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Profit collapse CommentsPremiumInvestors brace for retail hit ahead of border reopening

Investors are bracing for more downgrades from listed retailers after Wesfarmers underlined the trading threat posed by February’s border reopening by revealing a profit collapse at its Kmart and Target stores.

Sean Smith

Great Southern onto high grade gold at Amy Clarke

Great Southern Mining has hit high grade gold at the Southern end of its Amy Clarke prospect in WA. Drilling intersections correlate with gold in soil anomalies and set the scene for a renewed hunt for grade.

Matt Birney

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Looking aheadCommentsPremiumAgility the tech sector’s greatest weapon against COVID

With WA’s border set to reopen on February 5, and the ongoing talent squeeze leaving businesses unable to fill positions, Perth’s tech founders say it’s more important than ever to stay agile.

Caitlin Paroczai

Caeneus to relaunch US lithium hunt

With the lithium market heating up exponentially, Caeneus Minerals has abandoned its thoughts of potentially selling its lithium brine projects in the USA in favour of further exploration.

Matt Birney

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ADX flags February test of Anshof-3 oil and gas discovery

ADX Energy is planning a production test of its Anshof-3 oil and gas discovery in Austria after demobilising its RED E-200 drilling rig following the cementing of the final seven inch section of drill casing.

Matt Birney

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Covid-19Woolies hit by another blow

Already battling supply chain and staff shortage nightmares, the supermarket giant has had to make a big call about a major supplier.

Emily Cosenza

Askari pegs new Pilbara lithium ground

Askari Metals has snapped up over 1700 square kilometres of potentially prospective lithium ground in WA’s Pilbara region after lodging a series of exploration licence applications.

Matt Birney

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Room to moveCommentsPremiumTight supply could drive oil prices even higher

The world’s biggest independent oil trader says crude oil prices, already up more than 10 per cent this year, could rise even further because of tight supplies.

Paul Wallace and Elizabeth Low

Five burning questions about solar for business

Now more than ever, businesses are engaging in renewable energy sources and looking to offset those operational costs whilst reducing their carbon emissions.

Synergy Commercial SolarReturn

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MarketsRetailers propel ASX higher

Consumer stocks led the ASX higher, including Wesfarmers despite reporting a Kmart and Target sales slump, while a market debutante tanked spectacularly.

Rebecca Le May

WagesPremiumJobs with more chance of a pay rise

Wages are expected to finally grow faster than prices next year. Here’s a list of the jobs that will see the biggest increase.

Rebecca Le May and Ellen Ransley

White Cliff kicks off Reedy South gold drilling program

White Cliff Minerals has kicked off its first pass drill program at the company’s Cracker Jack prospect, which is part of its Reedy South gold project in the highly prospective Meekatharra-Cue goldfields of WA.

Matt Birney

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WealthRevealed: Group to win during Covid

One group of people enjoyed a staggering spike in their wealth while Covid-19 made the majority of people worse off.

Rebecca Le May

AVZ starts trading on North American OTCQX market

AVZ Minerals is now a dual listed company after its shares commenced trading on the US OTCQX financial exchange. The company says the listing capitalises on US interest in its Manono lithium and tin project.

Matt Birney

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Crypto craze CommentsAustralian Open serves up NFT digital collectibles

The Australian Open has jumped on one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency crazes by launching a series of non-fungible tokens of coveted tennis memorabilia.

Kate Purnell

Big billCommentsPremiumSouth32 faces project blowout to $2.4b in US metals chase

The miner says additional dewatering and material costs have lifted the bill for its Hermosa base metals mine to $US1.7b ($2.4b), with some analysts saying the project doesn’t stack up.

Sean Smith

CNBCCommentsPremiumCan robo-advisors replace a human financial advisor?

Robots want to be your next financial advisor, but is a robo-advisor right for all investors? Is a human better-equipped for the task of money management and financial planning?

Greg Iacurci

ASIC alertCommentsPremiumWatchdog warns DIY super target of crypto scammers

The corporate watchdog fears floggers pushing a switch to self-managed superannuation funds so people can punt retirement savings on high-risk cryptocurrency plays.

Neale Prior

RetailBig change coming to Kmart stores

The huge impact of the Delta and Omicron outbreaks on Kmart and Target has been laid bare, but there’s one store that’s overperformed.

Rebecca Le May

CNBCVideoCommentsPremiumWATCH: How US fell behind in global lithium race

The US has a lithium supply problem. Nearly every major automaker has announced a transition to electric vehicles. In order to power all of these EVs, it needs batteries — lots of them. But from where? 

Jeniece Pettitt

BusinessCommentsChina GDP grows faster than expected

The world's second-largest economy expanded by four per cent in the fourth quarter, which beat analyst expectations, with GDP growing 8.1 per cent in 2021.

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MarketsASX manages gains after China rate cut

Investors have raised the ASX a little after China's central bank cut loan rates on more signs of a slowing economy.

Steven Deare

politicsPremiumScoMo’s new big name recruit

Scott Morrison is hoping a familiar face will help boost support for the coalition at the upcoming federal election.

Courtney Gould

Offshore heistComments‘Gas-fired robbery’: WA LNG projects cheating Aussies out of tax royalties

The tax windfall from LNG that should go to Australians is being given away in a 'gas-fired robbery' at a time the community most needs revenue, experts say.

Marion Rae