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CrowdStrike (NDQ:CRWD): The Cyber Defender the AI Era Cannot Do Without
CrowdStrike (NDQ:CRWD) has evolved well beyond its origins as an endpoint security vendor. The 15-year old Texan company now functions…
The Iran US Ceasefire, What Happened & What It Means for Investors
Hormuz is still Iran’s weapon The Iran-US ceasefire came just two hours before Trump’s 8:00 p.m. Tuesday deadline, a deadline…
Orora (ASX:ORA): Impacted By the Iran War, But Are Things As Bad As Investors Fear?
The latest update from Orora (ASX:ORA) is a reminder that even the most “defensive” industrial businesses are not immune to…
The Iran Ceasefire Rally Is On! But Investors Aren’t Responding In the Right Way
Add a new term to your vocabulary: The Iran Ceasefire Rally. The rally on the ASX yesterday, that saw our…
The Liquidity Gap: Why Settlement Speed is the New Alpha for ASX Investors
For decades, the Australian investment landscape was defined by “The Big Four” banks and a handful of mining giants. However,…
The Latest Guzman y Gomez Trading Update Was Well Received! But Have Things Really Changed?
Almost every Guzman y Gomez trading update since it listed has resulted in volatile share price movements one way or…
Oil at US$110 and Hundreds of Petrol Stations Running Dry: Which ASX Transport Stocks Can Survive Australia’s Fuel Crisis?
Over 500 petrol stations across Australia have run out of at least one type of fuel, with Energy Minister Chris…
From a $500M Buyback to a 50% Crash- The ASX Stocks to Buy and Sell After This Week
ASX Stocks to Watch After This Week’s Moves This week had everything. A surprise buyback. A shocking capital raise. Oil…
The Long Goodbye: Why Australian Active Fund Managers Are Running Out of Road
Australian Active Fund Managers are struggling, make no mistake. Hitting home the point yesterday were reports that Ox Capital Management…
ASX 200 Falls 7.5% in March 2026: Is April a Recovery Opportunity or More Pain Ahead?
ASX 200 Sinks in March: What Comes Next in April? The S&P/ASX 200 closed March at 8,501.80, down approximately 7.5%…
The Koala IPO Went Well With a Solid Gain On Debut! But Now What?
The Koala IPO went off without a hitch. The furniture company hit the ASX boards earlier today (March 31 2026)…
Here’s why the devil of the RBA’s card surcharges ban could be in the details; and which ASX stocks could be hit hard?
After months of rumours, the possibility of a card surcharges ban was announced as a reality in 6 months time.…
Barossa cash flow now drives the Santos valuation debate
Barossa has now shipped its first LNG cargo through Darwin LNG, Pikka phase 1 is nearing first oil, and Santos…
Steadfast Group (ASX:SDF): Investors are selling and asking questions later, but are they ahead of themselves?
Time to look at another company that is seeing AI-weary investors selling now and leaving the question asking until later,…
Here Are 6 Questions Investors Need To Ask About Their Portfolio To Get The Best Possible Returns!
There are hard questions investors need to ask about their portfolio every now and again, because anyone telling you there’s…
The True Economic Cost of a US Iran War
America’s Iran War Bill Is Exploding An Iranian strike, likely involving a drone, appears to have damaged a US E-3…
ASX Opens Lower as Houthi Escalation Rekindles War Fears
Bab el-Mandeb Is the Real ASX Market Risk Over the weekend, the Houthis formally entered the current Iran-Israel-US conflict by…
ASX Weekly Wrap March 2026: Gold Crashes, DRO Surges and Five Stories That Shaped the Market
It was one of those weeks where the market gave with one hand and took with the other. The ASX…
Is The Stock Market A Genuine Wealth-Building Tool Or Just A Rigged Game?
Since attacks flared up on February 28, the bitter conflict between the U.S., Israel, and Iran has triggered ripple effects…
Ceasefire Hopes Hit Oil, But Iran’s Real Leverage Is Bab al-Mandeb
This Conflict Isn’t Resolved, It’s Repriced We are seeing two things happen at once between the US and Iran, military…
The Impact of The Iran War Extends Beyond Oil, And this ASX Company is the Poster Child for It!
