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A2 Milk halts trading amid potential acquisition

27 Sep 2024 - Kiwi dairy group A2 Milk (ASX:A2M) has moved its shares from a trading pause to a halt, with a "potential acquisition" in its sights.

Stocks of the Hour: 4DMedical, Douugh, Black Canyon

27 Sep 2024 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move, featuring 4DMedical (ASX:4DX), Douugh (ASX:DOU) and Black Canyon (ASX:BCA).

Washington H. Soul Pattinson maintains dividends despite profit decline

27 Sep 2024 - Just as its associate, Brickworks (ASX:BKW), still lifted its final and full-year dividends for 2023-24 despite a significant loss for the year to July, its biggest s…

Job vacancies in Australia: A mixed bag amid economic shifts

27 Sep 2024 - Up-to-date job vacancy figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) are another economic data point likely to frustrate the Reserve Bank in its consideratio…

Oil prices plummet amid Saudi production shift

27 Sep 2024 - Oil dived to a two-week low on Thursday after the Financial Times reported that Saudi Arabia was ready to abandon its $US100-a-barrel price target and increase produc…

Surprise stimulus: China's bold moves to avert economic stagnation

27 Sep 2024 - Has China once again saved the global metal industry, the Australian economy, and the fortunes of people like Chris Ellison of Mineral Resources, along with the saggi…

Star Entertainment's losses mount as regulatory pressures bite

26 Sep 2024 - Struggling casino group, Star Entertainment (ASX:SGR), has taken its losses over the past two years to more than $4 billion, with another substantial deficit revealed…

Stocks of the Hour: QX Resources, Bastion Minerals, Premier1 Lithium

26 Sep 2024 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move, featuring QX Resources (ASX:QXR), Bastion Minerals Ltd (ASX:BMO) and Premier1 Lithium (ASX:PLC).

CSL secures major US contract to bolster bird flu vaccine stockpile

26 Sep 2024 - CSL (ASX:CSL) has announced that it has won a multi-million dollar contract from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to increase America’s stockpile …

Ongoing merger expenses drive Sigma Healthcare's 67% drop in profit

26 Sep 2024 - Pharmacy wholesaler and retailer Sigma Healthcare (ASX:SIG) says its significant drop in interim earnings is due to ongoing costs associated with the impending merger…

Premier's path to demerger: Can Myer be convinced?

26 Sep 2024 - The chances of Premier's Solomon Lew and his board getting the much-discussed demerger plan for the company back on track depend on whether the board of department st…

NSW coal mines extended: 1,800 jobs secured through 2050

26 Sep 2024 - The Federal government’s approval for the extension of three NSW coal mines will ensure around 1,800 jobs are maintained for decades to come.

REA's latest bid: A frustrated pursuit of Rightmove

26 Sep 2024 - A long moan from News Corp, or was it REA (ASX:REA), late Wednesday about the iniquities of UK property listings group, Rightmove, telling REA (and News) to go away f…

Star Entertainment secures crucial debt package

26 Sep 2024 - Embattled casino group Star Entertainment (ASX:SGR) has secured a crucial debt package, providing the company with a much-needed lifeline.

Guzman y Gomez leads as largest Australian IPO in a diminished market

26 Sep 2024 - The number of companies going public in Australia has hit its lowest point since the global financial crisis 15 years ago, with a Mexican fast-food chain standing out…

Will Beijing's market stimulus reignite China's real economy?

26 Sep 2024 - Chinese markets have reacted positively, albeit briefly, to Beijing’s "unprecedented" measures aimed at stabilizing capital markets and boosting investor sentiment. H…

CPI falls to lowest level in three years, but inflation pressures remain

25 Sep 2024 - The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator might have shown headline cost rises slowing to an annual rate of 2.7% in August, but as we have pointed out in the p…

Antimony under scrutiny: China's export restrictions and global supply chain implications

25 Sep 2024 - The ongoing great power competition between the United States and China has increasingly focused on technological supremacy. This extends beyond cutting-edge technolo…

Stocks of the Hour: Peppermint Innovation, Great Boulder Resources, Infini Resources

25 Sep 2024 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move, featuring Peppermint Innovation Ltd (ASX:PIL), Great Boulder Resources (ASX:GBR) and Infini Resources (ASX:I88).

Premier Investments pivots from demerger plans to Myer deal

25 Sep 2024 - Now it's down to talks with Myer (ASX:MYR) as Solomon Lew’s Premier Investments goes cold on its demerger idea of spinning off its successful Smiggle and Peter Alexan…

Macquarie Bank fined $5 million for market manipulation failures

25 Sep 2024 - A major embarrassment for Macquarie Group (ASX:MQG) and its Macquarie Bank came from a significant reprimand by markets regulator, ASIC.

Gold prices near record highs amid geopolitical tensions and Fed rate cuts

25 Sep 2024 - New records for gold were set for a second day this week, with prices getting awfully close to the $US2,700 level for the most active December contract.