This Month
Tech stages June comeback after torrid year
The 13 per cent jump for the month so far marks a dramatic shift in investor sentiment, with Afterpay shares up by more than a fifth.
- Richard Henderson
Tech helps ASX to fifth straight weekly gain
A resurgent tech sector helped the Australian sharemarket to its fifth straight weekly gain on Friday, capping off the best run of form for local shares since December.
- William McInnes
- Opinion
- Opinion
Game on for Square Enix
The valuation of 18 times 2021 earnings is undemanding compared with its peer group and the strength of the company’s IP.
- Greg Smith
Superhero mulls options for its trade executions
One of the bigger retail trade execution contracts in the market could soon be in play.
- Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Tim Boyd
ASX falls from record after central bank mood shift
The S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.4 per cent on a day that marked a shift in fortunes for hard-hit Nuix.
- Richard Henderson
Hawkish Fed spooks sharemarkets
A surprisingly hawkish tone from the Federal Reserve has forced investors to decide whether economic growth will be enough to offset the toll of rising inflation.
- William McInnes
The little Engine that could, and what it means for corporate activism
Are financial activists disguising themselves as environmental activists, or vice versa? Either way, the combination is powerful and effective.
- Jonathan Shapiro
ASX edges 0.1pc higher despite China weighing on miners
The miners dragged on the Australian sharemarket as China said it would release its reserve of a number of key commodities in order to curb price increases.
- William McInnes
New ASX record; China commodity price curbs; IAG claims rise
Australian shares eclipse Tuesday’s record; Wall Street muted ahead of Federal Reserve meeting; RBNZ flags home lending curbs.
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- Richard Henderson, William McInnes, Sarah Turner, Vesna Poljak and Alex Gluyas
SG Hiscock says inflation risks are high
SG Hiscock says central banks will begin to face pressure to act on rising inflation, pointing to exuberant commodity markets as evidence.
- William McInnes
‘Big Short’ investor warns of the biggest market bubble in history
Michael Burry has returned to Twitter to say the exuberance is unprecedented, citing reckless speculation on Tesla, bitcoin and other assets.
- Theron Mohamed
Blue chips climb to new peaks as booming rally rolls on
Commonwealth Bank, Wesfarmers and Woolworths are among companies to set new record highs on the ASX on Tuesday.
- Richard Henderson
Keypath shares bounce on revenue uptick
Keypath Education’s change in fortunes have continued after it upgraded its revenue forecast.
- Julie Hare
Online broker a ‘scientific calculator in a market of Game Boys’
Perth-based online trading firm Marketech says it is targeting serious day traders over novices by offering better functionality.
- Jonathan Shapiro
ASX advances; CBA, Mineral Resources at record highs
The Australian sharemarket closed at a record high; Austal falls on earnings downgrade; Oaktree revises Crown bid; RBA minutes reiterate rate guidance. Follow the latest here.
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- Vesna Poljak, Richard Henderson, Sarah Turner, William McInnes and Alex Gluyas
Passive funds to overtake active after pandemic rush
Low-cost share portfolios that mimic popular indices in Australia now account for more than one in two dollars invested in listed equity funds.
- Richard Henderson
What Magellan learnt from Warren Buffett
The most important thing when assessing a stock’s quality is seeing whether it has an economic moat, says the financial group’s head of research, Vihari Ross.
- Alex Gluyas
- Opinion
- Opinion
How investors can play the booming pet trade
The billions of dollars Australians spend on caring for and feeding their ‘fur babies’ is likely to have increased strongly over the past 18 months and is expected to continue.
- Elio D'Amato
- Opinion
- Wall Street
Lower returns and greater turmoil to test stock investors
Fund giant Vanguard Group estimates that US large-cap stocks will return somewhere between 2.4 per cent and 4.4 per cent a year over the next 10 years.
- Nir Kaissar
US stocks rise to record with focus turning to Federal Reserve
The S&P 500 edged 0.2 per cent higher to end its week, closing at a record for a second consecutive session. Eight of its 11 industry group’s finished higher.
- Richard Richtmyer and Vildana Hajric
