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Happy New Year,

What does 2025 have in store for the domestic IPO and capital raisings market? In a roundtable discussion, three top investment bankers explain why they foresee better conditions ahead

US stocks roared to another blockbuster showing on the last day of 2024, creating millionaires and turning professional investors increasingly bullish. But few expect such a torrid advance in the year to come.

But before you look ahead to 2025, test your knowledge of the year that was in The Australian's Ultimate Business Quiz.
Perry Williams
Business editor
The markets


Commentary
Gen alpha is ready to work and business is barely prepared
By GLENDA KORPORAAL
Senior writer
Get ready Australian managers, five generations of employees are headed your way as baby boomers work longer than their parents and generation alphas start their first jobs.
Latest news
Millionaires factory: US stocks cap best two years in a quarter-century
US stocks roared to another blockbuster showing, creating millionaires and turning professional investors increasingly bullish. But few expect such a torrid advance in the year to come.
By DOW JONES
The biggest court stoushes set to dominate legal circles
Some of Australia’s top lawyers and highest profile identities are due to face off in court cases set to shape the legal landscape in the year ahead.
By ANGELICA SNOWDEN
Ignoring super app costs Aussies hundreds of thousands, says ART
About 77 per cent of the nation does not check their super app regularly while 28 per cent are yet to download it and that neglect is expensive, says Australian Retirement Trust.
By JOSEPH LAM
Market’s $200bn growth year despite a desultory December
Overall 2024 was a good year for stocks but a late shift away from more interest rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve sparked a bout of risk aversion in the week before Christmas.
By DAVID ROGERS
Can you ace the ultimate 50-question business quiz?
Fancy yourself as the ultimate business brain? Test your knowledge of this year’s biggest events from CEO scandals, stock floats, big deals and everything in between.
By LOUISE BRANNELLY

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