21 Jul 2020 - The Australian share market rose at the open and continued to rally throughout the day closing 2.6 per cent up at the end of trade. JobKeeper payments have been extended until March 2021 although both JobKeeper and JobSeeker wages will be reduced after September. Dreamworld's parent company Ardent Leisure (ASX:ALG) has been charged over the 2016 Thunder River Rapids Ride tragedy that killed four people.
21 Jul 2020 - The ASX rallied on the news the government will extend its Jobkeeper allowance until at the end of September to $1200 a fortnight for full-time workers and to $750 for part-time workers, down from the current single rate of $1500. The scheme is being extended until March 28 next year. The local bourse is tracking 1.2 per cent higher at noon.
21 Jul 2020 - The ASX looks set to open higher this morning following vaccine hopes. The Morrison government is set to continue the JobKeeper and JobSeeker emergency payments for another six months, but both will be at a reduced rate. Global banks look to expand to Taiwan as they look to move away from Hong Kong. Respiri (ASX:RSH) has executed a merchant services agreement with Zip Money Payments, a wholly owned subsidiary of Zip Co Limited (ASX:Z1P).
20 Jul 2020 - The Australian share market closed 0.5 per cent lower at the end of trade. Fears of a second NSW lockdown surface. Eclipx Group (ASX:ECX) has sold accident loan car provider Right2Drive for less than half the price of their original purchase.
20 Jul 2020 - The Australian share market crawled up at the open before sliding down and is now trading 0.6 per cent lower at noon. Catapult Group (ASX:CAT) has reported it generated net free cash of $9 million in FY20.
20 Jul 2020 - Following mixed results on US markets overnight, the ASX looks set to open slightly higher this morning. NSW reported 18 new Covid-19 cases yesterday. Tighter restrictions loom with Victoria recording 363 new cases yesterday and no clear sign that numbers are decreasing. Civmec (ASX:AJM) announced its subsidiary Civmec Construction & Engineering has lodged a writ and statement of claim against Altura Lithium Operations.
17 Jul 2020 - The Australian share market rose in early trade, slumped mid-session as the reintroduction of some pandemic restrictions weighed on the market, then jumped in the last half an hour of trade to close 0.4 per cent higher. Over the week, the market has gained 114 points or 1.9 per cent. Cedar Woods Properties (ASX:CWP) forecasts that its 2020 financial year net profit after tax is expected to be in the range of $20 to $21...
17 Jul 2020 - After some promising early trade, the ASX200 changed course and has lost 0.04 per cent over the morning. This redirection comes as new COVID-19 cases in Victoria are tipped to reach 400 today; and New South Wales reintroduces some restrictions.
17 Jul 2020 - Aussie shares are set to edge higher at the open despite falls in international markets overnight. Fears of another coronavirus wave continue to weigh on international markets. Meanwhile US retail sales jumped 7.5 per cent in June following an 18.2 per cent rise the previous month. Netflix's (NASDAQ: NFLX) quarterly report disappointed investors, with shares sinking 10 per cent in New York as the company scrambles to create fresh content and grow its subscriber base.
16 Jul 2020 - After an optimistic slight rise at the open the ASX closed 0.7% lower. Shares in Whitehaven Coal (ASX:WHC) and Cooper Energy (ASX:COE) did well today. Shares in the Breville group fell lower. DGO Gold (ASX:DGO) has entered into an agreement with SensOre to acquire a 40 per cent equity interest in SensOre’s subsidary Yilgarn Exploration Ventures for $4 million.
