The stock market stallions
Macquarie Group Ltd (ASX:APT) has seen strong growth over the past 12 months, gaining 41.77%. Macquarie Group is strategically split into four main businesses, these include asset management, Banking and Financial Services, Commodities and Capital segments. The company currently boasts a market cap of $57 Billion and a steady 5 Year Beta of 1.15.…
Afterpay (ASX: APT) and Zip Co (ASX: Z1P) are putting on an impressive show before Thursday’s earnings with APT, and Z1P eyeing $100, and $10 respectively. The BNPL rockets seem to be poised for blast off come Thursday as institutions, main street, and analysts remain bullish.…
Mesoblast (ASX: MSB) (NASDAQ: MESO) was on our portfolio since May. However, volume started to climb higher this week as an advisory committee voted in favour of Mesoblasts pediatric drug remestemcel-L (Rynocil). The positive catalyst triggered a Mesoblast buying party on the ASX and the NASDAQ.…
With restrictions lifting and international travel on the horizon, Australians eager for a holiday will soon be flocking to the nearest travel agent in hopes of planning the next family vacation. Today we will look at two of the ASX’s most traded travel agents Webjet Limited (ASX: WEB) and Flight Centre Travel Group (ASX: FLT).…
To most Australians, shopping centres exist for one reason, to make you poorer. Ever since the introduction of the credit card in 1951 and more recently, Buy Now Pay Later, shopping centres have become a national sport.
However, for the sharp investor, shopping centres can make a great addition to your portfolio.…
Every investor must understand bulls and bears make money, but pigs get slaughtered. In other words, you can profit when the market goes up or down, but if you are too greedy, you will get burned.
We are in a down market (opinion, not advice).…
Ever since oil plunged into negative territory, every man and his dog became interested in oil investments. Negative oil future contracts created a frenzy of buyers around ASX ETF OOO.
…There's been an extraordinary collapse in the price of oil in the United States with crude dropping below $1 a barrel, and at one point even going negative for the first time ever.
Flashback to last Tuesday and oil plummeted to a historic low. Oil dropped into negative territory. Instantly, people that’s great. Because companies like BHP will pay me to take barrels of oil off their hands, right? Unfortunately, the idea of being paid to take oil is unrealistic for the average Joe.…
Written by Sergeo Domtchenko
It is fair to say that the coronavirus is not hanging around to take any hostages. On Monday evening, Virgin Australia (ASX: VAH) became the highest-profile casualty of the pandemic. Virgin soon announced its intention to enter voluntary administration.…
The ground is splitting out from under us. On one side, you have investors claiming the bullish recovery is on. While other investors believe the bears are still out for blood. The market divide might be making it challenging for new investors to make sense of the market.…
To say that Virgin Australia (ASX: VAH) is finding it challenging to navigate through the COVID-19 storm would be an understatement. Virgin’s possible entry into voluntary administration showcases how the airline is on the brink of collapse.
Voluntary admission may be excessive.…
The Tourism industry was surging before COVID-19. However, the virus is causing our treasured travel stocks to fall off the cliff. Just by looking at Qantas (ASX: QAN), Virgin (ASX: VAH), Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE: RCL) and Carnival Corp (NYSE: CCL), the industry-wide impacts become clear.…
COVID-19 is dealing severe blows to our beloved blue chips. Lockdowns are forcing retailers to close, travel bans are causing airlines, such as Qantas, to be on life-support, and the ‘Big Four’s’ dividends are under threat.
Despite the ASX bloodbath, Telstra (ASX: TLS), the defensive veteran, is successfully bobbing and weaving the virus’ punches.…
Even before the pandemic the retail industry was suffering from a recessionary decline. Physical stores were not catering to the changes in our shopping behaviour and the internet continued to make life difficult for your local Video Ezy – if you even had one.…
The stock market is uncertain but what is certain is that no one can accurately predict the expiration date of the coronavirus. The current volatility is turning the market into a casino. However, many investors are turning the odds in their favour by creating coronavirus strategies.…
Has the coronavirus got you thinking about investing? If not, maybe now is the time to get involved. Because without a doubt we are living in a ‘once in a decade investment opportunity’, most of us have more free time than ever and I’ve never seen the media talk this much about finance since the GFC.…
The coronavirus fear caused yet another horrific day for trading as the ASX plummeted by 4.2%. It is safe to say that the 11-year bull run following the GFC is now over. In turn, investors must take precautions as we experience an unpleasant bearish decline.…
The Coronavirus fear is well entrenched in the market. Resulting in our Aussie blue chips dropping like hot cakes. Against all the pessimism, fear and panic A2 Milk (ASX: A2M) managed to surge 8% while the market fell 5% over the past week.…
2018 saw the creation of a new, exciting and very profitable industry in the US. The 2018 amendment of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 legalised sports betting. The law ‘cut the red ribbon’ so to speak and allowed investors to enter the million-dollar industry that is online sports betting.…
When looking at the telecom industry we think of Telstra (ASX: TLS) and Optus. However, could the TPG-Vodafone merger put pressure on the telecom giants and change the industry? Time will tell. Today we will discuss the merger, whether the new ASX company is worth watching , and the impact on Telstra.…