Should You Give Up the News?
You won’t beat the market by following the market. And you won’t generate insight simply by following the news.

You won’t beat the market by following the market. And you won’t generate insight simply by following the news.

Whitehaven Coal [ASX:WHC] released its June quarter report this morning, reporting ‘record coal prices and solid production results’.

What is the difference between an illegal insurrection — such as the one being investigated on Capitol Hill — and a glorious revolution, such as the one that began on this day 233 years ago?
By Bill Bonner,

Up, down, up, down. The ASX 200 has been a nightmare since the big low on 20 June for anyone trying to place a directional bet on the market.
By Callum Newman,

As part of the attempt to go green, Europe relied on Russian energy. Nuclear and coal plants were shut down, as was domestic gas production.
By Nick Hubble,

[ASX:RIO] flagged inflationary pressures, ‘significant COVID-19 absenteeism’, and a weaking economic outlook in its June quarter release.
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