Cannabidiol oil, more commonly referred to as CBD oil, received the green light from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for over-the-counter sales in Australian pharmacies from February 1. It’s a big step in making CBD oil mainstream. Products containing up to 150mg of cannabidiol (CBD) will now be able to be sold by pharmacists without…
Following on from our article “2021’s David vs Goliath battle,” the Reddit WallStreetBets army appears to be losing steam. Last week, they appeared to target Dogecoin, Silver, and now onto Bitcoin. Following the short-squeezing pump-and-dump of GameStop, it appears the army have moved into the crypto market, which is far less regulated than the stock…
With tensions rising in the South China Sea and regulatory pressure on the likes of Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) continuing to grow, the Chinese market is becoming an increasingly difficult one to navigate as Beijing seeks to exert itself on a global stage. China has long been seen as the investment darling, supported by an expanding…
This week Wall Street witnessed a real-life David vs Goliath story that played out like a scene from a Hollywood blockbuster movie. Wall Street hedge fund managers were caught off-guard by an army of amateur traders who congregated together via the online forum Reddit to play out a classic ‘short squeeze/pump and dump’ scheme to…
Since publishing our last article on Bitcoin madness (12th January), where Bitcoin ‘experts’ lobbed astronomical predictions of around $170k to $318k by the end of 2022, it looks like Bitcoin has disappointed in the short-term. The digital currency went on a mammoth bull run hitting A$52,000 around mid-January, up from $11,622 from the same time…
As we switch from 4G to 5G and smart devices begin to communicate with each other, data usage and consumption is expected to increase some 300%-1000% compared with 4G. And with extra data comes the urgent need to build data centre infrastructure to house, capture and analyse it. According to research house Gartner, Australian data…
In a year of bushfires, cheap money, a Presidential election and a global pandemic, investors were exposed to a rollercoaster ride of mixed emotions, panic selling and dizzying bouts of volatility. Reflecting back on calendar year 2020, it is interesting to see which group of companies outperformed. Large or small caps? Tech or healthcare? It…
Leading Australian equities fund manager, DNR Capital, has once again outperformed its benchmark for the month of December and finished the year on a high taking advantage of the pandemic and run up in the iron ore price. Whilst the ASX 200 Index was up 1.21% the DNR Capital High Conviction strategy managed to return…
Even though Lithium Boom II is well underway, there may still be time to jump on board the bandwagon and capture significant upside from battery material manufacturers. Despite some staggering company performance, it is clear that the future of the global economy is battery-powered, with investment required at a scale scarcely believable. The lithium boom…
The highly successful team at New York-based ARK Invest – led by CEO Catherine Wood, who many call the modern-day “growth” version of Warren Buffett – is launching a new space exploration ETF, under the code (NYSE: ARKX). The company is known for operating the largest actively managed ETF in the world – the Ark…
