The Australian economy grew by 0.8% in Q4 2025, up from 0.5% in Q3 and exceeding expectations of 0.6%, marking the 17th quarter of growth, driven mainly by strong domestic demand from both private and public sectors. Annually, GDP grew 2.6%, above forecasts of 2.2% and the fastest increase in nearly three years. Separately, the S&P Global Australia Services PMI Business Activity Index fell to 52.8...
The Australian economy grew by 0.8% in Q4 2025, up from 0.5% in Q3 and exceeding expectations of 0.6%, marking the 17th quarter of growth, driven mainly by strong domestic demand from both private and public sectors. Annually, GDP grew 2.6%, above forecasts of 2.2% and the fastest increase in nearly three years. Separately, the S&P Global Australia Services PMI Business Activity Index fell to 52.8 in February from 56.3 in January, indicating a solid extension of rising services activity to just over two years, according to final readings. The S&P Global Australia Composite PMI fell to 52.4 in February from 55.7 in January, final data showed. The Ai Group Industry Index for Australia’s manufacturing sector remained in contraction at -15.6 in February, with overall conditions still weak. The Ai Group Australian Industry Index lifted 9.0 points to -1.5 seasonally adjusted in February. The S&P/ASX 200 Index slid 1.7% to below 8,920 in early Wednesday trading, extending the previous session’s losses. The Australian dollar weakened to around $0.700 on Wednesday, hitting a four-week low, as escalating geopolitical risks outweighed better-than-expected domestic GDP figures. More on Australia: EWA: Australian Financials May Struggle With A Flattening Yield Curve EWA: Potentially Range Bound, Given The Mix Of Tailwinds And Headwinds Australia’s inflation holds steady at 3.8% in January, topping forecasts of 3.7% U.S. dollar slips, precious metals rebound on fresh tariff fears Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on iShares MSCI Australia ETF
Opendoor Technologies (OPEN 1.58%) was supposed to be the great digital real estate disruptor, offering a better way to buy and sell homes using artificial intelligence (AI) to simplify the process. However, it hasn't been able to live up to its potential since mortgage interest rates have soared, and the business has been under incredible pressure. But with a new CEO in place and a brand-new stra...
Opendoor Technologies (OPEN 1.58%) was supposed to be the great digital real estate disruptor, offering a better way to buy and sell homes using artificial intelligence (AI) to simplify the process. However, it hasn't been able to live up to its potential since mortgage interest rates have soared, and the business has been under incredible pressure. But with a new CEO in place and a brand-new strategy, things might be looking up. A $10 price tag implies almost doubling from today's levels. Could that happen? Opendoor 2.0 CEO Kaz Nejatian is calling the new strategy Opendoor 2.0. It's the same basic model, but new management has a fresh take on making it work. The company is broadening the acquisition channels, moving more into a direct-to-consumer approach, and expanding the seller's options, providing greater flexibility to move the needle. It's transitioning to a focus on volume, finding great homes that it can renovate for a quick turnaround, rather than dragging the business by searching for bargain homes that might be cheap for a reason. The fourth-quarter results were still disappointing, since they were still lower year over year. It's going to take time to show progress in revenue, since homebuying is partially a seasonal business. However, there are metrics that should demonstrate quicker progress. Management is making a big effort to improve profitability, with one of its goals to hit breakeven on adjusted net income on a forward, one-year basis as of the end of the year. It's bringing in more AI applications to its platform to increase efficiency, and it's expecting higher volume to increase scale and land on the bottom line. Expand NASDAQ : OPEN Opendoor Technologies Today's Change ( -1.58 %) $ -0.08 Current Price $ 4.97 Key Data Points Market Cap $4.8B Day's Range $ 4.66 - $ 4.98 52wk Range $ 0.51 - $ 10.87 Volume 30M Avg Vol 57M Gross Margin 8.01 % Doubling the stock Investors received the fourth-quarter results positively, and the stock has jumped 17%...
Key Points Opendoor is making progress on its new goals in tangible ways. It's still demonstrating lower revenue year over year. Opendoor stock is cheap for a reason. 10 stocks we like better than Opendoor Technologies › Opendoor Technologies (NASDAQ: OPEN) was supposed to be the great digital real estate disruptor, offering a better way to buy and sell homes using artificial intelligence (AI) to ...
Key Points Opendoor is making progress on its new goals in tangible ways. It's still demonstrating lower revenue year over year. Opendoor stock is cheap for a reason. 10 stocks we like better than Opendoor Technologies › Opendoor Technologies (NASDAQ: OPEN) was supposed to be the great digital real estate disruptor, offering a better way to buy and sell homes using artificial intelligence (AI) to simplify the process. However, it hasn't been able to live up to its potential since mortgage interest rates have soared, and the business has been under incredible pressure. But with a new CEO in place and a brand-new strategy, things might be looking up. A $10 price tag implies almost doubling from today's levels. Could that happen? Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » Opendoor 2.0 CEO Kaz Nejatian is calling the new strategy Opendoor 2.0. It's the same basic model, but new management has a fresh take on making it work. The company is broadening the acquisition channels, moving more into a direct-to-consumer approach, and expanding the seller's options, providing greater flexibility to move the needle. It's transitioning to a focus on volume, finding great homes that it can renovate for a quick turnaround, rather than dragging the business by searching for bargain homes that might be cheap for a reason. The fourth-quarter results were still disappointing, since they were still lower year over year. It's going to take time to show progress in revenue, since homebuying is partially a seasonal business. However, there are metrics that should demonstrate quicker progress. Management is making a big effort to improve profitability, with one of its goals to hit breakeven on adjusted net income on a forward, one-year basis as of the end of the year. It's bringing in more AI applications to its platf...
