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Coles investors likely pleased to see Bell Potter rate the stock a Buy

Coles Ltd (ASX:COL) has jumped over +3.25% in early arvo trades on Monday as the company sees inflows on the back of a Buy rating from Australian stockbroker Bell Potter after last week’s earnings miss and sell-off.Listen to the HotCopper podcast for in-depth discussions and insig...

Jonathon Davidson

02 Mar 2026 13:17 (AEDT)

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Coles Ltd (ASX:COL) has released its earnings report at the tail end of earnings season and the result has been fairly tame given the madness we’ve seen over the last few weeks @ a slight earnings miss resulted in a sell-off from investors who weren’t too pleased. ...

Jonathon Davidson

27 Feb 2026 14:59 (AEDT)

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Sprintex is significantly expanding its Indian market presence to accelerate adoption of its G15 Jet Blower technology across the region.

Colin Sandell-Hay

26 Feb 2026 14:04 (AEDT)

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Woolworths (ASX:WOW) has jumped +12% in afternoon trades per CBOE live data as investors shrugs off a significant item expense of $485M related to a Federal Court wage ruling, and instead eye Group NPAT (pre-significant items) up +16.4% vs pcp to $859M. Listen to the HotCopper podcast for in-dept...

Jonathon Davidson

25 Feb 2026 14:10 (AEDT)

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Ingham's is seriously feeling the impact of Woolworths' CY25 move to find chicken from other suppliers, with the swap biting its bottom line.

Jonathon Davidson

20 Feb 2026 11:12 (AEDT)

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JB Hi-Fi today "remains cautious given the uncertainty in the retail market and the continued competitive activity."

Jonathon Davidson

16 Feb 2026 13:23 (AEDT)

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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and Coles (ASX:COL) are all set to face off in Federal Court today, after the ACCC alleged the supermarket’s iconic @Down, Down, Prices are Down” promo was misleading and that item prices weren&CloseCurlyQuot...

16 Feb 2026 09:39 (AEDT)

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Nick Scali Ltd (ASX:NCK) has shown once again that in earnings season, it’s not what you say that matters. It’s what analysts price you at ahead of a report. So it was the Nick Scali fell nearly -20% on Friday despite profits after tax (NPAT) being 30% higher than ...

Jonathon Davidson

13 Feb 2026 13:23 (AEDT)

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Wesfarmers has signed a multi-year partnership with Microsoft to "expand cloud innovation" across the company's sweeping portfolio.

13 Feb 2026 12:02 (AEDT)

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There'll be no takeoff for Helloworld Travel and BGH Capital's planned takeover of Webjet Group, the online agency flagged today.

13 Feb 2026 09:48 (AEDT)

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Nine Entertainment has sold its radio arm, including 2GB Sydney, 3AW Melbourne, and 4BC Brisbane, to the Laundy family for $56 million.

30 Jan 2026 09:43 (AEDT)

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A2 Milk has fallen so steeply that its issued a halt, clearly after deciding a -10.5% drop, back to $8.40/share, was enough bloodshed.

Jonathon Davidson

19 Jan 2026 15:22 (AEDT)

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Light & Wonder has soared more than +15% higher out the gate on Monday trades to over $180/sh after the company settled a lawsuit.

Jonathon Davidson

12 Jan 2026 11:56 (AEDT)

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