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Commodities Corner: No counting chickens

29 May 2023 - Despite the tentative debt ceiling deal in the US, there is a lot of argy bargy to come among Republicans in the US House of Representatives that could prove especial…

Oil continues its march to the back burner

29 May 2023 - As Americans prepare to start the summer driving season with the upcoming Memorial Day long weekend, there are more signs of a looming slowdown in US oil and gas prod…

Breakfast Bites: FPH, AUC

29 May 2023 - Let’s start the new week with a couple quick stories we couldn’t fit into our bumper weekend edition, involving Fisher & Paykel Healthcare (ASX:FPH) and Ausgold (ASX:…

There's nothing Mickey Mouse about helium these days

27 May 2023 - For most, the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word ‘helium’ is party balloons and individuals using it to alter their voices for amusement.

Ford-Tesla agreement puts a charge into US EV Space

27 May 2023 - Ford and Tesla have struck a technology deal that could trigger a major change for US electric vehicles and confer market leader status to Tesla for a while to come.

Debt duel like Thelma and Louis on a cataclysmic scale

27 May 2023 - A big holiday weekend ahead for US markets which, if the debt ceiling impasse is not broken, will lead to a crisis-like situation next week that will test nerves and …

Investment in clean energy again outstrips fossil fuels

27 May 2023 - Despite high interest rates, the global economic slowdown, the war in Ukraine and its destabilising impact and continuing tensions between China, the US, Europe and J…

Stocks of the Hour: Blaze Minerals, Pure Hydrogen Corp, Far East Gold

26 May 2023 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring Blaze Minerals (ASX:BLZ), Pure Hydrogen Corporation (ASX:PH2) and Far East Gold (ASX:FEG).

A spot of wine rotation on the cards for Treasury

26 May 2023 - Shares in Treasury Wine Estates (ASX:TWE) fell by nearly 8% yesterday after it both upgraded and downgraded its outlook for its June 2022-23 outlook and revealed plan…

AdBri building plenty of momentum

26 May 2023 - Adbri (the onetime Adelaide and Brighton) says its first quarter 2023 earnings were “significantly above” the same quarter of 2022 as the company faced stronger deman…

Trans-Tasman Tidings: TWR, FSF

26 May 2023 - Some news wafted across the Tasman on Thursday from a couple of our Kiwi siblings, insurance group Tower (ASX:TWR) and dairy major Fonterra (ASX:FSF).

Debt ceiling stymie giving everyone the twitches

26 May 2023 - The Australian stock exchange fell heavily yesterday after the Fitch ratings agency placed its AAA credit rating for America on a negative outlook, meaning a downgrad…

Stocks of the Hour: Mamba Exploration, European Metals, Argent Minerals

25 May 2023 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring Mamba Exploration (ASX:M24), European Metals (ASX:EMH) and Argent Minerals (ASX:ARD).

Big tech turnaround: What's behind the recovery?

25 May 2023 - Big tech has enjoyed a resurgence this year. Seven large US companies (Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Tesla, Netflix and Nvidia) have collectively returned 34% i…

Eagers' timely shift to electric paying off

25 May 2023 - Eagers Automotive (ASX:APE), Australia’s largest car dealer group, reckons rising demand for electric vehicles – especially the Chinese BYD brand – will help it offse…

WEB strength confirms the return of the jet set

25 May 2023 - Everybody’s travelling and making money, or so it seems. Qantas confirmed it on Tuesday with a forecast of a record profit for the year to June, and on Wednesday onli…

Universal Store performance anything but on-point

25 May 2023 - Shares in Brisbane-based youth-skewing retailer Universal Store (ASX:UNI) took a hammering on Wednesday with a late financial year trading update that left the market…

Finally some lightening in the RBNZ's tightening

25 May 2023 - At last, a change at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand with the world’s most gung-ho central bank slowing its chain of rate rises to just 0.25% at its May meeting yeste…

Stocks of the Hour: Leo Lithium, Empire Energy, Immutep, Cauldron Energy

24 May 2023 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring Leo Lithium (ASX:LLL), Empire Energy (ASX:EEG), Immutep (ASX:IMM) and Cauldron Energy (ASX:CXU).

High-flying Qantas predicts record profit for FY23

24 May 2023 - Qantas (ASX:QAN) is forecasting a record underlying pre-tax profit of up to $2.48 billion in the 2023 financial year and has boosted its buyback by $100 million.

St. Barbara still playing hard-to-get with Silver Lake

24 May 2023 - Shares in struggling gold miner St Barbara (ASX:SBM) lost more than 3% in value yesterday afternoon after it said ‘no’ for a third time to a buyout proposal for its L…

Stock Snippets: WGX, SLA

24 May 2023 - Tuesday saw Westgold (ASX:WGX) announce promising mining results at its WA operations and a new player in the corporate action for Silk Laser (ASX:SLA).

Stocks of the Hour: Rex Minerals, Omega Oil & Gas, Hartshead Resources

23 May 2023 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring Rex Minerals (ASX:RXM), Omega Oil & Gas (ASX:OMA) and Hartshead Resources NL (ASX:HHR).

Tyro deal turns from Potentia into zero reality

23 May 2023 - Nobody wants Tyro Payments (ASX:TYR) – Westpac said pass and walked away last December and now its latest suitor, US private equity group Potentia, has shuffled off b…

New Hope keeps the fire burning with solid quarter

23 May 2023 - New Hope Corp (ASX:NHC), the Queensland and NSW thermal coal exporter, revealed an upbeat performance in April’s quarterly report and also surprised with news about i…

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