Australia’s economic growth, as measured by the ABS-compiled chain volume GDP statistics that adjust for price increases, edged higher by a lower than expected 0.2 per cent in the March 2025 quarter. The accompanying ABS-prepared commentary noted that extreme weather events dampened domestic demand and reduced exports. It added that weather impacts were particularly evident
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A Transformative $14 Billion Merger In a bold move that will reshape Australia’s industrial and investment sectors, Washington H. Soul Pattinson (ASX:SOL) and Brickworks (ASX:BKW) have agreed to a transformative merger that will create a new $14 billion ASX-listed entity. The deal will dismantle their long-standing cross-shareholding and replace it with a unified, more investable
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TruScreen Group Limited (NZX/ASX:TRU), a medical device company focused on real-time cervical cancer screening, has raised NZ$2.35 million from a share placement that drew strong interest from investors across Asia, including some new investors from Singapore and Hong Kong. These additional funds will be used to advance the company’s AI-powered cervical cancer detection technology amid
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WiseTech Global (ASX:WTC) has taken a decisive step toward cementing its position as a leading force in global logistics technology, announcing a binding agreement to acquire US-based e2open (NYSE:ETWO) for an enterprise value of US$2.1 billion. The acquisition is poised to transform WiseTech’s global reach and accelerate its vision of becoming the operating system for
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RBA benchmark rate is cut by 25 basis points at the May Board meeting As was widely expected by all and sundry, the RBA’s benchmark interest rate was reduced by 25 basis points to 3.85% at the 19-20 May RBA Board meeting. Policy makers even briefly considered whether a 50 basis point cut was an
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Expanding Western Australia’s Gold Processing Capacity The Australian resources sector has gained fresh momentum as Saunders International Limited (ASX:SND) announced a significant contract win. The $27 million agreement, awarded by Primero, marks Saunders’ continued involvement in enhancing operations at Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines (KCGM), one of Western Australia’s iconic mining sites. This contract will see
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