The Iran oil shock is not the first and won't be the last, but still has investors perplexed at what to do. It is said that those who don't learn from history repeat it, so we think the best thing to do is look at the past and see past oil shocks and predict what…
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ASX Stocks That Could Bounce in February
The start of 2026 has been brutal for several quality ASX names. While gold remains at historic levels after testing record highs near US$5,600 per ounce in late January, before a sharp correction towards the US$5,100 mark as February began, a handful of stocks have been punished by…
ASX Stocks to Watch After Venezuela Military Strike
The US military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has sent shockwaves through global markets, creating clear winners and potential losers among ASX-listed stocks. Gold surged nearly 3% to above US$4,460 per ounce on Monday as investors sought safe-haven assets, while silver outperformed with a 7%…
Today, on the first trading day of 2026, Stocks Down Under publishes its its 10 Hottest ASX Stocks to Look At in the year ahead!
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Stocks Down Under's Top 10 Hottest ASX Stocks to Look At in 2026!
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This article outlines 5 ASX Predictions for 2026 that Stocks Down Under puts its neck on the line to assert will happen. It has become an annual tradition of ours, and some of these calls we get right, others we don't. Arguably our boldest call in suggesting ANZ would be the best performing big 4…
On Monday December 22, the ASX quarterly rebalance will be effective. Stocks will be promoted into new indices, while others will be demoted. It is important to note from the outset the June and December rebalances only involve the ASX 50, ASX 100 and ASX 200 indices whilst the March and September rebalances also involve…
Hear the term 'Activist investors' and you might think of GetUp, the progressive activist group that forced Woolworths to hold an EGM in 2014 in an attempt to limit the maximum bets on poker machines to $1. Or perhaps even of ESG-focused fundies like Australian Ethical (ASX:AEF). The reality is a lot more complicated and…
Each reporting season, we like to recap some of the best annual results on the ASX and some of the worst as well. Amidst all the companies, it is easy for investors to get lost amidst the mire of information. And so we like to single out particular companies that impressed and others that did…
Breville (ASX:BRG) is one of those consumer stocks caught in the crosshairs of Trump's tariffs and fell 30% in 2 months earlier in 2025. But its most recent annual results have given hope that customers may be willing to pay a premium for its goods.
What are the Best ASX Consumer Stocks to invest in right…
Ansell (ASX:ANN) makes latex PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), particularly gloves. Latex gloves are no bottles of Dom Perignon, but they are often essential and you might think they are 'recession-proof', and so this company should only be going in one direction...up. In reality, its more complicated than that, although the company is in better shape…
