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Origin leans into takeover with bullish update

02 May 2023 - Judging by the very strong trading update yesterday from Origin Energy (ASX:ORG), the price caps and other government moves to rein in rising prices that so worried i…

Bottom-pickers unite to turn Oz property market

02 May 2023 - A rude wake-up call for the Reserve Bank, with all those gloomy forecasts of a big slump and problems for borrowers with little equity blown out of the water by a tur…

Bridge Street Bites: TCL, ABY, BST

02 May 2023 - The money is rolling in for toll road operator Transurban Group (ASX:TCL) from the recovery in driving activity by motorists after the ending of the pandemic and its …

Stocks of the Hour: Evolution Energy, Meteoric Resources, Alliance Nickel

01 May 2023 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring Evolution Energy (ASX:EV1), Meteoric Resources (ASX:MEI) and Alliance Nickel (ASX:AXN).

Monday market minutes: Mojo a no go

01 May 2023 - Four months into 2023 and global financial markets still can’t rediscover the certainty of January and its strong start to the year seems oh so long ago.

Diary: High roads and low roads

01 May 2023 - An exceptionally busy week for markets with interest rate decisions, quarterly earnings, employment and wages data and economic activity surveys from major central ba…

Commodities corner: Much ado about nothing

01 May 2023 - Commodity prices went nowhere for most of April as China’s re-opening has gone flat, oil slid sideways, iron ore prices weakened and the health of the US economy the …

Beijing caught unawares by weak survey data

01 May 2023 - China’s re-opening boom has stumbled before it got going, judging by the details of the first set of figures for April.

Concerted move underway for Chinese EV dominance

29 Apr 2023 - Stand by for a flood of cars from China – particularly electric vehicles from the likes of global leader BYD – over the rest of 2023 and into 2024.

Is the bloom finally coming off the local lithium boom?

29 Apr 2023 - The lithium boom looks to be fading rapidly for the country’s major producer Pilbara Minerals (ASX:PLS), thanks to weakening prices in the vital Chinese battery marke…

Stocks of the Hour: Sunstone Metals, iTech Minerals, Platina Resources

28 Apr 2023 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring Sunstone Metals (ASX:STM), iTech Minerals (ASX:ITM) and Platina Resources (ASX:PGM).

WesCEF: An opportunity in lithium

28 Apr 2023 - During the period, our analyst Vinay Ranjan visited Perth to attend a briefing and site tour of the Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy and Fertilisers (‘WesCEF’) business.

Gold steady, copper down for Newcrest

28 Apr 2023 - Takeover target Newcrest Mining (ASX:NCM) reported a reasonable return for the three months to March – while gold production dipped by around half a per cent from the…

Outages pressure Northern Star at the costs level

28 Apr 2023 - Northern Star Resources (ASX:NST) has lifted its cost guidance following unplanned mill outages which impacted the company’s operations in Kalgoorlie (the SuperPit) a…

Healthy day for Blackmores on Kirin overture

28 Apr 2023 - Shares in health supplements company Blackmores (ASX:BKL) surged 22% on Thursday after a $1.9 billion bid at $95 per share by Japanese brewer Kirin, owner of the Lion…

Stocks of the Hour: Blackmores, Omega Oil & Gas, Linius Technologies

27 Apr 2023 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring Blackmores (ASX:BKL), Omega Oil & Gas (ASX:OMA) and Linius Technologies (ASX:LNU).

No joy for Microsoft in Activision deal

27 Apr 2023 - Microsoft is very unhappy that British antitrust regulators have blocked its proposed $US69 billion ($A105 billion) purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard.

Messy March quarter leads to MinRes selloff

27 Apr 2023 - A weak March quarter update from Chris Ellison’s Mineral Resources (ASX:MIN) saw the shares fall more than 10% at one stage on Wednesday after the company revealed de…

Strong Lynas update ahead of Malaysia ruling

27 Apr 2023 - Ahead of what could be a company redefining court hearing in Malaysia tomorrow (Friday) Lynas Rare Earths (ASX:LYC) reported a record neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) pr…

Synlait hits record low as outlook spoils

27 Apr 2023 - A bad day Wednesday for Kiwi dairy groups Synlait Milk (ASX:SM1) and A2 Milk (ASX:A2M) as both came under pressure from nervy investors.

Inflation worm finally looks to have turned

27 Apr 2023 - Consumer inflation at both the headline and core level cooled in the March quarter – an outcome that has added to the belief that the Reserve Bank will not lift rates…

Stocks of the Hour: ENRG Elements, Chimeric Therapeutics, Marley Spoon

26 Apr 2023 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring ENRG Elements (ASX:EEL), Chimeric Therapeutics (ASX:CHM) and Marley Spoon (ASX:MMM).

Shake-ups and shakedowns in lithium land

26 Apr 2023 - Today through Friday will be report card time for some of Australia’s major lithium companies with attention returning to the sector after Chile’s shock news late las…

BlueScope's North Star eyes Ohio's bucks

26 Apr 2023 - BlueScope Steel (ASX:BSL) has surprised with an upgrade to June half earnings thanks to a much stronger performance from its North Star steel mill in the US state of …

Resource Nuggets: FMG, S32

26 Apr 2023 - Challenges abound for the resources space at the moment, as was attested by the flat performances of two local majors in this past quarter, Fortescue (ASX:FMG) and So…

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