technology

I still remember the time I thought I’d hit “peak technology”. I had a new Nokia 3310 in my hand, and after making a call, I found a game called Snake that helped pass...

We're six weeks in and, so far, 2022 has been a rough ride for stock investors. Given the outsized sway the technology sector holds over global equity markets, it’s...

When it comes to the megatrends for 2022, it pays to think big - and if last year's Livewire reader survey is anything to go by, there are plenty of big investment...

Can investing in disruption produce attractive returns for the average investor? Interestingly, history suggests the odds are less than favourable, particularly during...

Growth is slowing, inflation pressures are building, but for companies with proven pricing power that also benefit from growth trends, inflation is nothing to fear. In...

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about many economic dislocations. One that has received considerable attention is the global shortage of semiconductor chips. This...

Investors seeking income generally do so at the expense of growth. After all, a dollar returned in income, is a dollar not reinvested. But the 'Fourth Industrial...

It's easy to be wowed by the massive changes our ancestors experienced — aeroplanes, electricity, the shoelace — and underestimate the ones we ourselves are living...

Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th US president who was in office from 1901 to 1909, is ranked among the greats. Among his achievements was that he was a ‘trust...

While Alphabet is primarily known for the Google search box that allows us to find any information on the internet quickly and simply, it is the immense data...

Volatility is nothing new for Asian markets, however the last few months have seen the substantial gains of the previous twelve months unwind, with uncertainty...

While the battle against COVID-19 isn’t yet won, the emergence of vaccines has provided a faint light of hope at the end of the tunnel. And with the world’s biggest...

Companies that are sitting in Australia with offshore earnings can be quite interesting in terms of investment potential. It might surprise people, but over 40% of the...

Despite the recent rotation toward cyclical stocks, secular-growth companies should remain the main driver of tech earnings over the next several years.With...

In recent weeks, market sentiment has undeniably shifted away from relatively expensive, high-risk, low-quality stocks. To illustrate the magnitude of this aggregate...

Companies have been adopting robotics and automation into their businesses for many decades now. Robots are essentially programmable machines and can offer businesses...

Those who twigged Web 2.0 would transform the world over the past decade are doubtless feeling pretty smug right now. And why not? The likes of Facebook, Amazon,...

Airtasker is an Australian online marketplace that connects people who need help with a task to people who can get the task done. The company listed on the ASX during...

Growth in the video gaming and esports industry is going from strength to strength, with video game engagement breaking records across a variety of metrics. ...

Against a challenging backdrop mining technology business IMDEX (ASX:IMD) delivered a strong 1H21 result. IMDEX materially beat market expectations with stronger...