Looking through the short-term noise, the combination of a number of things augurs well for shares over the next 12 months.

Right now volatility is creeping into the stock market and there’s good reason for it. But how worried am I about this?

You can’t hide ‘lying’ stats. Will they come back to bite us? How bad could that recession bite be?

Cashed up investors have been seeking to beef up their portfolios by buying favoured stocks on weakness.

Here’s how changes in consumer behaviour are expected to shape Australian retailers.

CSL has a habit of surprising on the upside, and yesterday's result was no exception. But for the first time in memory, CSL has guided to negative profit growth.

Mining services providers are more exposed to production and activity levels rather than commodity prices.

Homer Simpson might look at this story and say “boring” but the wealth of many Australians hinges on these two companies.

One US firm is offering workers $1,000. The French are mandating vaccinations. Is the world starting to get serious to combat Covid? Is a carrot or stick more effective?

These are the key data releases and company reports you should keep across for the rest of the week.

What’s lost in all this is the fact that there are a lot of losers here with lockdowns, and this is killing confidence everywhere.

How can Australian shares be at record highs given the hit to the economy from the lockdowns?