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Commonwealth Bank’s share price tumble on Wednesday signals a rough year ahead for shares as investors delivered a brutal verdict on the Labor Government’s changes to taxes on equities and investment properties in its Budget.Australia’s largest bank and economic bellwether tumbled 10.3 per cent to $153.67 per share for its worst day on record, as investors scrambled to avoid big tax hikes and the market worried about weakening property prices.The selling in CBA spilled across Westpac, NAB and ANZ Bank, which all lost more than 1.5 per cent.“The market is still digesting the implications,” said Emmanuel Datt, the founder of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The feud between Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) star A.J. Francis and KC Navarro will come to a head Thursday night when the two will compete in a SacTown Street Fight in Sacramento, California, at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium.Navarro returned from an injury to help Nic Nemeth defeat Francis at Rebellion. Since then, the two have been at each other’s throats. Navarro pinned Francis three weeks ago in his first match since July 2025. Ahead of the two-day “Thursday Night Impact” special on AMC, Francis spoke to Fox News Digital about his fight…

The Trump administration’s visa bond programme had raised concerns about soaring costs for World Cup travellers to the US.Published On 13 May 202613 May 2026Washington, DC – The United States has said it will waive costly visa bonds imposed by the administration of President Donald Trump for World Cup ticket holders.The announcement on Wednesday followed concerns that some international travellers to the 2026 FIFA World Cup would face bonds ranging from $5,000 to $15,000, adding to the already sky-high price of attending the football spectacle.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listUnder a policy launched in August of last year, citizens…

Washington — The Senate rejected another attempt by Democrats to limit President Trump’s ability to use military force against Iran on Wednesday, but one new Republican senator voted in favor of advancing the measure. A motion to discharge the resolution from committee failed by a vote of 49 to 50. GOP Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska voted with most Democrats in favor of moving forward, while Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was the sole Democrat to oppose. Murkowski had voted against moving forward with previous iterations of the measure. She told reporters that…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! First on Fox: Two women allegedly murdered by an illegal immigrant in Texas six years apart should still be alive, the Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday.Luis Fernando Benítez-González, 26, a Mexican citizen, is linked to the murders of 34-year-old Alyssa Ann Rivera in Austin and 28-year-old Alba Jenisse Aviles in Bastrop County, authorities said. He was arrested in Dallas on April 27 by U.S. Marshals and other law enforcement agencies.”This illegal alien from Mexico is accused of murdering two women in Texas,” said DHS Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. “He has…

Higher jet fuel prices and shortages are starting to hit home in New Brunswick, with flight cancellations now reported at airports in Moncton and Saint John. Energy prices have soared over the course of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, which choked off oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz in response.Jet fuel prices have nearly doubled over the past year.A number of airlines, including WestJet, have added fuel surcharges or raised their airfares and other fees to account for the higher fuel costs.Some airlines have also announced higher baggage fees.For the month of June, six fewer WestJet flights from Moncton to…

Last week I handed down the 2026-27 State Budget, which again shows Western Australia has the strongest economy in the nation.

new video loaded: Police in France Warn Public To Stay Away From Drunk DeerThe police in rural France issued a warning to drivers to be on the lookout for deer “drunk” on fermented fruit, which can cause them to behave unpredictably.By Meg FellingMay 13, 2026

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Trump received a red-carpet welcome when he landed in Beijing on Wednesday, with a military honor guard, band and children waving American and Chinese flags ahead of high-stakes talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.The ceremony also highlighted the bigger question around Trump’s return to China: whether this visit can yield more lasting progress than his 2017 trip, which featured major business announcements but was later followed by a sharp deterioration in U.S.-China trade relations.The meeting comes as trade tensions, the Iran war and disputes over Taiwan place new pressure on Washington…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Prosecutors in the Luigi Mangione case are arguing that his defense team’s plan to dig into jurors’ private lives is too “intrusive.”In a court filing made on Monday, federal prosecutors responded to proposed questions to jurors made by Mangione’s defense team, which haven’t yet been made public. Deputy U.S. Attorney Sean Buckley wrote that some of the questions are “unnecessarily intrusive.” Mangione is accused of assassinating UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.In his filing, Buckley argued that a question proposed by Mangione’s team asking jurors about some aspects of their personal lives goes too…