Here are the listed investments making news this month, including updates on dividends, capital raisings and more.

My apologies to committed pessimists but Australia has genuine claims to being a miracle economy, with a double-dip recession averted. This will help the miraculous nature of our economy cope with our current challenges.

What has driven the performance of the ASX over the past 12 months and are the positive gains set to continue?

Beyond the blue-chip usual suspects, here are a dozen industrial stocks that shrugged off the pandemic blues and, in most cases, beat expectations.

State governments have closed economies down but NSW is trying a kick-start stimulation by cutting payroll tax.

Many investors have had a good run with our big miners but is it time to take profit before their share prices slide?

The economic focus this week will likely be on June quarter GDP, while shares remain vulnerable to a short-term correction with a number of possible triggers.

Treasurer Frydenberg wants businesses to bounce Premiers to open up their borders so we get on with life and commerce.

Markets remain vulnerable to a short-term correction – as coronavirus remains a threat. We want freedom but until vaccinations reach the right level, you can’t always get what you want.

Maybe it’s time we had a blockbuster movie to help the economy? Look what the first Crocodile Dundee movie did for us!

Here's how investors are trading the big miners and the major companies that have reported this week including A2 Milk, Appen and Kogan.

As someone who owns a business with lots of employees, I want the economy to dodge contracting in the three months to June because I know the three months in the current September quarter will be a shocker.