Thermal coal producer New Hope Corp Ltd (ASX: NHC, OTC: NHPEF) is drawing a lot of attention from familiar quarters as it conducts a process that could result in a sale of the company. Read More

The big story this week is a price on carbon. Next week it may be a new mining tax. What will determine Australia’s economic trajectory and what makes it a compelling investment story is its ability to satisfy demand from the developing as well as the developed world. Read More

A controversial carbon tax now through parliament, Australia is now considering a “super tax” on profits earned by coal and iron ore miners. Read More

The compelling argument in favor of health care stocks is that they offer defensive cash flows… Read More

The Reserve Bank of Australia is one of the few advanced-economy central banks still able to use traditional tools of monetary policy. Read More

Australia, like few other countries, is positioned to prosper as the global economy evolves over the next decade. The key for investors is to focus on business quality. Read More

Prompted by a question posted by a subscriber via the “Leave a Comment” feature on AussieEdge.com, here’s an explanation of the ways to trade Australian stocks and how to approach issues such as liquidity. Read More

It’s been a difficult run of violent markets and jagged yet sluggish growth, punctuated by fear and hype-mongering. Reality is not as bad as all that, and opportunities abound to lock in wealth-building assets around the world at attractive prices. Read More

Aggressive Holding New Hope Corp Ltd (ASX: NHC, OTC: NHPEF) is poised to draw bids in the neighborhood of AUD10 billion as its board formally considers offers to buy the company. Read More

Economic data continue to be all over the place. Fortunately monetary and fiscal authorities in Australia have left themselves plenty of room to combat whatever difficulties may arise. Read More

We build wealth by buying and holding high-quality businesses that pay market-beating dividends. And now it’s time to stake claims in the Southern Hemisphere. Read More

It's a phenomenal resource-export story intimtely tied to the developing world, and at the same time it's the strongest domestic story in the developed world.Here are six Australian ompanies that provide the infrastructure for both stories. Read More

A singular focus on an in-demand product and its ability to bounce back from market turmoil make this company a solid long-term holding. An attractive valuation might draw takeover interest, too. Read More

A solid domestic financial system is a common trait for developed economies that withstood the worst the recent global recession had to offer. Read More

Prime Minister Julia Gillard is in trouble. The fates of a mining profits levy and proposed tax on carbon also hang in the balance. Read More

Australia has what China needs and wants, namely lots of iron ore, coal and natural gas, not to mention copper, gold and nickel. And PGMs. And rare earths, those, too. Read More

It's the only major economy that didn't go into recession from 2007 to 2009. And it's the best performing equities market over the last century. Australia's been building wealth for more than a hundred years. Read More

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