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ASX 200 Top Gainers: Telix Pharma Jumps 3.23% on FDA

ASX 200 Rises 0.4% To 8,843 As Banks And Defensive Stocks Lift Market While Challenger Jumps On Takeover Bid

The ASX 200 rose 0.42% as banks, utilities and other defensive stocks outweighed technology losses, while Challenger rallied on Dai-ichi Life's takeover proposal.

Cleanaway Shares Soar 20% After EQT Signs Binding Takeover Deal For Australia's Biggest Waste Management Firm
Cleanaway shares rose 20.24% after EQT Infrastructure signed a binding agreement to acquire Australia's largest waste management company for about $6.7 billion, subject to approvals.
Challenger Shares Jump 19% To Eight-Year High After Japan's Dai-ichi Life Unit Makes $11.80 Takeover Offer
Challenger shares jumped nearly 20% after TAL Dai-ichi Life Australia proposed acquiring the annuities provider for about A$7.9 billion, subject to conditions and approvals.
Ingenia Shares Rebound 7% As Deadline Arrives For Board Decision On Warburg Pincus Bid Versus Peet Deal
Ingenia shares rose 7.07% as the board faced a deadline to assess Warburg Pincus's $5.25-per-security takeover proposal against its planned acquisition of Peet.
Australia To Force LNG Exporters To Reserve 20% Of Gas Volumes To Prevent Domestic Shortfalls
The Australian Government has introduced legislation requiring east coast LNG exporters to reserve up to 20% of production for domestic buyers from July 2027, prompting industry concerns about investment and export commitments.

(VIDEO) IPhone Duo Vs. Galaxy Z Fold 8: Pros And Cons Of Apple's Foldable Against Samsung's Lighter Rival

Apple's iPhone Duo and Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8 offer similarly sized folding displays, but differ on price, weight, durability, cameras, multitasking and availability.

Australia Records Unusually Wet El Niño As Storms And Heavy Rain Sweep The Nation

Australia is forecast to experience widespread storms, heavy rain and flash flooding as unusually wet conditions challenge the typical dry pattern linked to strong El Niño events.

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McDonald's Boo Buckets Return Oct. 20 With Disney Villains Like Ursula And Maleficent For 40th Anniversary
McDonald's will mark the Boo Buckets' 40th anniversary with five Disney villain designs, including Ursula, Scar and Maleficent, available with Happy Meals from 20 October.
Intel Shares Slide Amid Israel Plant Explosion And Sector Sell-Off
BDO Australia Restructures Clients & Markets Unit While Rolling Out Senior Partner Hires

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(VIDEO) SpaceX Pre-Dawn Launch Lights Up Sky With Glowing 'Space Jellyfish' As Cargo Dragon Heads To Space
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch to resupply the International Space Station created a glowing, jellyfish-shaped plume visible across Florida and parts of the southeastern United States.
BMW M2 XDrive Review: First All-Wheel-Drive M2 Hits 60 MPH In 3.6 Seconds, But Purists May Miss Something
BMW's 2027 M2 xDrive brings all-wheel drive to the compact sports coupe for the first time, improving acceleration and wet-weather confidence while adding weight and reducing rear-drive playfulness.

GitLab Down? Service Resolves Limited CI/CD And Interface Issues Affecting Some Users

GitLab said it resolved CI/CD failures and slower interface performance affecting a limited number of GitLab.com customers after several days of intermittent platform disruptions.

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PayPay Stock Jumps Nearly 7% As Japanese Payments Giant Rebounds Ahead Of Late-October Earnings Report

PayPay shares rose nearly 7% on Nasdaq, possibly aided by an options expiry, as investors await quarterly results and updates on growth, transactions and financial services.