The BNPL (Buy-Now-Pay-Later) space has investors divided, on one side there is a belief that it is the next big craze and will become the payment method of the future. On the other side, many think some of them have a runway too high on hype. The question remains can APT and Z1P grow earnings
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By now you have probably read numerous articles on Afterpay Touch (ASX: APT), the wonder stock of the ASX. It’s no surprise to see it gain so much attention; it has grown at breakneck speeds you’d typically only see in a penny stock. Some analysts believe this is a self-feeding monstrosity, that like Monty Python’s Mr.
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Normally investors shun speculative plays in times of market uncertainties, but that’s not been the case with ASX-listed life sciences stocks across the drug, diagnostics and device sectors. Naturally, the biotechs drawing a connection with fighting or detecting the virus – spurious or otherwise – have seen their valuations soar. Not that investor interest is
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Its not too late to buy precious metals With gold hitting all-time highs across the past week, many investors are asking: ‘have I missed the move?’ While it might seem like buying in now is buying in at the absolute peak, there are many reasons to believe that gold will keep rising. Indeed, the positive
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US earnings season is wrapping up and it’s been a wild one – with most of the S&P500 beating their expectations. This has provided the team at Emerald Financial with insights on which sectors have reported well and which have indicated strong guidance for next quarter. Most importantly – How will Australian companies report given
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Shoppers engaging in retail therapy despite the spectre of even more serious job losses and mounting evidence the virus is far from vanquished. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, retail sales rose 2.4 per cent for the month of June, to $29.7 billion. This was an 8 per cent rise on the previous June
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