poco_bw/iStock via Getty Images New Found Gold Corp. ( NFGC ) is a Canadian mineral explorer that has recently transitioned from a pure exploration play to an emerging gold producer. The company has maneuvered smartly to acquire a fully functional and permitted mining facility, fast-tracking production along a 'hub and spoke' model, and relying on acquired assets to minimize share dilution and sel...
poco_bw/iStock via Getty Images New Found Gold Corp. ( NFGC ) is a Canadian mineral explorer that has recently transitioned from a pure exploration play to an emerging gold producer. The company has maneuvered smartly to acquire a fully functional and permitted mining facility, fast-tracking production along a 'hub and spoke' model, and relying on acquired assets to minimize share dilution and self-fund their flagship asset - the Queensway Gold Project. Gold investor Eric Sprott is backing the company, holding up to 20% of it. It's targeting its first gold pour in the second half of 2027. The Main Asset: The Queensway Site NFGC's flagship asset is the Queensway project in Newfoundland, a 110-km strike length that, according to the July 2025 Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) , the Appleton Fault Zone (or AFZ core, a roughly 5-km-long corridor), has about 1.39 million indicated ounces of gold, and another 0.6 million inferred ounces of high-grade epizonal gold found close to the surface. From this total, about 887,000 ounces is high grade, averaging a massive 7.16 g/t gold, which promises a decent AISC of 1,256 USD. The Queensway site was commercially virgin territory, considered to have the potential mainly for small nuggets, until NFGC made a moonshot leap that the geology there might have the same plumbing as the Fosterville mine in Australia, with gold deposited very close to the surface. Their first drill hole hit 92.9 g/t over 19 meters, and confirmed this hypothesis, bringing in the money to kickstart the project. The Plan: All the Right Moves ? NFGC has played its cards very smoothly so far. In a move that seems to have Eric Sprott's fingerprint all over it - NFGC acquired a junior miner , Maritime Resources (in which Sprott also had a major stake), which has a fully permitted mill with tailings facility (the Pin Cove Mill) about 270km away from Queensway, an advanced hydrometallurgical facility (Nugget Pond Plant) with 1,300 tonnes per day capacity and a ...
Bayer AG forecast profits and sales to be little changed in 2026 as the German agriculture and pharmaceuticals company grapples with generic competition for its blockbuster blood thinner and continued uncertainty over its efforts to contain a pesticide litigation in the US. Adjusted earnings will probably reach between €9.6 billion and €10.1 billion ($11.1 billion to $11.7 billion) this year befor...
Bayer AG forecast profits and sales to be little changed in 2026 as the German agriculture and pharmaceuticals company grapples with generic competition for its blockbuster blood thinner and continued uncertainty over its efforts to contain a pesticide litigation in the US. Adjusted earnings will probably reach between €9.6 billion and €10.1 billion ($11.1 billion to $11.7 billion) this year before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization on a currency-adjusted basis, the company said. That compares with a €9.75 billion average estimate from analysts and last year’s decline to €9.67 billion. In February, Bayer proposed a $7.25 billion US class-action settlement aimed resolving existing and future Roundup cancer claims. The plan still faces multiple challenges and comes at a steep price. The company increased litigation provisions to €11.8 billion and warned that free cash flow will likely turn negative in 2026 as settlement payments accelerate. Read: Bayer Eyes Deal to Pay More Than $7 Billion in Roundup Cases The free cash flow is “heavily impacted” by around €5 billion in settlement payments, projected to amount to between minus €2.5 billion and minus €1.5 billion.
The lack of visibility on how artificial intelligence is already being used in war is deeply troubling In November 2025, Anthropic partnered with Palantir Technologies, a data analytics company that does a lot of work for the Pentagon, turning its LLM Claude AI into the reasoning engine inside a decision-support system for the US military. PHOTO: NYTIMES THE same artificial intelligence (AI) model...
The lack of visibility on how artificial intelligence is already being used in war is deeply troubling In November 2025, Anthropic partnered with Palantir Technologies, a data analytics company that does a lot of work for the Pentagon, turning its LLM Claude AI into the reasoning engine inside a decision-support system for the US military. PHOTO: NYTIMES THE same artificial intelligence (AI) model that can help you draft a marketing e-mail or a quick dinner recipe has also been used to attack Iran. US Central Command used Anthropic’s Claude AI for “intelligence assessments, target identification and simulating battle scenarios” during the strikes on the country, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. Hours earlier, US President Donald Trump had ordered federal agencies to stop using Claude after a dispute with its maker, but the tool was so deeply baked into the Pentagon’s systems that it would take months to untangle in favour of a more compliant rival. It was used, too, in the January operation that led to the capture of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro. But what does “intelligence assessments” and “target identification” mean in practice? Was Claude flagging locations to strike or making casualty estimates? Nobody has made that disclosure and, alarmingly, no one has an obligation to.