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We've seen huge gains in global uranium stocks

03 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As other global markets fell last week, the Nasdaq rose more than 2% on the back of huge gains in some of the US megacap technology stocks. Their perf...

Amazon surges double-digits as the Nasdaq starts sinking

31 Oct 2025

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Amazon has surprised with a market-beating result and stronger-than-expected forecast. It's shares surged by double-digits post market, countering a s...

Expect short-term pullback as central banks stop cutting

30 Oct 2025

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Expect a short-term market pullback with central banks in the US and Australia now less likely to cut rates as they face the difficult challenge of ke...

New deals, orders, lift market leader Nvidia near US$5t in value

29 Oct 2025

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US markets leapt to new highs overnight, with the world's most valuable company, Nvidia, rising 5% to a new valuation of nearly US$5 trillion. Announc...

Trillions of dollars at stake in AI chip wars

28 Oct 2025

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Qualcomm shares surged more than 10% overnight on news it's moving into AI chips and already has major global customers. It's the latest in a series o...

Positive expectations as US tech giants report

27 Oct 2025

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There's high expectations as five of the mega-cap US tech stocks report results this week. From Google to Amazon, focus will be on their AI spending a...

Dip buying: 25 billion shares bought and sold yesterday

24 Oct 2025

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We've seen one of the highest-volume trading days on the sharemarket this year, with investors rushing to buy the dip. Oil, cryptocurrencies and equit...

Tesla's fail is just one looming market pullback sign

23 Oct 2025

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Tesla and Netflix both failed to deliver to market expectations this week, reporting on their performance in the past quarter. That's spurred worry we...

Miners rout as gold price plummets

22 Oct 2025

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The gold price just had its biggest fall since 2013, falling more than 5% overnight. Without a clear reason for the sell off, speculation abounds whet...

Spectacular volatility as Bitcoin may test US$100,000

21 Oct 2025

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With global sharemarkets rising substantially yesterday and overnight to highs we're seeing real indication of returning sharemarket confidence, says ...

Opportunity in Chinese technology giants' big fall?

20 Oct 2025

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While the US market overcame mounting China trade tension to close up 1.7% last week, Hong Kong didn't. The region's benchmark sharemarket index, the ...

Credit worry spikes market fear to a six-month high

17 Oct 2025

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Volatility is spiking as investors fret over US banks reporting credit problems. It has offset strong earnings reports from big financial companies an...

Rare earth stocks rally hard as megatrend begins

16 Oct 2025

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This week's astonishing rally in rare earths stocks could be one of the biggest macro market themes building this quarter. Last week China imposed exp...

Demand won't stop as silver gains more than gold

14 Oct 2025

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US President Donald Trump's trade talk against China turned hostile again, sinking US technology shares, such as Nvidia, which dragged down the market...

Investors eye big results from big US banks tonight

14 Oct 2025

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Markets are rising after the US president softened his tone against China. But the US government remains shutdown, so big finance stocks reporting ton...

Expect torrid trading as trade war smashes stocks

13 Oct 2025

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The Australian market is down this morning after a fairly safe week of trading in the sharemarket was shattered on Friday with the US and China resumi...

AI sector cannot keep up with data centre demand

10 Oct 2025

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As Nvidia jumps 1.8% to return to highs, despite a US market dip overnight, moomoo's Michael McCarthy says appetite for AI stocks just keeps surging. ...

US dollar surges as investors reroute into the USA

09 Oct 2025

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The US dollar is surging, taking back ground since tariffs sent it reeling. It's investors' global vote of confidence in the US economy, matching a ju...

Oracle is a warning sign for 'AI-generated froth'

07 Oct 2025

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Oracle led the US market down overnight, the stock dipped 2.5%, after reports its cloud business wasn't as profitable or healthy as thought. That reso...

Bitcoin, gold, Nasdaq, Nikkei all rally to all-time highs

07 Oct 2025

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The market is riding momentum from strong performances in gold and technology. Overnight, the Nasdaq-100 gained 0.78%, led by chipmaker AMD and news o...

