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What does the rebound in China's PMI mean for iron ore?

30 Jun 2022 - China’s manufacturing purchasing managers’ index rebounded in June, indicating expansion for the first time since February as major cities gradually reopen from the C…

Stocks of the Hour: Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals, Estrella Resources, Race Oncology

30 Jun 2022 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring, Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals (ASX:PAR), Estrella Resources (ASX:ESR), and Race Oncology (ASX:RAC).

Brookfield buys into AGL Energy (ASX:AGL)

30 Jun 2022 - AGL (ASX:AGL) has announced a company which appears from ASIC searches to be a subsidiary of Brookfield Asset Management has bought 17.2m shares or 2.56% of the regis…

Ardent Leisure (ASX:ALG) to pay shareholders after Main Event sale

30 Jun 2022 - Ardent Leisure Group (ASX:ALG) is set to return $455.7 million to shareholders after completing the sale of its Main Event cinema business in the US.

Bed Bath and Beyond, Nike, Target, what risks do they all have in common?

30 Jun 2022 - Profit updates from retailers casted a shadow over investors on Wall St as they grapple with concerns around the Fed’s path to rising interest rates to combat soaring…

Red earth awash in red ink as iron ore hits 6-month low

30 Jun 2022 - The price of iron ore has decreased to its lowest point since the first week of December, as concerns regarding an oversupply of the commodity in China create stress …

More disruption in the cryptoverse

30 Jun 2022 - Disruption continues in the alternate finance worlds - hot on the heels of Volt, one of the remaining Australian neobanks, throwing in the towel comes more confidence…

Back into the volt as third neobank closes shop

30 Jun 2022 - A third Australian neobank has been forced to close, effectively ending the idea of new competition for the existing big four banks and their smaller regional rivals …

Retail good news might be bad news for rates

30 Jun 2022 - So what will the Reserve Bank make of the news that retail sales rose 0.9% in May to yet another monthly record?

Decmil (ASX:DCG) wins $98m contract for Albany project

29 Jun 2022 - Engineering and construction group Decmil (ASX:DCG) has been awarded a $98 million contract to build stage two of the Albany ring road project in Western Australia.

Higher prices push retail sales higher for 5th straight month

29 Jun 2022 - Retail sales in the nation posted a fifth straight month of gains with a surprise 0.9% rise in May to $34.2b versus a consensus of an increase of 0.4%. This indicates…

Invex Therapeutics (ASX:IXC) receives approval to commence phase 3 clinical trial

29 Jun 2022 - A regulatory agency has approved Invex Therapeutics’ (ASX:IXC) authorisation to commence the IIH EVOLVE phase 3 clinical trial in the UK, for patients with idiopathic…

SRG Global (ASX:SRG) secures $20m contract in defence sector

29 Jun 2022 - Engineering company SRG Global (ASX:SRG) has secured a $20 million contract in the defence sector with ASX-listed Lendlease as the managing contractor.

Stocks of the Hour: Liontown Resources, Weebit Nano & Winchester Energy

29 Jun 2022 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring Liontown Resources (ASX:LTR), Weebit Nano (ASX:WBT) & Winchester Energy (ASX:WEL).

OPEC+ behind supply target, energy stocks rally

29 Jun 2022 - Optimism around China easing its Covid-zero policy and continued policy support has seen the oil price rally for its 3rd day.

Star Entertainment (ASX:SGR) names Robbie Cook as CEO

29 Jun 2022 - Star Entertainment (ASX:SGR) has appointed Robbie Cook as its new chief executive officer and managing director. This comes after Tyro Payments (ASX:TYR) announced th…

ExxonMobil awards AML3D (ASX:AL3) to create the world's largest 3D metal printed pressure part

29 Jun 2022 - Large-scale metal additive manufacturing technology provider AML3D (ASX:AL3) has inked a $190,000 manufacturing purchase deal with ExxonMobil Asia Pacific to create t…

BHP (ASX:BHP) left holding 5.5% of new US copper listing

29 Jun 2022 - BHP (ASX:BHP) has emerged with a 5.5% stake in Ivanhoe Electric, the biggest copper explorer to list on Wall Street for some time.

BWX (ASX:BWX) problems more than skin deep

29 Jun 2022 - Shares in BWX plunged yesterday after they came out of a trading halt requested last Friday as the company revealed its financial position had all but collapsed.

The fishing expedition bid that Tassal (ASX:TGR) rejected

29 Jun 2022 - The board of Tasmanian-based salmon farming company Tassal Group has rejected a bid worth $1 billion because they think the offer is not in the best interests of shar…

No lithium jitters for Albemarle

29 Jun 2022 - In another rejection of Goldman Sachs’ gloomy forecast that lithium prices will weaken as oversupply grows in coming years, US major Albemarle Corp wants to build a h…

AUD rises ahead of May retail sales which is expected to soften

29 Jun 2022 - Investors await the May retail sales figures which are expected to come in softer with a 0.4% following a gain of 0.9% in April.

Pinterest welcomes Bill Ready as CEO

29 Jun 2022 - Pinterest CEO Ben Silbermann is set to step down and Bill Ready is named to take over the helm as of Wednesday.

Stocks of the Hour: Bluebet, Tassal & American Rare Earths

28 Jun 2022 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring Bluebet (ASX:BBT), Tassal (ASX:TGR) and American Rare Earths (ASX:ARR).

Queensland's new coal royalty program

28 Jun 2022 - After a decade-long freeze, the Palaszczuk government announced that it would be increasing royalties on the production of coal, sending waves of concern through the …