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Weekly Wrap: AI Margin Squeeze Hits Software Peers as ASX Slips, Yet Week Ends Higher
ASX slips 1.4% as AI fears squeeze software margins; yet the week climbs 2.4% on bank strength and gold rebound.
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Is Graphene Technology Starting to Pay Off?
Graphene moves from lab to fab as ASX players near commercialisation; Sparc's ecosparc drives 60% anti-corrosion gains and field trials with majors.
SmallCaps Heads to RIU Explorers Conference in Fremantle
SmallCaps heads to RIU Explorers in Fremantle for exclusive interviews, on-the-ground insights and catalysts in gold, critical minerals and battery metals.
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.
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The 10 Stocks to Watch On the Market Rebound
RBA hawkish stance fuels selective market rebound; discipline and balance-sheet strength win. Top ASX names to watch: TCO, ORI, GNP, PRN, IGL, KOV, NEM, EMR.
Teaching Your Children to Use the Financial Playground
Early super choices for kids can add a million to retirement; teach risk vs reward and delayed gratification in the financial playground.
The Weekly Finger: Seahawks by 18, Planes in the Air, and Markets Pretending not to Notice
Markets quiet on geopolitics, yet 100+ US C-17s repositioning hints at rising risk; optionality priced in, energy bid, and uranium upside looming.
How to Escape a Mountain of Junk Debt
Australian households drowning in over $1m junk debt as rates rise; 100 suburbs now exceed $1m in debt, signaling looming financial pain.
Weekly Wrap: ASX 200 slides 2% as froth indicators deepen global pullback
ASX 200 skids 2% as Bitcoin froth indicators fade and AI concerns weigh on tech and miners; weekly loss 1.8%.
Argentina and US Ink Historic Critical Minerals Deal: The ASX Lithium Plays Set to Benefit
Argentina-US critical minerals deal boosts ASX lithium plays; Lake Resources and Galan Lithium poised for US-backed growth in 2027–28.
RBA Rate Hikes and BHP, NST, EVN, SVL, SFR & GMD
RBA hikes to 3.85%, signaling higher-for-longer policy; banks and growth stocks face pressure as a precious-metals rally prompts ASX hard-asset bets.
The Weekly Finger: Winning by Not Getting Cute
Markets pivot as US unveils a $12B strategic minerals stockpile; hard assets gain as supply chains become national security. What this means for ASX.