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06 May 2024 - Westpac (ASX:WBC) has joined the National Australia Bank in reporting a double-digit dip in earnings for the half-year to March but will reward shareholders with high…
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by Glenn Dyer -
2 years ago
06 May 2024 - US copper futures shook off a couple of weak days on Friday to climb nearly 2%, settling at $US4.5680 a pound ahead of the important elections in Panama on Sunday (ye…
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by Glenn Dyer -
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06 May 2024 - Now, American investors have hopped back on the rate-loom bandwagon, but they could be on it for the wrong reasons after the April jobs data on Friday and a couple of…
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by Glenn Dyer -
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06 May 2024 - Just as Apple’s first-quarter performance had won back skeptical investors, Warren Buffett's surprise $US 20 billion sale of Apple shares will send shockwaves through…
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by Glenn Dyer -
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06 May 2024 - Another negative week for the US oil and gas industry, with oil rig numbers now tumbling below their level at the close of 2023.
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by Glenn Dyer -
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06 May 2024 - A quiet-ish week lies ahead for some markets, with a couple of central banks meeting: the Bank of England, which meets later in the week, and the Reserve Bank here to…
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by Glenn Dyer -
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06 May 2024 - Berkshire Hathaway’s March quarter earnings were overshadowed at the weekend by news of a big sale of Apple shares and a possible significant investment in Canada.
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by Glenn Dyer -
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03 May 2024 - A storm in an Easter egg or those fears of a melting box of Valentines was overdone?
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by Glenn Dyer -
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03 May 2024 - Macquarie Group (ASX:MQG) has kept shareholders happy with a cut to the annual dividend much smaller than the 32% slide in full-year earnings the financial giant reve…
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03 May 2024 - The International Copper Study Group (ICSG), headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal, has updated its projections on the global balance of refined copper production and con…
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03 May 2024 - BYD, the world’s biggest maker of electrified vehicles, didn’t escape the fallout from China’s EV price wars in the first quarter of 2024.
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by Glenn Dyer -
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03 May 2024 - You know Apple’s board and management understand the trouble the company is in with investors. Why else would it, after a better-than-expected set of figures for the …
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by Peter Milios -
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02 May 2024 - "Mining, Metals and the Circular Economy" will take place alongside the International Mining and Resources Conference on 29 & 30 October at the ICC Sydney, bringing t…
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by Glenn Dyer -
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02 May 2024 - Building approvals rose in March, but the trade account saw a larger-than-forecast fall in the size of the goods surplus for the month.
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02 May 2024 - The 30%-plus plunge in the Bapcor (ASX:BAP) share price after Thursday’s trading update told the story of why incoming CEO, Paul Dumbrell, recoiled and quit the gig a…
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02 May 2024 - As forecast by most analysts, it was a "steady as she goes" outcome for the National Australia Bank's (ASX:NAB) 2023-24 half-year, with shareholders to receive a smal…
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02 May 2024 - Woolworths (ASX:WOW) fell even further behind rival Coles in the third quarter, as sales growth in it revenue and profit centre - Australian food (its supermarkets) s…
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02 May 2024 - Albemarle, the world's largest lithium producer, joined rivals in Australia and other countries in being heavily affected by the downturn in world prices for the key …
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02 May 2024 - The US Federal Reserve sent a couple of signals to investors with its decision to leave rates steady at its latest meeting this week. The central bank and Chair, Jay …
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02 May 2024 - Canadian miner Barrick Gold topped earnings estimates for the March quarter, bolstered by a rally in bullion prices during the period.
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01 May 2024 - Restaurant Brands New Zealand (ASX:RBD) withstood a slowdown in Australia and a downturn in its small Californian operation to report a 7.9% boost in sales to NZ$333 …
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01 May 2024 - No easy gains are left across the Tasman for the newish conservative National Party-led government, with a sharp rise in unemployment, an unwanted pay rise offered, a…