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Yahoo Finance's Tuesday morning wrap

Yahoo Finance's Tuesday morning wrap. Source: Getty
Yahoo Finance's Tuesday morning wrap. Source: Getty

Good morning.

The ASX is expected to tumble at open, after a negative lead from Wall Street.

And, here are five things to watch on the ASX200 today.

The Aussie dollar is buying 68.21 US cents from 67.75 US cents on Monday.

If you’re looking to get into the stock market, here’s what four Wall Street experts told Yahoo Finance about investing for the next decade.

The Reserve Bank of Australia will make a call on interest rates this afternoon, but many experts say the cash rate will hold at 0.75 per cent.

Why are we overpaying underperforming CEOs? The chiefs of outgoing Big Four Banks have lost their jobs, and yet they’re still walking away with outsized, million-dollar pay-packets. But how did we get here, and what needs to change?

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Offshore detention would cost taxpayers over $1 billion over the next three years, a new report from Save the Children, GetUp and the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre revealed.

"Keeping people detained offshore indefinitely isn't just morally irresponsible, it makes no economic sense,” GetUp human rights director Shen Narayanasamy stated.

It’s Giving Tuesday: As Black Friday and Cyber Monday are behind us, charities are calling for Aussies to give to back on ‘Giving Tuesday’, which will be marked on Tuesday 3 December.

The day is expected to raise more than AU$730 million across 60 countries, with hundreds of Australian charities set to join the call for more charitable giving and volunteering.

Four hobbies that will make you smarter: While intelligence can be a lottery based on your genes as well as your upbringing, Michael Yardney writes that doesn’t mean we can’t all become smarter. Here are four hobbies that increase your grey matter.

Here’s everything you need to know in finance today.

Have a great day.

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