PODCAST: Mark Pownall and Sean Cowan discuss markets jump, eviction moratorium, airline and media deals, Rob Scott, Crown Resorts, Pioneer Credit, and our special report on the past quarter's deals.
Since the early part of the year when the pandemic first hit China hard, it has exposed a sovereign risk that we were all acutely aware of but, due to expedience, had allowed to increase over recent d
One of the arguments against the current pandemic lockdown that we are experiencing is that the death rate from COVID-19 is smaller than other causes of mortality – death rates that we endure year aft
A schoolmate of mine who is now hunkered down in his home base in the US city of Chicago emailed me the graphics in this article showing how his modelling showed Australia was doing compared to the US
PODCAST: Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss markets settle, rent relief, JobKeeper legislation, interstate FIFO, Seven Group, Lumiere apartments approved, distillery distinction, and our Great for the State feature on WA's health system.
It is fascinating what you can find in our rich world of data if you have the time and inclination. Clearly there’s more of both than usual for some people these days.
OPINION: The big changes forced on the mining sector’s FIFO operations is a perfect example of how upheaval in business can present opportunities to improve when the crisis has passed.
In November 1942, Winston Churchill famously said the German defeat at El Alamein represented not the end of the war, or even the beginning of the end but, perhaps, the end of the beginning.
We are all getting used to having fresh data at our fingertips as we watch the pandemic unfold before our eyes and try to project today's numbers forward by a fortnight, working out the best- and wors
Farmers typically await the autumnal rains before they sow their seeds, planting ahead of the gloom and cold of winter. If goes well, a crop will emerge and grow over the next few months until it is ready for harvest.
PODCAST: Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss market volatility, rescue packages for federal and state, WA's hard border, Minderoo, tenant-landlord dilemma, project news, and house prices.
There are already some early signs of very clear winners and losers from the COVID-19 crisis, no matter how much we want to believe we are all in this together.
This is a big moment for capitalism in democracies, especially Australia, which sits somewhere between the genuine version of the US and virtual socialism across big parts of Europe.
Western Australian Kate Leeming recently embarked on a cycling expedition through the Andes in South America, but the pandemic cut this short and she had to make a mad scramble to get out of Bolivia before the borders were shut. Here’s her story:
PODCAST: Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss the market update, Nev Power, Premier's inner circle, leisure sector, retail, mining challenges, Woodside, and our special report on the pandemic impact on WA.
