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May 21, 2024

ALS reports financial recovery

As expected, Brisbane-based global testing company ALS (ASX:ALQ) has ensured that its shareholders will not feel the financial pain of its Nuvisan adventure—the wasted millions of dollars invested in the European drug testing company and the quarter of a billion dollar impairment wrote down. Thanks to the $248.8 million write-down, ALS reported a tiny profit

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Telstra’s strategic shift

Telstra (ASX:TLS) embarked on a significant investor pitch on Tuesday, unveiling cost reductions and other adjustments to reset its troubled Enterprises division. This narrative was accompanied by an optimistic outlook for 2023-24 earnings, alongside early guidance for 2024-25. However, the crux of the matter lies in the announcement of job cuts totaling a substantial 2,800,

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Stocks of the Hour: Sierra Nevada, NT Minerals, Gibb River Diamonds

Sierra Nevada (ASX:SNX) will review the potential for a large, high-grade epithermal silver-dominated vein system at Blackhawk, Nevada, USA. The high-grade intercept is situated 150m vertically below the deepest portion of the historic mine and includes higher grade intersections of 0.5m at 1270g/t Ag from 256.5m. Shares are trading 82.93 per cent higher at 7.5

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ASX down 0.2% near noon: RBA considers lifting cash rate in May

The Reserve Bank’s May policy meeting minutes indicated that while raising the cash rate was considered if forecasts risked optimism regarding inflation factors, stronger-than-expected data prompted them to maintain the rate at 4.35%, citing insufficient updates to justify policy alteration and acknowledging increased inflation risks. At 11:40am, the S&P/ASX 200 is 0.2 per cent lower

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