July 2023

Fund Manager Chris Pedersen talks about the population growth rate, job openings, labour costs and the supermarket sector. Companies discussed include: Woolworths Group (ASX:WOW)Coles Group  (ASX:COL)Metcash  (ASX:MTS)Endeavour Group (ASX:EDV)

IGO (ASX:IGO) is facing a scarcity of cash and its finances have been strained after incurring a near $1 billion clean-up bill for its costly takeover of nickel miner Western Areas. The expensive acquisition seems to have left IGO wary of further investments in the nickel sector until it resolves the issues surrounding the Western

26 Jul 2023 – A snapshot of the stocks on the move, featuring QX Resources (ASX:QXR), Antisense Therapeutics (ASX:ANP) and West Wits Mining (ASX:WWI).

The June quarter headline inflation came in at 6 per cent, lower than the expected 6.2 per cent. Similarly, the trimmed mean inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy costs, eased to 5.9 per cent, below the expected 6 per cent. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, both headline and trimmed mean inflation slowed down, with headline

QX Resources (ASX:QXR) announced that discussions and due diligence have advanced on the Liberty Lithium Brine Project in the California, USA. Commenting on this announcement, CEO, stephen prominitz stated, “Ongoing studies, detailed due diligence and a site visit show QXR that the Liberty Lithium Project is truly large scale with repeatable results and a pathway

When it comes to cancer diagnostics, the ‘tried and trusted’ methods are often not the best ones, but merely the techniques clinicians are familiar with. For the ASX-listed INOVIQ (ASX:IIQ), the field is ripe for disruption and the company is wasting no time progressing its precision diagnostics based on two separate platform technologies – SubB2M

Can someone lend the Chinese government an old-fashioned PR hack from Australia or the US – someone who knows the value of a ‘good’ figure, especially with Tuesday’s economic policy changes (if they are indeed real), needing a peg to focus investor minds? A series of statements, assurances, and policy pronouncements from the Chinese government

26 Jul 2023 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed higher Tuesday, notching its longest winning streak in more than six years as traders weighed the latest earnings reports.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed higher Tuesday, notching its longest winning streak in more than six years as traders weighed the latest earnings reports. The Dow rose by roughly 26.83 points, or 0.08 per cent, to 35,438.07. This was the 12th positive session in a row for the 30-stock index and its longest rally

At the closing bell, the S&P/ASX 200 was 0.46 per cent higher at 7,339.70. This increase was primarily driven by gains in mining stocks, as investors anticipated a rise in Chinese demand for iron ore, a crucial commodity used in steel-making. China’s commitment to implement measures to stabilise its economy contributed to the surge in