The 50% CGT discount on shares is one of the key mechanisms that helps investors keep as much of their cash as they have earned on their investments. We felt that it was time to write a stand-alone article about this in light of the inflation crisis and how it could lead to investors seeking…
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ASX energy and gold stocks could gain if CPI stays hot
This Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases the March monthly CPI, and we believe it could be the most important data point of 2026 so far. The reason is simple. The RBA has already hiked rates twice this year, taking the cash rate…
GenusPlus Hits High on Battery Win
GenusPlus Group (ASX: GNP) closed 4.6% higher on Friday at A$9.20 after touching a fresh 52-week high of A$9.35 intraday, following the announcement of a A$110 million contract to build the Koolunga Battery Energy Storage System in South Australia. The project is a large 200MW/800MWh battery, big enough to…
Santos Q1 Capex Falls as Pikka Nears First Oil
Santos (ASX:STO) jumped 3.63% to close at A$7.71 on Thursday after delivering a quarterly update that may mark a turning point for the company. Revenue came in slightly below consensus, but investors quickly looked past the miss to focus on two things that really mattered: capital…
Ampol Shares Jump on Lytton Margin Surge
Ampol (ASX:ALD) shares jumped 3.76% to A$32.80 on Wednesday after the fuel giant delivered a standout quarterly update. The headline was hard to miss: the Lytton Refiner Margin surged to US$25.45 per barrel in the March quarter, more than four times the US$6.07 reported a year ago. The…
ASX Energy Stocks stay in focus as oil holds high after Trump extends the Iran ceasefire
U.S. President Donald Trump extended the Iran ceasefire overnight, saying the truce will hold until Tehran puts a fresh proposal on the table. But the U.S. naval blockade on Iranian ports stays in place. Brent crude briefly pushed above…
Knowing how to read a balance sheet is a key skill investors need to know, because the balance sheet is the most underrated document in an annual report. Most new investors skip straight to earnings - perhaps not knowing how importance the balance sheet is or having an appreciate but not knowing how to read…
ASX Energy Stocks to Watch in Fuel Supply Crunch
Australia's fuel supply is under serious pressure. Last Wednesday, a major fire hit Viva Energy's Geelong refinery, Australia's largest. That single plant supplies around 10 per cent of the country's fuel and more than half of Victoria's. The blaze mostly affected petrol production, and while Viva…
Iran Re-Closes Hormuz: ASX Stocks to Buy and Avoid
Oil markets delivered one of the wildest 48 hours in years. On Friday, WTI crude tumbled nearly 12 per cent to close at US$83.85, and Brent fell about 9 per cent to settle at US$90.38 after Iran's foreign minister announced the Strait of Hormuz, which carries…
Viva Energy Halt Ends After Geelong Refinery Fire
Viva Energy (ASX:VEA) shares returned to trade this morning after four days in a halt, following the big fire at its Geelong refinery on the night of 15 April. The stock was frozen at A$2.53, having been up more than 20% for the year before the incident.…
