gas

With the new federal budget forecasting skyrocketing energy prices, the government is under increasing pressure to intervene. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has ruled out government handouts and is seeking regulatory solutions.

An erosion of trust has changed the investor psyche to one that prefers companies which generate cash profits with a long term focus, according to Schroder’s’ Martin Conlon.

OK, so you want to own a big global diversified bulk miner, to take advantage of the impending commodities boom – let’s take a look at the contenders, BHP and Rio Tinto. Here’s the tale of the tape. BHP (BHP, $36.35)Market capitalisation: $183.7 billionOne-year total return: +6.9%Three-year total return: +17.9% a yearFive-year total return: +14.2%…

A focus on oil and gas abandonment and implications for the ASX.