Daily FNArena News - Australia

Digital transformation and AI are forcing companies to increase their spending, but while short-term costs are certain, future benefits are not

Despite strong underlying growth in the core accounting business, lower cost guidance and the general approval of analysts, shares in Xero fell after first-half results

Orica posted a strong FY25 result and forecasts improving growth across all three business segments through FY26

Despite exceeding consensus expectations on most third-quarter metrics Life360’s shares tumble on easing monthly active users

Overviews in raw numbers and calculations that might assist investors with assessing trends and currents that might not be apparent from daily volatility and movements

FNArena’s Monitor keeps track of corporate earnings result releases, including broker views, ratings and target price changes and beat/miss assessments

Independent Investment Research updates developments in Australia’s listed investment trust and provides comparative data

A sharp sell-off in CommBank shares post a relatively benign first quarter update has yet again put the focus on that large valuation premium. Is the competition catching up?

REA Group’s September quarter results broadly met expectations, though investors continue to question management over competition and AI-related risks

Macquarie Group posted a first half miss, sparking a sell-off, but green asset write-downs were mostly to blame and FY26 guidance has been retained