Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX:TLS)

Markets weaken, Webjet raises $250m, lithium jumps as production ramps up The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) fell 0.3% to begin the week, struggling to overcome a weak overseas lead with a lack of material announcements for the local market. All eyes were on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s 60 Minutes interview overnight in which he highlighted that the US economy is…

ASX finished 0.7% higher, Crown (ASX:CWN) under offer, Fortescue (ASX:FMG) tanks The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) overcame a weak global lead to break a three day losing streak, adding 0.7% on Monday. Every sector was higher barring materials, with Fortescue Metals (ASX:FMG) dragging the sector lower, falling 4.3% on a further weakening of the iron ore price. Energy was by far the highlight,…

Telstra (ASX: TLS) – Shares closed the day +2.5 per cent on the back of a reasonable result and a series of amended growth targets. CEO Andy Penn delivered a result which was in line with guidance despite a fall in underlying earnings of 14.2 per cent to $3.3 billion. Similarly net profit fell 2.2…

Lockdown 3.0, ASX finishes 0.5% lower, Baby Bunting (ASX:BBN) riding COVID-19 boom The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) finished 0.6% lower on Friday, dragging the market to 0.5% for the week. The news of the day was the snap five-day lockdown in Victoria, which naturally sent the industrials sector to significant losses, Qantas (ASX:QAN) fell 4.8% and Webjet (ASX:WEB) 3.9%. Over the week, it…

A rare losing week for markets, Tyro (ASX:TYR) takes a hit, Afterpay (ASX:APT) overtakes Telstra (ASX:TLS) The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) finished flat on Friday, sending the index to its first negative week in over a month, down 0.6%.  Afterpay Ltd (ASX:APT) was once again the standout, moving 10.0% higher and overtaking Telstra Corporation (ASX:TLS) as it moved to a market capitalisation…

It is often said that when the market takes a hit, that’s the best time to invest, and the COVID-19 pandemic is no different. Since the beginning of this pandemic, 2020 calendar year dividend expectations for the ASX 200 have fallen from ~$73bn to ~$58bn, which is broadly the same level of dividends that were…

The venerable AT&T, with its beginnings traced back to Alexander Graham Bell in 1877, is the Telstra of the United States. It is the largest provider of mobile and fixed telephone services, not only in the US, but in the world, going by total revenue. AT&T also provides Pay-TV services through DirecTV. So, you could…

On the ASX, shares of Platinum Asset Management Ltd (ASX: PTM) and Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS) are a popular dividend ‘stalwart’ that every income-focused investor knows and follows. 

Here’s what Australian financial planners and advisers need to know on Thursday morning…