Yesterday
ASX gains as miners power higher; TPG slips on $5.25b fibre deal
Shares edge towards record close. Hopes for ‘bazooka’ China stimulus fade. Lendlease taps former Bunnings boss as new chairman. Follow here for more.
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This Month
ASX slides; gold stocks jump; WiseTech drops
Shares lower at the closing bell but finish the week higher; Appen taps investors for cash; Richard White sells more WiseTech shares; Oil pushes higher. Follow updates here.
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ASX’s record run hinges on what China does next
Wilsons Advisory head of investment strategy says the sharemarket’s prospects are dependent on the measures announced at Saturday’s briefing from the Chinese finance ministry.
ASX closes higher buoyed by BHP, Rio
Shares gain; BHP off Norway’s watch list; Synlait lifts milk forecast price; GyG confirms FY2025 guidance; Santos secures $US800m loan; ARB close to US buy. Follow updates here.
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Here’s one ‘interesting’ property stock flying under the radar
Prime Value’s Leanne Pan talks real estate, Telstra, and names one ASX-listed retailer that could surprise on the dividend front.
Rio buys Arcadium for $9.9b; China finance ministry to meet Saturday
Shares edge up but commodity stocks weigh; Rio Tinto inks Arcadium buy; Oil falls sharply; RBNZ slashes its key rate to 4.75 per cent. Follow updates here.
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Miners drag ASX down as China stimulus underwhelms
Shares drop as BHP, iron ore decline; China fails to deliver anticipated raft of stimulus; Wall Street lowers on pared back Fed rate cut bets. Follow updates here.
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ASX closes higher as banks, miners lift
Shares gain; GQG collects $3.2b inflows in September; Arcadium leaps on Rio bid; Pro Medicus nabs $98m US contract; $A slips to US68¢. Follow updates here.
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- Mergers & acquisitions
Rio Tinto explores blockbuster Arcadium Lithium takeover approach
A bid would continue bold deal making at the big end of the mining sector, with BHP unsuccessfully trying to acquire Anglo American in May.
Why CSL’s earnings outrun CBA, according to this value investor
Investors Mutual’s Daniel Moore says there aren’t too many ASX-listed companies like blood plasma giant CSL that can compound their earnings at such a rate.
Why CSL is the cheapest stock this fundie owns
Brad Clibborn at BAEP says Fisher & Paykel Healthcare surprised the most in reporting season, and outlines why he is bullish about the ASX’s plasma giant.
ASX ekes out gain as traders tread water; Sigma Healthcare rally extends
Australian shares inch higher in muted session. Pilbara shares shopped. Energy stock hold gains as fighting in Lebanon escalates. Follow updates here.
Rio Tinto, REA, JB Hi-Fi sitting on franking credit war chest
Morgan Stanley has identified the companies with the highest level of franking credits on their balance sheets. Releasing them is not so easy.
ASX falls; retail sales bounce, Sigma Healthcare rallies 20pc
Miners give back gains. Qantas slips on Qatar-Virgin deal. Powell tempers rate cut hopes. REA investors welcome Rightmove decision. Follow updates here.
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September
ASX closes at all-time top, ends the quarter 6.5 higher
Shares reset record high; Synlait posts giant loss; Pacific Smiles rejects Genesis bid; AGL nabs new deal with Portland smelter; iron ore prices leap 7pc. Follow updates here.
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ASX set for fresh record as investors bank on China and rate cuts
Futures indicate the S&P/ASX 200 Index is poised to advance 0.3 per cent at the opening bell, enough to reset Friday’s record high.
ASX closes at fresh record high, Star dives 44pc
Shares rise; Endeavour Group loses CEO; ACCC concerned about Olam Agri - Namoi Cotton plans; Woolies, Coles under pressure post ACCC report. Follow updates here.
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Here’s one bank stock to own even with rate cuts coming
Ex-Magellan stock picker Vihari Ross names a US lender with the most near-term upside, says Amazon is still good value, and Hyundai is ripe for a re-rating.
ASX rallies as China pledges more stimulus; Regal rises
Shares advance; Platinum board says Regal bid ‘undervalues’ the listed global equities fund manager; ACCC allows Lendlease projects sale to Stockland and Supalai; Soul Patts profit slides. Follow updates here.
ASX ends lower as rotation churns; Rightmove rejects third REA bid
Inflation falls within RBA’s target for first time in 3 years. Investors shift money from banks to miners. Lew sidelines demerger plans. Aussie dollar hits 18-month high. Follow updates here.
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