GameStop investors troll Wall St fat cats
Defiant Reddit investors behind a dizzying surge in GameStop shares have used billboards and banners to mercilessly mock Wall Street billionaires.
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’Sick, irrational’ frenzy plaguing GameStop
It’s all or nothing for the Reddit users taking on Wall St, with risky moves that have seen them lose everything – or make millions.
GameStop surges 103 per cent
The mind-boggling GameStop saga has taken another turn, as its stock price soars to incredible highs as restrictions are set to lift.
Is the ASX headed for a crash?
The ASX is not far off its all-time high. So was Warren Buffett right in warning ‘be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful’?
Billion dollar dating app to go public
It has 42m users a month, including over a million that pay for premium features, and now people have a chance to grab a slice of the company.
ASX rebounds from midday fall
The Australian share market has finished the day slightly up after a shaky trading day which was fuelled by stimulus prospects in the US.
Elon Musk tweet spikes stock for wrong company
The SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk had investors scrambling to buy Signal shares, but it wasn’t company he was endorsing.
ASX overlooks US turmoil
Financial markets have overlooked the turmoil unfolding in the US, finishing the first week of the New Year in positive territory.
Shares soar in democratic blue wave win
The Australian sharemarket has ended the day stronger, riding the Democratic win in the Georgia election runoffs.
‘Digital gold’: Staggering Bitcoin prediction
Bitcoin could rise to astronomical prices and rival gold as a safe-haven, but speculative activity is keeping the cryptocurrency “volatile”.
When you should buy ‘volatile’ Bitcoin
Bitcoin surged to a record high this week, sparking a frenzy for the cryptocurrency. But one expert has warned about its “shaky ground”.
ASX recovers from earlier woes
The local sharemarket has recovered from an early sell-off sparked by Senate election jitters in the US.
‘World has changed’: Bitcoin price surges
The price of Bitcoin has crashed through the $42,000 mark for the first time, taking the total cryptocurrency value past $780 billion.
ASX slides to three-week low
Australia’s stock market dropped to its lowest point in three weeks following a global share sell-off sparked by the new, mutated strain of COVID-19.
Biden ‘could fix Australia-China relationship’
Explosives giant Orica hopes US President-elect Joe Biden proves a ‘circuit breaker’ to the souring trade relationship between Australia and China.
ASX slips as Sydney’s virus cluster grows
The ASX closed slightly lower due to shakier sentiment amid the growing coronavirus cluster in Greater Sydney.
Australia’s big mistake with China
An expert has suggested Australia should learn from its mistake of “putting all our eggs in one basket” with China amid deepening trade tensions.
Airbnb’s bold new offering
Many of us have stayed in an Airbnb, or perhaps have one. As a guest or host, now could be an unexpected opportunity to cash in.
ASX starts December in the green
The ASX started the final month of the year in positive territory, gaining momentum throughout the session, with Domino’s Pizza a standout performer.
Australia set to fight back against China
Australia has threatened to take action against China after it slapped a harsh penalty on us last week. But there’s one key question the government has dodged.
PM lashes health system failings
The world has been hit by an ‘economic meteor’, but health system failings caused the global recession, not capitalism, the Prime Minister says.
ASX still high on vaccine outlook
Positive news of a promising coronavirus vaccine has prompted an ongoing sharemarket surge with local stocks hitting eight- month highs.
ASX shares surge on hope of vaccine
Australian shares have surged at the open of the trading day following positive news of a potential new coronavirus vaccine.
Sharemarket hits seven-month high
Australian stocks ended Monday’s trading day on a seven-month high, despite weaker than expected figures coming out of China.
Sudden move makes stock market dive
The stock market plummeted today and Donald Trump’s own advisers were baffled after he suddenly quit critical coronavirus negotiations.
Shares upbeat over US stimulus hopes
A hopeful US stimulus package has prompted an upbeat end for Thursday’s local trading day, with Australian mining shares rallying.
Share market tumbles amid global uncertainty
The Australian share market has tumbled as global coronavirus fears dent confidence and fuel a rise in economic and political uncertainty.
Aussie stocks set to dive after US sell-off
A massive three day sell off of tech stocks in the US, including big names like Tesla and Facebook, could hurt the Australian share market today.
Unexpected pandemic winner
There’s a winner in the current pandemic crisis as more people adapt to the new normal of working from home.
NZ Stock Exchange down
New Zealand’s stock exchange is down for the second time in 24 hours, prompting fears of a potential major cyber attack.
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