US markets steady in mean reversion as shutdown stalls data

03 Oct 2025

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The US government shutdown loomed over markets, but traders took it in stride, with stocks turning green in the final hour of trade. The US dollar st...

Cryptocurrencies look set to test their all-time highs

02 Oct 2025

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US drugmakers lifted the S&P 500 to a new high overnight, with news of a deal between Pfizer and the government, that benefited the whole sector. ...

With gold up 45%, are miners or funds the way to invest?

01 Oct 2025

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US, Hong Kong markets continue to rise, but it is gold that's stunning investors. Rapid gains since late August have lifted the metal 16%, taking its ...

'Khaki fever' boosts Australian drone stocks

30 Sep 2025

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US markets edged up overnight with the Nasdaq rising 0.5%, as the likes of Nvidia boosted the index. But it was Australian defence stocks that blew up...

Bonds v shares: US markets split on rate expectations

29 Sep 2025

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Australian shares are climbing this morning after local and US markets closed flat last week. Following the release of US inflation data on Friday we'...

Greater chance of substantial correction in US trading

26 Sep 2025

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US economic strength was obvious last night with GDP coming in at 3.8% on an annual basis. It's a sign we're less likely to see as many rate cuts in t...

Rate cut expectations 'wound right back' over CPI data

25 Sep 2025

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The US market dipped 0.3% overnight, while Australian shares were down 0.9%, and falling further this morning. Fading rate cuts are behind both storie...

Opportunity in Australian retail stocks' volatility

24 Sep 2025

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A dip in US markets overnight reveals just how extreme investors' sensitivity to even a hint of bad news is. That negativity was in full display yeste...

Huge gains in silver stocks better than gold

23 Sep 2025

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The US market reached new highs, with Nvidia boosted after planning a huge investment in OpenAI. Gold is also at all-time highs, but it's silver stock...

Data centre boom: S&P 500 rallies up US$15t since April

22 Sep 2025

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The AI frenzy is at the heart of the astounding US$15 trillion gain we've seen in the S&P 500 index since April. And it really doesn't look like i...

A second chance for Intel? Nvidia throws a lifeline

19 Sep 2025

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With global markets at all-time highs, from Japan, to the US, to gold, investors are buying 'everything they can' says moomoo Australia and New Zealan...

Semiconductor stocks spearhead China's AI surge

18 Sep 2025

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After a buyout bid fell through Santos sinks, leading the ASX down this morning. This follows a flat performance in US markets after an expected rate ...

Uranium stocks at 10-year high 'catch attention'

17 Sep 2025

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Global markets are trading lightly and barely moving as investors wait on a US rate decision tomorrow. Anything less than a 0.25% cut and suggestions ...

Risk, opportunity in goldminers' huge gains in 2025

16 Sep 2025

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US markets again hit records as investors focus on a presumed rate cut this week, and expect more. Moomoo's Michael McCarthy says pure momentum is dri...

US rally to derail if high rate cut hopes aren't met

15 Sep 2025

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Goldminers are leading the Australian market down about 0.35% so far today, just as they led gains last week. But investors' main focus is on the US c...

Momentum 'very strong' at historic time in markets

12 Sep 2025

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We're 'in extraordinary, historic times', says moomoo's Michael McCarthy, where tepid inflation data can fuel wild upward market swings. One exception...

Oracle's 36% spike proves AI buzz is bottom-line real

11 Sep 2025

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'Fragile' lithium stocks face more volatility after huge falls yesterday on news a mine in China will reopen. Investors must wait for real demand to s...

US jobs erased, markets rally on expected rate cuts

10 Sep 2025

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The largest US payroll revision since 2002 erased 911,000 jobs, lifting markets on expectations of rate cuts. The focus now is whether the Fed moves b...

Oversupply is hiding oil stocks' real strength

09 Sep 2025

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The oil price, dropping in recent weeks, has seen stocks such as Woodside sharply fall in the past month. Oil-producing countries pumping out the comm...

Investor concern could lead to US market correction

08 Sep 2025

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The Australian sharemarket may be set for gains this week following a 1.1% dip last week, though goldminers' strong performance may not be repeated. U...

