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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…

SpaceX’s $1.5 Trillion-Dollar Lift Off in Potential 2026 IPO

SpaceX Ignites a Trillion-Dollar Push to Reach Mars by 2028 SpaceX is edging closer to what could be the first…

Disney Bets Big on AI, Investing US$1B in OpenAI Partnership

DIS Joins the AI Race With a US$1B Stake in OpenAI Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) announced a landmark partnership with OpenAI…

Hazer Group (ASX:HZR) Secures MOU to Power Whyalla’s Green Steel Ambition

Hazer Signs Binding MOU, Moving Closer to Commercial Hydrogen Deployment Hazer Group (ASX:HZR) announced a binding MOU that pushed the…

Metallium (ASX:MTM) LOI With ElementUS Marks a Strategic Step Toward US Expansion

Metallium’s LOI With ElementUS Turns U.S. Opportunity Into Execution Path Metallium (ASX:MTM) has been trading with real strength, and at…

Oracle’s (NSDQ:ORCL) Growth Engine Is Running, But on Borrowed Fuel

Investors Hit Ctrl+Alt+Sell as Oracle’s Leverage Rises Oracle (NSDQ:ORCL) has just experienced one of its toughest sessions since January, falling…

Brazilian Rare Earths (ASX:BRE) Digs Into Value, Amargosa Study Puts Brazil on the Bauxite Map

Brazilian Rare Earths Red-Hot Run Brazilian Rare Earths (ASX: BRE) surged 8% this morning after releasing a positive scoping study…

What does the Fed rate cut mean for Australia? Will it make a difference whether or not the RBA follows suit in 2026?

Many investors will be asking themselves this question: ‘What does the Fed rate cut mean for Australia?’ This question is…

OpenAI AI Crown Is No Longer Untouchable

OpenAI’s Reign Faces Its First Real Test Many people have heard the headlines claiming that OpenAI is calling a code…

RBA Holds at 3.6%: Here’s When the Next Rate Move Is Expected

RBA rate hold: what it means for ASX investors The Reserve Bank of Australia held the cash rate steady at…

Nvidia’s Back in China, But Uncle Sam Takes a 25% Cut

NVDA Re-enters China Under New Rules President Trump has announced that the US will allow Nvidia to export its H200…

Netflix Thought It Had the Ending, Paramount Just Wrote a Plot Twist

From Binge to Battle The Warner Bros Discovery (NSDQ:WBD) acquisition saga has escalated into a high-stakes bidding war, with Netflix…

Here are 6 stocks that got promoted in the ASX quarterly rebalance, and 6 that got demoted

On Monday December 22, the ASX quarterly rebalance will be effective. Stocks will be promoted into new indices, while others…

Bass Oil (ASX:BAS) Surges 129% on Gas Sales Deal with Origin Energy

Bass Oil Lands Origin Energy Agreement Bass Oil Limited (ASX:BAS) delivered a major re-rating today, with the share price surging…

RBA Rate Hike Fears Grow: ASX Stocks to Buy and Avoid

Just months ago, investors were betting on rate cuts to ease pressure on borrowers. That narrative has shifted dramatically. Inflation…

Premier Investments (ASX:PMV) Falls 15% After Major Corporate Overhaul

Premier’s Post-Myer Makeover Hits Shares Premier Investments (ASX:PMV) fell 15% today after the company, which owns Peter Alexander and Smiggle,…

Should the ASX be threatened by Cboe Australia? And will a potential SGX takeover make a difference?

Many investors may not have heard of Cboe Australia, or even known what it does. That all may be about…

Vulcan Energy (ASX: VUL) Taps Markets for $1B, But at a Heavy Discount

Vulcan’s $1B Raise Comes at a 34% Discount Vulcan (ASX: VUL) announced today that it has completed its institutional placement…

Step One (ASX: STP) Shares Plunge 35% on Profit Warning! Is it Back to Square One?

Step One Falls Flat Step One (ASX: STP) experienced a heavy re-rating today, falling 35% in a single session. That…

Australian GDP in Q3 Grew 0.4% But Misses Forecasts: Why Defensive ASX Stocks Look Attractive Now

Australian GDP in Q3 shows that its economy is…complicated. Growth is stronger than last year, but the latest quarterly numbers…

African Gold (ASX: A1G) surges 65% as Montage Gold launches A$264m all-scrip takeover

Montage Gold’s A$264m takeover ignites rally in African Gold African Gold (ASX: A1G) has entered into a Scheme Implementation Deed…

AUB Group Takeover Talks Collapse And Shares Fall 15%!

AUB Group Takeover Talks Collapse, But Fundamentals Are Intact AUB Group (ASX: AUB) saw its share price drop 15% today…

Woolworths Surges 3% on JPMorgan Upgrade to Overweight – Is It Time to Buy?

Woolworths Group (ASX: WOW) rallied around 3% today, trading near $29.20-$29.30, after JPMorgan upgraded the stock from Neutral to Overweight…

Australia’s 3.8% Inflation Shock Kills Rate Cut Hopes: Which ASX Stocks Are Most at Risk?

Australia’s latest inflation numbers have shocked the market, and it could change the outlook for interest rates. The Consumer Price…

How to Spot an “Edge” in the Market Before the “House” Does

Being able to spot an “edge” is where you can identify bets that offer good value where the balance of…

Australia’s Inflation Fight Isn’t Over, Energy Shock Pushes Prices Back Above Forecasts

Persistent Price Pressures Return Australia’s full monthly inflation report revealed that price pressures are heating up again, running hotter than…

ASX Digital Entertainment Stocks: Mixed Performance in 2025. Time for Selective Opportunities?

Watching your portfolio fluctuate isn’t fun. Digital entertainment stocks listed on the ASX are experiencing very mixed results right now,…

Web Travel Group Reignites Growth Engine as Global Bookings Surge Past 5 Million

Web Travel Group Takes Off Web travel group (ASX: WEB) surged 10 percent today after delivering a strong half-year result…

Zeotech (ASX:ZEO): Stronger and low-carbon concrete derived from Queensland kaolin!

Zeotech (ASX:ZEO) is attempting to play a part in helping reduce emissions from the construction sector. Over the last few…