Pacific Perspectives
S&P 500 ends Friday little changed, but posts second straight losing week amid wild trading
U.S. equities were mixed on Friday, as the Nasdaq Composite extended its gains amid easing geopolitical fears and the Dow Jones Industrial Average underperformed. The tech-heavy Nasdaq advanced 0.28% and settled at 23,501.24, while the blue-chip Dow lost 285.30…
Intel stock falls 6% after company offers soft first-quarter guidance
Intel reported fourth-quarter earnings Thursday that beat Wall Street expectations but offered soft guidance for the current quarter. Shares of the company were down as much as 6% in after-hours trading. Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/22/intel-intc-earnings-report-q4-2025-.html
Santos to ship first cargo from long-awaited Barossa gas project
Santos will ship the first cargo of LNG from its $6.1 billion Barossa gas project in the Timor Sea in the coming days after the company said it had resolved issues with key infrastructure that…
The stocks this small-cap fundie is backing despite rate rise talk
Michael Steele is the co-portfolio manager of Yarra Capital Management’s Australian Smaller Companies Fund. The Melbourne firm manages about $20 billion in assets. Will 2026 be another big year for small-cap investors? After two years…
Fed’s main gauge shows inflation at 2.8% in November, edging further away from target
Inflation drifted slightly further from the Federal Reserve’s target in November though in line with expectations, according to the central bank’s preferred gauge released Thursday. The personal consumption expenditures price index, a Commerce Department measure…
Before the Bell: ASX to slip, Wall St advances
Australian shares are poised for a quiet open to end the trading week with futures modestly lower after earlier edging up. Shares rallied in New York after data confirmed strong US economic growth at the…
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Netflix, Teledyne, Lucid, Kraft Heinz, Intel & more
Check out some of the biggest movers in midday trading. Lucid — The electric vehicle manufacturer’s shares surged about 14%. Rockwell Automation announced a collaboration with Lucid, using its enterprise software product to support the car maker’s growing manufacturing…
The 7 stocks this LIC giant is buying to recover after ‘perfect storm’
Everything went wrong for listed investment giant Australian Foundation Investment Company in the December half. Here’s how it’s fighting back. Markets can be cruel sometimes. Just days after it emerged British stock picker Sir Christopher…
Regal’s private fund is investing in water – and making strong returns
Water has become one of Regal Partners’ largest allocations in its multi-strategy fund that along with a surge in small caps has helped the high-profile money manager post 20 per cent returns a year since…
Before the Bell: ASX to open higher
Australian shares are set to open sharply higher after futures reversed earlier double-digit losses. Gold, which earlier leapt to a record high above $US4800 an ounce, pared its jump. Bitcoin turned, as did US Treasury…