Elon Musk says X/Twitter moving to charge users, US stocks move sideways as investors …

Elon Musk says X, his social media platform formerly known as Twitter, is planning to start charging users a small monthly fee to combat bots. And US stocks have been treading water, with investors awaiting this week’s meeting of the US central bank, which expected to keep interest rates on hold this month. Disclaimer: this blog is not intended as investment advice.Key events9 minutes agoMon 18 Sep 2023 at 10:27pm Government says nuclear ‘fantasy’ to cost $387 billion25 minutes agoMon 18 Sep 2023 at 10:11pm The risk of environmental disaster from old oil and gas infrastructure56 minutes agoMon 18 Sep 2023 at 9:40pm X/Twitter to charge users, US stocks tread waterMarkets snapshot at 7:30am AESTASX SPI 200: -0.3% to 7,214Australian dollar: 64.32 US cents Dow Jones: steady at 34,624 S&P 500: +0.07% to 4,454Nasdaq Composite: steady at 13,710 FTSE 100: -0.8% to 7,653 EuroStoxx 600: -1.1% to 457Spot gold: +0.5% to $US1,933/ounceBrent crude: +0.7% to $US94.55/barrel Iron ore: -1.3% to $US121.65/tonneBitcoin: +0.15% to $US26,812Key EventGovernment says nuclear ‘fantasy’ to cost $387 billionThe federal opposition says it’s the most credible path to net zero, while the federal government says it’s an expensive fantasy. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has floated the idea of a fleet of small modular nuclear reactors to replace coal-fired power.But the
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