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G8 Education Ltd ( ASX: GEM ) shares have fallen 23% for the year to date. G8 Education is Australia's largest childcare centre operator, with over 400 early learning, kindergarten, and preschool centres across Australia under various brands. Recently, retail investors have embraced a 'buy in the dip' mentality. In other words, they have taken advantage of share market volatility to buy shares at lower prices. This was most evident back in April, when a record number of retail investors bought ASX stocks during the 'Liberation Day' dip. So far, this strategy appears to have paid off with the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) rebounding more than 15% since then. Does broker Macquarie Group Ltd ( ASX: MQG ) think this is a good strategy in the case of G8 Education shares? Let's see. Macquarie downgrades G8 Education In a 2 July research note, Macquarie downgraded G8 Education shares from outperform to neutral. Th...

Investors face more uncertainty than ever in 2025-26 after being shaken by a series of global shocks in the past six months. Trade wars, real wars, interest rate uncertainty, energy spikes and the unstoppable rise of artificial intelligence are among the biggest trends playing out globally, and investment specialists say riding out the bumpy road ahead requires diversification. IG market analyst Tony Sycamore said investors had been climbing “a wall of worry”. “The last six months have coincided with President Trump in the White House, and President Trump is volatility personified,” he said. “He guarantees it going ahead because of the way he manages his policies.” Trump turmoil aside, these seven trends are likely to shape markets and investment decisions. 1 AI Australian Shareholders’ Association director Lel Smits said the world was reshaping itself through AI and automation. “AI is no longer hype – it’s a utility revolutionising every workplace a...

S&P/ASX All Ords Index (ASX: XAO) shares had a great year in FY25, with the index rising by 9.47%. Total returns, including dividends , came in at 13.23% last financial year, according to S&P Global data. The ASX All Ords slightly underperformed the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) for growth last year. The ASX 200 rose by 9.97% and provided total returns of 13.81%. As always, there were winners and losers among ASX All Ords shares in FY25. In this article, we look at the worst performers in terms of share price growth. These 5 ASX All Ords shares tumbled the most in FY25 1 . IDP Education Ltd ( ASX: IEL ) The IDP Education share price tumbled 76% to close at $3.67 on 30 June. IDP Education arranges international student placements in Australia and conducts language tests for students. In May, IDP Education informed investors that it expects a 28% to 30% fall in student placements in FY25. ...

Star Entertainment Group Ltd ( ASX: SGR ) shares are steady at 14 cents on Friday. Meanwhile, the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Index (ASX: XAO) is down 0.39%. Star investors have until 10am Monday to lodge their vote on the proposed takeover by US casino giant Bally's Corporation . The official vote will take place at the General Meeting next Wednesday. Those who cannot attend must lodge their vote beforehand. Star Entertainment will conduct the meeting at The Star Event Centre in Sydney. The takeover has been described as the "only lifeline" left for the casino operator by corporate advisor Grant Samuel & Associates . Grant Samuels was commissioned as the independent expert to examine the takeover terms on behalf of Star's shareholders. The law requires an independent report on all takeover proposals to help investors decide how they want to vote. Grant Samuels determined that the takeover terms were...