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Over the past few decades, major Australian media companies have slowly declined as many more individuals take to the internet and social media for their daily news. The Australian government must be applauded for the recent agreements with both Google ... More

Over the last few weeks, the Aussie sharemarket has been grinding higher and last week hit a new yearly high. Better than expected economic data is supporting this rally, with the unemployment rate falling further than expected, while the majority (91%) ... More

In times of crisis, it seems that governments around the world are more than happy to continue to dish out ever-increasing stimulus packages to solve the problem but are they just delaying the inevitable or are they spending our grandchildren's future? ... More

In what a US court judgement called "one of the biggest blunders in banking history", Citigroup mistakenly repaid $US900 million in loan principal to a consortium of lenders years before it was due. When Citi asked for it back the lenders and court ... More

The winds of change are coming to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), though when it comes to replacing CHESS, it's more of a slow breeze than a hurricane. For long-term investors, CHESS, the computerised Clearing House Electronic Sub-register ... More

Did you know that on average about 72 billion cyber attacks are being launched every single day? While the number is mind-boggling as it is, it could be just the tip of the iceberg, according to recent industry reports. Given the complexity and lightning ... More

Telstra maintaining its 8 cent dividend has been framed as odd due to the falling revenue the dividend accompanies, but experts have a different take. On its face, you can understand why a maintained dividend and falling revenue may seem like an odd ... More

Many listed Australian companies are making a comeback. You only have to look at the results this interim reporting season. Companies have typically performed positively in the six months to the end of December, which is reassuring after such a scary ... More

Extended periods of lockdown last year gave many of us the opportunity to go wild. The hair grew long and scruffy as did the beards. It was somewhat liberating, but for those who still had to front up as presentable on Zoom calls, they often had no ... More

Last week we saw a significant display of herd mentality, as masses of retail investors pushed up the price of the US stock, GameStop. This week retail investors turned their attention to silver, attempting to push this commodity to unprecedented highs. ... More