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Fintech company Afterpay endured a rollercoaster ride on the share market last week, while big guns Rio Tinto, Telstra, Commonwealth Bank and Westpac recovered ground.   The last trading week for the 2018/19 financial year saw...

Telstra suffered a billion-dollar value drop, but a week of strong trading elsewhere saw the Australian share market coming close to smashing boom-time records. The All Ordinaries Index finished at 6,734 points (up 1.53%) and the...

The forecast for Libra, Facebook’s new currency, is that it's destined to either change the world of finance or destroy it. Social media has exploded with the news that social media giant Facebook plans to launch...

The Australian share market closed at an 11-year high last week, with the major miners, the telco giants and biotech heavyweight CSL leading market-wide gains. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 and the broader All Ordinaries both closed 1.7%...

It’s that time of year when sweatpants and thick socks are essential and a hot cuppa becomes our best friend. While taking advantage of the excuse to remain cozy indoors, it could be a good opportunity to...

International trading can give investors access to investment opportunities that aren’t typically available in Australia. The NASDAQ and S&P 500, in particular, can open investors up to global brands like Apple, Netflix and Google. So, it’s no wonder some Australian investors are choosing to invest in US stock markets.

A rebound in banking stocks, thanks to an unexpected federal election result, helped lift the Australian share market higher last week. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed 1.43% higher at 6,456 points, while the broader All Ordinaries...

The Australian share market closed higher last week ahead of the federal election, after the major miners helped offset losses across the heavyweight banks. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed 0.88% higher at 6,365 points, while the...

The “Big Mac Index” was invented by The Economist back in 1986, as a way to simplify exchange rates theory for the general public. Also known as Burgernomics, the Big Mac Index judges the value of a country's currency against how much a Big Mac costs to buy in that country compared to other countries - i.e. the exchange rate.

Choosing a share trading platform can be a difficult task. To help narrow your search, Canstar has revealed its 5-Star Rated online share trading brokers for 2019. Canstar has awarded a 5-Star Rating to 10 online...