04 May 2020 - The Australian share market opened lower this morning following continued US-China tensions and is now trading 0.3 per cent higher at noon. Lynas Corporation (ASX:LYC) has restarted its Lynas Malaysia plant.
04 May 2020 - Transurban (ASX:TCL) has confirmed COVID-19 traffic impacts were observable from early March.
04 May 2020 - Westpac (ASX:WBC) has deferred the decision on determining an interim dividend and no dividend will be paid in June 2020.
04 May 2020 - Contact (ASX:CEN) has confirmed that national grid operator Transpower will not be funding work to accelerate the Clutha-Upper Waitaki Lines Project.
04 May 2020 - Tower (ASX:TWR) has appointed Blair Turnbull as Chief Executive Officer.
04 May 2020 - The ASX looks set to open lower this morning as tensions once again increase between China and the US. Trump has mentioned tariffs for China as a renewed trade war seems inevitable. Back home a busy week lies ahead with a RBA Board meeting and quarterly Statement on Monetary Policy. And Afterpay (ASX:APT) is pleased to welcome Tencent Holdings as a substantial shareholder of Afterpay.
01 May 2020 - Negative sentiment from US markets flowed through the Australian market today. It opened in in the red and saw a steady decline throughout the day, finishing 5% lower. Maurice Blackburn Lawyers has launched a shareholder class action law suit against Australia’s biggest wine company, Treasury Wine Estates (ASX:TWE).
01 May 2020 - Acorn Capital, Head of Portfolio Implementation and Portfolio manager (Healthcare and Biotechnology sectors) Paul Palumbo looks the microcap sector and the recent market sell off and discusses the outlook for next 6 months and longer term.
01 May 2020 - The Australian share market opened lower following negative economic headwinds from the US and has continued to track lower in the first 2 hours of trade. All of the sectors are in the red, with Energy weighing heaviest on the market. Lifestyle and holiday communities provider, Ingenia Communities Group (ASX:INA) has successfully completed the institutional component of its $150 million placement.
01 May 2020 - South32 Group Operations (ASX:S32) has extended its airline services contract with Alliance Aviation Services (ASX:AQZ) for a further ten year (2020 to 2030).
