Melbourne start-up signs blockbuster pharmacy deal
A tech firm that streamlines how chemists find pharmacists for locum shifts has signed up Australia’s biggest player, as it expands to the US and into other fields.
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Bankers pin their hopes on an end to the IPO drought
What does 2025 have in store for the domestic IPO and capital raisings market? In a roundtable discussion, three top investment bankers explain why they foresee better conditions ahead.
Market’s $200bn growth year despite a desultory December
Overall 2024 was a good year for stocks but a late shift away from more interest rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve sparked a bout of risk aversion in the week before Christmas.
ASX tumbles on final trading day of 2024
The ASX 200 tumbled during Tuesday’s trading with A-REITs, consumer discretionary and financial stocks all down more than 1 per cent.
ASX 200 ends 2024 on down note
Property and consumer stocks were worst hit on the last trading day of the year, but the sharemarket made a healthy 12-month return.
ASX’s shocker final day of trading
The Australian share market has endured a shocker final full day of trading for 2024 – with all but one sector closing the day lower.
Property leads ASX lower in quiet trade
Losses from big US tech stocks and profit-taking have hit the local sharemarket, with most sectors retreating.
Uncertain future for developer’s $50m super-penthouse
Elias Jreissati once had ambitions to list Bensons Property Group on the ASX, but its sudden fall into administration has cast doubts over hundreds of luxury apartments, including his own.
ASX futures down as Santa rally fades
The local bourse is set to retreat in the second last session of the year after a sell off on Wall Street as investors mull whether possible trade policies in the US could fuel inflation.
ASX rises on post Christmas trading
Investors received a late Christmas present with the ASX 200 rising on the first trading session following the holiday break.
Local stocks down for the week
A Friday rally of half a percentage point failed to retrace losses booked earlier in the week.
ASX 200 rises after RBA minutes; St Barbara tanks
Domestic shares closed higher after the release of minutes from the RBA’s last meeting for 2024, which received some support from the IMF overnight. SBM hit with PNG tax bill.
ASX clears settlements backlog but not the anger
The accident-prone ASX has fixed its tech glitches that last week held up the settlement of trades, but market participants and investors remain worried about future mishaps.
ASX finishes strongly, led by banks
The sharemarket closed 1.7 per cent higher, with gains across the board, led by the heavyweight financial sector. News Corp found strong support after its mega $3.4bn Foxtel deal.
ASX snaps grim days-long losing streak
The ASX has surged back and broken a days-long losing streak – after better than expected inflationary data out of the US sent markets higher around the world.
Investors dump EML shares after board parts ways with CEO
The payments provider says alternative leadership is needed to oversee its ambitious turnaround strategy after sacking US-based CEO Ron Hynes following a brief tenure.
ASX opens after weekend technology crisis meetings
The accident-prone market operator ASX spent the weekend scrambling to fix a glitch in its settlements system and talking to angry market participants.
‘Laughing stock’: ASX jumping from one crisis to the next
Problems of this magnitude – threats to the operation and integrity of our financial markets – require leadership and an understanding of the knock-on effects for stockbrokers and end investors.
Wall Street rebound cause for optimism on local bourse
The Australian sharemarket is on track to open modestly higher on Monday, after Wall Street decisively broke a run of steep losses.
Expert stock pickers reveal their end-of-year tips
It’s been a rocky December for investors so we asked four expert stock pickers what they would buy, sell and hold to get their portfolios into shape.
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