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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…

InvoCare-TPG deal dead but not buried just yet

26 Apr 2023 - Shares in Australia’s largest funerals group InvoCare (ASX:IVC) plummeted almost 17% at one stage on Monday after US private equity group TPG abandoned its $1.8 billi…

Stocks of the Hour: Eildon Capital Group, Meteoric Resources, Los Cerros

24 Apr 2023 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring Eildon Capital Group (ASX:EDC), Meteoric Resources (ASX:MEI) and Los Cerros (ASX:LCL).

Monday market minutes: A waiting game

24 Apr 2023 - Markets in Australia, Europe and the US are anticipating more economic data this week that could provide greater insight into inflation’s progress and the strength of…

Diary: Inflation still the apex predator for markets

24 Apr 2023 - Inflation dominates Australian business and markets sentiment this week, as well as the EU, while on Friday inflation will return to the forefront for US markets, as …

Albemarle, SQM belted on Chile lithium move

24 Apr 2023 - Shares in the world’s top two lithium producers – Albemarle and SQM – tanked on Friday after Chile moved to take control of the country’s lithium industry by saying c…

Commodities corner: Maybe a frown with gold and brown

24 Apr 2023 - Oil went sideways and lost heavily for the week while gold tumbled $US30 on Friday and settled below the critical $US2,000 an ounce level for the first time in April.

Sodium set to make assault on lithium's battery stronghold

22 Apr 2023 - Will this news damage Australia’s lithium industry and the appetite in the renewables sector for the key metal?

Batter Up! as ACCC ready and willing to play hardball

22 Apr 2023 - A tougher line on regulating competition, mergers and takeovers and markets is starting to emerge from the ACCC.

Rio consolidates spot atop the iron ore heap

22 Apr 2023 - The three months to March saw Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) retain its position as the world’s biggest iron ore miner and shipper with a record performance while its big rivals…

Horror week for Tesla on P&L, pricing, competition concerns

22 Apr 2023 - Tesla investors are paying a heavy price for CEO Elon Musk’s attempts to defend the EV maker’s market position, with the shares falling sharply this week before and a…

Stocks of the Hour: Equatorial Resources, RBR Group, Bass Oil

21 Apr 2023 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring Equatorial Resources (ASX:EQX), RBR Group (ASX:RBR) and Bass Oil (ASX:BAS).

Rio Tinto off and running for FY23

21 Apr 2023 - Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) has made a very strong start to its 2023 financial year with a stellar performance in its most important business – the WA iron ore operations – w…

Price cuts put the brakes on Tesla earnings

21 Apr 2023 - Tesla price cut itself into a slide in earnings in the first three months of 2023 as the electric vehicle giant tried to fight off rising challenges from Chinese, Eur…

Brambles serves up a tasty pallet-cleanser

21 Apr 2023 - Global logistics business Brambles (ASX:BXB) has issued another upgrade to its 2022-23 guidance, despite weak economic data from a number of major economies and a dow…

Trading Tidbits: STO, BOQ

21 Apr 2023 - Updates Thursday from energy major Santos (ASX:STO), whose revenue is headed the wrong way, and Bank of Queensland (ASX:BOQ), who confirmed they are in the regulator’…

Stocks of the Hour: BluGlass, Aurelia Metals, Moho Resources

20 Apr 2023 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring BluGlass (ASX:BLG), Aurelia Metals (ASX:AMI) and Moho Resources (ASX:MOH).

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