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The latter half of 2021 and the majority of 2022 have been among the most challenging periods for investors in several decades. The traditional balanced portfolio, defined as one that holds 40 per cent of assets in government bonds and 60 per cent in indexed equities, is on track for the sixth-worst beginnings to a year in the last century.

Three new tiers will be added to Queensland’s coal royalty structure from July 1 as the Palaszczuk government attempts to take a bigger slice of the recent spike in coal prices.

After initially soaring as high as $161, the Domino’s Pizza Enterprises (ASX: DMP) share price has crashed back to earth. So why has the market turned sour on Domino’s?

The REA Group Limited share price has slumped 37% in 2022 and now trades below its pre-pandemic levels. With the share price approaching $100, investors are asking if now is the time to buy, hold, or sell?

Emanuel Datt, chief investment officer and founder of Datt Capital, presents his views on Latitude’s bid for Hum Consumer Finance.

Fast fashion jewellery shouldn’t be a lucrative market. Yet Lovisa Holdings Ltd has grown sales by 30% per annum for the past decade, with its store count increasing 12-fold. Over 70% of its outlets now reside outside Australia, with an ambitious plan to take its success across Europe and North America.

If there was one word to summarise the relationship between the big four banks and interest rates, it would be volatile. In March, the banks rallied after the Reserve Bank of Australia shifted its dovish rhetoric and signalled imminent rate rises to combat inflation. Now with the RBA acting on those increases by most recently passing a 50 basis point increase, big four shares are tumbling over themselves.

From its infancy to now, the Exchange Traded Products (ETP) market has been growing exponentially, with 2021 becoming a record year for flows despite the COVID-19 pandemic. What started with about 126 products, has quickly grown to more than 266 products in the Australian market alone.

Both the Australian and US markets have seen a modest rebound towards the end of the week, however, it’s a little too early to say whether the sell-off is over. This week brokers have issued a series of upgrades and Buy recommendations.

It’s every Australian’s dream to win a division one jackpot. While your odds of that are pretty slim, you can now benefit from lotteries in another way. Last week The Lottery Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLC) – which owns brands including Tattslotto, Powerball and Ozlotto in addition to Keno outlets – was listed as a standalone…

A rollercoaster wouldn’t do justice to the ride Appen Ltd (ASX: APX) shareholders have been on lately. In fact, it’s more like an avalanche, with a temporary reprieve on the way down. After missing internal and external forecasts over the past two years, the Appen share price is down a staggering 84%. In 2020 it…

If you’ve been following the Nickel price, you will have seen the craziness that took place in early March just after war broke out in Ukraine. The London Metal Exchange (LME) cancelled nickel trading after an unprecedented 250% price rise was triggered by Western sanctions against Russia. The price surged to hit US$101,365 a tonne,…