It is easy to think the Impact of The Iran War is simply businesses in the oil space or that…
Oil Drops 10% as Trump Blinks, But the War Risk Isn’t Gone
The Market Prices a Pause, Not Peace Oil markets had a dramatic session on Monday, with Brent falling below US$100…
Is it time to be greedy in the stock market with gold selling off
It has been a very interesting turn of events in markets year to date, with the volatility index, which is…
Brett Blundy buying into weakness as Lovisa’s chart tests conviction
Brett Blundy has always been at his most interesting when the market is uncertain. His latest buying in Lovisa is…
Murray Cod Australia (ASX: MCA) Scaling is working, but the market is still waiting for cash
Scaling is working, but the market is still waiting for cash The share price of Murray Cod Australia has not…
Is the Iran war worse than COVID? Here’s why it could be, and how a worst case scenario can be avoided
Imagine this time 6 years ago that there could be a crisis ‘worse than COVID’? Around this time, the ASX…
Stagflation Risk Is Back, The 1970s Show Why It Matters
The 1970s Aren’t a Forecast, They’re a Warning The 1970s is a useful reference point because it remains the clearest…
ASX 200 Hits Correction, Bonds Spike, The Oil Shock Is Spreading
This Isn’t Just Geopolitics Anymore, It’s Now a Macro Selloff The ASX 200 has now officially entered correction territory. What…
ASX 200 Falls 8% From March Highs: What to Buy, Sell, and Avoid Right Now
ASX 200 Slides: What Investors Should Do Now The ASX 200 closed Friday at 8,428.4 points, falling 8.4% from its…
The US$200 Oil Scenario That Could Break Markets
If Oil Hits US$200, This Isn’t a Normal Selloff There is a scenario where oil could spike to US$200 a…
ASX Falls 1.7% After Fed Holds Rates: What to Buy, Hold and Sell Right Now
What the Fed Hold Means for ASX Investors The Federal Reserve held rates steady for the second meeting in a…
Hormuz Shock Why Oil Spiked and the ASX Got Hit
What happened in the Middle East, sending oil prices higher US and Israeli forces launched joint airstrikes on Iran on…
Core Lithium’s Finniss Lithium Project Is Go! And Glencore is Helping With the Restart!
An FID (Final Investment Decision) has been made on Core Lithium’s (ASX:CXO) Finniss Lithium Project. With this news, and the…
RBA Hikes Again to 4.10%: The ASX Stocks to Buy, Hold, and Sell Right Now
RBA Hike: What It Means for ASX Stocks The Reserve Bank of Australia has raised the official cash rate by…
RBA Hikes to 4.10%, But the Close Vote Calms Markets
RBA Lifts Rates as Oil Shock Reignites Inflation Fear The Reserve Bank of Australia raised the cash rate by 25…
ASX Set for Another Red Day as Oil Shock Rattles Markets
Oil Above US$100 Has Markets Repricing Risk Fast It looks like there is a strong chance the ASX has another…
The Looming Demotion: Here’s Why These 8 ASX Stocks Are Being Removed from the ASX All Ords!
