Australian economy grows just 0.2% in Q4 and enters ‘GDP-per-person recession’ as auto sales crash; new study by S&P shows that investors are still being ‘fooled by randomness’, nearly 20 years after Nassim Nicholas Taleb first warned against it; and $US1.3 trillion asset manager, Legal & General, says quarterly earnings... Show More
Boomers struggling to get finance as banks pull back from reverse mortgages; farm production plummets as drought starts to show for eastern states; and the Fed rejects the idea of Modern Monetary Theory, closing the door on ever-increasing debt levels. Here’s what’s happening in markets today. Show More
The US and China are nearing agreement on a trade deal, but it could be bad news for Australia; Australian Super clashes with government over climate change issues; and Melbourne and Sydney auction volumes down by ~30%. Here's what's happening in markets. Show More
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 close to a trade deal to end tariffs; and 35 major retail chains have gone into bankruptcy in the US since 2016. Here’s... Show More
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 performonce; activist short selling on the rise in Australia as Corporate Travel Management threatens legal action against VGI Partners; and the... Show More
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 Australian coal projects could be indicative of the industry's decline. Here's what's happening in markets today. Show More
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 about it? Here's what's happening in markets today. Show More
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 to purchase Newmont Mining; and Buffett talks to CNBC following his latest letter to investors. Here’s what’s happening in markets today. Show More
China bans Australian coal from Dalian port, AUD falls; Maurice Blackburn to lead class action lawsuit against Westpac over alleged irresponsible lending practices; Cash Converters results don’t look positive for Australian consumer. Here’s what’s happening in markets today. Show More
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 to get the odds on their side. Here's what's happening in markets today. Show More
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 advantage of it; and hedge funds load up on US tech stocks following Q4 sell-off. Here’s what’s happening in markets today. Show More
China freeze $1.5B in illicit assets amid financing crackdown; Andrew Clifford discusses the challenges of following Kerr Neilson; and report shows large Australian companies failing to appreciate the risks of climate change. Here’s what’s happening in markets today. Show More
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 shift”; and how much impact does timing your stock purchases well really have? Here’s what’s happening in markets today. Show More
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 urges investors to ask themselves 'who is on the other side of the trade?' Here's what's happening in markets today. Show More
"Best in breed" JB Hi-Fi's results could be a harbinger of tough times for Australian retailers; Vanguard cuts its expected returns for equities over the coming decade; and George Soros says that Europe is "sleepwalking into oblivion". Here's what's happening in markets today. Show More
ASIC to seek important changes to lending rules if case against Westpac is lost; Federal Government announces boost to aged care funding on the eve of Royal Commission into Aged Care; and Australia's income markets are signalling tough times ahead. Here's what's happening in markets today. Show More
The chance of a trade deal between US and China before deadline for increases in tariffs seems to be slipping away as Trump says he won't meet with Xi Jinping again before March 2; the AiG housing construction index stayed deep in negative territory for January, indicating a continued slump... Show More
RBA Govenor Philip Lowe's speech sends AUD into a tailspin; Australia's biggest private land developer says defaults on house and land packages in Melbourne are at 25%; and the Chinese economy is being pulled in two conflicting directions, so just how bad is the slowdown? Here's what's happening in markets... Show More
NAB CEO and Chairman taking flak from all sides as the viability of their positions is called into question; bank short-sellers feel the squeeze as banks put on $5b in a day; and Nobel Prize winner, Danny Kahneman talks about why we contradict ourselves. Here's what's happening in markets today.... Show More
Royal Commission results handed down as Commonwealth Financial Planning gets hamstrung by the regulator; how the internet could be split in two; and "Bond King" Bill Gross retires from money management. Here's what's happening in markets today. Show More