Rhiana Whitson

business reporters Rhiana Whitson, Yiying Li and Nassim Khadem The Australian share market is losing steam in afternoon trade, while the Aussie dollar is also in the red.

The ASX is set to gain after tech boosted Wall Street overnight. Open AI Group and Microsoft and Apple crossed $US4 trillion. Locally, quarterly CPI is set to influence markets. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.

The ASX dips ahead of key inflation data, as CSL shares tumble, adding to Tuesday's plunge.

business reporters Rhiana Whitson and Emily Stewart Inflation has surged in the September quarter, coming in hotter than economists were expecting.

Australia's financial crimes regulator has taken action against a second cryptocurrency ATM operator as evidence grows that the machines are used for scams and money laundering.

AUSTRAC says crypto ATMs have emerged as a major money-laundering risk, with criminals using them to scam money from a growing number of mostly elderly victims.

About a decade ago, Nicole gave her close friend a life-giving gift that she has told very few people about.

There are calls for Australia's information commissioner to formally investigate the nation's third largest IVF provider over concerns about cyber security following the hack in February.

Australia's mining and manufacturing sectors are taking up to two years to notice and report cyber breaches to authorities, prompting concerns about the cybersecurity of industries critical to the nation's economy.

Personal data of up to 3.6 million people exposed in cyber breaches according to Freedom of Information requests.