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Want your portfolio to grow this year? Just follow this rule
Looking ahead to the second half of the year, the game plan for investors involves a whole lot of AI, along with some other solid bets.
- Billy Leung
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As suitors circle Healthscope, its management mulls a different path
Bidders are lining up for the assets of Australia’s second-largest private hospital operator, but one important suitor will be missing this week.
- Colin Kruger
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I don’t see the point of compound interest. Why is it so great?
Described by Albert Einstein as the “the most powerful force in the universe”, compound interest is a crucial part of investing.
- Noel Whittaker
ASX closes lower as bank, real estate and consumer stocks fall
A brighter outlook for the mining sector failed to make up for falls to banks and consumer stocks after the ASX closed lower on Friday.
- Angus Delaney
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ASX closes higher; Bitcoin hits record high
The Australian sharemarket gained after a bounce-back on Wall Street and a strong showing from the miners.
- Angus Delaney
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ASX slides; Gold and real estate stocks fall
Miners posted a session to forget after US President Donald Trump said he will move to impose a 50 per cent tariff on copper, a metal in huge demand.
- Frances Howe
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ASX flat after rates hold surprise, mining giants slump
The Australian sharemarket edged slightly lower, with big miners weighing down the bourse after Donald Trump made fresh tariff threats overnight.
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ASX closes lower as investors weigh potential rate cuts and fresh tariff uncertainty
Australia’s sharemarket lost ground on Monday as Trump shifted his tariff deadline again.
- Angus Delaney
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Forget the Midas touch. Investing now requires diamond hands
Our super funds have again made stellar returns last financial year. But the investing landscape has started to shift.
- Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Board should consider clawing back childcare CEO bonus, shareholders say
As scrutiny of the for-profit childcare sector intensifies following child abuse allegations, shareholder advocacy group questions CEO pay and board suitability as investors seek to meet with embattled G8 Education.
- Elias Visontay
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