BUSINESS

thursday 16 january 2025

falling household spending puts pressure on the reserve bank to cut interest rates. 

and more, including:

• relations between canberra and moscow hit a decade low on reports an australian soldier was executed in russia. 

• a new global report says too many people are being diagnosed with obesity, and it's not for health reasons. 

• plus telstra pushes into ai, a bidding war for one of australia’s oldest homebuilders, and the us regulator sues elon musk over his purchase of twitter.

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the aussie tech sector has been home to some impressive success stories - think wisetech global and xero. so what's to come for this sector, and how does an investor balance this with the us tech behemoths?

shaun weick, senior investment analyst at wilson asset management, talks to sean aylmer about his picks for the local tech sector.

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this is the fear and greed afternoon report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets, economy and world of business today, in just a few minutes. 

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wednesday 15 january 2025

finally some relief for renters across the country, with growth rates in rents now flat across the capital cities. 

and more, including:

• qantas delays flights to south africa, to avoid running into spacex debris

• the world’s third largest burger chain, wendy’s, set to open locally today

• plus consumer sentiment stays negative for the 35th month in a row

• hopes that a middle east ceasefire is close

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glp-1 drugs like ozempic and wegovy are some of the biggest developments in global health in years.

steve wheen, managing director, equity research at jarden, talks to sean aylmer about the investment opportunities associated with these drugs, and the potential risk to other companies in the healthcare sector.

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tuesday 14 january 2025

the federal government announces another $3b for the nbn, saying it will enable most homes and businesses to fully access high speed internet. 

and more, including:

• the share price of the big banks are sold down on the back of interest rate fears. 

• sales at myer disappoint, sending its share price down 15 per cent. 

• bidding war breaks out for wealth manager insignia financial

• and humanity’s largest gathering begins in india, where 400 million people are expected to congregate for a hindu festival

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lovisa stores are a common sight in any big shopping centre across the country. but how should investors think about lovisa as a company?

gaurav sodhi, deputy head of research at intelligent investor, talks to sean aylmer about lovisa's place in the market, and the economics of cheap jewellery.

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monday 13 january 2025

the aussie dollar hits its lowest level since the pandemic. 

and more, including:

• economists think that weaker than expected inflation might mean an interest rate cut next month. 

• opposition leader peter dutton hits the new year in full campaign mode. 

• plus the local sharemarket makes solid gains, star entertainment sits on the brink of administration, and meta ends its fact checking operations as it looks to get closer to donald trump. 

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all investors are familiar with apple, tesla, nvidia and the rest. so we've gone in search of some other international stocks that might be worth a look.

william liu, senior investment analyst at wam global, takes sean aylmer through six companies you may not have considered.

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classic cars are great to look at, even nicer to drive - but can you make money from them?

stefan von imhof from alternative investing community alts.co talks to sean aylmer about investing in cars like classic ferraris.

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