In a couple of weeks, some ASX Stocks Are Being Removed from the ASX All Ords. Other companies will take…
Oil Jumps Again as Tankers Burn Near Hormuz
14 Ships Hit, Oil Spikes, The Strait Is the Story The US and Israel have now been conducting military strikes…
Oil Shock Puts Two RBA Hikes Back on the Table
Why Rate Hike Bets Just Jumped Australia’s major banks and economists are rapidly repricing their interest rate expectations, with NAB…
ASX Rebounds on Trump’s Iran Comments: Three Reasons Not to Buy This Rally Yet
ASX Bounce Looks Fragile Despite Trump’s Iran Remarks The ASX 200 climbed 1.1% to close at 8,692.6 on Tuesday after…
Oil Dumps as Trump Signals the War Could End Soon
Oil Pulls Back Hard, But Hormuz Risk Still Sets the Floor The core reason oil prices plunged was that President…
ASX Plunges A$95 Billion on Oil Shock: 5 Stocks to Buy Right Now
ASX Stocks to Buy After the Oil Shock The ASX 200 fell as much as 4.4% intraday before closing 2.85%…
Anthropic Draws a Line With the Pentagon
The AI-First Military Agenda with Anthropic The Pentagon is moving aggressively to bring cutting-edge commercial AI into defence work. A…
Oil Price Shocks and Their Impact on the Australian Economy
Oil Price Shocks The Hidden Risk in Australia’s Economy For a country that is so rich in resources, it is…
ASX Index Rebalance March 23: 8 Stocks to Buy Before Forced Institutional Buying Kicks In
ASX index changes could lift selected stocks before March 23 S&P Dow Jones Indices announced its quarterly ASX Index rebalance…
OpenAI Steps Back From In Chat Purchases, Focus Shifts to Discovery
OpenAI Hits a Hard Truth OpenAI looks to be making a strategic U turn. Rather than pushing to make direct…
Australia’s Energy Shock, Why Petrol Prices Could Stay High
Australia’s Inflation Problem The critical issue for Australia is that we import roughly 90% of our oil. At the same…
When to Sell ASX Oil Stocks in a Geopolitical Spike
When to Take Profits as Crude Rallies Cyclical stocks like oil can be some of the hardest to time, especially…
China’s New Submarines Could Threaten the US From Close to Home
The Undersea Arms Race Is Heating Up Senior U.S. naval officials are starting to sound the alarm over China’s rapidly…
5 ASX Stocks to Buy (and 3 to Avoid) as the Iran War Shakes the Market
ASX stocks to buy and avoid as the Iran war shakes markets The ASX 200 shrugged off the initial shock…
Oil Supply Risk Rises After Iran Drone Attacks Reach Ras Tanura and UK Base in Cyprus
From Battlefield to Oil Chain, Drone Attacks Expand the Conflict Map A British military base at Akrotiri in Cyprus and…
Magellan and Barrenjoey are merging in a $1.6bn deal! Here’s why all ASX investors should see this as significant
Magellan and Barrenjoey are coming together as one. Magellan actually was already a shareholder of Barrenjoey, with a 36% stake,…
Iran War Breaks Out, Oil Risk Spikes, Here’s What Markets Are Watching
Strait of Hormuz Risk Is the Real Oil Story Right Now As many people saw on Saturday morning, the bombing…
ASX 200 Reporting Season Wrap: 5 Earnings Surprises That Signal Buy Opportunities Heading Into March
ASX 200 reporting season- five stocks the market rewarded The ASX 200 touched a fresh record high of 9,202 this…
Capital Allocation in a Fragmented World, Where Smart Money Is Quietly Moving
Global markets in 2026 feel more fragmented than ever. Inflation has moderated in some regions yet remains sticky in others.…
Geopolitics, AI, and Energy, The Three Pillars of Investment Growth in 2026
Investing right now feels riskier than ever – messy geopolitics, the AI boom, and power shortages are all piling on.…
Seek (ASX:SEK): Down >30% in 2026, but it’s directors think its got upside
Online employment marketplace Seek (ASX:SEK) may be formally categorised as ‘Media and Entertainment’ by the ASX, although it is difficult to…
Forecasts for the Key ASX Sectors in 2026
The Australian Stock Exchange is seeing all the different sectors performing at all levels of speed. In 2026, investors ask…
ARB Corporation (ASX:ARB) Down 15% as Margins Reset and Earnings Slide
ARB Corporation A Small Revenue Dip, A Big Profit Hit, Here’s Why ARB Corporation had a sharp 15% fall today…
Monadelphous Group (ASX:MND) A Clean Beat, Revenue Up 45%, Profit Up 52%
Monadelphous Group Earnings Quality Improves as Construction Surges Monadelphous Group had a strong re rate on its half year result,…
If you decide to start investing in 2026, here’s how you should approach it
If you want to start investing in 2026 to say it is a turbulent environment is an understatement. An undercurrent…
Trump’s 15% Global Tariff, Why Markets Barely Blinked
Trump’s New 15% Import Tariff On Saturday, Donald Trump announced a new 15% global tariff on virtually all imports entering…
ASX Reporting Season Halftime Report: 4 Stocks to Buy, Hold, or Avoid After This Week’s Results
ASX Reporting Season: What This Week’s Results Mean for Investors We are halfway through the ASX reporting season, and the…
Long-term vs. Day Trading: Choosing Your Winning Strategy for Your ASX Portfolio
When it comes to investing in the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), two predominant strategies often emerge: long-term investing and day…
Guzman y Gomez (ASX:GYG) Strong Numbers, Brutal Sell Off, What Broke?
