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Investment Analyst Yathavan Suthaharan discusses why railroads are an attractive infrastructure investment, recent events at Norfolk Southern and what the hype is around Precision Scheduled Railroading (PSR). INFRASTRUCTURE FUND (MICH) PROFILE The Magellan Infrastructure Fund offers investors an opportunity to invest in a specialised and focused global infrastructure Fund. It aims to achieve attractive risk-adjusted […]

The S&P 500 rose slightly to start the week Monday as traders assessed ongoing debt ceiling negotiations. President Joe Biden is expected to host top congressional leaders on Tuesday for the debt ceiling talks which were postponed from Friday.  Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told CNBC last week that failure to hatch an agreement on the

A mixed bag in Monday’s ASX session, with Pact Group (ASX:PGH) taking a big hit on a profit warning and TPG coming back for another bite of the InvoCare (ASX:IVC) cherry.………… Melbourne-based packager Pact Group (ASX: PGH) has corroborated the warning earlier this month from its giant global and Australian rival Amcor that sagging consumer

There’s an enormous chance for Australian miners like Evolution and Northern Star Resources – not to mention that perennial mine hunter Mineral Resources – to get global scale by positioning themselves to buy mines Newmont wants to flick after it takes control of Newcrest (ASX:NCM). Newcrest’s Lihir and Cadia mines are the only ones ranked

Four days before it is due to reveal its interim results for 2022-23, gaming machine company Aristocrat Leisure (ASX:ALL) has made another attempt to get deeper into the online real money gaming business. Aristocrat told the ASX on Monday that it plans to purchase Nasdaq-listed (but Luxemburg-based) gaming software firm NeoGames for $1.5 billion (around

Elders (ASX:ELD) shares slumped more than 14% to a new 52-week low at one stage on Monday after it revealed it had cut its half-year dividend 18% to 23 cents from 28 cents per share in the wake of a 46% slide in interim earnings. Directors said the company was impacted by the lingering end

At the closing bell, the S&P/ASX 200 was 0.09 per cent or 6.1997 points higher at 7,262.90. The rise was primarily driven by the performance of the real estate and resources sectors. However, a couple of companies experienced notable declines. Elders (ASX:ELD) witnessed a sharp drop of 13.2 per cent to $7.20 after reporting a

The Australian stockmarket will edge cautiously into the start of a new trading week today after a tiny gain of around 7 points on the futures market on Friday in the wake of another directionless week for Wall Street. For all the optimism about slowing inflation, Wall Street wandered as investors again wondered about a

The S&P 500 fell Friday as concerns around the US economy dampened investor sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 8.89 points lower, or 0.03 per cent, to close at 33,300.62. The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.35 per cent, ending the day at 12,284.74. The S&P 500 slipped 0.16 per cent, closing at 4,124.08. The S&P

Elisa Di Marco, Portfolio Manager – MFG Core International and Core ESG Fund discusses ESG-linked government policies, the real-world impacts of these policies and the importance of proxy voting. MFG CORE ESG FUND PROFILE The MGF Core ESG Fund seeks to achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns over the medium to long term while incorporating consideration of