The Initial Public Offering (IPO) market in Australia during 2024 has been...interesting. Whether it has been a good year or a bad year is up for debate. If you're the ASX, you'd say it was a good year just because there were non-resources IPOs as all - which there were not in 2022 and 2023.
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Investors who bought Karoon Energy (ASX:KAR) during the depths of the pandemic would be please, but investors who bought at the start of 2024...not so much. The latest incident to have hit the company this year led to a 6% intraday fall and bought its losses for 2024 to over 30%. Is this a 'buy…
Mortgage holders hopefully of a February rate cut are a little more hopeful than they were a week ago, but how hopeful should they be?
Their fears of a rate hike have all but disappeared, although they don't know when they will see rate cuts. Rates are at 4.35% and have been for more than a…
Think of Australian mortgage brokers and the famous Aussie ads that concluded with John Symond's catchphrase, 'At Aussie, we'll save you!'
Indeed they can save borrowers, because they (theoretically) shop around for the best deal for their customers. Everyone will name low interest rates as what they want, but it is also about other benefits offered…
Here are 6 ASX CEOs who departed their companies in 2024
Larry Diamond - Zip (ASX:ZIP)
Since Afterpay's acquisition, Zip (ASX:ZIP) has been the flagship BNPL company of the ASX. It managed to survive a cash crunch, a spectacular collapse in its valuation as interest rates rose, a merger attempt with Sezzle that ended…
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…
The $3bn Digico Infrastructure REIT IPO will happen before Christmas and be 2024's largest IPO - easily usurping Guzman y Gomez (ASX:GYG). Let's take a look at what you need to know about the listing.
The Digico Infrastructure REIT IPO is Focused on data centres
This REIT will be run by David di Pilla's HMC Capital…
Because it is coming up in less than a fortnight's time, let's take a look at what Black Friday means for investors in ASX stocks. You may think it is an obvious answer (hint: A bump in sales), but it is not that simple.
What is Black Friday? And how did it spread to Australia?
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The stock market’s performance during U.S. presidential terms has intrigued investors for decades. U.S. presidential election often marks a unique market cycle due to new policies, economic reforms, and market expectations. But does this post-election period consistently yield good returns for stockholders, and if so, why?
The most anticipated fight for the White House does hold…
Is the AI boom another dot com bubble? That is what many investors are wondering as AI (Artificial Intelligence) grows and companies left, right and centre announce plans to use AI. Will they really benefit as much as they claim they will? Or will history repeat itself? Will it be another dot com bubble?
Is the…
