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It’s been a relatively difficult two years for market darling CSL Limited. Despite the lacklustre recent performance, here are five reasons to be bullish on CSL.

This time last year, BWX Limited was a small-cap fundie favourite, growing a portfolio of skincare brands including Sukin, Nourished Life, Andalou Naturals, Flora & Fauna and Mineral Fusion. Today, it’s a pariah. Here are three lessons every investor can take away from the downfall of BWX.

Cinemas operators have faced significant challenges over the past five years, primarily due to the impact of Covid and its many lockdowns. Intensifying competition from Netflix and other streaming services has also negatively affected industry demand. According to IBISWorld, industry operators have responded by investing in new equipment and promoting new experiences to attract patrons back to cinemas.

Collins Foods (ASX:CKF) has posted a better-than-expected profit result for the financial year, which has pushed the share price up more than 11 per cent.

A look at some of the broker calls following the end of “confession season” where listed companies seek to get guidance and upgrades out ahead of their full-year reports.

The S&P/ASX 200 Index is considered to be one of the benchmark Australian indexes. Most will know what the index represents. However, the composition, such as sector and company weightings, may surprise even seasoned investors.

The latter half of 2021 and the majority of 2022 have been among the most challenging periods for investors in several decades. The traditional balanced portfolio, defined as one that holds 40 per cent of assets in government bonds and 60 per cent in indexed equities, is on track for the sixth-worst beginnings to a year in the last century.

Three new tiers will be added to Queensland’s coal royalty structure from July 1 as the Palaszczuk government attempts to take a bigger slice of the recent spike in coal prices.

After initially soaring as high as $161, the Domino’s Pizza Enterprises (ASX: DMP) share price has crashed back to earth. So why has the market turned sour on Domino’s?

The REA Group Limited share price has slumped 37% in 2022 and now trades below its pre-pandemic levels. With the share price approaching $100, investors are asking if now is the time to buy, hold, or sell?

Emanuel Datt, chief investment officer and founder of Datt Capital, presents his views on Latitude’s bid for Hum Consumer Finance.

Fast fashion jewellery shouldn’t be a lucrative market. Yet Lovisa Holdings Ltd has grown sales by 30% per annum for the past decade, with its store count increasing 12-fold. Over 70% of its outlets now reside outside Australia, with an ambitious plan to take its success across Europe and North America.