Beware when jumping on the “next best thing”,as the bubble could burst when you least expect it.

I earn lots and have spare cash. Should I invest it in AI?

The real question isn’t if AI is a good investment. It’s if this is an effective strategy for moving towards your long-term financial goals.

  • Paridhi Jain

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Markets face more uncertainty after wave of strikes on Iran over the weekend and Tehran closed the Strait of Hormuz to shipping.

ASX ends flat despite early gains,tech stocks fall

The local sharemarket posted a volatile start to the week on Monday,with gains early in the day all but erased by market close.

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Trading teams are simultaneously large and lean. Each product desk might have 60-70 traders globally.

These are the corporate gamblers who never waste a good energy crisis

Big oil’s secretive trading arms are having an extraordinary year,trading far more of the stuff than they actually produce.

  • The Economist
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The company’s shares joined the Nasdaq 100 last week.

We’re all SpaceX investors now – and that’s OK

Having a small share of retirement savings invested in Elon Musk’s rocket business may not sit well with everyone,but it’s how the super system is meant to work.

  • Clancy Yeates
The Australian sharemarket rose on Friday,helped by a rebound in mining shares.

ASX snaps losing streak but ends week lower

The Australian sharemarket rose on Friday,helped by a rise in mining shares on the back of strong commodity prices.

  • Adrian Black
Escalating strikes in the war with Iran and a spike in oil prices is expected to further rattle Australia’s sharemarket.

ASX falls for fourth day as miners take hit

The sharemarket has closed in the red after rising oil prices and a flare-up in Middle East tensions reignited inflation concerns.

  • Adrian Black
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Worries about over-inflated AI stocks are expected to weigh on the sharemarket.

Aussie shares pare losses as US,Iran trade airstrikes

The ASX made up for early losses to close the day slightly lower,as a rising oil price pushed energy shares higher.

  • Derek Rose
Mining giants BHP and Rio Tinto both lost ground on Tuesday.

ASX dips as mining giants slump;Hormuz tensions flare

Australia’s sharemarket has resumed its decline after a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz was hit by a projectile,testing a fragile truce between the US and Iran.

  • Adrian Black
The latest round of jitters about the artificial-intelligence trade subsided last week.

ASX dips in soft start to the week;banks weigh on market

Australia’s sharemarket has started the week lower as trading volumes plunged and investors awaited the next market-moving catalyst.

  • Adrian Black
AMP chief investment officer Anna Shelley said the super fund was “pretty comfortable” with its exposure to AI in listed shares.

‘Could be a risk’:AI craze fuels double-digit return for super funds

Superannuation funds say the AI boom has not created a sharemarket bubble,but they acknowledge the risks posed by surging valuations and market euphoria.

  • Clancy Yeates