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July 24, 2024

Flight Centre shares drop following forecast downgrade amid falling airfares

Shares in travel giant Flight Centre (ASX:FLT) fell more than 8% on Wednesday morning after the company issued what investors perceived as a downgrade, tempered with weak news. The company revised its forecasts for Total Transaction Volumes (TTV), which are now expected to be in line with, rather than exceed, the 2018-19 peak of $23.7 […]

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Stocks of the Hour: Hexima, Alcidion, Killi Resources

To register for Friday’s webinar click here. Hexima (ASX:HXL) has entered into a binding but conditional share sale agreement to acquire 100% of the issued capital of Real Thing Entertainment Pty Ltd. Real Thing has developed an artificial intelligence platform that allows users to achieve outcomes using simple voice commands through to complex dialogue. Shares

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ASX down 0.12% near noon: Alphabet and Tesla report disappointing results

Australian shares decline by midday, influenced by lower US stock indices and disappointing quarterly results from Tesla and Alphabet. At 11:40am, the S&P/ASX 200 is 0.12 per cent lower at 7,961.60, while US indices, including the Dow, Nasdaq, and S&P 500, dropped between 0.1% and 0.2%. Tesla’s second-quarter profit missed Wall Street expectations, marking its

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Iron ore prices sink below $US100 as Chinese policy meeting fails to impress

Iron ore prices tumbled below $US100 per tonne late Tuesday, driven by a lack of substantial stimulus from a recent policy meeting in China and robust supply levels. The steelmaking material fell by up to 3.5%, reaching $US99.85 in Singapore, and appears set for a third consecutive day of losses. This decline follows the Third

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General Motors’ strong Q2 results overshadowed by market reaction

Tesla’s great U.S. rival, General Motors, had a strong second quarter and boosted its guidance for the rest of 2024. Unfortunately, this positive news went largely unnoticed in the markets, and shares fell more than 6%. GM easily surpassed Wall Street’s earnings expectations for the second quarter, while it continues to address challenges such as

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