24 Feb 2021 - It has been a negative day of trade for the ASX. After opening in the red the local bourse failed to gain momentum. Tech stocks dragged on the market today - Appen (ASX:APX) shares are down over 12%. At the closing bell the S&P/ASX 200 index closed 61 points lower, or 0.9% lower to finish at 6,778.
24 Feb 2021 - Shaw and Partners Chief Investment Officer Martin Crabb provides an update on the global economy, US stimulus packages, rising bond yields and their implications for investors.
24 Feb 2021 - In the first half FY2021 Bega Cheese (ASX:BGA) reported profit after tax was $21.7 million, an increase of $13.2 million or 154 per cent on the last half.
24 Feb 2021 - The ASX opened lower following mixed leads from Wall Street and is now tracking 0.4% lower at noon, that’s 29 points down at 6,810. Bega Cheese (ASX:BGA) shares are up after they reported profit after tax was up 154% on the last half. And Eagers Automotive (ASX:APE) appoints a new CEO.
24 Feb 2021 - In the first half FY2021 Bega Cheese (ASX:BGA) reported profit after tax was $21.7 million, an increase of $13.2 million or 154 per cent on the last half.
24 Feb 2021 - Hearing solutions company Cochlear (ASX:COH) has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance and CE Mark accreditation for the new Cochlear Baha 6 Max Sound Processor.
24 Feb 2021 - Scentre Group (AXS:SCG) report a full-year loss of $3.7 billion, from a profit of $1.18 billion a year ago.
24 Feb 2021 - Stay-at-home consumers have helped push Woolworth’s (ASX:WOW) profit’s up 15.9 per cent to $1.14 billion for the half year.
24 Feb 2021 - Following mixed leads from US markets, the ASX looks set to open lower this morning. The US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell says recovery is ‘far from complete.’ He also reiterated that the central bank planned to keep up low interest rates and large-scale bond buying. The tech sell-off continues with the NASDAQ continuing to be hit. And Seven West Media (ASX:SWM) has signed a Letter of Intent to provide news content to Facebook.
23 Feb 2021 - Social media giant Facebook has agreed to lift its ban on Australian news content. Rising commodity prices continued to be the stimulant for the energy and mining rally, with BHP (ASX:BHP) and Oil Search (ASX:OSH) all edging higher. Industrial property investment heavyweight Centuria Industrial REIT (ASX:CIP) has successfully snapped up a modern warehouse in the north-western Sydney suburb of Bella Vista.