Investors lose confidence in crypto stocks

05 Sep 2025

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Cryptocurrency-based stocks slid overnight, defying a broader upswing in the US market, especially on the Nasdaq. Smaller stocks such as American Bitc...

Australian bank, retailers to benefit from GDP growth

04 Sep 2025

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Banks and supermarkets are just two sectors of the Australian sharemarket expected to gain long term from strengthening economic growth, revealed in G...

Tech stocks slide, gold climbs on stagflation fears

03 Sep 2025

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With bond yields surging, US equities slipped overnight while investors rotated into gold. Tech stocks were among the hardest hit, with Nvidia, Amazon...

Hong Kong stocks surge as gold nears record high

02 Sep 2025

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With metals prices rallying we could see a resources-driven rally in stocks today. Gold, silver, palladium and platinum all surged overnight, with loc...

Australian earnings report: 'positive but huge stock swings'

01 Sep 2025

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The Australian 2024-25 reporting season is over and while results were clearly positive, it was really about powerful individual results sending stock...

Earnings results justify the big gains in US shares

29 Aug 2025

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Markets made gains yesterday on the back of strong earnings results and encouraging GDP growth in the US. As earnings season there comes to an end we'...

Nvidia's strong profit does not please investors

28 Aug 2025

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Wall Street edged higher overnight, closing at new record levels, driven by a series of strong earnings results that sent several stocks sharply highe...

Earnings results slam Woolworths as Coles surges up

27 Aug 2025

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The US market is slightly up led by Eli Lilly and airline stocks. But the move is tentative and investors await key earnings and inflation data later ...

Hong Kong market near four-year high is still undervalued

26 Aug 2025

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US markets pulled back overnight with investors doubting inflation figures out on Friday. Local stocks continue to swing depending on results, such as...

In a week of big earnings, it is all about inflation

25 Aug 2025

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Some of the biggest stocks on the market will report results this week, so expect big swings in values as Nvidia, Wesfarmers and others deliver, expla...

Don't be so sure US Fed will signal a rate cut tonight

22 Aug 2025

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The US market is down as retailers such as Walmart disappoint. Aussie shares are up to a record high partly due to positive earnings season says moomo...

Expect volatility as central bankers gather in the US

21 Aug 2025

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The big US technology stocks remained under pressure overnight, sending the Nasdaq down. Investors' nerves are fraying ahead of central bankers' US me...

Nasdaq falls as most popular US stocks are hit hard

20 Aug 2025

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A sell off of big tech megacaps swept US markets. We saw a lack of buyers compared to sellers, and so valuations dropped. Palantir was hit hard, falli...

Cryptocurrencies in big retreat from their record highs

19 Aug 2025

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US equity markets barely budged overnight, with the major indexes closing flat. Investors are treading water ahead of a global economic summit in the ...

Results and profit takers to challenge ASX 200 at its high

18 Aug 2025

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Despite a dip on Friday, all markets ended the week up well up, with the ASX 200 hitting a new record. This week, with a huge number of company report...

Intel leaps as US government looks to buy a stake

15 Aug 2025

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Higher than expected wholesale inflation dampened rate cut excitement to see the US market close flat overnight. But positive news reports sent Intel,...

ASX set to recover from CBA's big hit

14 Aug 2025

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Real-economy stocks are on the rise in the US, as investors veer away from the tech megacaps. The Dow Jones and Russell 2000 made solid gains overnigh...

Markets soar as US inflation fuels rate cut hopes

13 Aug 2025

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US stocks kicked into high gear overnight, with major indices surging to record highs. Steady inflation data fuelled expectation of a rate cut next mo...

Australian market hinges on today's RBA rate decision

12 Aug 2025

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The Reserve Bank of Australia will decide whether or not to change the cash rate today, which the markets are fully expecting to be a cut. Any change ...

It's another week of huge swings in stock prices

11 Aug 2025

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Inflation figures out in the US could change the game tomorrow, if they're higher that expected we could see a drastic reaction in the sharemarket as ...

Strong earnings but stocks falling: what's going on?

