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Australia politics live: Greens urge Albanese to call Trump over execution livestream; Robert Pether speaks after Iraq prison release

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Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Robert Pether has stressed his innocence and recalled his brush with death in his first comments since the Australian engineer departed Iraq after serving more than five years in jail. Pether and his Egyptian colleague Khalid Radwan were detained in Baghdad in 2021 after flying in for a meeting with bank officials to resolve a dispute with his engineering firm, CME Consulting. We were innocent when we were taken on the 7th of April 2021, and we remain innocent today. I was released from prison hours away from death. My body was shutting down after months of critical illness and excruciating pain, but I remained trapped in Iraq. She is an incredible person, someone that I have so much respect for, and being able to come home was incredible. Just the emotion that it brings is, you can’t describe it. I mean, it’s been years. Continue reading...

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • AFGE AMERICAN FINANCIAL GR INC OH-CALL

    GA selected AFGE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial, call. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • WTFCN WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP-CALL

    GA selected WTFCN as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial, call. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • ALLY ALLY FINANCIAL INC

    GA selected ALLY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • BAC BANK AMERICA CORP

    GA selected BAC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bank. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • BMO BANK MONTREAL MEDIUM

    GA selected BMO as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bank. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • CM CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF CO

    GA selected CM as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bank. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
AFGE+1.63%+1.63%—-0.45%-1.33%-2.30%-2.75%
WTFCN———————
ALLY-0.76%-0.21%—-0.82%-3.09%-0.47%-0.61%
BAC-0.84%-1.80%—-1.14%-5.79%-5.30%-6.13%
BMO+1.35%-1.94%—+0.85%-0.16%+1.32%+1.95%
CM+1.48%-1.67%—+1.37%+0.42%+2.07%+2.21%

Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Robert Pether has stressed his innocence and recalled his brush with death in his first comments since the Australian engineer departed Iraq after serv…

Source: The Guardian

The price since 12 Oct 2026: American Financial Group (AFGE) versus the S&P 500

Since the first closing price after “Australia politics live: Greens urge Albanese to call Trump over execution livestream; Robert Pether speaks after Iraq prison release,” American Financial Group (AFGE) is -1.89%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.47% over the same days, a -0.42% difference versus the market.

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
American Financial Group (AFGE)that day-0.45%final price
American Financial Group (AFGE)the next day-1.33%final price
American Financial Group (AFGE)two days later-2.30%final price
American Financial Group (AFGE)three days later-2.75%final price
American Financial Group (AFGE)three days earlier+1.63%final price
American Financial Group (AFGE)five days earlier+1.63%final price
Ally Financial (ALLY)that day-0.82%final price
Ally Financial (ALLY)the next day-3.09%final price
Ally Financial (ALLY)two days later-0.47%final price
Ally Financial (ALLY)three days later-0.61%final price
Ally Financial (ALLY)three days earlier-0.21%final price
Ally Financial (ALLY)five days earlier-0.76%final price
Bank Of America (BAC)that day-1.14%final price
Bank Of America (BAC)the next day-5.79%final price
Bank Of America (BAC)two days later-5.30%final price
Bank Of America (BAC)three days later-6.13%final price
Bank Of America (BAC)three days earlier-1.80%final price
Bank Of America (BAC)five days earlier-0.84%final price
Bank Of Montreal /Can/ (BMO)that day+0.85%final price
Bank Of Montreal /Can/ (BMO)the next day-0.16%final price
Bank Of Montreal /Can/ (BMO)two days later+1.32%final price
Bank Of Montreal /Can/ (BMO)three days later+1.95%final price
Bank Of Montreal /Can/ (BMO)three days earlier-1.94%final price
Bank Of Montreal /Can/ (BMO)five days earlier+1.35%final price
Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce /Can/ (CM)that day+1.37%final price
Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce /Can/ (CM)the next day+0.42%final price
Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce /Can/ (CM)two days later+2.07%final price
Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce /Can/ (CM)three days later+2.21%final price
Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce /Can/ (CM)three days earlier-1.67%final price
Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce /Can/ (CM)five days earlier+1.48%final price
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Official trades in American Financial Group (AFGE) around 12 Oct 2026

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Who gains and who loses around American Financial Group (AFGE)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • AFGE American Financial Group

    In “Australia politics live: Greens urge Albanese to call Trump over execution livestream; Robert Pether speaks after Iraq prison release,” American Financial Group (AFGE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AFGE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial, call. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • WTFCN Wintrust Financial

    In “Australia politics live: Greens urge Albanese to call Trump over execution livestream; Robert Pether speaks after Iraq prison release,” Wintrust Financial (WTFCN) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected WTFCN as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial, call. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • ALLY Ally Financial

    Ally Financial (ALLY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Australia politics live: Greens urge Albanese to call Trump over execution livestream; Robert Pether speaks after Iraq prison release.” Reason on file: GA selected ALLY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • BAC Bank Of America

    Bank Of America (BAC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Australia politics live: Greens urge Albanese to call Trump over execution livestream; Robert Pether speaks after Iraq prison release.” Reason on file: GA selected BAC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bank. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • BMO Bank Of Montreal /Can/

    In “Australia politics live: Greens urge Albanese to call Trump over execution livestream; Robert Pether speaks after Iraq prison release,” Bank Of Montreal /Can/ (BMO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BMO as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bank. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • CM Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce /Can/

    For “Australia politics live: Greens urge Albanese to call Trump over execution livestream; Robert Pether speaks after Iraq prison release,” Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce /Can/ (CM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected CM as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bank. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

American Financial Group (AFGE)

On 12 Oct 2026, “Australia politics live: Greens urge Albanese to call Trump over execution livestream; Robert Pether speaks after Iraq prison release” is the story that connects American Financial Group (AFGE) to this story.

For American Financial Group (AFGE), the reason on file says GA selected AFGE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial, call. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

A second company, Wintrust Financial (WTFCN), is listed for a different reason: GA selected WTFCN as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial, call. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Dates and price levels for American Financial Group (AFGE)

AFGE traded between 15.71 and 17.02 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 16.10. ALLY traded between 36.18 and 40.33 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 37.53. WTFCN traded between 25.48 and 26.15 across 10 sessions. The latest close on file is 25.70.

A simple score for American Financial Group (AFGE)

46 out of 100

“Australia politics live: Greens urge Albanese to call Trump over execution livestream; Robert Pether speaks after Iraq prison release” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.