ASX expected to rise over growing optimism of Omicron's risk profile, Morrison government to walk a tightrope with federal budget post election, Woolworths eyes off Priceline, and MORE.

Dr Leong Hoe Nam out of Singapore has made a bold statement about the pending threat of Omicron. While we all have a natural tendency to focus on the negative, it's important we balance out this forecast in the media and hope that he is badly wrong.

Dr Ross breaks down the main causes of dementia.

Today’s nosh-up in George Street outside Sydney’s Queen Victoria Building is expected to be as long as five and half Olympic pools! This is outside the square thinking that we all should be doing!

Nabtrade investors contended with a volatile market this week as the new Omicron strain threw a spanner in the works.

Peter Switzer is joined by ST Wong of Prime Value Asset Management, renowned US finance guru Peter Schiff, and Paul Rickard from the Switzer Report.

Could interest rates really rise as soon as next year, or is the RBA more on the money with their conservative outlook for 2024? Five major banks fined for forex trading cartel, Morrison governments eager to appointment more female members, and MORE.

If the world can successfully deal with the Omicron variant, then 2022 looks set to be a bumper boom year for the economy, the stock market, our super, and anyone wanting to get into the property market!

Here's a look at the year to date performances of the main sectors in the ASX, and why property has done so well despite several covid lockdowns.