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Domain prepares $180 million for acquisition of Realbase
Domain Group encompasses a portfolio of brands that support it to be a leading property marketplace in Australia for consumers, agents and organisations with an interest in the Australian property market. Home buyers often use Domain as an alternative to RealEstate. Domain Holdings, owned by Nine Entertainment, is currently raising $180 million ...
Commonwealth Bank’s plans to expand crypto services to 6.5M delayed by red tape
One of Australia’s biggest banks is still wading through a sea of red tape spun by local financial regulators before launching its crypto products to all its retail users. Financial regulators are standing in the way of expanded crypto services on Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s (CBA) mobile app. In an Australian first, the bank aims to...
Constellation beats Wall Street expectations
Constellation Brands Inc. reported its fiscal fourth quarter 2022 financial results on Thursday. The US beer, wine and spirits producer and marketer beat both revenue and earnings per share estimates, sending the stock higher during the trading day. Revenue reported at $2.103 billion in the quarter vs. $2.017 billion expected. Earnings per...
Earnings Season Explained & 2022 Performance thus far
ASX-listed companies must report their financial results to shareholders at least twice a year, within two months of the end of their balance sheet date. As most companies have balance sheet dates of 30 June, the main reporting season takes place in August when many companies release their full-year results. Half-year results generally are rel...
The Agriculture Industry is running hot
The Agriculture sectors and companies that operate within it have seen a nice surge in recent months and have been booming in the wake of supply chain crunches stemming from the Russia and Ukraine conflict. The Agriculture sector includes companies that are involved in producing crops and maintaining and harvesting cattle and livestock. A dramatic ...
Electric cars, space travel… and Twitter – Elon Musk becomes the largest shareholder
On 25th March, Elon Musk asked his 80.6 million followers on Twitter whether ''free speech is essential to a functioning democracy'' and if people ''believe Twitter rigorously adheres to this principle''. He followed up the tweet with ''The consequences of this poll will be important. Please vote carefully'' and he wasn’t joking… ...
Earnings Season in full swing!
The ASX reporting season for 2022 is into full swing, with many companies having had released or are currently releasing key results in the coming weeks. These will include high-profile members of the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) as well as other investor favourites. Reporting season can be an exciting time of the year for ASX investors a...
Tesla Q1 delivery update
Tesla Inc. reported its Q1 2022 delivery numbers on Saturday. World’s largest automaker delivered a total of 310,048 cars in the first quarter of the year – a 67% increase year-over-year. The deliveries in Q1 consisted of: 14,724 Model S/X 295,324 Model 3/Y The company produced a total of 305,407 vehicles in Q1 – a 69% increa...
NIO’s March delivery numbers have arrived
NIO Inc. (NIO) reported its latest delivery numbers for March on Friday. The Chinese electric vehicle company delivered 9,985 cars last month – an increase of 37.6% year-over-year. The deliveries in March consisted of: 1,726 ES8s – the company’s six-seater or seven-seater flagship premium smart electric SUV 5,064 ES6s – the co...
Biden’s push toward electric vehicles as he looks to invoke the Defence Production Act
US President Joe Biden is pushing to invoke the Defence Production Act as soon as the end of the week. The president is aiming to boost domestic production of critical minerals which are essential to the production of Electric Vehicle (EV) batteries and military hardware. The legislation was originally designed to help the federal government gai...
Walgreens Boots Alliance exceeds Wall Street expectations
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. reported its latest financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 on Thursday. The pharmaceutical company reported revenue of $33.756 billion in the quarter, beating analyst forecast of $33.228 billion. Earnings per also topped analyst estimates at $1.59 per share vs. $1.39 per share expected. CEO Ro...
State of Play for FAANG stocks
The FAANG stocks are perhaps the most well-known and well-advertised stocks in the market. The FAANG stocks are made up of META (Which used to be Facebook), Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google (now traded as Alphabet). They are often grouped as they are some of the biggest tech players in the market with a collective market cap of around 7 trillion ...
Paychex beats estimates
Paychex Inc. reported its latest financial results before the opening bell on Wall Street on Wednesday. The US payroll services company reported total revenue of $1.276 billion for the quarter ending February 28, 2022 (a 15% increase year-over-year) vs. $1.22 billion expected. Earnings per share reported at $1.15 per share, above analyst esti...
Woolworths’ latest green light from Goldman Sachs explained
Woolworths Group Limited is an Australian trans-Tasman retailer headquartered in Bella Vista, Sydney, with extensive operations throughout Australia and New Zealand. It is the largest company in Australia by revenue and the second-largest in New Zealand. Goldman Sachs has labelled Woolworths as a buy in their latest broker note release. Woolwort...
JB Hi-Fi may have just successfully weathered the pandemic
JB Hi-Fi is an Australian/New Zealand consumer electronics, Home Appliances and Technology retailer. The company operates 316 stores across Australia and New Zealand. JB Hi-Fi appears to be still going strong despite the general retail disruptions brought on by COVID-19. Based on the uncertain nature of the pandemic, they are having issues with ...