Henrys Take – LTR bid raised and accepted

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Liontown (LTR) have received a revised bid from Albemarle at 300c, up from 250c. The share price was at 262c. The LTR Board intend to unanimously recommend the bid in the absence of a “Superior Proposal”. So that looks like the end game. Presumably the price will settle just below 300c and sit there.

Marcus Monday

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Quiet week – US closed tonight. Results season is over. Second-grade economic releases. Lots of ex-dividends. All eyes on the RBA – but there’s nothing to see. Phil Lowe’s last.

Members Podcast Monday

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Good start with the ASX 200 up 60 points – better than the Futures, which were up 31 on the back of the OK Jobs Numbers in the US on Friday. FMG and BEN ex-dividend. Solid progress in the resources sector today – iron ore is up, BHP and RIO up in the US on Friday.

Marcus Weekend – Survived to Thrive

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JOBS NUMBERS – Good enough – Not sure the jobs numbers are enough to confirm our best hopes, but they didn't kill them either. We have survived to thrive. US unemployment rate spikes to 3.8% highest since February 2022. Nonfarm payrolls increased 187,000 in August v 157,000 in July (significantly revised lower) and consensus of…

Members Podcast Friday

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Bit of a pause today. BHP down a touch in the US and the recent rally. One strategist noting that the Chineses market has stopped responding to bad news – flogged to death already. Even the $7bn loss in six months from property stock Country Garden didn’t upset it.