Banks gains limit wider market losses as the RBA threatens back-to-back rate hikes and oil prices remain stubbornly high.
While young Australians are set to retire well thanks to 12 per cent super contributions, their parents face a retirement funding crunch.
St George Mining has significantly upgraded the resource of its Araxá rare earths and niobium project in Brazil.
Tony Locantro looks at a trio of stocks in Alchemy Resources, Algorae Pharmaceuticals, and Avecho who have some big upside and upcoming catalysts.
Felix Gold has extended shallow high-grade antimony and gold mineralisation at Treasure Creek in Alaska, with NW Array still open to the west and south.