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    Why it’s time for ETF investors to stop tracking the ASX 200

    Fundamentals still count. Shares can rise and fall quickly on a piece of news, and it’s not passive funds that are driving that price action.

    • Arian Neiron

    Yesterday

    Shares were set to end the week lower.

    US equities drop as selling pressure persists

    The S&P 500 posted its worst week since April as investors continue to shift from this year’s winners to its laggards.

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    • Timothy Moore

    This Month

    Chaos across Melbourne as hospitals, airport, supermarkets hit

    Shares retreat below 8000 points. APRA relents on Westpac. Lifestyle Communities pulls guidance. Netflix’s profit surges. ECB holds rates. Copper, gold, oil fall. Follow here.

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    • Timothy Moore, Tom Richardson, Joanne Tran and Joshua Peach
    Research by Professor Hendrik Bessembinder found that 59 per cent of US companies were a drag on investor wealth between 1925 and today, and just 4 per cent of companies accounted for the net wealth creation in that period.

    Time to sell stars like CBA and Nvidia? History says be careful

    More market watchers are getting worried the stars of this rally are starting to fade. But new research says big winners tend to keep winning. 

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    • James Thomson
    The Chanticleer podcast features James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald.

    No party for ASX at 8000 | CFMEU scandal spreads | Twiggy’s green hydrogen blow

    This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James and Anthony discuss the subdued reaction to the ASX hitting a historic high, react to recent CFMEU coverage, and explore Fortescue’s revised green hydrogen plans.

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    The momentum in US small caps has so far failed to translate to the ASX small cap sector.

    ASX small caps miss out on ‘Great Rotation’ on rate worries

    The gains in US small caps have further to run, say strategists, but Aussie investors shouldn’t hold their breath for a knock-on rally closer to home.

    • Joshua Peach
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    ASX dives; Trump to accept nomination; Penthouse fetches $12m

    Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.

    Many Australian investors might perceive small and mid-cap companies as small-scale operations, but the reality is quite different on a global scale.

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    The New York Stock Exchange.

    ASX to tumble, Wall St extends losses

    Australian shares are set to drop more than 1pc at the open. US stocks reversed early gains though Nvidia rebounded. Volatility leaps to three-month-high.

    • Timothy Moore
    Xi Jinping and Donald Trump appear to be on a collision course.

    Nvidia crash shows dark side of the Trump trade

    Donald Trump’s comments on Taiwan added to a global sell-off in computer chipmakers. The episode has three big lessons for investors. 

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    • James Thomson
    Shawn Lee.

    SG Hiscock offloads retailers and buys these small caps instead

    Small caps manager Shawn Lee explains why he’s bearish on the consumer discretionary sector and names a Kiwi-based retirement living operator as a stock he thinks is cheap.

    • Joanne Tran
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    Jobless rate rises; COVID-hit Biden signals exit; Trump hurts Nvidia

    Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.

    The ASX 200 is set to open lower after sharp falls in the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500.

    Tech sector plunges; traders lift bets on interest rate increase

    Jobless rate edges higher in line with expectations, job gains beat forecasts. Domino’s cuts guidance. Telix lifts sales forecasts. Nasdaq posts worst day since 2022. Follow here.

    • Timothy Moore, Tom Richardson, Sarah Jones, Joshua Peach and Joanne Tran
    The New York Stock Exchange.

    ASX to fall, Nasdaq tumbles as semiconductor stocks plunge

    Australian shares are set to open lower. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite shed 2.8pc amid a sell-off in semiconductor stocks. Nvidia shed 6.6pc.

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    • Timothy Moore
    China sent a record number of warplanes across a US-drawn boundary in the Taiwan Strait earlier this month.

    Geopolitics tops inflation as key market risk: global fund managers

    The “perception” of geopolitical risk is a net 88 per cent above normal, and at its highest since November 2022, according to a Bank of America metric.

    • Timothy Moore
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    The S&P/ASX 200 surpassed 8000 points for the first time on Monday.

    Investors size up ASX small caps as Wall Street pops

    With the US central bank looking like it will begin cutting rates, smaller stocks there have been on a tear. The same could happen in local equities.

    • Sarah Jones and Joshua Peach
    Ark’s Cathie Wood is betting big on Tesla.

    Why Ark’s Cathie Wood is betting big on Tesla

    The fund manager is banking on Elon Musk’s move into robotaxi’s will be a catalyst for a roughly 10-fold increase in Tesla’s share price

    • Bei Hu
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    ASX hits record; Burke moves on CFMEU; Accolade to buy Pernod

    Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.

    Investors just keep pushing sharemarkets higher. But there are signs of fragilty.

    Stocks just keep rising, but bonds are flashing a big warning

    Wall Street’s rally is grinding on, and now seems to be broadening out. However, beneath the surface, there are signs of fragility that shouldn’t be ignored.

    • James Thomson
    Local shares are set to open higher, following Wall Street’s advance.

    ASX resets record as property, tech rally; gold stocks climb

    Shares extend advance above 8000 points; BHP breaks iron ore export record, promises copper lift; Cettire flags revenue, customers ahead of FY24 report; gold climbs to record; New Zealand Q2 inflation slows, keeps rate cuts on the table. Follow updates here.

    • Timothy Moore, Joanne Tran, Joshua Peach and Sarah Jones