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1H23 goes off with a bang for Orica

12 May 2023 - A big half year for explosives and ammonia group Orica (ASX:ORI), with revenue up more than 30%, underlying earnings up more than 30% and interim dividend also up mor…

GrainCorp converting bushels into big bucks

12 May 2023 - The boom conditions in rural Australia – especially the East Coast grain and oilseeds sectors – continued for GrainCorp which revealed an upgrade to full year earning…

NextDC Sees its future in the clouds

12 May 2023 - Data centre group NextDC (ASX:NXT) wants shareholders to cough up $618 million to help pay for two new developments as part of its regional expansion strategy into As…

Stocks of the Hour: Prospech, Allkem, Brookside Energy

11 May 2023 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring Prospech (ASX:PRS), Allkem (ASX:AKE) and Brookside Energy (ASX:BRK).

CSR bucks building weakness for strong year

11 May 2023 - A small lift in final dividend to reward shareholders in building materials (and property) group, CSR (ASX:CSR) after it revealed a 17% rise in full year profit for t…

No fading for DeGrey at Mallina prospect

11 May 2023 - DeGrey Mining (ASX:DEG) has given a big hint that a small but interesting deposit in its Mallina gold prospect in the WA Pilbara, is about to get larger and more impo…

Double trouble for Appen and Redbubble

11 May 2023 - Shares in Appen (ASX:APX) slumped nearly 30% yesterday after a very weak trading update revenue for 2023 and added news that it had started another round of cost cuts…

Allkem, Livent to merge into lithium supergroup

11 May 2023 - Allkem Ltd (ASX:AKE) and Livent Corp (NYSE:LTHM) have agreed to an all-share merger worth $US10.6 billion that will see the Western world’s third-largest producer of …

Stocks of the Hour: Ioneer, Magnum Min & Expl, Asra Minerals, Evergreen Lithium

10 May 2023 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring Ioneer (ASX:INR), Magnum Mining & Exploration (ASX:MGU), Asra Minerals (ASX:ASR) and Evergreen Lithium (ASX:EG1).

Hermosa's prospects rising fast for South32

10 May 2023 - South32’s (ASX:S32) proposed Hermosa manganese and zinc mine in the US has moved closer to a major expansion after it became the first mining project added to an Amer…

2023-24 Federal Budget Review, Part One

10 May 2023 - The 2023-24 federal budget was leaked so much that it was almost DOA.

2023-24 Federal Budget Review, Part Two

10 May 2023 - Call it the Twiggy Forrest reward for all that urging the executive chair of Fortescue Metals Group has been doing to promote green hydrogen.

Economic see-saw continues for China

10 May 2023 - Further confirmation that the Chinese economy continues to stutter with the slide in imports deepening in April and March’s surge in exports almost halved last month …

Stocks of the Hour: North Stawell Min, Radiopharm, Voltaic Strategic, Besra Gold

09 May 2023 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring North Stawell Minerals (ASX:NSM), Radiopharm Theranostics (ASX:RAD), Voltaic Strategic Resources (ASX:VSR) and Besra Go…

Loan stress creep the chief concern for local Banks

09 May 2023 - Westpac’s (ASX:WBC) interim results yesterday capped the half way point of the Big Four’s 2022-23 financial year with combined statutory earnings up nearly 11% to $16…

China NEV weakness a threat to lithium bounce

09 May 2023 - A couple of leading banks have switched back to being positive about lithium with Macquarie and Morgan Stanley both upbeat once again.

Lynas jumps double digits on small Malaysian win

09 May 2023 - Lynas (ASX:LYC) shares surged 12% yesterday after Malaysian authorities gave Lynas a six-month extension to allow it to continue operating its rare earths separation …

Oz economy ripe for a budgetary plucking

09 May 2023 - The Australian economy is in good shape leading into tonight’s 2023-24 federal budget, according to the latest survey of business conditions and confidence from the N…

Stocks of the Hour: Adelong Gold, Lynas Rare Earths, Siren Gold

08 May 2023 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring Adelong Gold (ASX:ADG), Lynas Rare Earths (ASX:LYC) and Siren Gold (ASX:SNG).

Monday market minutes: Hold the phone

08 May 2023 - Sell in May and go away? It’s an old adage for investors in the northern hemisphere at this time of year as they approach summer – normally a time of slow and low sto…

Diary: On a shoestring budget

08 May 2023 - For Australian markets, this week is all about the 2023-24 federal budget to be delivered Tuesday night.

Commodities corner: Perception vs reality

08 May 2023 - Commodities took another whacking last week, led by oil and iron ore, but gold perked up and silver jumped.

Mind the step, warns the oracle

08 May 2023 - Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has started 2023 in a solid fashion, but he has questioned how long that will last with a rare earnings downgrade.

EV makers must intensify efforts to aid lithium players

06 May 2023 - Street talk has revealed that a mystery bidder has outbid Albemarle’s (NYSE:ALB) $2.50 per share offer for Liontown Resources (ASX:LTR).

Lithium metrics finally grab hold of Albemarle

06 May 2023 - The long slide in lithium prices since last November has finally caught up with global giant Albemarle, which has cut its annual profit forecast despite posting bette…

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