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Australians love a tale of property renovation, but one story that’s little known is that Queensland Premier David Crisafulli was once a successful house flipper.Between 2005 and 2009, his private family company, Crisafulli Financial Services, bought and sold seven north Queensland houses in rapid, profitable deals.Those successful deals make a disastrous loss on another property in 2022, when he was opposition leader, unusual.The family company lost more than $50,000 on a long-held property sold in a rush.That was just less than a year after he secretly finished paying out liquidators $200,000 to settle claims of botched business oversight.Queensland Premier David…

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Crux InvestorThe Technology Helping Breaking China’s Stranglehold on Critical Mineral ProcessingUcore Rare Metals challenges China’s rare earth processing dominance with innovative technology, $18.4M DoD backing, and 2026 Louisiana production start..6 days ago Source link

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The Washington PostTrump covets rare earth riches, but Greenland plans to mine its own businessInterest in Greenland’s minerals is soaring, driven in part by Trump, who has said the U.S. must “get” the island. But the rare earths will be hard to mine..2 weeks ago Source link

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TrendForce[News] China Controls 70% of Global Rare Earth Output—Meet the Top 10 Suppliers Behind ItAfter the U.S.-China tariff war, China stepped up control over rare earth metal exports. According to UDN News, Ministry of Commerce of The People’s R….Jun 10, 2025 Source link

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Image source: Getty Images It’s hard to keep track of every stock on the FTSE 100. I’ve only glanced at Standard Chartered (LSE: STAN) now and then and as it turns out, I’ve missed quite a lot. But can the Asia-focused bank’s remarkable performance continue? Standard Chartered has soared 98% in the past year, and its shares are up 246% over two years, with dividends on top. It had a stellar 2024, with full-year results, published in February, showing an 18% jump in pre-tax profit to $6bn. The share price got another boost from last week’s half-year 2025 results, published…

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Your 401(k) options could change soon. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to clear the way for Americans to invest their retirement savings in private equity, cryptocurrency, real estate and other alternative assets.It’s a big win for the asset industry — giving financial managers access to some of the $12.2 trillion in Americans’ 401(k) and related retirement plans. Private assets can also be more lucrative, and the Trump administration said they can give retirement savers more opportunities.“The theoretical benefits are that everyday Americans can invest in a broader menu of companies,” said Robert Brokamp, a financial planning expert…

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The Washington PostTrump covets rare earth riches, but Greenland plans to mine its own businessInterest in Greenland’s minerals is soaring, driven in part by Trump, who has said the U.S. must “get” the island. But the rare earths will be hard to mine..2 weeks ago Source link

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Image source: Getty Images Over the past few months, I have bought some US shares. But I have been more active in the London market, snapping up UK shares. There are a few reasons why, as a general rule, I am keener to buy UK shares than US ones right now. Here are three of them. 1. Sticking to what I know Billionaire investor Warren Buffett always aims to stay inside what he calls his ‘circle of competence’ when investing. Sticking to what you know and understand can make it easier to assess a business. So, although I feel comfortable…

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Declining core business in a brutally competitive industry, much smaller secondary business also now facing growth challenges, and a trial of a new product in one city that is garnering mixed reviews. Will that be all, Sir? A trillion dollars please, and I’ll throw in some ideas for a robotic business for free. Sound crazy? The stock market capitalisation of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is currently just over $1trn. Am I missing something – or does this seem loopy? Figuring out what Tesla actually is The key to unlocking this puzzle, I reckon, is figuring out what Tesla actually is. Is…

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