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Inside Nikon’s Recent Struggles: 85 Billion Yen Loss
The Shrinking Camera Market Nikon’s core camera business has faced long-term structural challenges as the global market for digital cameras…
A Case Against California’s Wealth Tax
A one-time tax on mobile wealth won't solve a long-term spending problem.
Anthropic’s IPO Filing Signals A New Chapter For The AI Trade
Anthropic's confidential IPO filing may prove to be one of the most important moments in the current AI cycle, not…
Why BHP Might be Overvalued at Its Current Price?
BHP’s performance is closely tied to global commodity cycles, especially iron ore, copper, and coal. Over the past year, iron…
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How The Yield Curve Predicted Every Recession
Few indicators in finance have earned a reputation as powerful as the yield curve. For over half a century, an inverted Treasury yield curve has…
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Former PM Paul Keating Urges Labor To Hold Firm On Reforms
Former Prime Minister Paul Keating has urged Labor to resist pressure for major carve-outs to its proposed capital gains tax (CGT) reforms, arguing the reforms…
How JPMorgan Dominates Wall Street
While competitors struggled to survive financial crises, JPMorgan used them to grow. The result is the most powerful bank on…
Why UMG The Largest Music Company Rejected $65 Billion Takeover
Bill Ackman's pursuit of Universal Music Group wasn't really about music. It was about owning one of the world's most…
Corporate Governance Risk Investors Should Never Ignore
The resignation of KPMG's chief executive following controversy surrounding whistleblower allegations is more than just another corporate leadership story. For…
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The Australian sharemarket finished the week higher, with the ASX 200 gaining 0.55% across the week and jumping 1.62% on…
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A more constructive week for markets Australian markets delivered a far more constructive week, with…
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Short Sellers Tighten Their Hold on the ASX: What the Data Reveals About Market Risk
Short sellers are tightening their grip on the ASX as the year winds down, and…
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A Bounce, But Not a Clean Recovery Australian equities finally broke their losing streak, with…
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SpaceX IPO Could Become the Market’s Biggest Tech Event in Years
A public listing no longer feels theoretical For years, investors treated a potential SpaceX listing like financial folklore, always discussed,…
Markets Snap Out of the Rate-Cut Dream: Tech, Crypto and Small Caps Lead the Sell-Off
Markets Hit Reality Check The ASX joined a global rout on Friday as fading hopes for interest rate cuts triggered…
This Month in Venture Capital
What’s Driving Venture Capital in 2026 Venture capital in April 2026 is being shaped by one dominant force, AI is…
ASX Faces RBA Criticism Amid CHESS Cutover Release
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has delivered a sharp rebuke of ASX's clearing settlement operations, raising red flags over…
Nickel’s Rally Exposes the Fragile Future of Australia’s Producers
Nickel's sudden jump to a 15 month-high has injected a rare dose of optimism into a market that has spent…
2026-27 Budget Winners and Losers: Who Gains and Who Pays?
Every budget creates winners and losers, and Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ 2026–27 Federal Budget is no exception. While workers, motorists and…
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