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The Kogan.com Ltd (ASX: KGN) share price is currently down 13% after reporting a difficult six months in the first half of FY22. Kogan is one of the leading e-commerce platforms in Australia. It sells a wide array of goods like toys, electronics, clothes and appliances. Kogan also offers things like mobile and energy services. Kogan’s HY22 result Here…

An army of ASX shares has been updating the market today with their first-half results for FY22. Here are the seven I like the look of and are on my watch list. Keep up to date with the February 2022 reporting season calendar. 1. EML Payments Ltd (ASX: EML) The EML share price has fallen…

The Nasdaq 100 powered to all-time highs last year, driven by the famous “FANG+” stocks. Nasdaq Total Returns While making up just nine of the 100 stocks in the Nasdaq, the ten FANG+ stocks – Facebook (now called Meta Platforms, which ruins the acronym a touch), Amazon, Apple, Nvidia, Netflix, Google (which trades under the…

In the weird and wonderful world of cryptocurrency, almost every day a new buzz-word is added to our vocabulary to reflect the fast changing scene. For example, NFT, or non-fungible token, was made the Word of the Year by Collins Dictionary in 2021. For those that don’t know, NFTs are certificates that prove you own…

Start-up app CredShare has successfully raised $2.8 million on the back of its cutting-edge credentials platform, and how it has changed the lives of many users. What exactly do we mean when referring to credentials? It’s everything from university degrees, to post-graduate qualifications, to particular job requirements such as the responsible service of alcohol (RSA)…

Nick Griffin’s Munro Partners has launched a climate fund providing investors exposure to carbon solutions. Griffin says “We’ve reached this point where now its simply a cost-benefit analysis. And while the heating of the planet will slow over time, it’s clearly not on the trajectory that we need it to be. So what people and…

The REA Group Limited (ASX: REA) share price has risen after net profit went up more than 30% in the first half of FY22. REA Group owns stakes in several digital real estate businesses, with the key asset being realestate.com.au. FY22 half-year result Highlights from the core operations for the six months to 31 December 2021, compared to…

The Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS) share price is in focus after the ASX share announced it’s going to spend up to $1.6 billion on infrastructure. Telstra’s $1.6 billion infrastructure spending plan Australia’s largest telecommunications business has underlined its market position by announcing two infrastructure projects to support the nation’s digital economy and further improve connectivity. To…

Few companies represent the last two years of movement in stockmarkets better than Ark Invest. Under the leadership of Cathie Wood, the group went from close to zero, to hero amid the pandemic, only to be sold down heavily in the current tech selloff. Their approach is simple, take a very-long term view on the…

To say the last quarter of 2021 was eventful would be an understatement. Quality continues to pay off for patient investors, as does traditional “value”-seeking behaviour. In this article, we provide a short update on some of the ASX’s most popular stocks. CGF – Annuity provider and fixed income manager 4.0% 6.0% Challenger’s role as…

It didn’t take long for Microsoft (NYSE:MSFT) to pounce in 2022, with management announcing that it would be acquiring video game producer Activision Blizzard (NYSE:ATVI) for US$68.7 billion. Naturally, the news sent Activision’s share price jumping, in what was otherwise and extremely difficult market for all things technology. With a market capitalisation of over US$2…

Australia The Delta lockdowns in NSW and Victoria weren’t anywhere near as bad as expected for the economy, which fell by just 1.9 per cent in the September quarter, gaining 3.9 per cent over the year. Of greater concern was a significant fall in the iron ore price as China ramped-up pressure on its most-polluting…