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Lithium carbonate prices have dived 86 per cent from the record $US78,200 a tonne reached in 2022, according to S&P Global Commodity Insights.

MinRes named the best stock to ride 2025 lithium bull run

Morningstar says now is the time to pile back into these shares before prices of the battery material go on a tear next year.

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  • Alex Gluyas
Bell Financial Group has tabled an offer for online broker Selfwealth.

Game on at Selfwealth as rival bidder AxiCorp muscles up to Bells

Investor sources told this column that AxiCorp has lobbed multiple offers at the SelfWealth board over the past few months but received the cold shoulder.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

ASX slips from record; Amcor dips on $13b tie-up

Australian shares open lower as Ukraine strikes Russia. Bitcoin tops $US94,000. Nick Scali issues guidance warning. Follow updates here.

  • Timothy Moore, Joshua Peach, Joanne Tran, Alex Gluyas, Cecile Lefort and Sarah Jones

Yesterday

Citadel Advisors founder and CEO Ken Griffin.

Citadel’s Ken Griffin ‘very anxious’ about Trump tariffs

The billionaire hedge fund titan said protectionist policies were a “slippery slope” but that America was back to the “business of business”.

  • Nishant Kumar
Local shares are set to open modestly higher.

Tech and energy buoy ASX; TechnologyOne jumps 10pc

Shares rise to fresh record. Santos to boost shareholder returns. TechnologyOne profits increase. Energy stocks rise as oil jumps. Follow updates here.

  • Timothy Moore, Joanne Tran, Joshua Peach, Alex Gluyas and Sarah Jones
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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump shakes hands with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

CSL tumbles as investors fear RFK jnr’s vaccine plans

The White House appointment of the anti-vax conspiracy theorist is devastating ASX healthcare and biotech shares as he threatens to turn the FDA ‘on its head’.

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  • Joshua Peach and Joanne Tran

ASX nudges up, profit-taking hits CBA

Shares muted; Clinuvel prioritises business focus; Life360 CEO sells 1.2pc shares; Citi starts Cettire with ‘sell’, cuts Lovisa to ‘sell’; FleetPartners set for share-buyback. Follow updates here.

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  • Timothy Moore, Cecile Lefort, Joshua Peach, Alex Gluyas and Joanne Tran
Richard Coppleson of Bell Potter Securities in Sydney.

The world according to Coppo and why he thinks MinRes is a ‘screamer’

The sharemarket veteran talks the best and worst calls of his career, what he’s been buying and selling, and where to next for the ASX mining giants.

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  • Sarah Jones
Market sentiment among US brokers  is at its highest level in more than two years.

The one number that could derail ‘dangerously bullish’ markets

The euphoria from Trump 2.0 is impressive, but equities have already been running for two years and strategists are starting to worry.

  • James Thomson
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the APEC and Group of 20 summits in South America this week.

ASX to fall amid trade war worries as world leaders mull Trump 2.0

Iron ore and the Australian dollar have fallen as traders bet tariffs under the US president-elect could hit Australia’s key trading partner.

  • Joshua Peach
Oaktree Capital’s Howard Marks.

Is anyone brave or stupid enough to bet against America?

Stock pickers have been punished for betting against the US. The choice between consensus or contrarianism on American exceptionalism is now harder than ever.

  • Jonathan Shapiro
US President-elect Donald Trump’s upcoming second term may carry more significance for markets than his first, says Tribeca’s Jun Bei Liu.

Trump’s market impact is a side-show for Australian investors

The president-elect’s upcoming second term may carry more significance for markets than his first, says Tribeca’s Jun Bei Liu.

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Nick Moakes of the Wellcome Trust was one of the key speakers at the Sohn conference on Friday.

Trump unifies top investors in decade-long bullish outlook for US

From Howard Marks to fellow billionaire Mike Novogratz, big-name asset managers say the return of Donald Trump to the White House will turbocharge growth.

  • Jonathan Shapiro, Joshua Peach and Daniel Arbon
Sohn 2024.

Sohn: Howard Marks says Trump will come out swinging on China

ASX climbs 0.7 per cent at the closing bell. Antipodes’ Ross picks Airbus. IFM’s Bannan picks Corporate Travel. Ellerston’s Kourtis picks Perpetual. Sohn conference kicks off in Adelaide. Follow updates here.

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  • Timothy Moore, Joanne Tran, Alex Gluyas, Joshua Peach and Sarah Jones
Gary Weiss, David Paradice, Solomon Lew and Matthew Grounds at the Sohn Hearts and Minds, Investment Leaders Conference VIP opening event at  Adelaide Botanic Gardens on Thursday night.

Billionaires gather in Adelaide for Sohn big bash

The major stock picking conference is on tour for the third time in its nine-year history – as the supercar championships also come to the city of churches.

  • James Thomson and Jonathan Shapiro
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Australian shares are poised to start modestly higher.

ASX rises as Xero leaps; BHP, Fortescue slide

Shares rally as CBA hits fresh record. Goodman suffers first strike against remuneration report. GrainCorp profit slumps. Orica releases full-year results. Iron ore below $US100 a tonne. Follow updates here.

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  • Timothy Moore, Joanne Tran, Cecile Lefort, Joshua Peach, Alex Gluyas and Sarah Jones
Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange after Donald Trump’s landslide election result.

Here’s how investors have been trading Trump 2.0

As January 20 fast approaches, investment chiefs and portfolio managers have been rapidly repositioning their portfolios before Donald Trump’s return to the Oval Office.

  • Joanne Tran and Cecile Lefort

Betashares’ no-fee broking ignites intense competition for investors

The start of free transactions for the first time in Australia comes as Bell Financial snaps up popular low-cost platform Selfwealth for $51 million.

  • Jemima Whyte
Donald Trump has the bulls running in every direction.

Bonds haven’t flashed this warning sign at stocks for two decades

The risk compensation for sharemarket investors is looking narrow, as stocks and bond yields push higher following Trump’s big win. Beware the signs of froth. 

  • James Thomson
The ASX 200 is set to open sharply lower.

ASX falls as banks drop; MinRes sinks, James Hardie rallies

Australian shares end lower after S&P 500 slips and yields jump. James Hardie takes profit hit. Bitcoin nears $US90,000. Follow updates here.

  • Timothy Moore, Joshua Peach, Joanne Tran, Alex Gluyas, Cecile Lefort and Sarah Jones

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