Retailer pain as rates rise; 5 MPs ejected in Canberra chaos; Alphabet, Microsoft results

Friday 30 October 2026

High interest rates and the cost-of-living crisis hits some of the country’s largest retailers. 

• The corporate regulator undertakes inquiries about the failed Firmus technologies float, focusing on its bankers
• A chaotic day in parliament results in five MP’s being ejected during Question Time
• One of the doyens of the New York Stock exchange, General Motors, moves to the Nasdaq
• Alphabet and Microsoft’s profit results trigger very different responses from investors

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