Lucy Battersby

Former business journo for The Age. Now Industry Analyst at the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).

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The ASX closed 0.5% lower today at 7139.5 points, the lowest it has been since June 2021. The #asx200 is down about 6% so far this month.
All the details here: https://t.co/hcALPR1qPx

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Markets Live is back from the summer break, bringing all the latest #asx news as it happens. And the latest from the Business team at #TheAge and the #SMH.

https://t.co/hcALPR1qPx

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@decryption It's Chess Depository Interests (CDIs) listed on the ASX, at a ratio of 3 CDIs per 1 common stock. It's fairly common - News Corp, ResMed, soon Square (for Afterpay investors) all do it.

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@Maxepmason Have you been reading 'Where's My hat?'

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ASX-listed car parts supplier Bapcor adding up the locked down days in the first quarter of 2021-22.

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ASIC has charged M2 Founder and former Vocus chairman Vaughan Bowen with two counts of insider trading, alleging he sold $25m worth of stock in June 2019 just hours before the rest of the market knew EQT had pulled its multi-billion offer.

https://t.co/R7hhPQoOOI

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@schetzer There is. It’s called JustWatch

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@AlexDruuuce just described it as "global entertainment and gadget giant Apple". It's both accurate and cutting.

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Victorians have had a tougher time with COVID-19 and it shows. Victoria is the light blue line, rest of Australia is dark blue.

(ABS asked how long before life gets back to what it was before COVID-19)

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The ASX200 closed at 7313 and is up more in the 2020-21 tax year than any other since it began in 2000.
During a pandemic 😷and a recession 👨‍💼the ASX gained more than it did during the 2006-07 mining boom, or the GFC recovery.

https://t.co/KR7Xpfd9rr

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@patrickdurkin It's because the Vic Gov't opened vaccinations to the age group that gets stuck with homeschooling!

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The S&P/ASX 200 is back above 7200 points and trading at the highest levels in history today. Follow the session on Markets Live
https://t.co/46xQMl5Dep

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@VaughanOffbeat I’m not in marketing. I cover the stock market so the share price is highly relevant. It’s trading on multiples usually seen in technology companies in the growth phase, not food retailers.

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I feel like Domino's Pizza might be taking itself a little too seriously. But then, shares are trading at $107 today....

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There was a brief moment in 2020 when first home buyers were borrowing more money than property
investors.

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Looks like the sector dominated by $APT and $ZIP was once an anti -consumerist movement. (spotted in an Op Shop this morning).

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@ConFrantzeskos Only if you never need to sell it.

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Impact of the RBA's latest QE program on the Australian Dollar. An immediate drop from US76.62c down to US76.19c

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The dilemma facing #asx listed company #kpt - it still can’t get millions of tones of burnt wood off an island.

https://t.co/hC1l5tVmx4

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Remember Howard-era managed investment scheme tax breaks? Well, the problems it caused are still going....

https://t.co/hC1l5tVmx4