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Weekly Wrap: ASX slips on war fears as earnings beat expectations buoy week
War fears nudge ASX 200 lower despite QBE's 21% profit surge; energy gains lift oil names, tech slumps; Guzman sinks below float.
ANZ Soars and AMP Sinks: Earnings Breakdown
ANZ delivers $1.9b cash profit in Q1, 3bp NIM uplift, and cost discipline driving outperformance as Feb earnings season kicks off (AMP results due).
CBA Up 8%: Double Down on NAB or Add Small Caps PPM, JDO?
CBA jumps 8% to above $171, reigniting the Big Four debate as rivals rally; strong profit, higher dividend, and rich multiples raise the risk-reward for banks.
Weekly Wrap: Markets edge as Rio-Glencore talks spark change in mining bid
Rio Tinto slides 6% on Glencore all-stock merger talks; BlueScope up 2% after rejecting a $30 offer. ASX 200 drifts -0.1% as deal news dominates.
Rio Tinto and Glencore confirm merger talks to form world's largest mining company
Rio Tinto and Glencore confirm talks on an all-share merger to create the world’s largest mining company, valuing the entity at about US$388B.
BlueScope Steel knocks back “cheap” $13.15B takeover bid
BlueScope rejects a $13.15B SGH/SDI takeover as cheap, saying it undervalues assets, growth and future dividends; unanimous board stands firm.
SGH and SDI Launch $13.15B Takeover for BlueScope via Scheme
SGH and SDI unveil a $13.15B BlueScope bid at $30/sh, 27% premium, seeking 100% via scheme; North American ops to SDI, Australia+RoW to SGH.
Boss Energy Targets New Well-Field Design to Optimise Honeymoon Operations after Strategic Review
A strategic review of Boss Energy’s (ASX: BOE) Honeymoon uranium project in South Australia has indicated an expected material deviation from the assumptions underpinning a 2021 enhanced feasibility study.
