CommSec’s Tom Piotrowski says the US stock market just missed out on its eighth consecutive day of gains. “But to put it into the context that is required here, you saw that very steep sell-off in the first days of August,” he told Sky News Australia. “So, I suppose the thing is that the markets have regained their nerve; they’ve refocused on fundamentals; that’s important.” Presented by CommSec.

The first supermoon of the year has lit up the night sky in Paris, casting a glow over the Eiffel Tower. The celestial event is where the moon appears larger due to its closer proximity to the Earth. The supermoon had earlier been seen in parts of Australia and Asia.

Sky News host Paul Murray slams Commonwealth Bank for their “interesting” comments on how much it costs to keep cash in an ATM or a branch while highlighting their “$9.8 billion” in profits. “Commonwealth Bank has made some interesting statements in the past couple of days including about how much money it apparently costs them to keep cash in an ATM or cash in a branch,” Mr Murray said. “The bank described providing cash as a challenging commercial model, and it revealed spending about $410 million on cash services in the year just gone … don’t shed too many tears though, the bank did still make a profit of $9.8 billion, so yes, cash is legal tender, and we should be able to get it from a bank … it is not like you don’t charge fees for people to access their own money, please.”

Sky News host Paul Murray calls out Canberra politicians to “wake up” to the cost-of-living crisis as it is “boiling” Australians as around four million people struggle to put food on the table. “We learn yet again, from the organisations who do not receive the same sort of government support … as businesses that are going to greenify the future,” Mr Murray said. “Four million people are having trouble putting food on the table, wake up, wake up Canberra.”

Sky News host Liz Storer says Australia’s national security agencies are looking to target misogyny on the rise among young men in school, but the classifications may give some “cause for concern”. “What are they classifying as misogyny? Well … you may have cause for concern because I sure know I do,” Ms Storer said. “Traditional masculine social norms, equal misogyny? Are you kidding me?”

Sky News host Paul Murray says United States President Joe Biden gave nearly a “one-hour long” speech at the Democratic National Convention. “The Democratic National Convention, one of four days where they are going to pretend everything is fine, everything is okay,” Mr Murray said. “They had the small problem of trying to push Joe, not just off the stage but they have to have the party … so they shoved in about 1,000 people to speak so he started giving a one-hour long, ‘how good am I?’ at 11:30 at night.”

Sky News host Liz Storer says Sydney Water have acknowledged “cancer-linked” forever chemicals which have been detected in Sydney’s drinking water catchments. “Sydney Water have come out and said for the first time we are acknowledging cancer-linked forever chemicals have been detected across Sydney’s drinking water catchments,” Ms Storer said. “Now they are finally admitting it.”

Sky News host Rita Panahi says the AFL’s policy with transgender players is “utterly absurd but completely on brand”. Female footballers say the AFL’s open policy allowing transgender players to compete at a community level is putting women’s safety at risk and trashing fairness. “They are the wokest sporting league in the country,” Ms Panahi said.

Sky News Senior Reporter Caroline Marcus says there seems to be a “two-tiered system” when it comes to the AFL. Female footballers say the AFL’s open policy allowing transgender players to compete at a community level is putting women’s safety at risk and trashing fairness. “When it comes to community level footy – which can include 16-year-old girls or women in their 50s and anything in between – it seems there is a complete open door policy,” Ms Marcus said. “You basically just have to identify as a woman, use the right pronouns and you’re allowed to throw on a jersey and play against women.”

Sky News host Sharri Markson reveals exclusive information on how visas for Palestinians from Gaza have been approved through an “automated process” without any manual security checks. “To our exclusive revelation visas to Palestinians have been approved without any manual security checks at all, concerned security insiders told me today that visitor visas have been approved for Gazans in an automated process,” Ms Markson said. “This has left intelligence agencies later scrambling to ensure none pose a risk to national security. This shocking revelation comes as figures show Australia is taking more Palestinians from Gaza than almost anywhere in the developed world and far more than surrounding Islamic countries.”

Sky News host Andrew Bolt says Chris Bowen has had multiple global warming schemes “blow up in his face”. “In just the past month he backed Green Hydrogen only to have Australia’s biggest investor in Green Hydrogen back off saying it is too expensive," Mr Bolt said. “He then backed SunDrive saying this Sydney company could build solar panels here only to have the company sack staff just two weeks ago.” Earlier this month Mr Bowen announced a new deal with Ampol regarding Electric Vehicle chargers. “Now, Ampol says … not possible to expand the number of charging bays from 92 to 300 by the end of this year because of difficulties connecting chargers to the grid,” Mr Bolt said. “How many embarrassments before Chris Bowen resigns in disgrace.”

