Fragile ceasefire holds; Virgin rejoins ASX; first photos from super telescope

Wednesday 25 June 2025

An extraordinary 36 hours in geopolitics and financial markets, with US President Donald Trump brokering a fragile ceasefire between Iran and Israel. 

And more, including:

• Virgin Australia rejoins the sharemarket and its price jumps 11 per cent on day one. 
• The regulator focuses on superannuation companies’ spending. 
• Rio Tinto and Gina Rinehart do a deal to expand iron ore mining in the Pilbara.
• The first images are released from the world’s biggest telescope.

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