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ASX shares have been reporting some impressive growth numbers today. Here are five ASX shares that caught my eye and I’ll be watching going forward. 1. Whispir Ltd (ASX: WSP) Communication platform Whispir – which assists governments and companies communicate with stakeholders – recorded a 70.4% uplift in revenue for the first half of FY22. The business is…

This most simple of quotes is likely to be tested in the coming months after what can only be described as a bumper year for commodities. Seen as one of the few true inflation hedges, professional and amateur investors have been pouring into everything from energy to iron ore, lithium and rare earths in the…

The BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) share price is rising after the ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) resources giant reported a giant half-year dividend in its result. BHP’s strong HY22 result BHP revealed that its profit soared in the first six months of FY22 to 31 December 2021. It said that continuing operations profit from operations rose 50% to US$14.8 billion, with underlying EBITDA rising by…

In the weird and wonderful world of cryptocurrency, almost every day a new buzz-word is added to our vocabulary to reflect the fast changing scene. For example, NFT, or non-fungible token, was made the Word of the Year by Collins Dictionary in 2021. For those that don’t know, NFTs are certificates that prove you own…

The REA Group Limited (ASX: REA) share price has risen after net profit went up more than 30% in the first half of FY22. REA Group owns stakes in several digital real estate businesses, with the key asset being realestate.com.au. FY22 half-year result Highlights from the core operations for the six months to 31 December 2021, compared to…

The team at Plato Investment Management is confident the year ahead is going to be a good one. Global shares are tipped to rise, following what was a strong 2021.  The team recently released a report showing that dividend income was on the rise. According to the report, “North America & Japan were relatively flat,…

Australia’s very own home-grown semiconductor company, BrainChip Holdings (ASX:BRN), has more than doubled in price in 2022 so far, as investors lap-up news including that of a new US patent, the eighth patent the company has secured since 2008.  BrainChip bills itself as the world’s first and only commercial producer of neuromorphic artificial intelligence chips….

Australia remains somewhat unique in offering every member of the population the ability to control the investment of their life savings. While not perfect, it clearly remains one of the preferred options, particularly for retirees. You would naturally expect, given the explosion in accessibility and falling costs, that global equities would be as prevalent in…

Thanks in part to the pandemic, employers have sufficient awareness of mental health problems in the workforce, their human and economic costs. Now is the time for programs to solve them. A multi-country multi-industry webinar last week (December 9) looked at how employers should learn from the impact of covid-19 and put in place processes…