Qantas shares slide as Middle East shutdown lifts fuel costs
Qantas shares dropped as much as 10.4% on Monday morning to A$8.92, its lowest price in 10 months, after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran over the weekend. Shares recovered slightly during the day but were still down around 5.4% by the afternoon.…
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Webjet Group Plunges After Takeover Collapse
Webjet Group (ASX: WJL) plunged 25 per cent to A$0.58 on Friday, marking its largest single-day drop since listing on the ASX. Both potential acquirers, Helloworld Travel (ASX: HLO) at 90 cents per share and private equity firm BGH Capital at 91 cents, walked away without making binding offers…
Web Travel drops due to the Spanish tax audit
Web Travel Group (ASX: WEB) crashed as much as 41 per cent on Friday, hitting a multi-year low of A$2.47 before closing at A$2.96, roughly 30 per cent below its previous close of A$4.20. The trigger was news that Spain's tax authority had started an audit…
The 50% CGT discount on shares is one of the key mechanisms that helps investors keep as much of their cash as they have earned on their investments. We felt that it was time to write a stand-alone article about this in light of the inflation crisis and how it could lead to investors seeking…
No matter how impressive an underlying thematic of an individual may be, Corporate Travel Management (ASX:CTD) depicts to investors that a company's financial position does matter.
Shares are suspended from trading and have been since the end of August 2025. The longer things go on, the more worried investors get because they feel it is more…
Investors in airline stocks have long been told they are foolish for considering the entire sector. Yes, the entire sector and not just one company. The logic has been that margins are low whilst capex and opex is high. Warren Buffet literally said once,' Never buy an airline!' And ironically he broke his own rule…
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EVT: QT Auckland Deal, Bigger Growth Plan
EVT (ASX: EVT) shares slipped 2% last week despite announcing the acquisition of QT Auckland for NZ$87.5 million (~A$76 million). The 150-room premium lifestyle hotel in Auckland's Viaduct precinct has won multiple industry awards since opening in 2020. For investors watching Australia's tourism recovery, the question is whether…
The ASX 200 has delivered significant volatility recently, and market participants observing the screens in 2025 understand the turbulence firsthand. Such fluctuations often compel traders to seek safety, yet volatility also creates distinct opportunities for the astute. While banking heavyweights and iron ore miners typically dominate the headlines, the consumer discretionary sector serves as the…
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…
