Why TSMC 77% of Revenue Now Comes From the Cutting Edge
TSMC, the founding force behind the global foundry model and the manufacturer of the world’s most advanced semiconductor chips, delivered another very strong quarter.
Revenue reached approximately US$33 billion, representing 25% year-on-year growth. This result reinforces a trend we continue to see across the semiconductor…
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External Validation Sends Shares Flying
Zelira Therapeutics shares surged as much as 172% intraday, before settling around 73.5 cents, following a major funding announcement that the market clearly interpreted as far more than just another capital raise.
The company announced that its HOPE 1 special purpose vehicle had secured approximately US$33 million in committed capital from…
The Inflection Point Investors Were Waiting For
DataWorks Group Limited (ASX:DWG) delivered a strong December quarter result, which saw the share price re rate by around 20% on the day. We think the result marks an important turning point for the business after a prolonged period of cash burn.
Customer receipts reached approximately A$3 million during…
A Deal Built for the New Defence Cycle
The US defence budget has now been set at around US$1 trillion, a meaningful step up from the roughly US$800 plus billion allocated in FY25. That uplift in spending continues to flow through to defence technology providers, and Electro Optic Systems has been a clear beneficiary.
Investors who…
Why Nuclear Energy Still Scares Us and What Really Went Wrong
Many investors may remember periods when nuclear energy captured strong market attention, most notably during the 2006 to 2008 period often referred to as the nuclear renaissance. That phase followed earlier historical peaks, from the atomic age of the 1950s through to the large-scale…
The Legal Overhang Is Gone
Light and Wonder (ASX:LNW) saw a sharp and positive market reaction this morning, with the share price surging 16% to around A$180 per share following the full resolution of its long running litigation with Aristocrat. The outcome removes a major overhang that has weighed on investor sentiment, bringing long awaited…
Aussie Broadband (ASX:ABB) is a good illustration of a Telco stock you can like (as opposed to Telstra). Since listing on the ASX in 2020 at a market cap of under $200m, it has substantially grown its customer base, revenues and, consequently , its valuation which was $1.5bn as of…
Hot Charge or Overcharged? Novonix Soars 34% as Bulls Reconnect
Novonix (ASX:NVX) has experienced a sharp sell off in recent months, falling from around A$1.00 in October to approximately A$0.57 today. Like many critical minerals names, sentiment has been weak, but the key trigger for Novonix was the loss of its major supply agreement with…
Codan Finds Its Signal
Over the past week, Codan Limited (ASX:CDA) has surged by around 30%. For a company with a market capitalisation above A$5 billion, this represents a meaningful re rating by the market. Today’s trading update helps explain why.
Codan reported group revenue of A$394 million, up 29% on the prior period, indicating that…
Anthropic Raising $10bn at US$350bn valuation
Anthropic is completing a US$10 billion funding round at an implied valuation of around US$350 billion, with the raise expected to be led by GIC and Coatue. If confirmed, this would represent a significant step up from valuation levels discussed only a few months ago and highlights the continued…
