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US Fed rules out rate hikes

02 May 2024 - The US Federal Reserve sent a couple of signals to investors with its decision to leave rates steady at its latest meeting this week. The central bank and Chair, Jay …

Barrick Gold tops earnings estimates for the quarter

02 May 2024 - Canadian miner Barrick Gold topped earnings estimates for the March quarter, bolstered by a rally in bullion prices during the period.

Restaurant Brands New Zealand reports sales boost despite challenges

01 May 2024 - Restaurant Brands New Zealand (ASX:RBD) withstood a slowdown in Australia and a downturn in its small Californian operation to report a 7.9% boost in sales to NZ$333 …

Challenges mount for New Zealand's National Party-led government

01 May 2024 - No easy gains are left across the Tasman for the newish conservative National Party-led government, with a sharp rise in unemployment, an unwanted pay rise offered, a…

Stocks of the Hour: Adisyn, Bastion Minerals, Anson Resources

01 May 2024 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move, featuring Adisyn Ltd (ASX:AI1), Bastion Minerals Ltd (ASX:BMO) and Anson Resources (ASX:ASN).

Woolies announces sale of over half its holdings in Endeavour Group

01 May 2024 - Ahead of its third-quarter sales update on Thursday, Woolworths (ASX:WOW) has sprung a surprise by revealing the sale of more than half of its retained holding in the…

Will European Central Bank be first major central to cut rates?

01 May 2024 - The chances rose Tuesday that the European Central Bank will be the first major central bank to cut interest rates, as early as June. This comes after euro area infla…

Amazon results much better than expected

01 May 2024 - Business media got all excited about the quarterly results from Amazon, which were much better than expected. However, the outlook was weaker than expected for anothe…

April market recap

01 May 2024 - For markets, April was like a famous quote from Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities - "it was the best of times, it was the worst of times" - starting with promise,…

HSBC reports significant updates

01 May 2024 - A newsy Tuesday for the global banking giant HSBC Holdings: it lost a CEO, who is retiring; revealed a dip in earnings for the three months to March 31; announced ano…

Turmoil at Bapcor as CEO quits

30 Apr 2024 - In an ominous sign, shares in the auto products group Bapcor (ASX:BAP) were halted on Tuesday ahead of a trading update, which is expected to outline sliding sales an…

Coles reports solid results

30 Apr 2024 - The March quarter saw a solid performance by Coles Group (ASX:COL), the country’s number 2 supermarket chain behind Woolworths.

IGO takes profit hit

30 Apr 2024 - Unlike lithium rivals such as Pilbara Minerals and Core Lithium, as well as Albemarle and SQM, Perth-based IGO (ASX:IGO) has not only survived another significant hit…

Australian retail sales falls 0.4% in March

30 Apr 2024 - Australian retail sales growth vanished when Taylor Swift flew out of Australia at the end of her seven-concert, two-week tour in February. March data from the Austra…

China's economy expands in April

30 Apr 2024 - As suspected by foreign economists, activity across the Chinese economy expanded in April, though at a slower rate than seen in March's rebound.

Stocks of the Hour: Sihayo Gold, Argent Minerals, Oceana Lithium

30 Apr 2024 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move, featuring Sihayo Gold (ASX:SIH), Argent Minerals (ASX:ARD) and Oceana Lithium (ASX:OCN).

Gold defies expectations

30 Apr 2024 - In the realm of investments, gold has long held a mystique, often viewed as a hedge against economic uncertainty. Despite the modern financial landscape, characterize…

Origin Energy's stake in Octopus Energy

30 Apr 2024 - Origin Energy’s (ASX:ORG) best investment isn’t in Australia – it's the 23% stake in Britain's Octopus Energy, which is going from strength to strength. In fact, Octo…

Boeing raises $10 billion in new debt amid financial challenges

30 Apr 2024 - Less than a week after revealing a near $US4 billion cash burn in the first three months of this year, embattled plane maker Boeing is raising $US10 billion in new de…

Financial pressures lead to closure of Ravensthorpe nickel mine

30 Apr 2024 - Growing financial pressures from the loss of its huge Panamanian copper mine have led Canada’s First Quantum Minerals to decide to close its Ravensthorpe nickel mine …

BYD's strong Q1 amidst China EV price war

30 Apr 2024 - Chinese EV maker BYD posted higher profit in the three months to March despite the intensifying price war in China and a surge in investment in new technologies. The …

Analysing the impact of weak business earnings on Australian banks

29 Apr 2024 - Will weak business earnings curb the results of the National Australia Bank (ASX:NAB) this week by adding to the existing pressure on its key measure, the net interes…

Stocks of the Hour: Lanthanein Resources, Orange Minerals, Aspire Mining

29 Apr 2024 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move, featuring Lanthanein Resources (ASX:LNR), Orange Minerals (ASX:OMX) and Aspire Mining (ASX:AKM).

Little Green Pharma continues to shine in a paddock of pot stock weeds

29 Apr 2024 - The uptake of medicinal cannabis products in Australia continues to boom, but most providers of the herbaceous material are not reaping the benefits because of oversu…

TPG Telecom to pay Optus for regional mobile infrastructure

29 Apr 2024 - TPG Telecom (ASX:TPG) will pay Optus about $1.17 billion to use its rival's mobile infrastructure in regional Australia, turning to the Singapore Telecommunications-o…

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