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VGI founder Robert Luciano pulls millions from Regal-owned funds
The high-profile stock picker has sold stakes in the funds managed by Phil King after registering a new venture last month.
- Joshua Peach
Crypto lifted by ether’s biggest jump since 2022 on ETF hope
Social media is alive with speculation that the US regulator may be warming to the idea of an ether exchange-traded fund.
- David Pan, Olga Kharif and Isabelle Lee
ASX slips as James Hardie craters, BHP climbs ahead of bid deadline
Shares ease; Telstra eyes AI; Sonic profit warning; James Hardie misses consensus; Hard Rock denies Star offer claims; cryptos surge. Follow updates here.
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- Timothy Moore, Cecile Lefort, Alex Gluyas, Joshua Peach and Sarah Jones
Trillion-dollar fund managers pile money into Asia, emerging markets
Schroders is bullish on European and Japanese equities, and Blackrock has gone overweight on emerging markets for the first time since 2020.
- Alex Gluyas
Telstra axes jobs | Hard Rock muddies Star approach | Nine signs of an ASX ‘mini melt-up’
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Ivan Boesky, convicted of 1980s insider trading scandals, dies
The rogue trader was believed to have inspired the character of Gordon Gekko, the rapacious villain played by Michael Douglas in the 1987 film Wall Street.
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- Greg Farrell
Opinion & Analysis
Nine signs there’s a ‘mini melt-up’ on the ASX – and 12 stocks to buy
UBS strategist Richard Schellbach says Wall Street’s relentless grind higher will inevitably flow through to the ASX, and has picked some local stocks to watch.
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These stocks are primed for ‘tectonic-sized’ tailwinds
The magnificent seven are not the only way to play artificial intelligence, there’s money to be made in storage, energy and software on the ASX too.
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The stocks Australia’s biggest LIC is buying
While the LIC sector is under pressure, the 98-year-old Australian Foundation Investment Company is staying patient and hunting for value.
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Why bad news has the ASX bulls running
Bad news from the job market turned a good day on the ASX into a great one. Investors are ploughing into market darlings in the firm belief that rate cuts are coming.
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Meet the Fundie
Airlie’s Emma Fisher is making her next big bets
Mineral Resources and Reece have been career-defining picks. This year, she’s sold down CBA and is going large on one of the most shorted stocks on the ASX.
- Sarah Jones
How Sage Capital is making money from other investors’ panic
Veteran hedge fund manager Sean Fenton has no qualms going against the crowd, buying ResMed after its collapse in 2023.
- Joanne Tran
ASX activist HMC Capital takes aim at GrainCorp
HMC Capital has revealed a position in GrainCorp, marking the group’s fourth public bet from the highly concentrated Capital Partners Fund.
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- Joshua Peach
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- Chanticleer
Nine signs there’s a ‘mini melt-up’ on the ASX – and 12 stocks to buy
UBS strategist Richard Schellbach says Wall Street’s relentless grind higher will inevitably flow through to the ASX, and has picked some local stocks to watch.
- Updated
- James Thomson
ASX to slip, S&P 500 edges higher
Australian shares are set for a muted start with the RBA’s latest minutes awaited. Nvidia paced an advance in techs and the Nasdaq Composite.
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- Timothy Moore
Tesla shareholder group slams Elon Musk’s $84b pay package
A coalition of Tesla shareholders that hold a small portion of Tesla stock said Musk is distracted by his commitments to the five other companies he controls.
- Dana Hull
Rio Tinto declares force majeure on Australian alumina cargoes
The company notified clients that its Queensland refineries have been unable to run properly due to a regional shortage of gas.
- Archie Hunter and Thomas Biesheuvel
Yesterday
Cap big super at 10pc of ASX companies: senator
The $3.6 trillion superannuation industry’s market power means it has the capacity to “squash retail investors like bugs” – and that shouldn’t be allowed, Andrew Bragg says.
- Hannah Wootton
Lithium miners shake up trading to tackle wild price swings
Mining companies are changing the way lithium is bought and sold in an effort to curb volatility and get some industry-wide pricing.
- Annie Lee and Yvonne Yue Li
ASX record within striking distance as miners, energy stocks rally
Australian shares move within 35 points of record close. China leaves rates on hold. Copper and gold at record highs. Follow updates here.
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- Joshua Peach, Timothy Moore, Alex Gluyas, Sarah Jones and Cecile Lefort
Panicked traders position for mega-rally as metal prices hit record
Copper and gold prices surged to record highs on Monday morning as bullish investors piled in and bears were forced to cover short positions.
- Alex Gluyas
Star confirms Hard Rock talks | BHP CEO’s $64b question | Iran’s president missing
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
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Nuix shares jump after smashing guidance
The company is primed to beat its full-year forecast for fiscal 2024 after signing a multi-year contract with an undisclosed software customer.
- Nick Bonyhady
Loss-making companies are surging on the ASX, baffling analysts
Goldman Sachs is perplexed about the surge in unprofitable stocks, and says there are safer alternatives like retailers Lovisa and Cettire.
- Alex Gluyas
10 investment tips to ride out the ‘new normal’
Given elevated interest rates and inflation are forecast to flow through financial year 2025, investors are eyeing stocks, property and gold to get ahead.
- Tom Richardson
Ellerston, Tattarang-backed private fintech bags new CEO
Andrew Baines will join Azupay on Monday as Ellerston Capital and Tattarang plot how to help the payments start-up grow with an eye on an exit.
- Tom Richardson
Platinum’s marketing, client relations boss a $1m earner
The huge pay packet for the fund manager’s marketing guru has turned heads given its tumbling funds under management and share price.
- Tom Richardson
This Month
ASX eyes record high as rate cut hopes fuel euphoria for shares
Australian shares are set to advance after the Dow Jones crossed the historic 40,000 level on Friday with Nvidia’s earnings this week destined to test the rally.
- Cecile Lefort
Ex-Soros star Scott Bessent jockeys with John Paulson to run Trump’s Treasury
While Ken Griffin and other mega donors are focusing on Trump’s vice presidential pick, those on Wall Street are angling for a different spot in a second Trump administration.
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- Katherine Burton, Nancy Cook and Amanda Gordon
- Opinion
- Sharemarket
These stocks are primed for ‘tectonic-sized’ tailwinds
The magnificent seven are not the only way to play artificial intelligence, there’s money to be made in storage, energy and software on the ASX too.
- Jun Bei Liu
S&P 500 hovers near record high
US equities gave up early gains to close mostly modestly higher. Copper, nickel and silver surge. Gold, oil also rally. $A touches US67¢.
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- Timothy Moore
BlackRock’s Rieder says rate cut would tame US inflation
High interest rates are generating more income from fixed-income investments for well-heeled Americans, the firm’s chief investment officer says.
- Carter Johnson
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
The stocks Australia’s biggest LIC is buying
While the LIC sector is under pressure, the 98-year-old Australian Foundation Investment Company is staying patient and hunting for value.
- Updated
- James Thomson
