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A SPAC is a special purpose acquisition corporation, also known as a blank-check company. They are companies that have no commercial operations and are formed as a vehicle to raise capital through an IPO for the purpose of acquiring a targeted company, quite often from private equity.

COVID-19 has changed everything for SMBs. Chances are, these businesses have been having difficult conversations with their staff, their partners, and their bank managers. 

Gaming is big business these days. It’s also competitive. More than 500 mobile games are launched each week around the world. With 350 million gamers playing 318 mobile games, iCandy (ASX: ICI) is one game developer that knows how to stand out from the crowd.

Australian miner Carpentaria Resources (ASX:CAP) has launched a share purchase plan as it moves to increase its ownership of the Hawsons Iron Project.

Before being blindsided by Covid-19, Australia had experienced around 30 years of economic “good times” which was stopped dead in its tracks sometime in May this year. During these “good times”, output and household income had doubled.

Chinese stimulus is fuelling an iron-clad building boom. In the past year, Chinese demand for iron ore has grown 24%. Meanwhile, the pandemic is impeding production in two countries rich in iron ore: South Africa and Brazil, compared to 2019, iron ore shipments are down 9% and 15% respectively.

With 440 nuclear power facilities currently operating in 30 countries around the world and a further 50 currently in construction1, the demand for uranium is growing. This demand has been met by depleted stockpiles and constrained supplies, on the back of low uranium prices that have limited the viability of numerous projects.

Gold has grabbed investors’ attention in 2020 with dream outcomes for holders of a number of ASX-listed small-cap gold stocks. But there is another yellow metal where fundamentals are lining up for potentially a significant rerating of relevant stocks – Uranium.

Gold has grabbed investors’ attention in 2020 with dream outcomes for holders of a number of ASX-listed small-cap gold stocks. But there is another yellow metal where fundamentals are lining up for potentially a significant rerating of relevant stocks – Uranium.

Azure Health Technology Limited (AZT), the Company commercialising an innovative new non-invasive and direct drug and vitamin delivery platform which eliminates the use of needles, is pleased to announce that the China National Intellectual Property Administration has issued a Notification to Grant Patent Right for Invention for a patent application titled: ‘Transmucosal delivery of tocotrienol’.

A main priority for many boards of large companies in recent years has been risk management, following a few embarrassing breaches and failures that have attracted a lot of media attention.

There has rarely been a more urgent time to assess whether your money is being optimally managed. Market valuations are close to all-time highs while risk levels are high and long-term real return prospects are near zero. We anticipate re-runs of 2020 over the coming years, with more volatility and markets that ultimately go nowhere.