Apple Eyeing China Flashpoint with Added Interest
One company extremely interested in how the current situation in China plays out is Apple, with the fate of its sales in its most profitable quarter very much in the balance.
Read MoreOne company extremely interested in how the current situation in China plays out is Apple, with the fate of its sales in its most profitable quarter very much in the balance.
Read MoreWoodside Energy shares were weaker Tuesday after the company lowered production guidance for 2023, thanks mainly to a number of operational problems.
Read MoreShares in Fisher and Paykel Healthcare leapt 14% yesterday after the company produced a forecast for a second half improvement on what was a solid first six-months.
Read MoreBank of Queensland shares fell more than 5% yesterday on news that it is looking for a new CEO after removing incumbent George Frazis from the position.
Read MoreMelbourne-based beauty products group BWX has once again failed to live up to its own promises to produce its audited accounts for inspection by the end of November.
Read MoreThe RBA got what it wanted, as the ABS reported a 0.2% dip in retail sales for October – the first such fall this year, after much resilience in the face of rising rates.
Read MoreGlobal logistics giant Brambles has moved to slash its exposure to the huge Chinese economy by agreeing to sell its CHEP China business to an arm of Loscam Group.
Read MoreA month to go for the year and the bottom line for investment markets is that nothing much has changed – short-term risks remain high and the erratic trading could well continue.
Read MoreCommodity markets ended yet another week with the mysteries of the oil market dominating as the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude price fell to its lowest since early 2022.
Read MoreThere’s more offshore for markets to fret over in the coming week besides the busy lead-up to next week’s Reserve Bank board meeting and third quarter GDP figures.
Read MoreBillions of dollars in government loans have started flowing to China’s embattled property sector just as another Covid wave is forcing lockdowns across the economy.
Read MoreIt’s gold’s dirty secret – prices have been supported for most of 2022 by the speculative buying of a group of central banks from emerging economies.
Read MoreWarren Buffet has again surprised markets with an unexpected play in what is becoming a year of shocks from the world’s most closely-followed investor.
Read MoreShares in online retailer Kogan jumped more than 10% on Thursday after founder Ruslan Kogan told the company’s AGM that its overstock situation was easing.
Read MoreRetail chain Harvey Norman has revealed plans to radically expand its Malaysian operation over the next six years by boosting store numbers almost threefold.
Read MoreEvolution Mining is most enthusiastic about drilling results at its Ernest Henry mine that could pave the way for a significant upgrade for the operation’s future.
Read MoreShares in furniture retailer Nick Scali were up more than 11% at one stage yesterday after a very bullish update on how the company has started 2022-23 with a rush.
Read MoreThe Reserve Bank of New Zealand has decided to try and steamroll inflation with a record 0.75% lift in the country’s official cash rate announced on Wednesday.
Read MoreQantas’ share price hit a near three-year high yesterday after providing another surprise earnings update as the recent stronger consumer demand continues.
Read MoreChalice Mining has revealed more intriguing assays from its huge Gonneville prospect and believes it is on track to outline a major development proposal by year-end.
Read MoreCapral Aluminium shares jumped nearly 5% on Wednesday as the company for the second year in a row revealed a late upgrade to its earnings outlook.
Read MoreTuesday’s trading session on the ASX saw cautious optimism on the part of Brickworks Ltd and software firm TechnologyOne throw caution to the wind.
Read MoreBest & Less shares fell more than 13% yesterday on the back of a mixed start to the new financial tear and the company’s cautionary tone on trading conditions.
Read MoreThe Tesla share price reached a level on Monday that should be the first warning signal to the wider EV sector – including Australian producers of renewable materials.
Read MoreBlueScope Steel is facing a slide of more than $A1 billion in first half profit, according to a trading update issued ahead of yesterday’s annual general meeting.
Read MoreInvestors still believe that the Fed’s pivot is alive and well – despite the myriad of contrary comments last week from some of the central bank’s most senior officials.
Read MoreGlobal insurance group QBE has warned that it faces continued challenging operating conditions as it heads towards the end of its full financial year on December 31.
Read MoreA stunning coup at the struggling Walt Disney on Sunday, with former CEO Bob Iger back in the top role after the board ousted his successor Bob Chapek after just 33 months in the job.
Read MoreD-day for stricken Melbourne-based makeup and lifestyle company BWX, which has finally set a date for producing its much delayed 2021-22 accounts three months late.
Read MoreSo where to now for world stockmarkets with five weeks left in a miserable 2022? And what of 2023? For the moment, there seems to be an argument for every scenario.
Read MoreCommodity markets are still dominated by the interaction of the value of the US dollar and worries about 2023 demand, especially with most economies expected to slow.
Read MoreContinued focus on central banks and interest rates this week as investors ponder whether it is to be pain or gain from here for markets both local and global.
Read MoreChina is whining about high lithium prices and the dangers they pose to EV companies and is now looking to try and control then dampen prices which continue to skyrocket.
Read MoreAfter a week like the one investors in local and global lithium stocks have just endured, it is sometimes best just to cut out as much noise as possible and look at the numbers.
Read MoreAmerica’s annual ‘Black Friday’ shopping festival starting next Friday – the day after Thanksgiving – will, this year more than most, be a major test for US retailers.
Read MoreBHP has won out in its pursuit of OZ Minerals, with the copper company’s board agreeing to a higher $28.25 a share offer, giving OZ an enterprise value of $A9.6 billion.
Read MoreA modest return to profitability but no interim dividend for Webjet shareholders, as the company rode the return to the air by Australian travellers here and offshore.
Read MoreThe much stronger than expected jobs data for October all but confirmed that 0.25% would be added to the official cash rate at the RBA’s next meeting on December 6.
Read MoreNo interim dividend for Aust Ag shareholders despite a small improvement in earnings as the company wrung higher returns out of lower sales volumes.
Read MoreThe ASX revealed Thursday that it has officially written off the long-awaited blockchain technology designed to replace its core CHESS trading service – at a cost of around $255 million.
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