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Citing macroeconomic and market conditions, Zip Co Limited and Sezzle Inc have mutually agreed to terminate their previously announced merger.

Following the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to increase the cash rate by 50 basis point in June and July, a slowdown in the property market has been accelerated. According to some experts, shares in the big banks are vulnerable to a slowing housing market. But others say the big banks are undervalued and could benefit from expanding interest rate margins in the months ahead.

For Australian investors, the value of fully franked dividends will play a bigger part in client portfolios as dividend payments return to pre-pandemic levels. But that all depends on whether Australia has a soft or hard landing.

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) recently launched the S&P/ASX Agribusiness Index (XAG) to offer investors direct exposure to domestic public agribusinesses.

The Australian share market is tipped to fall by up to 9 per cent in 2022 but to rise 5 per cent to 8 per cent over 2023, according to new forecasts from CommSec. While share prices have fallen this year, Australian companies remain well cashed up and profits sit at record highs, which will help to drive gains next year

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.