Daily Report

The downside momentum continued today, the local market selling off quickly from the open despite the futures pointing to a muted start. The index closed over 100...

My kids love the Tashi books and last night I read the story about the Golem, which is a sort of clay giant that comes to life after Tashi – who tells some cracking...

The local market threatened to fade the rally once again today, but instead some bidders in the afternoon managed to fight off any chance of another intraday slump and...

Aussie stocks were bullish early thanks to strength overseas – resources the main driver early on pushing the index up to a 6270 high - smack on the high we saw on...

The local market ran with the positive lead out of the US and Europe on Friday night, combining with some better than expected China PMI data to send the index over...

Despite a soft lead overnight, and futures trading flat before the open, the local market has again managed to charge higher on intraday buying for the third session...

Australia on track for a GDP-per-person recession as immigration remains the only thing in the way of a full-blown recession; Bloomberg reports that US and China are...

The CEO is widely accepted to be the most important person in a company, but new research shows that their past history tells us very little about their future...

RBA Governor Lowe thinks house prices not the biggest problem in the economy; banks warn interest rates to be cut as unemployment rises; and "Perfect Storm" for...

Elon Musk starts another fight with the SEC; ATO whistleblower faces 161 years in prison; and solar panels produce worrying amounts of toxic waste, so what can be done...

More houses for sale than any time in the last 7 year despite lower levels of new listings – buyers absent; possible alliance between Newcrest Mining and Barrick Gold...

China bans Australian coal from Dalian port, AUD falls; Maurice Blackburn to lead class action lawsuit against Westpac over alleged irresponsible lending practices;...

ASIC investigates unusual trading in Afterpay shares yesterday; Tesla loses another senior executive after just two months in the job; and Howard Marks tells investors...

ASIC considering up to 40 court cases following Royal Commission; Self-driving cars will change the face of auto-insurance, and there’s a US-based start-up set to take...

China freeze $1.5B in illicit assets amid financing crackdown; Andrew Clifford discusses the challenges of following Kerr Neilson; and report shows large Australian...

A tiny Swiss company thinks it can change the world and stop climate change; auction clearance rates in Melbourne and Sydney recover while AFR reports “huge sentiment...

Australian Securities Exchange delists record number of Chinese firms; US retail sales for December is worst result since 2009; and Charlie Munger warns against...

Nobel Prize winners and fund managers warn of possible recession this year; Australian home lending data points to further declines in housing; and Michael Mauboussin...