Tag: WES
Rocketing fertiliser prices forecast to continue amid war and surging cost of fuel
As the Russian and Ukraine war continues to play out, almost every sector is feeling the ripple effect, with energy prices among the first to surge, but fertiliser products and their raw ingredients a...
Huge battle brewing over the future direction of pharmacies in Australia
During the COVID-19 pandemic, a trip to the pharmacy became one of the few shopping highlights that was allowed during the many lockdowns.
However, it wasn’t just shoppers who were taking notice of...
Get bigger or pay money to shareholders – the choice facing companies
It has been a great time to be a shareholder with Australian companies increasingly stuffed with cash which they will now be looking to put to use.
Those shareholders may selfishly hope that a lot ...
Manganese: the next hot battery metal
Move over lithium, graphite, cobalt and copper: manganese is fast emerging as the next battery metal story to titillate investors.
The back story is similar: with manganese usage dominated by China...
Wesfarmers’ subsidiary Decipher licences Pointerra’s 3D data technology
Wesfarmers’ (ASX: WES) Decipher business will licence Pointerra’s (ASX: 3DP) 3D data technology to provide unique insights to customers across agriculture, waste and mining sectors.
According to Po...
Wesfarmers lines up Kidman Resources as latest takeover target
Kidman Resources (ASX: KDR) has become Wesfarmers’ (ASX: WES) latest takeover target after the conglomerate lobbed a $776 million bid for the advanced lithium explorer.
Today’s bid come less than t...
Wesfarmers eyes rare earths market with $1.5b takeover bid for Lynas Corp
Wesfarmers Limited (ASX: WES) has made a surprise $1.5 billion grab for rare earths miner Lynas Corporation (ASX: LYC), offering Lynas shareholders a cash price of $2.25 per Lynas share, representing ...
Wesfarmers shows it’s better off without Coles, rewards shareholders with special dividend
Wesfarmers (ASX: WES) is looking like a new and much more exciting company after it slimmed down and divested itself of Coles (ASX: COL).
It is not just the special dividend of $1 a share that acco...