08 Aug 2025

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Big stocks swings, often after great results, are happening as investors are buying anything promising well before results come out, explains moomoo A...

Markets rally as earnings eclipse fears of tariffs

07 Aug 2025

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Markets are up as investors are buoyant over stronger company earnings and rate cut chances, so rush to buy any market dip, explains moomoo market str...

Opportunity, risk and volatility abound in August

06 Aug 2025

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We're seeing widening volatility one week into August as economic data, strong company earnings and tariff news create a maelstrom of market uncertain...

Bull run returns over US rate cut certainty

05 Aug 2025

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Certain the US central bank will cut rates, investors rushed into the market to buy the market dip of the past few days. Overnight the S&P 500 ros...

Clear indications this market dip will deepen

04 Aug 2025

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Markets are in correction mode over concern about high stock valuations, explains moomoo's Michael McCarthy. Technology stocks led markets lower last...

Expect a short-term corrective move in markets

01 Aug 2025

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Markets are mostly in the red with steep US tariffs set to hit in a few hours. While Microsoft's and Meta's strong results limited loss on the Nasdaq,...

Microsoft, Meta stun with stellar profit results

31 Jul 2025

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US markets responded positively to copper tariffs taking effect tomorrow, but investors were disappointed the US central bank lowered rate-cut expecta...

Markets decline as US company results disappoint

30 Jul 2025

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Global sharemarkets declined yesterday and overnight. That's despite increasing confidence in US trade deals and data showing the economy there is str...

Hopes rise over EU deal, likely delay for China

29 Jul 2025

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An EU-US tariff deal and a likely delay in US tariffs on China has broadly bolstered investor sentiment across asset classes. US markets nudged up and...

Meme stocks fire up markets to all time highs

28 Jul 2025

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Last week we saw new highs in markets due to US trade deals, stronger company earnings and resurgent meme stocks! (Krispy Kreme closed the week up 40%...

Tesla to stay under pressure as shares fall 8%

25 Jul 2025

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The Nasdaq-100 climbed 0.25% overnight as US markets reached further highs. There were mixed results from companies reporting. Alphabet's result boost...

US-Japan tariff deal sees car stocks skyrocket

24 Jul 2025

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Strong rally resumes over US-Japan trade deal, and extension of China tariff pause. The US market jumped 0.8%, while Japan's Nikkei leapt 3.5%, with c...

Aussie banks under pressure as big miners gain

23 Jul 2025

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A selloff in big US technology stocks forced the Nasdaq-100 to close down 0.5% overnight. But the broader market retained its previous day's gains. Nv...

Strong company reports push US market to a high

22 Jul 2025

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The US market reached a new record overnight. Verizon led gains, up 4% after a strong second-quarter report. The vast majority of US companies reporti...

We're on a clear uptrend in global sharemarkets

21 Jul 2025

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Markets dipped on Friday, but remained well up in a very strong week. Both the Australian and US markets rose more than 2%. That's the best performanc...

Sharemarkets soar to new highs

18 Jul 2025

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US, Australian sharemarkets are hitting new record highs. Aussie investors are expecting rate cuts now unemployment is rising here. And in the US, gen...

Jobs figures crucial to see shares keep rising

17 Jul 2025

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US shares edged up overnight despite a poor response to solid earnings from big financial firms. Labour data will impact investor sentiment for the US...

Drumbeat of danger in US bond market

16 Jul 2025

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US sharemarkets fell in overnight trading following the release of inflation data that showed an uptick in price growth. Investors are now concerned t...

On an uptrend, Bitcoin smashes above US$123,000

15 Jul 2025

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Bitcoin hits an all-time high of US$123,218, continuing its uptrend since April. That added to the picture of a buoyant US market overnight, with stoc...

Sharemarket rally hits wall of inflation worry

14 Jul 2025

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US stocks dipped last week under the weight of inflation concern (not tariffs, which by and large investors are taking in their stride). While continu...

Renewables jump as Beautiful bill gets a thumbs up

02 Jul 2025

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Most big US tech stocks fell overnight, with Tesla down 5% after US President Donald Trump threatened the car company's subsidies. US renewable energy...

