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A more bullish session than we thought today thanks largely to continued buying amongst the banking stocks. This week saw both CBA and NAB report stronger margins...

Welcome to the FNArena Reporting Season Monitor for the February result season 2020. The Monitor reports ratings and consensus price target changes, along with brief...

Alkane yesterday confirmed another strike of 689 metres @ 0.46g/t gold, 0.19% copper from 402 metres depth from the Boda prospect, stepping out a further 100 metres to...

Plus, Alkane’s latest result fuels hopes it may have a Cadia-esque find on its hands. The coronavirus has knocked the stuffing out of base metals prices, taking...

After listing on the ASX in 1999, Altium (ALU) suffered for more than a decade as a relatively unknown and unloved microcap. Around the end of 2012, armed with a new...

A weak session today even though the market finished little changed. Early optimism (SPI +50pts early on) seemed to stem from another bid for Caltex (CTX) and traders...

Telstra’s 1H20 financial results were broadly in line with expectations and FY20 guidance was re-affirmed. The result was overshadowed by the Federal Court’s decision...

In our recent article, we outlined our view that the mining services sector is well positioned heading into 2020 with investment in iron ore projects...

CBA beat expectations in a challenging environment for the banking sector. Cash earnings of $4,477m were 2% above the market, driven by a strong NIM (Net Interest...

CSL delivered a very strong result with NPAT and EPS increasing 11% on a constant currency basis. The result for H120 was slightly weaker than market expectations but...

Since listing in 1994, Australian biotech company CSL has powered ahead to become our second largest company by market cap. Lying just ahead is the Commonwealth Bank....

Back in the winner’s circle today with the market charging higher again, the index trading well up through 7000 on good momentum across the market today. The IT stocks...

The real money with growth-stage companies is often made by investing when they are still private. As an extreme example, some investors turned a $5,000 investment...

With just six weeks of the year behind us, it may seem premature to be checking in on the 'most tipped stocks' and fundies #1 picks, but there are two things to...

Over the next three weeks, the majority of ASX listed companies will open their books and give investors a clearer picture of their health and their future prospects....

Welcome to the FNArena Reporting Season Monitor for the February result season 2020. The Monitor reports ratings and consensus price target changes, along with brief...

Do you ever wish you'd bought Xero four years ago - before the price increased six-fold? Well, you may not be able to turn back the clock, but there's nothing...

The consumer sector offers the opportunity to invest in some of the best known brands and businesses in Australia. But the sector can also be cyclical and competitive,...

Reporting Season First Half 2020 is here. Morgans has provided a calendar covering individual reporting dates, stock recommendations and company comments for the...

CSL, Afterpay, Macquarie Group, BHP Billiton and Fortescue Metals Group ranked as top 5 among Livewire readers’ most tipped big-caps for 2020. If you missed it, this...

A good session today across the board off the back of another good session overseas, plus Asian markets were strong, Japan up nearly +3% while Hong Kong & China were...

With reporting season here, you can access our full calendar, which lists reporting companies in chronological order with forecasts and ratings.

A fairly disappointing performance from the market today given the positive leads we saw overnight while Asian markets were also in the green for the day. It seemed to...

Xero (XRO) looks set to become one of New Zealand’s great success stories. And like Phar Lap, Lorde, and other great Kiwi exports, we Australians seem set on claiming...