Companies deal their way into problems all the time – then they try to deal their way out. The problem is, it rarely works. They buy something questionable, sell something solid often to pay down debt, and somehow hope that being more focused on a questionable and lower-quality business makes… Read More »The buy and sell cycle chewing up ASX companies and their investors
Investors in gold and small caps have emerged as the unlikely winners from three months of market mayhem caused by the arrival of Donald Trump at the White House, with SG Hiscock’s emerging companies fund posting the best returns among local equity investors this quarter. The US president’s trade and… Read More »These fundies outperformed this quarter thanks to gold and small caps
The Reserve Bank of Australia says the ASX is not complying with important standards that are meant to prevent system failures in an escalation of regulatory concern about the sharemarket operator’s governance. The RBA, one of the ASX’s two regulators, said the company had “not observed” standards on operational risk,… Read More »RBA, ASIC say they are ‘increasingly concerned’ about ASX
The S&P 500clawed back earlier losses on Monday to end the session higher, as traders nervously looked ahead to President Donald Trump’s tariff plans. The broad market index added 0.55% to close at 5,611.85. At one point, it fell as much as 1.65% and traded 10% below its record. The… Read More »S&P 500 closes higher Monday after briefly touching six-month low: Live updates
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/28/5-things-to-know-before-the-stock-market-opens-friday-march-28.html
We’re in uncharted waters and people are listening to the captain to differing degrees, but there is a truckload of money to be made somewhere. Welcome to the markets in 2025. Chuck out the three-month-old 2025 outlook pieces – this year is not following anyone’s playbook. Whether you’re talking bonds,… Read More »The market playbooks are being rewritten after just three months
The Australian sharemarket will slide more than 1 per cent when it opens on Monday as investors brace for the Trump administration to outline an aggressive tariff plan that will cloud an already uncertain economic outlook. Across the market, brokers and strategists were warning of massive uncertainty that could create… Read More »ASX to slump 1.1pc as traders fear Trump’s trade tariff black box
The Australian sharemarket is set to tumble more than 1 per cent on Monday as investors consider whether the heaviest round of tariffs yet from the US this week could trigger an economic downturn. ASX 200 futures are pointing down 91 points, or 1.1 per cent, predicting the index will… Read More »ASX to fall 1.1pc; Todd Sampson steps back from Qantas
One person’s pessimism is another’s pragmatism. As a tough first quarter skids to a close, a crucial market debate is whether the recent mass outbreak of gloom is an overreaction to ambiguous economic and market signals, or simply a clear-eyed recognition that real-world conditions are souring fast. For anyone who… Read More »Wall Street can’t decide if the extreme pessimism in markets is warranted or an overreaction
Nvidia is aiming to anchor CoreWeave’s initial public offering at $40 a share with a $250 million order, according to a person familiar with the matter. The company initially filed the offering at $47 to $55 per share. The source told CNBC’s Leslie Picker that CoreWeave has not made a final decision… Read More »Nvidia to anchor CoreWeave IPO at $40 a share, source says