Defence stocks power big gains in first half 2025

01 Jul 2025

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US stocks again hit records, with expectation of trade deals and rate cuts. That market has shown outstanding results this year, just as we've seen Au...

ASX set for 10% gain as 2024-25 closes

30 Jun 2025

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US shares jumped to a record last week, with Nvidia up 10%, Nike up 20%. Investors are seemingly unworried by tariffs, inflation and other issues. Oil...

Finance, oil, gas and tech power rally to new high

27 Jun 2025

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Finance, technology, oil, gas rose overnight, pushing US markets to highs. A decline in US personal consumption expenditure boosted hopes of rate cuts...

Tech stocks lead Nasdaq-100 to an all-time high

26 Jun 2025

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The Nasdaq-100 index hit all-time high overnight as tech stocks surged. Investors have moved on from the Iran conflict, deepening their risk appetite....

Coinbase, Virgin up more than 11% in broad stock rally

25 Jun 2025

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A broad market rally lifted the Hang Seng 2%, S&P 500 1.1%, ASX 200 0.95%. Notably, energy and gold stocks are down, with Woodside sliding 6.5% ye...

Nightmare listing suddenly turns around for Virgin

24 Jun 2025

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Markets broadly rallied overnight, with the Nasdaq up about 1%, following a seeming calm in the Iran-Israel conflict. In response, the price of US cru...

Investors, get ready for a rocky week ahead

23 Jun 2025

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Price of oil is rising as Middle East tension escalates, up more than 20% in the past month. In response to this tension, expect energy, 'safe haven' ...

Know when to buy a stock, such as Virgin

20 Jun 2025

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Virgin Australia Holdings, listing on Tuesday, could be the trade of the year, if your timing is right. If you're focused on local stocks it should be...

Energy stocks skyrocket, led by uranium producers

20 Jun 2025

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Markets on edge today as US decides in weeks if it will join attack on Iran. The oil price jumped as much as 3% overnight before closing 0.8% higher a...

Stablecoin stocks surge as inflation fears intensify

19 Jun 2025

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Shares, gold and other commodities fell overnight with lower expectation of US rate cuts and concern over inflation if the oil price stays high. Inves...

Stock buying spree ignores Iranian conflict

17 Jun 2025

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US stocks jump overnight, with the Nasdaq up 1.5%, with investors assuming the Iran-Israel conflict is unlikely to escalate. Because of this the oil p...

Oil and defence stocks rise as Iran conflict escalates

16 Jun 2025

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Oil spiked 7% on Friday to US$76.94, with predictions it could reach US$95. This would dampen consumption, fuel inflation and airline costs (with Unit...

Don't rush to buy Virgin when it lists on the ASX

13 Jun 2025

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Virgin Australia will list in just under a week and a half, and is the biggest new entrant to the ASX in several years. With all the buzz, it’s natu...

Gold, tech, energy stocks jump up as rally resumes

13 Jun 2025

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US inflation steady at 2.8% boosts hopes of rate cuts and investor confidence, says moomoo's Jessica Amir. So risk-accepting investors are showing fav...

Bull run intact, despite bears having their day

12 Jun 2025

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Though the US and China announced initial compromises on tariffs, with 'more to come', the S&P 500 fell for the first time in four days, slipping ...

Tesla leads megacap rally as US nears high

11 Jun 2025

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Australian shares have reached a new high, just as the US market looks like it's about to. Tesla’s shares rose 5.7% overnight, ahead of its Thursday...

We could see a record-breaking week on the ASX

10 Jun 2025

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Tech, commodity sectors expected to push the ASX up this week particularly if US-China talks go well. Platinum hit its highest since 2021, while silve...

Trump-Musk feud sends market into a tailspin

06 Jun 2025

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Tesla's share price fell 14% overnight, dragging the US market with it. CEO Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump are in a feud war that's unsettlin...

ASX 200 may reach 8850 in two weeks

05 Jun 2025

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Markets are trading around record highs, with expectation they will rise further. Both in Australia and the US investors are looking forward to rate c...