Revenue Up 23%, Stock Down 10%, Here’s Why GYG was a big IPO in 2024, but since then the stock…
How Long-Term Returns Are Shaped by Financial Cycles
Investors who think the present will last forever are often humbled by markets. Easy money eras seem to last forever—until…
Sports Entertainment Group (ASX: SEG) Doubles EBITDA and Upgrades Guidance – Is This Small Cap a Buy?
Sports Entertainment doubles EBITDA and lifts guidance Sports Entertainment Group (ASX: SEG) was in serious trouble two years ago. In…
Eden Innovations (ASX:EDE) Up 30% on a Debt Free Reset, But Dilution Is the Price
$2.2m Loan Converts, Balance Sheet Clears, Shares Reprice Eden Innovations surged 30% today to 24.5c after announcing it has converted…
Banks Smashed It, Healthcare Got Destroyed, Can BHP and Rio Tinto Keep the ASX Rally Alive This Week?
Earnings Week: Can BHP and Rio Keep the ASX Rally Alive? Last week’s ASX rally proved one thing beyond doubt:…
Its ASX Earnings Season! Here are 5 Earnings Reports That Could Move Markets This Week
It is that time again – ASX Earnings Season! ASX companies that follow the July-June fiscal year need to issue…
ASX Shaken by Gold Rout as RBA Hike Bets Get Repriced
Investor’s Summary Commodities de-levered hard: gold dumped below US$5,000 briefly and silver cratered up to ~30%, consistent with forced liquidation…
RBA Set to Hike Rates: Which ASX Sectors Face the Biggest Impact?
RBA’s expected rate hike could shift ASX winners and losers The Reserve Bank of Australia meets on February 3, 2026,…
Gold Slides After Trump Picks Kevin Warsh for Fed Chair
Trump’s Fed Pick Sparks a Rates Reset, Gold Reacts President Donald Trump has nominated Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell…
Here’s Why Gold and Silver Are Falling and What It Means for Your Portfolio
Here’s Why Gold and Silver Are Falling Gold and silver have been all over the headlines lately. Gold fell more…
Nine Entertainment (ASX:NEC) Surges 5% on $850M QMS Deal: Is This Media Turnaround a Buy?
Nine Entertainment bets big on digital billboards as it exits radio Nine Entertainment (ASX: NEC) jumped 5% on Friday after…
6 ASX Stocks to Watch in February 2026: Uranium, Gold, Banks and Healthcare Lead the Way
ASX Stocks To Watch in February 2026 February 2026 is shaping up as a pivotal month for ASX investors. Gold…
Here’s what the First Guardian and Shield Master Fund debacles will mean for investors
More than $1.2 billion and over 12,000 individuals were impacted by First Guardian Master Fund and the Shield Master Fund.…
RBA Decision Next Week: 2 ASX Stocks to Buy Before February 3
ASX Stocks to Buy Before the RBA Decision The Reserve Bank of Australia meets on February 3, and investors are…
AUSTRAC Orders Special Audit of Airwallex What It Signals for Risk Controls
Investors Summary AUSTRAC has ordered Airwallex to undergo a special external audit as part of an investigation into potential compliance…
Silver Run Has a Different Engine This Time
Silver Is Becoming the Market’s Second Insurance Policy Over the past year, silver has climbed from around US$29 per ounce…
Donald Trump Trade Fears Fade, Stocks Jump, Gold Hits Record Highs
Tariff Drama, NATO Talks and a Market Reset in One Volatile Week Markets entered the week on edge after renewed…
Australia’s Data Centre Boom Is Pushing Your Energy Bills Higher
AI, Data Centres and the Rising Cost of Power in Australia Over the past four years, the global data boom…
ASX Takeovers in 2026: Here are 5 Struggling Companies We Think Could be Next!
