The Journey to Net Zero
If we want to live up to the admirable ambition from both corporations and governments of achieving the target of net zero carbon emissions, we have a long way to go, and we need to get a move on.
Read MoreIf we want to live up to the admirable ambition from both corporations and governments of achieving the target of net zero carbon emissions, we have a long way to go, and we need to get a move on.
Read MoreIn just four months, insurer Suncorp has already chewed up half its June 30 allowance for natural hazard claims, after a run of storms in October as well as the Victorian earthquake.
Read MoreThe Australian sharemarket finished flat for a third time in four days ahead of tomorrow’s key inflation update. Casino operators and lithium producers rose strongly.
Read MoreOil refiner and fuel distributor Ampol says its sales slumped thanks to the lockdowns across NSW and Victoria shut borders and curbed travel, with volumes down sharply from previous periods.
Read MoreFacebook shares rose as investors overlooked weak quarterly numbers but the real star on Wall Street was Tesla, which topped the $US1 trillion mark for the first time ever.
Read MoreUS markets ended at record highs, having recovered from a patchy start. The Dow rose 0.2% to record highs. The S&P 500 rose by 0.5% to record highs & the Nasdaq rose by 0.9%.
Read MoreA busy news day for the ASX on Monday, with Woodside, AusNet, APA, Nick Scali, Huon Aquaculture and Smartgroup all making key announcements to the market. Here are the details.
Read MoreSo what will Australia’s four biggest banks and major companies do now after the NZ Parliament passed a law last week making reporting on climate risks mandatory in two years’ time?
Read MoreMineral Resources and its huge US partner Albermarle have bowed to the inevitable and will re-open the lithium mine they own in the Pilbara and an associated processing plant at Kemerton.
Read MoreMihkel Kase discusses some of the pitfalls to avoid when chasing higher returns and how the Schroder Absolute Return Income Fund can help generate valuable defensive income without unnecessary risk exposure.
Read MoreOrigin Energy has raised more than $2 billion from the sale of part of its stake in a big Queensland LNG plant, taking advantage of high demand and prices for the compressed natural gas.
Read More2020 was a difficult year for yield chasing investors as dividends for large cap stocks fell 60% on average. Smaller-cap stocks, however, as VanEck’s Cameron McCormack reports, fared better.
Read MoreBell Potter analyst Hayden Nicholson updates developments in the LIC market. This week: A contrarian look at Magellan
Read MoreThe Australian sharemarket is edging higher as the final week of October kicks off. Strong gains from banks, miners and energy stocks are helping.
Read MoreCatch up on the full webinar with presentations from Control Bionics (ASX: CBL), Future Metals (ASX: FME), TNG Limited (ASX: TNG) & Felix Group Holdings (ASX: FLX).
Read MoreJonathan Fisher – CFO – TNG is an Australian resource and mineral processing technology company progressing towards the development of its 100% owned world-class Mount Peake Vanadium-Titanium-Iron Project in the Northern Territory, Australia.
Read MoreJustin Termain – Corporate Director – Future Metals is an Australian based exploration Company focused on advancing its Panton PGM Project in the eastern Kimberly region of Western Australia.
Read MoreMike Davis – CEO – Felix Group Holdings is an online construction marketplace for people to list, find and hire equipment and subcontractors around Australia – on any device, anywhere, anytime.
Read MoreAustralian taxpayers will provide $1.9 billion to Telstra to help it buy South Pacific telco operator Digicel, with the company looking to finalise the deal within the next six months.
Read MoreThe final session of the week saw mixed fortunes for US shares, reflecting the quality of corporate earnings results. The Dow rose 0.2% to record highs, the S&P 500 index fell 0.1% from record highs and the Nasdaq lost 0.8%.
Read MoreIntel and Snap pulled the Nasdaq lower on Friday, setting up questioning week for the third quarter earnings season that will be put to an immediate test when Facebook reports its latest results.
Read MoreFor markets supposedly worried about a host of varied concerns, American investors in particular are remarkably optimistic, pushing the Dow and S&P 500 to new record highs last week.
Read MoreThere’s a lot for markets to grapple with this week here and offshore, with inflation and bank earnings set to dominate locally and a raft of economic news the global focus.
Read MoreThere are increasing signs that science and medicine are getting the upper hand against coronavirus. AMP Capital’s Dr Shane Oliver looks at what this means for global markets moving forward.
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Read MoreThere is one copper play Australian investors seem to have forgotten about – one which BHP and Newcrest are all over – and it could very well change the future global supply / demand equation for the red metal.
Read MoreWhile they seem to have been hogging most of the attention, Evergrande and the property sector aren’t the only problem besetting China at the moment. In fact there’s a veritable siege of adverse circumstances currently at play.
Read MoreAfter several days of going nowhere, news from China sent iron ore prices lower on Thursday, just as some of the big boys revealed cuts to output due to the uncertain global outlook for 2022.
Read MoreThe Aussie market finished flat for a second session due to losses from mining and energy stocks on Friday. The ASX 200 still managed to lift by 0.75% this week, making it the market’s third straight weekly advance.
Read MoreAurizon today announced it had signed an agreement with Macquarie Asset Management, on behalf of its managed funds and client, to acquire One Rail Australia (ORA) for $2.35 billion.
Read MoreSnap shares plunged 30% at one stage in after-hours trading after revealing a reasonably solid set of September quarter numbers, as one major negative sparked concerns about social media companies.
Read MoreUS sharemarkets were mixed on Thursday. The Dow Jones index fell by 6 points or less than 0.1%. The S&P 500 index gained 0.3% to a record closing high. And the Nasdaq index added 94 points or 0.6%
Read MoreFears seem to be growing in Chinese government circles about the fate of China Evergrande, with sentiment not helped by a couple of smaller listed developers revealing worrying debts and losses as well.
Read MoreWith global oil and LNG prices surging in the Sep quarter, no surprise the country’s two leading independent producers – Woodside and Santos – reported big jumps in revenue and earnings.
Read MoreWith significant demographic shifts occurring around the world, one useful approach for investors is to use demographic themes and trends as a compass for future investing.
Read MoreWith interest rates at all time lows around the world, Kevin Murphy from Schroders looks at how interest rates affect stockmarkets and what may happen in the event of fiscal tightening.
Read MoreThe steel business continues to buoy the earnings of BlueScope, with higher demand on both sides of the Pacific – Australia and the US – leading to an increase in the company’s December half forecast.
Read MoreJust a week after revealing a huge South American copper move valued at $2.8 billion, South32 revealed a 15% slide in hard coking coal production – mostly at its mines south of Sydney.
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