There is an increasing number of companies winding back DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) initiatives, only a few years after implementing them. In June 2023, only 3 years after the murder of George Floyd, the US Supreme Court handed down its landmark judgement in Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard. It ruled that race-based affirmative…
What is so intriguing about Battery Age Minerals? Well, these days it seems barely a month goes by without some commodity being hit with export bans out of China. BM8 is a company focused on one such commodity. The commodity we're looking at in this article is a little-known metal called germanium. Little-known, but it's…
What might we see from Gold in 2025? And what will they mean for gold mining and exploration companies on the ASX?
Gold has climbed over 30% so far in 2024, and up 70% since September 2022.
Gold price, log scale (Source: TradingView)
But, with inflation waning, there is argument to be made that prices may moderate in…
How to avoid losing money on stocks? In this article, we answer that question.
Investing in stocks can be a great way to generate passive income and build wealth, but it comes with its own risks. To avoid losses when investing in stocks, investors need to do their research and watch for certain red flags that…
EML Payments (ASX:EML) investors had a good day yesterday with shares rising 25% after a trading update. The company reaffirmed its FY25 guidance of $54-60m EBITDA, and it recorded very strong revenue and EBITDA growth figures for the September quarter. Investors are happy that the company has delivered on previous promises to turn things around…
Dimerix (ASX:DXB) is one of the few ASX biotechs in the middle of a Phase 3 trial, and it even has data showing the trial is a success. After years of hard work, the company has advanced its DMX-200 drug into a Phase 3 trial, and it has secured commercial deals worth over A$300m even…
In this article we look at why companies do M&A - Mergers and acquisitions. M&A activity is an extremely common phenomenon among companies that are listed on a public stock exchange.
M&A deals can be win-win situations for the company getting bought and the company doing the buying.
For the company being bought, its investors can realise…
Light And Wonder (ASX:LNW) is now the best way to gain exposure to the US sports betting market on the ASX. Can it succeed where PointsBet failed? It certainly has a better chance, but is no certainty to succeed in a highly competitive market. Nonetheless, its 50%+ gain since its May 2023 'listing' on the…
If you thought mining & resources stocks were volatile, you probably haven't been watching the share prices of agriculture stocks generally, and of Elders (ASX:ELD). After a stellar period of growth between 2014 and 2019 (the first 5 years of CEO Mark Allison's tenure) where shares quadrupled, they are only up 13% ever since. Shares…
Lithium demand is only going in one direction - up. And if you hadn't realised this, you've probably been living on Planet Mars. But what investors may be forgiven for not knowing is just how much demand will increase in the rest of this decade and beyond?
Why is lithium demand expected to increase so much?
Lithium…
