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Qantas posts $1.4b profit, Domino’s Pizza plunges on lower sales and consortium revises Origin Energy bid
After $7 billion-worth of losses over three years, Qantas (ASX: QAN) revealed on Thursday it was back in the black with a record underlying before tax profit of $1.4 billion for the December half. The record profit compares to a $1.3 billion loss in the same period in 2021. Qantas chief executive officer Alan Joyce […]
Cochlear rejects ACCC’s concerns over Oticon Medical acquisition, Santos loses Barossa offshore drilling appeal and Beach Energy submits counterproposal
Australia’s competition watchdog, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) declared it has “significant preliminary competition concerns” regarding Cochlear’s (ASX: COH) proposed $170 million acquisition of Oticon Medical. Cochlear and Oticon Medical manufacture and distribute non-surgical bone conduction devices, surgical bone anchored devices, and cochlear implant hearing devices. The ACCC released a statement fearing the […]
Where to buy defensive stocks at the right price
If the coronavirus were an Olympic athlete, it would be smashing the best-ever marathon time by taking a sneaky short cut, or else heaving to a weightlifting record with a belly full of steroids. Yep – the vexatious virus is not playing by the rules, which puts paid to the notion that ‘recovery’ stocks such […]
What’s on the menu for fast food investors?
Australian retail investors have been prevented from taking a decent bite out of the fast food sector to date, which is a pity given its proven resilient qualities. Market leader McDonald’s is listed in the US, but not here, while Red Rooster and Hungry Jack’s are privately owned. KFC’s ownership is more complex. According to […]