Finance News - April 16th ASX 200 weekly wrap: Seven West shares swing higher, Harvey Norman's slide continues Seven West Media, Harvey Norman and NIB were some of the biggest movers on the Australian share market last week amid relatively flat conditions. Seven West Media's share price rose 13.7% following the network's partnership with...
Finance News - April 16th Is this Australia's most luxe cubby house? It's every kid's dream to have their own magical space to play, away from parents, chores and any hint of the mundane and unadventurous. Lucky for two-year-old April, her mum has a wicked sense of style...
Finance News - April 9th ASX 200 weekly wrap: Santos tops the winners list Oil and gas company Santos saw its share price lead the pack of ASX 200 stocks over the past week following news of a $13.5 billion takeover offer from Harbour Energy. Adelaide-based Santos saw its share...
Finance News - April 3rd ASX 200 weekly wrap: Syrah Resources' share price crumbles Australian-based industrial minerals company Syrah Resources ended a short week of trading nearly 14% down. The share price of Syrah Resources, which mostly mines graphite, fell by 13.7% - the largest fall on the market last week....
Finance News - March 26th ASX 200 weekly wrap: Sigma Healthcare and Webjet stocks hit turbulence The stock market went tumbling last week after Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Chinese imports, but it was Sigma Healthcare and Webjet who suffered the most on the ASX200. Pharmaceutical company Sigma Healthcare suffered the largest...
Finance News - March 20th Tech and Global Money Transfers: Why We Need Each Other Western Union Country Director Simon Millard lays out the case for collaboration between banks and fintechs in the face of disruption.
Finance News - March 20th Digital bank Xinja launches its first prepaid travel and spending card Banking start-up Xinja, which is aiming to become Australia's first 100% digital "neobank", has launched a prepaid travel and everyday spending card. Image source: Xinja (X) The card is a prepaid tap-and-go card with no ATM fees charged...
Finance News - March 19th ASX 200 weekly wrap: Wesfarmers shares up following Coles split While the market remained relatively flat this week, Wesfarmers' share price saw a spike of 7% following the decision to dump supermarket chain Coles. Canstar's General Manager of Wealth Josh Callaghan said Wesfarmers' decision to split...
Finance News - March 14th How a dog attack in Thailand changed my perspective on travel insurance Warning: article contains graphic images. After returning from a restorative meditation retreat in Taiwan, Brisbane entrepreneur Amanda Rootsey made her way to Thailand to visit her father before things took an unexpected turn for the worse....
Finance News - March 12th ASX 200 weekly wrap: Retail Food Group share price falls 42% Retail Food Group compounded its miserable week by seeing its share price plummet by more than 40%. The troubled company experienced a share price fall of 41.9% last week as it faced the prospect of being forced to...
Finance News - March 12th AtlasTrend announces Astro - a voice-activated investment assistant Managed fund platform AtlasTrend has introduced a voice-activated personal investment assistant. Image: AtlasTrend Called 'Astro', the voice-activated fintech bot is officially the first of its kind in Australia, using verbal commands to let users invest money...
Finance News - March 8th Amazon & PayPal investments help women outperform men New research from Sydney start-up Stake has revealed women are reaping higher investment returns than men from some of the biggest companies in the United States. Stake - the platform that allows Australians to directly invest in...
Finance News - March 5th ASX 200 weekly wrap: Myer and Harvey Norman stocks plummet Last week wasn't a good week on the ASX for department stores, with Myer and Harvey Norman both experiencing large falls. After closing the first three days above 6000 points, the ASX made a steady decline...
Finance News - March 1st HSBC launches "first-of-its kind" Everyday Global Account HSBC has launched the first transaction account in Australia to allow customers to bank in multiple currencies with no overseas charges or ATM withdrawal fees, and without having to make minimum monthly deposits or transactions. Image: HSBC The Everyday...
Finance News - February 26th ASX 200 weekly wrap: a2 Milk Company stocks soar February profit reporting season dominated stock performance last week as a2 Milk came out as the big winner on the ASX 200. Image: a2 Milk (X) Shares in the instant baby formula business a2 Milk Company...
Finance News - February 21st December quarter wages growth beats expectations, rising by 0.6% Australia's latest Wage Price Index (WPI) figures have exceeded expectations, rising 0.6% in the December quarter and 2.1% annually through 2017. Markets were expecting a quarterly rise of only 0.5% and for the annual rate to...
Finance News - February 20th This Influential Author Shares Her Share Market Cheat Sheet Entering the stock market for the first time can be daunting, and even for people who've invested before it can be a venture that takes careful navigating. In financial advisor Melissa Browne's latest book 'unf*ck your...
Finance News - February 19th ASX 200 weekly wrap: Breville brews up a 14.5% increase Last week saw big rises and big falls in the ASX200, with Breville emerging as the biggest winner in a week of recovery. White goods provider Breville saw its share price grow 14.5% on the...
Finance News - February 9th ASX 200 weekly wrap: Domino's a rare winner in torrid week for traders One of the worst weeks on the ASX in recent years has ended, and Domino's Pizza is one of few companies to escape unscathed. The fast-food chain rose by 3.1% this week - the only stock...
Finance News - February 2nd ASX 200 weekly winners & losers: Sirtex Medical soars almost 50% Sirtex Medical was the big winner on the Australian share market this week while resources stocks were among the biggest fallers. Shares in the liver cancer treatment group Sirtex Medical soared over 48% this week following an...