface at its Ilksan prospect in Kazakhstan, confirming a large-scale porphyry system at the project.

Aureka Ltd has nominated a 30-year veteran metallurgist to its board ahead of a pivotal, low-cash deal that will deliver a producing Victorian gold mine and mill.

Manhattan Gold has hit 21.34m at 1.72g/t gold from a step-out hole in Canada, extending the strike at its Jaws prospect to 1.25km, with results for 10 holes remaining.

ClearVue has launched the first real-world trial of its new power-generating window in Macau to test the tech’s energy and thermal benefits in a subtropical climate.

The Australian sharemarket declined on Thursday as oil prices rallied back over the $US100-a-barrel mark overnight and bond yields turned sharply higher.

Lindian Resources has started stockpiling ore ahead of schedule at its Kangankunde rare earths mine in Malawi, where it is targeting first production by year-end.

Forrestania Resources has lifted its British Hill gold resource to 212,400 ounces, a 21 per cent increase that will feed into its two-hub WA gold production strategy.

It is one of the world’s most important markets, and the alarm bells are starting to ring louder.

Amanda Laing joined the company in 2025 and oversaw Channel Nine, 9Now, and Stan but the company announced on Thursday that she is leaving.

Geely has just upped the ante in its “flash charging” battle with rival BYD, unveiling a battery it says is the fastest in the industry.