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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 …

Caution the name of the game for US banks

28 Jun 2022 - Not the capital return bonanza from America’s biggest banks that many analysts had expected after they passed the US Federal Reserve’s 2022 stress tests last week.

Pro-Pac (ASX:PPG) downgrades FY22 guidance

27 Jun 2022 - Pro-Pac Packaging (ASX:PPG) has downgraded its profit guidance for the 2022 financial year, largely due to operational issues in the Flexibles business.

Carsales (ASX:CAR) to buy remaining stake in US Trader Interactive

27 Jun 2022 - Carsales.com (ASX:CAR) is set to acquire the remaining 51 per cent stake in US digital marketplace business Trader Interactive for around $1.2 billion (US$809 million…

Stocks of the Hour: Imugene, Centrepoint Alliance & Tamboran Resources

27 Jun 2022 - A snapshot of the stocks on the move featuring Imugene (ASX:IMU), Centrepoint Alliance (ASX:CAF) & Tamboran Resources (ASX:TBN).

Metcash (ASX:MTS) lifts revenue & profit despite external challenges

27 Jun 2022 - Metcash (ASX:MTS) has reported continued financial growth for the year ending April 30 despite external challenges like supply chain issues, flooding and Covid.

Fleetwood (ASX:FWD) hit by poor weather, labour shortages & cost increases

27 Jun 2022 - Fleetwood (ASX:FWD) is facing project delays after being hit with poor weather on the east coast as well as labour and material shortages, which has resulted in lower…

Beijing looks set to extend NEV subsidies

27 Jun 2022 - Rumours of the Chinese government extending its temporarily-holstered subsidies for new sales of NEVs (New Electric Vehicles) have been rife since it revealed plans i…

Fed clears the way for massive US bank payouts

27 Jun 2022 - Stand by for billions of dollars in share buybacks and higher dividends for 2023 from America’s biggest banks early Tuesday morning Sydney time after they survived th…

Commodities Corner: When doves cry

27 Jun 2022 - Weakness in commodities for a second week in a row, though oil steadied Friday.

Diary: Time to rule a line and turn a page

27 Jun 2022 - In Australia, this Thursday – June 30 – means the biggest week of the year for accountants, auditors, chief financial officers and their minions, taxpayers generally,…

Fear of hanging on and Quasimodo's dream

27 Jun 2022 - Acronyms abound in money. ASX, S&P, FAANGs, BRICs, RBA are so of the better known, but pretty old hat, ones I’m sure you are familiar with.

Monday Market Minutes: Its no picnic out there

27 Jun 2022 - Global sharemarkets ended three weeks of losses on Friday as the bears retreated to the sidelines – for how long we don’t know.

Tough week for some local gold producers

27 Jun 2022 - It’s fair to say the local gold sector has had better weeks. Three of its constituents in particular.

Magellan Financial (ASX:MFG) completes Guzman sale for $140m

24 Jun 2022 - Magellan Financial Group (ASX:MFG) has completed the sale of its 11.6 per cent stake in Guzman y Gomez for $140 million.

Stocks of the Hour: LiveHire, Vulcan Energy Resources, Betmakers

24 Jun 2022 - A mid morning report, including ASX's best and worst performers and three companies on the move.

Buffett still a happy buyer of oil shares

24 Jun 2022 - Warren Buffett still has an appetite for oil and shares in two of America’s biggest producers of the stuff, Chevron and Occidental.

Resource Rumblings: ILU, MCR

24 Jun 2022 - News from the ASX resources sector on Thursday saw Iluka wasting no time in moving on from Sierra Rutile and Mincor continuing its Lazarus-like renaissance.

Inflationary pressures spill over into milk market

24 Jun 2022 - Global milk prices have firmed this year and that means dairy farmers and consumers in NZ and Australia will have to learn to tolerate higher prices for milk, cheese …

Rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief

24 Jun 2022 - Australian households might have grown their total wealth by 1.2% in the March quarter to reach a new record of $14.89 trillion, but that’s as high as it will get for…