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Testing time in mining services division hits ALS

30 May 2023 - Shares in Brisbane-based testing multinational ALS (ASX:ALQ) dropped more than 4% yesterday after the company’s full year results hinted at emerging pressures in glob…

China's industrial profit crunch continues

30 May 2023 - Normally, markets and economists ignore the monthly industrial company profits in China – it’s a third-tier economic data series that is usually overlooked because of…

Stocks of the Hour: Empire Energy, Kula Gold, WIA Gold

29 May 2023 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring Empire Energy (ASX:EEG), Kula Gold (ASX:KGD) and WIA Gold (ASX:WIA).

Monday Market Minutes: Cutting it fine

29 May 2023 - Will Australian investors charge into the market this morning after news from the White House that it has struck a debt ceiling deal with the Republican Party in the …

Diary: Shucking, jiving, ducking, weaving

29 May 2023 - The US debt ceiling crisis will be front of mind this week with the deadline for the US government to run out of money now extended to June 5 from the previous deadli…

Commodities Corner: No counting chickens

29 May 2023 - Despite the tentative debt ceiling deal in the US, there is a lot of argy bargy to come among Republicans in the US House of Representatives that could prove especial…

Oil continues its march to the back burner

29 May 2023 - As Americans prepare to start the summer driving season with the upcoming Memorial Day long weekend, there are more signs of a looming slowdown in US oil and gas prod…

Breakfast Bites: FPH, AUC

29 May 2023 - Let’s start the new week with a couple quick stories we couldn’t fit into our bumper weekend edition, involving Fisher & Paykel Healthcare (ASX:FPH) and Ausgold (ASX:…

There's nothing Mickey Mouse about helium these days

27 May 2023 - For most, the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word ‘helium’ is party balloons and individuals using it to alter their voices for amusement.

Ford-Tesla agreement puts a charge into US EV Space

27 May 2023 - Ford and Tesla have struck a technology deal that could trigger a major change for US electric vehicles and confer market leader status to Tesla for a while to come.

Debt duel like Thelma and Louis on a cataclysmic scale

27 May 2023 - A big holiday weekend ahead for US markets which, if the debt ceiling impasse is not broken, will lead to a crisis-like situation next week that will test nerves and …

Investment in clean energy again outstrips fossil fuels

27 May 2023 - Despite high interest rates, the global economic slowdown, the war in Ukraine and its destabilising impact and continuing tensions between China, the US, Europe and J…

Stocks of the Hour: Blaze Minerals, Pure Hydrogen Corp, Far East Gold

26 May 2023 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring Blaze Minerals (ASX:BLZ), Pure Hydrogen Corporation (ASX:PH2) and Far East Gold (ASX:FEG).

A spot of wine rotation on the cards for Treasury

26 May 2023 - Shares in Treasury Wine Estates (ASX:TWE) fell by nearly 8% yesterday after it both upgraded and downgraded its outlook for its June 2022-23 outlook and revealed plan…

AdBri building plenty of momentum

26 May 2023 - Adbri (the onetime Adelaide and Brighton) says its first quarter 2023 earnings were “significantly above” the same quarter of 2022 as the company faced stronger deman…

Trans-Tasman Tidings: TWR, FSF

26 May 2023 - Some news wafted across the Tasman on Thursday from a couple of our Kiwi siblings, insurance group Tower (ASX:TWR) and dairy major Fonterra (ASX:FSF).

Debt ceiling stymie giving everyone the twitches

26 May 2023 - The Australian stock exchange fell heavily yesterday after the Fitch ratings agency placed its AAA credit rating for America on a negative outlook, meaning a downgrad…

Stocks of the Hour: Mamba Exploration, European Metals, Argent Minerals

25 May 2023 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring Mamba Exploration (ASX:M24), European Metals (ASX:EMH) and Argent Minerals (ASX:ARD).

Big tech turnaround: What's behind the recovery?

25 May 2023 - Big tech has enjoyed a resurgence this year. Seven large US companies (Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Tesla, Netflix and Nvidia) have collectively returned 34% i…

Eagers' timely shift to electric paying off

25 May 2023 - Eagers Automotive (ASX:APE), Australia’s largest car dealer group, reckons rising demand for electric vehicles – especially the Chinese BYD brand – will help it offse…

WEB strength confirms the return of the jet set

25 May 2023 - Everybody’s travelling and making money, or so it seems. Qantas confirmed it on Tuesday with a forecast of a record profit for the year to June, and on Wednesday onli…

Universal Store performance anything but on-point

25 May 2023 - Shares in Brisbane-based youth-skewing retailer Universal Store (ASX:UNI) took a hammering on Wednesday with a late financial year trading update that left the market…

Finally some lightening in the RBNZ's tightening

25 May 2023 - At last, a change at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand with the world’s most gung-ho central bank slowing its chain of rate rises to just 0.25% at its May meeting yeste…

Stocks of the Hour: Leo Lithium, Empire Energy, Immutep, Cauldron Energy

24 May 2023 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring Leo Lithium (ASX:LLL), Empire Energy (ASX:EEG), Immutep (ASX:IMM) and Cauldron Energy (ASX:CXU).

High-flying Qantas predicts record profit for FY23

24 May 2023 - Qantas (ASX:QAN) is forecasting a record underlying pre-tax profit of up to $2.48 billion in the 2023 financial year and has boosted its buyback by $100 million.

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