Sky News host Andrew Bolt says the Albanese government's visa scandal is no longer just about the government's incompetence but is also about their “honesty and frankness with voters”. The Prime Minister has been ridiculed over his failure to answer questions on his government's visa approvals for Gazans following another heated debate in Question Time. “What we saw from the prime minister today was exactly the same disastrous political strategy we saw last year when he was trying to sell Australians the Voice," Mr Bolt said. “It goes like this: tell the voters nothing. If you're asked a direct question, don't answer. Stall. Treat voters like idiots. “That strategy killed the government last year, and it will kill the government now – and possibly this time for good.”

Northern Territory Opposition leader Lia Finocchiaro says the Northern Territory is “at a turning point”. “This election marks a point in our history where we can together move forward, or we can continue to go backwards under a Labor government that for the last 19 of the last 23 years has delivered the territory's worst performing economy in the nation and a crime crisis that is seeing thousands of our friends and family packing up and leaving,” Ms Finocchiaro said. “I’m full of hope and optimism about the territory’s future and the CLP’s team has the real world and government experience to rebuild the territory for the better.”

Convenience store brand 7-Eleven is “subject of a takeover offer” from a Canadian-based operator, says Sky News Business editor Ross Greenwood. “7-Eleven, which was created and owned in Japan, has 85,000 stores in 20 countries around the world – only last year the parent company paid $1.1 billion to take over the Australian 7-Eleven franchise, from the long-time owners, the Withers and the Barlow families,” Mr Greenwood said. “The $56 billion offer comes from Canadian retailer Couche Tard, which has around 10,000 sites in North America. If successful, it would be the biggest foreign takeover of any Japanese company. “7-Eleven's owner says no decision has been made of whether to accept or reject the offer.”

Northern Territory Opposition Leader Lia Finocchiaro claims Labor was “too late” in responding to the increased violence and crime that came off the back of lifting alcohol bans in Northern Territory town camps. “We heard months ago that there is some sort of review taking place,” Ms Finocchiaro said. “We just don’t know what that looks like. “We saw them for seven months allow the destruction, violence and carnage take place right across the territory when it was as simple as walking into parliament and changing the law. “Eventually they did that, but it was seven months too late.”

Judo Bank Chief Executive Chris Bayliss discusses the company's lift in underlying profits. “Yes, we’ve got a $10 billion book now, but that’s only two per cent of the market,” Mr Bayliss told Sky News Business Editor Ross Greenwood. “There’s a huge amount of opportunity in front of us. “Our secret sauce is that we believe we have the very best business bankers in the country.”

Software developer Mike Lynch has apparently perished in a luxury yacht sinking in the Mediterranean off Sicily. Lynch was one of 22 people on a yacht that capsized during a violent storm on Monday. Six people are still missing – including Lynch, his 18-year-old daughter and Jonathan Bloomer, chairman of Morgan Stanley International.

Former Democratic National Committee CEO Amy Dacey expects the Democrats to use the Chicago convention as a “rallying cry” to encourage more Americans to register to vote as the presidential election race ramps up. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Hilary Clinton, Jill Biden, and Joe Biden are just a few of the notable guests to speak on day one of the Democratic National Convention. “It’s also their opportunity to really have the media’s attention and share what they stand for and what they plan to do in the next less than 100 days,” Ms Dacey told Sky News US politics analyst Joe Hockey.

Former US president Donald Trump has caused a media meltdown after he promoted images of apparent Taylor Swift fans endorsing his candidacy. Trump posted on his Truth Social account a collage of 'Swifties for Trump' photos with the caption, "I accept". One of the posts showed AI-generated images of "Swifties for Trump" fans and a satirical headline - “Swifties turning to Trump after ISIS foiled Taylor Swift concert.” The post came a few days after Taylor Swift cancelled three concerts in Vienna over suspicious planned attacks inspired by ISIS. Trump's post created chaos in the media with news outlets reporting Trump falsely stated Taylor Swift endorsed him. 'Swifties4Harris' co-founder Irene Kim gave her response to Trump's post saying, "We don't need AI to show support for Kamala". “We do not represent every Swiftie, but I think there is a reason we don’t need AI to show our support for Kamala,” she said.

US First Lady Jill Biden has addressed the Democratic National Convention. “Joe and I have been together for almost 50 years and still, there are moments when I fall in love with him all over again,” she said. “Like when I handed him our baby Ashley for the first time and saw this smile that lit up his face.”