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Record sales for Hardies but tide may have turned

17 May 2023 - Building products multi-national James Hardie (ASX:JHX) has reported record sales for the year to March 31 but warned of a slowdown in the current June quarter, the f…

No doubt now that China's economy has hit the wall

17 May 2023 - The trade data for April told the story, the inflation data for the same month, confirmed the story and now China’s final data dump for the month covering retail sale…

Stocks of the Hour: Spenda, Cettire, Immutep

16 May 2023 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring Spenda (ASX:SPX), Cettire (ASX:CTT) and Immutep (ASX:IMM).

Trading Tidbits: PGH, IVC

16 May 2023 - A mixed bag in Monday’s ASX session, with Pact Group (ASX:PGH) taking a big hit on a profit warning and TPG coming back for another bite of the InvoCare (ASX:IVC) che…

Local goldies lining up for Newmont offcasts

16 May 2023 - There's an enormous chance for Australian miners like Evolution and Northern Star Resources – not to mention that perennial mine hunter Mineral Resources – to get glo…

Aristocrat itching to have a flutter online

16 May 2023 - Four days before it is due to reveal its interim results for 2022-23, gaming machine company Aristocrat Leisure (ASX:ALL) has made another attempt to get deeper into …

No respect shown for Elders after profit slump

16 May 2023 - Elders (ASX:ELD) shares slumped more than 14% to a new 52-week low at one stage on Monday after it revealed it had cut its half-year dividend 18% to 23 cents from 28 …

Stocks of the Hour: Vintage Energy, Wia Gold, Westar Resources

15 May 2023 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring Vintage Energy (ASX:VEN), Wia Gold (ASX:WIA) and Westar Resources (ASX:WSR).

Monday Market Minutes: Skating on thin ice

15 May 2023 - The Australian stockmarket will edge cautiously into the start of a new trading week today after a tiny gain of around 7 points on the futures market on Friday in the…

Diary: Working hard for the money

15 May 2023 - A week after the appearance of the 2023-24 federal budget and the health of the labour market and wages will be tested in successive days on Wednesday and Thursday.

Commodities Corner: Walk and talk

15 May 2023 - Oil, copper, coal, iron ore and other commodities took another pasting last week as the latest Chinese commodity import data failed to convince and left traders wonde…

Buffett cashed up and happy to stay so

15 May 2023 - As we have observed in the past, Warren Buffett is all about cash, a lot of it and its clever, profitable deployment over time.

A guide to the rare earths market

13 May 2023 - The rare earth elements (REE) comprise a group of seventeen metallic elements, including the fifteen lanthanides present in the periodic table, along with scandium an…

Ambitious Allkem ready to Livent the lithium dream

13 May 2023 - All sorts of boosterish angles appeared in print and online about the $US10.6 billion ($A15 billion) merger between Allkem and US group Livent and most of the them mi…

Central Bank buying keeps gold glittering on

13 May 2023 - Gold continues to hang in thanks to stronger prices driven by those fears about US regional banks, higher interest rates hitting consumer spending and confidence.

Weak demand continues to bedevil Chinese economy

13 May 2023 - Inflation is still sliding towards deflation, producer prices are still falling, as are imports, and exports are sagging – all signs that the Chinese economy is being…

Stocks of the Hour: Encounter Resources, Bowen Coking Coal, Lithium Energy

12 May 2023 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring Encounter Resources (ASX:ENR), Bowen Coking Coal (ASX:BCB) and Lithium Energy (ASX:LEL).

Big lithium deal sparks frantic search for the next perfect match

12 May 2023 - Who’s Next? was the question on the ASX on Thursday after investors went searching for more candidates for mergers and acquisitions action after more than $21 billion…

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…

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