Loser Catastrophisers won the week
Friday’s stock trading in the US underlined how I got it right when I named today’s story about this week’s share market action as being driven by “loser catastrophisers”.
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Friday’s stock trading in the US underlined how I got it right when I named today’s story about this week’s share market action as being driven by “loser catastrophisers”.
This week, Peter Switzer is joined at the desk by special guest Adam Dawes of Shaw and Partners. Together, the pair breathe a collective sigh of relief at Nvidia, while also looking at some of the market's problem children who made the news recently for all the wrong reasons.
This latest market pullback provides an opportunity to revisit two older ideas.
In our “HOT” stock article, Michael Gable, Managing Director of Fairmont Equities, says Terracom (TER) is a tentative buy here for those willing to run a stop near 7.4 cents.
Will lithium stock Pilbara Minerals continue its amazing run? What do the brokers say about Technology One? Are there ETFs I can use to protect my portfolio, or even go short? Why isn’t Macquarie’s dividend fully franked?
The pessimist turns to the optimist one day and says 'well, at least things couldn't get any worse'. And the optimist turns to him and says 'oh yes it can!'. Is this most recent share market shake-up something to worry about? Or is it about to get worse?
Average target price increases outpaced cuts for the nineteenth consecutive week, while rises in average forecasts by analysts also exceeded falls.
Here are three stocks that are on the verge of making (or re-making, in two of the cases) the 100-cent milestone – and are poised to head higher.
For our “HOT” stock today, Raymond Chan, Head of Asian Desk, explains why Morgans has upgraded its recommendation for REA Group (REA) to ACCUMULATE, with a $247 price target.
Xero may have paid too much for its recent acquisition Melio – that happens. While fund managers don’t want a bar of it, the brokers are still fans. Let’s look at Xero’s half year profit result (to 30 September 2025) and see whether this ‘darling’ is back in the “buy” zone.
AI is having an impact on stock markets but is this all BS or a market bet worth making?
It’s been a tricky week for stock players with the tailwinds that have been driving share prices to all-time highs starting to face some countervailing headwinds.
Here are three thematic investing ideas that I believe have further gains ahead this decade.
In our “HOT” stock article, Michael Gable, Managing Director of Fairmont Equities, says gold has made another breakout that should result in another strong rally and the gold price should be ready to head higher again.
Can I invest offshore in an ETF without investing in the USA? Have the brokers gone bearish on ProMedicus? What happened to ANZ’s target price following the release of its full year results? How can I participate in ANZ’s DRP now that a discount will apply?
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