Some investors are worried that Peter Dutton wants to break up insurers. Not just because he is in with a chance at the forthcoming federal election, but his ambitions appear legitimate. You cannot say at least some investors are worried - Suncorp (ASX:SUN) fell over 20% in a single day earlier this week. How legitimate…
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Many investors are asking what ASX Stocks to buy when interest rates fall. When exactly interest rates will fall is anyone's guess, until earlier today (February 18, 2025) when rates were cut from 4.35% to 4.1%. Argue all you like about whether the RBA could've gone further or should've stayed put, but it did what…
Chemist Warehouse is now ASX listed - 14 months since the plan to list was first unveiled. Australia's largest pharmacy chain had long been mulled as an IPO candidate. But - with IPO conditions less than ideal - it chose to list via a reverse takeover of Sigma Healthcare (ASX:SIG). The irony is that despite…
Nick Scali (ASX:NCK) is the second company we've written about this week that is trying to expand into the UK.
Nick Scali has doubled in the last 5 years, and a big part of this growth can be attributed to the furniture boom during the pandemic. Its sales have doubled from ~$250m to ~$500m in that…
Every time you enter a supermarket, do you become overwhelmed by all the available choices? Australian supermarket giant Coles has addressed customer choice overload by cutting its product range by 10 per cent. The goal? To enhance both efficiency and simplicity for its shoppers. The issue is whether Coles has made a future-oriented business move…
See a massive billboard on an arterial road, and there is a good chance that oOh!media (ASX:OML) was behind it. It is great to have a dominant market position, but this has not prevented shares sliding over 25% in the past 12 months due to cost blowouts and a difficult position with the advertising market.…
5 struggling ASX retail stocks to avoid!
Autosports Group (ASX:ASG)
The wealthy have been less affected by the cost of living crisis, so you'd think a network of luxury car dealerships would stillbe a good investment...right? Either that is wrong, or Autosports Group is just an exception. Only two months since it expected a pre-tax…
How much longer will Star Entertainment stay afloat? By now it seems a fait accompli that Star Entertainment (ASX:SGR) will collapse - it is question of when and not if. It had a cash balance of $79m as at the close of CY24, is burning through $50m every month, its debtors have had a gutful…
Here Are Our 5 Top ASX Retail Stocks for 2025!
Baby Bunting (ASX:BBN)
Baby Bunting has bottomed out from a share price perspective, and while its results are recovering, this is yet to be reflected in the company's valuation. Shares shed 80% of their value from April 2021 to June 2023 leading to the departure…
6 ASX Stocks that had bad news over Christmas/New Year...and you may've missed it
Integrated Research (ASX:IRI)
This performance management solution stock told investors two days prior to Christmas that it did not have a good start to FY25. Investors were told that Total Contract Value would be $23-27m, down 39% from the prior…
