Pacific Perspectives
Dividend investing isn’t dead. These 4 charts and 8 stocks prove it
News on the death of dividend investing seems to be everywhere. The yield on the ASX 200, at about 3.5 per cent, is now firmly below term deposit rates and less than half the rates…
Why a battered $A is a double-edged sword for ASX stocks
Some of the nation’s largest companies are bracing for more pain from a battered Australian dollar as investors worry that a global trade war will hit economic growth and further strengthen the US currency. The…
Dow tumbles 400 points, Nasdaq enters correction as trade policy fatigue ignites sell-off: Live updates
Stocks resumed their steep pullback on Thursday as the latest concessions from the White House on President Donald Trump’s controversial tariff policies failed to calm rattled investors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 427.51 points lower, or…
Weekly mortgage demand surges 20% higher, after interest rates drop to the lowest since last year
A sharp drop in mortgage interest rates finally lit a fire under loan demand. Both current homeowners and potential homebuyers jumped back into the market, after a lackluster showing for this year so far. Total…
Markets will act as the ultimate disciplinarian, says Vanguard chief
Salim Ramji began his career in finance back in the early 1990s. That was an uncertain time as the world emerged from the Cold War and walls and trade barriers fell. What followed was three…
Before the Bell: ASX to rise, court approves Rio Tinto’s Arcadium acquisition
Australian shares are set to open higher, tracking a reversal in Wall Street’s fortunes after US President Donald Trump offered some reprieve on tariffs. ASX futures were pointing 19 points, or 0.2 per cent, higher,…
Short sellers ditch CBA as sell-off doubts mount
Hedge funds have started to throw in the towel betting on a long-awaited correction in Commonwealth Bank shares as Australia’s largest bank continues to defy market expectations for an imminent sell-off. Despite a wobble during…
Dow closes nearly 500 points higher, S&P 500 surges over 1% on hopes for Trump tariff concessions
Stocks rose on Wednesday, staging a recovery rally after back-to-back losses as investors hoped that an exemption for automakers to President Donald Trump’s controversial tariffs opened the floodgates for more concessions. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rebounded…
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Best Buy, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Tesla, Okta and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Okta — Shares surged 24% after the cloud software firm posted a fourth-quarter earnings and revenue beat. Okta reported adjusted earnings of 78 cents per share on…
Bumper pub sales not enough to save Endeavour from profit pain
Endeavour says profit fell by more than expected across its pubs and liquor stores as the hospitality giant confirmed it would appoint Ari Mervis executive chairman as a search for a permanent chief executive drags…