Overnight, US drugmaker Moderna announced positive results from its human trials of a COVID-19 vaccine, treating those yet to suffer from the disease with some positive results.
With dividends at risk in many companies, a surprising sector is emerging as a payout powerhouse – mining. It used to be a truism that the cyclicality of the mining industry worked against dividends, as did the need for large capital spending and reinvestment in mine expansion and exploration. But the strong cashflows of some…
Three reasons why dividend investors may have an opportunity to buy Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) shares at a discount.
Amongst the countless commentaries and headline noise on virus affected financial conditions, it is surprising that environmental, social and governance (ESG) seems to have gained an even stronger foothold. The embrace of such standards does, however, run into the consistent problem in the interpretation of ESG. As more data providers enter the field to compete…
There has been a surge in the number of investors opening an online brokerage account during the recent lockdown period. But investors making their own trades should ensure they are getting good value with their online broker. Comparison site Canstar has updated its ratings for online share trading and CMC Markets comes out on top…
The Reserve Bank has not changed the cash rate since March, when it cut twice, but banks and other deposit takers have been active over the past couple of months trimming at-call and term deposit rates. Investors need to keep on top of how this is impacting their cash holdings. Recent cuts by the big…
The ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) is set to open higher, China and Australia trade tensions to ease, Xero reports and more.
Australia’s ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) index climbed slightly higher last week adding 0.25% for the week in spite of rising trade tensions with China, plus the worst trading week in the US for two months, falling 2.6%.
Now, this article was a very difficult one for me to write. I must disclose that I have been a non-believer of the Afterpay story from the beginning. I simply could not understand how a modern-day layby business that makes slim margins could be the next Pay Pal or Visa, yet the company has been…
Here’s everything ASX investors need to know on Friday morning…
