Tuesday saw Westgold (ASX:WGX) announce promising mining results at its WA operations and a new player in the corporate action for Silk Laser (ASX:SLA). ………… Westgold Resources (ASX: WGX) continues to produce good news from old mines in and around the Cue-Meekatharra area of WA’s Murchison region. The company, which revealed earlier this month that […]
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Stocks fell Tuesday as ongoing debt ceiling discussions appeared to yield little progress. Some traders interpreted the lack of any major updates on negotiations as a sign that lawmakers, perhaps, are struggling to progress as hoped. Investors have been closely eyeing debt-limit negotiations in Washington, hoping for more certainty as the so-called June 1 X-date
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Qantas (ASX:QAN) is forecasting a record underlying pre-tax profit of up to $2.48 billion in the 2023 financial year and has boosted its buyback by $100 million. It is more than $1 billion above the 1.43 billion figure for the December 2022 half year. The new estimate for the year to June 30 is almost
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Shares in struggling gold miner St Barbara (ASX:SBM) lost more than 3% in value yesterday afternoon after it said ‘no’ for a third time to a buyout proposal for its Leonora gold assets from the persistent Silver Lake Resources (ASX:SLR). The struggle for ownership of the poorly performing Leonora gold assets of St Barbara has
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Dr Shane Oliver, Head of Investment Strategy & Chief Economist at AMP, discusses home ownership. Key pointsBased on a Report by Bernard Salt, Australia’s home ownership rate peaked at 73% in 1966 as the home was then seen as synonymous with wealth and security.Since then, the trend has been down, influenced by a combination of
At the closing bell, the S&P/ASX 200 was 0.05 per cent lower at 7,259.90. Aus shares remained steady with a small intraday increase, mirroring the rise in US futures. This was partially due to optimism about a debt ceiling agreement following productive discussions among lawmakers. Despite the financial sector encountering resistance around 6200, major banks
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At noon, the S&P/ASX 200 is 0.17 per cent higher at 7,275.40. This evening, Wall Street is poised for an upward movement as discussions aimed at increasing the debt ceiling were described as “productive.” Futures for the Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq showed gains of approximately 0.3 percent. Around noon, the value of the
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Rex Minerals (ASX:RXM) has signed a letter of intent with Hitachi. The LOI encompasses the allocation of Ultra-class mining equipment to Rex. Rex’s CEO, Richard Laufmann, “[the LOI] secures the Ultra-class fleet for Rex without any immediate financial commitment.” Shares are trading 4.44 per cent higher at 23.5 cents. Omega Oil & Gas’ (ASX:OMA) first
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Flynn Gold Limited (ASX:FG1) Managing Director Neil Marston discusses the company’s portfolio of projects, including its gold explortation in north-east Tasmania. Tim McGowen: We’re talking with Flynn Gold (ASX:FG1) today. It’s got a market cap of around $7m. We’re joined by the Managing Director, Neil Marston. Neil, thanks for your time. Welcome to Sydney. Neil
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