There could be a fair number of ASX Takeovers in 2026 – the year is not less than a fortnight…
Australian Investors Assess Emerging Opportunities Across Global Markets
Australian investors are increasingly taking a strategic approach to portfolio construction as global markets evolve and traditional asset correlations shift.…
Bad News Over Christmas: Here’s What Might Have Slipped Past ASX Investors Over the Break
With investors paying less attention, some ASX companies may release Bad News Over Christmas, likely hoping it gets missed. We’ll…
Coronado (ASX:CRN) Shares Drop 12% After Fatal Incident Forces Queensland Mine Shutdown
Fatal Queensland Mine Collapse Sends Coronado Shares Lower Shares in Coronado Global Resources (ASX:CRN) fell 12% today after the company…
Top 3 Small Cap ASX Stocks For 2026 (Full Analysis)
Small cap equities have underperformed broader market indices, and this has led some investors to revisit the asset class in…
What JPMorgan Is Telling Investors For 2026 (The Market Outlook)
The Smart Money Map for 2026 JP Morgan Outlook Many investors are asking what 2026 could look like and where…
Charger Metals (ASX:CHR) Surges 50% on High-Grade Gold Discovery at Mt Gordon
Golden Christmas for Charger Metals Charger Metals (ASX:CHR) shares surged 50% following the announcement of a high grade gold discovery…
Silver and Gold Sink in Biggest One-Day Drop (What Investors Should Watch Next)
Precious Metals Meltdown After silver surged to fresh highs in 2025, reaching around US$79 per ounce, both silver and gold…
Is now a good time to invest in silver?
Silver’s 170% Run Sparks Debate: Boom or Early Warning? Over the past year, silver has surged from around US$29 to…
Our 5 ASX Predictions for 2026!
This article outlines 5 ASX Predictions for 2026 that Stocks Down Under puts its neck on the line to assert…
How to Protect Your Portfolio Before Markets Get Volatile in 2026
Portfolio Protection Strategies Every Investor Needs for 2026 Predicting the future in markets is close to impossible, but there are…
Goodman Group (ASX:GMG) Strikes A$14B Data Centre Deal with CPP Investments
Goodman Partners with CPP Investments Goodman Group (ASX:GMG) rose 6% this morning following the announcement of a strategic agreement with…
NEXTDC or Coreweave, which is the better long-term Investment
Two Roads to Data Dominance Many investors, particularly those focused on growth and technology, already understand that data and the…
Great Northern Minerals (ASX:GNM) Soars on 7.1% Antimony Hit at Catalyst Ridge
Great Northern Minerals Surges 15% on High-Grade Antimony Discovery Great Northern Minerals (ASX: GNM) has surged 15% today following strong…
Boss Energy Plunges 22% After Withdrawing Honeymoon Feasibility Study.
Boss Energy Wipes Out 22% as Feasibility Reset Shakes Market Confidence. Boss Energy (ASX: BOE) saw its share price fall…
Will Weebit Nano (ASX:WBT) Deliver on Its Foundry Ambitions Before 2026?
Weebit Nano’s Year-End Challenge Weebit Nano (ASX: WBT) has now crossed an important threshold by moving into commercial revenue, but…
FortifAI (ASX:FAI) Acquires NOL8 in a Bold Play to Power the Data Future
FortifAI’s NOL8 Acquisition Signals Next-Level Ambitions in Data Processing FortifAI Limited (ASX:FAI) surged 25% today after announcing a strategic pivot…
Electric Optic Systems (ASX:EOS) Lands Major $120M Asia Military Contract, Is It Time to Buy?
EOS Fires Up Second High-Energy Laser Sale Electric Optic Systems (ASX:EOS) is moving toward a potential partnership with a South…