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G8 Education Goodwill Impairment Exposes Structural Stress in ASX Childcare

G8 Education’s $350 million goodwill impairment has delivered a sharp reality check for investors, triggering a brutal sell off that…

What is happening to PayPal?

PayPal has been on the hot list of the Wall Street Journal for the past several months. Their story is…

ASX Weekly Market Wrap

RBA Shock, Commodity Rout and Risk Assets Reprice Australian markets endured a bruising week, capped by the RBA’s surprise 25…

ASX Tech Sector Analysis 2026: Valuation Reset, Pressure Points and the Path Forward

Australia’s listed technology sector endured a bruising 2025 and a volatile start to 2026. High quality names such as Xero,…

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ASX Outlook: Is Hub24 an Overvalued Stock?

Business Summary HUB24 Limited is an Australian provider of integrated platform, technology, and data services to the financial services industry. Its product portfolio includes the…

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Outlook on Koala Living: Heading for a Potential IPO

Koala Living could be looking at an IPO at a valuation of AU $400 million during the year. Co-founder Dany Milham was famously known for…

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Markets Steady as Rotation Continues: Tech Woes Offset Defense

Sector rotation drives price action as currencies and commodities take the lead

Glencore’s Acquisition Raises Stakes for a Rio Tinto Mega Merger

A pivotal fortnight for global mining Glencore’s latest acquisition, widely reported as a targeted move into copper or battery minerals,…

Project Vault and Australia’s Critical Minerals: Why US Capital is Reshaping the Sector

US strategic capital is accelerating winners, but only projects with real economics will survive.

Netflix & Warner Brothers Deal Faces Antitrust Implications?

In early 2026, Warner Brothers Discovery's (WBD) board unanimously accepted the bid from Netflix. Netflix sweetened the pot to purchase…

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Newmont Corporation (ASX: NEM): Equity Research Analysis

Newmont enters the next leg of the gold cycle as the world's largest listed gold…

Bellevue Gold Investment Analysis (ASX: BGL): High-Grade Asset, High-Pressure Delivery

High-Grade Gold with Little Room for Error This Bellevue Gold investment analysis examines a company…

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Market Outlook: An overview on an ASX midcap: A2 Milk

A new source of dairy and pivoting consumer perceptions A2 Milk offers a naturally sourced…

NEXTDC (ASX: NXT) Investment Analysis

Wiring Australia for the AI Supercycle NEXTDC sits at the centre of one of the…

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Lithium Breaks US$2000: Why Australia’s Producers Are Back in Favour

Lithium has stormed into 2026 with another high-voltage rally, pushing spot spodumene back above US$2000 a tonne for the first…

BlueScope Slams the Door on a $13b Bid, What the Rejection Really Signals for ASX Investors

BlueScope Steel has shifted decisively from takeover target to takeover defender, with the board unanimously rejecting the $13.2 billion cash…

Cboe Australia Sale Marks a new chapter for Capital Markets

A Surprise Exit from a Market Disruptor In a surprising turn of events, Cboe Global Markets has announced the Cboe…

Perseus Mining (ASX: PRU): Cash-Rich Producer With a Growth Option

Perseus Mining is a West African gold producer operating three mines, Yaouré and Sissingué in Cote d'lvoire and Edikan in…

QIC Targets $500 Million Tilt Renewables Stake Amid Renewable Energy Surge

Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) is spearheading efforts to acquire AGL Energy’s 20% stake in Tilt Renewables, valued at approximately $500…

Streaming Giant to Studio Titan, The Netflix Warner Bros Acquisition Explained

Netflix’s agreed acquisition of Warner Bros’ studios and streaming division marks the most important media deal since Disney absorbed Fox.…

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