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The Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC) share price is having a strong day.

In morning trade, the banking giant’s shares are up 2% to $23.92.

This means the Westpac share price is up 16% since the start of the month.

Why is the Westpac share price rising today?

There have been a couple of catalysts for the rise in the Westpac share price on Tuesday.

The first is a strong showing in the banking sector following a very positive session on Wall Street overnight. This has seen all of the big four banks climb today.

The second catalyst, which has seen the Westpac share price outperform its peers, is investors responding positively to the release of an announcement this morning.

What was announced?

Earlier today, Westpac confirmed that it is looking at the potential acquisition of payments processor Tyro Payments Ltd (ASX: TYR). The bank commented:

Westpac confirms it is in preliminary discussions with Tyro Payments Limited to acquire 100% of the company’s issued share capital. There is no certainty that any transaction will result.

Australia’s oldest bank believes that acquiring Tyro would strengthen its small business offering. It briefly explained:

An acquisition would strengthen Westpac’s small business proposition, enabling it to better support customers and grow merchant acquiring, particularly in the hospitality and healthcare sectors.

What’s happening with Tyro’s shares?

Interestingly, the Tyro share price has barely moved today despite this news. It is currently up only 0.5%, which could be an indication that investors aren’t overly convinced that a deal will be struck based on what management said this morning.

Tyro commented:

The Company confirms it has received approaches from several parties expressing interest in a potential change of control transaction, including Westpac Banking Corporation. None of these approaches are sufficiently definite or advanced to warrant further disclosure at this time.

The Company notes that these approaches are non-binding and highly conditional in nature, and there is no certainty that a binding offer or a transaction of any kind will eventuate.

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S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) shares are off to a roaring start today.

In early morning trade, the benchmark index is up 1.4%.

ASX 200 shares have been unusually volatile over the past few days, closing 1.4% lower yesterday after finishing 1.8% higher on Friday.

So, what’s going on?

Why are ASX 200 shares rocketing today?

ASX 200 shares are again closely following the action taking place in US markets.

Yesterday, overnight Aussie time, saw the S&P 500 Index (SP: .INX) finish up 2.7%.

Investor enthusiasm looks to have been sparked on a number of fronts.

First, Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC) reported its results and earnings at the bank, with a market cap north of US$270 billion, came in ahead of consensus expectations. Bank of America closed up 6% on the results and helped drive the broader bullish sentiment.

It also appears that the big swings we’ve seen on the S&P 500, mirrored here by ASX 200 shares, have some traders speculating that markets may be signalling the bottom is in.

And then there are the goings on in the United Kingdom, where a number of market-shaking policies put forward by newly minted prime minister Liz Truss have been axed.

What the experts are saying

Commenting on the surge in US markets, and by extension ASX 200 shares, Jason Paltrowitz, director of corporate services, OTC Markets Group, said (courtesy of Reuters):

It’s a combination of factors. Obviously, the positive BofA earnings as well as others have caused positive movement – while EPS [earnings per share] growth is lower than previous quarters, it’s better than expected. Additionally, Friday’s sell off was about uncertainty and not wanting to hold positions over the weekend. The start of the week has that money back in the market.

Peter Tuz, president of Chase Investment Counsel, added:

I was thinking that the bank earnings, especially Bank of America, was really pretty optimistic, and that coupled with the abandonment of restrictive policies in England just seemed to be the fuel that got the market going this morning.

There were some pretty rough days last week… The choppiness and volatility that we are seeing is part of the bottoming process. The fourth quarter generally is pretty good for markets historically.

Chris Murphy, co-head of derivatives strategy at Susquehanna International Group, sounded a note of caution (quoted by Reuters).

“I think this is more a sign of more volatility to come,” he said. “I don’t think this is a sign of a bottom because we are not seeing real sustained long-term buyers come in… Most of the flow that we are seeing just today is people re-engaging hedges and shorts.”

Time will tell whether the lift in US stocks and ASX 200 shares today is a bear market rally or a more sustainable leg up based on a bottom forming.

There are plenty more earnings results due from major US stocks over the coming two weeks. Whether share markets trend higher or lower over those weeks, I expect we’re not through with the volatile swings quite yet.

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The Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS) share price is charging higher on Tuesday.

In morning trade, the lithium miner’s shares are up a decent 4% to $4.99.

This means the Pilbara Minerals share price is now up over 40% since the start of the year.

Why is the Pilbara Minerals share price charging higher today?

The catalyst for the rise in the Pilbara Minerals share price on Tuesday has been the release of an update on the company’s upcoming spodumene concentrate auction.

According to the release, the company has accepted a bid for the spodumene concentrate before the auction has even begun for a shipment that is expected from mid-November.

And the good news is that the lithium price that Pilbara Minerals has accepted is higher than it received at last month’s auction via the digital Battery Material Exchange (BMX) platform.

What is the latest lithium price?

The release reveals that the company received and accepted a pre-auction offer of US$7,100/dmt (SC5.5, FOB Port Hedland basis) for a shipment of 5,000dmt on a 5.5% lithia basis. This represents a total consideration of US$35.5 million for the shipment.

Management also highlights that the offer of US$7,100/dmt equates to an approximate price of US$7,830/dmt on a SC6.0 CIF China equivalent basis after adjusting for lithia content on a pro rata basis and freight costs.

This compares favourably to last month’s winning auction bid of US$7,708/dmt on a SC6.0 CIF China equivalent basis.

Overall, this appears to demonstrate that demand for lithium remains strong, which could bode well for prices in the coming quarters.

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Stocks jumped out to a strong start to the new week as investors took some solace from measures taken internationally to calm bond markets in Europe and elsewhere. As of 10 am ET Monday, the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) was leading the way higher, climbing by more than 3%.

Adding to the already considerable volatility that investors have become accustomed to lately, third-quarter earnings season is ramping up, and some much-watched companies are on tap to reveal their latest financial results this week.

Reports from Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) always draw attention not just from stock market aficionados but also from the general car-buying public, while tens of millions of Americans watch streaming video on Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) daily. What these two companies say in their reports could help determine whether the Nasdaq hangs onto its early gains or moves downward to new lows for the year.

Netflix starts things off

Netflix will be the first of these two stocks to report, with the streaming video pioneer scheduled to release its Q3 numbers after the end of regular trading on Tuesday. The stock is up more than 5% Monday morning, but shareholders are watching Netflix try to navigate a particularly challenging time in its history.

After a period of spectacular growth that only accelerated during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, Netflix has more or less plateaued. The company anticipates that its sequential revenue will actually decrease from where it was three months ago, with year-over-year gains falling to less than 5%. After two straight quarters during which its global paid membership numbers fell, Netflix is hopeful that it will be able to return to growth, but management’s forecast for the addition of one million new memberships in Q3 is hardly the pace of expansion that Netflix shareholders have come to expect.

One big question will be how the introduction of a new ad-supported tier will affect viewer numbers. That won’t show up in the third-quarter results, as the company isn’t rolling out the offering to prospective subscribers until early November. Bullish investors are optimistic that the “basic with ads” service at less than half the price of its standard subscription will be appealing, but it could also remove one of the key features that distinguishes Netflix from many of its chief rivals.

Netflix stock is down by two-thirds from its peak, but it has also bounced back by more than 50% from its lowest level of the year. That makes now a critical time for shareholders, and the company will have to build up more confidence among its investor base to keep the stock in recovery mode.

Tesla looks to move forward

Tesla is scheduled to report its third-quarter financial results on Wednesday afternoon. The stock was up nearly 6% early Monday amid a broader Nasdaq rally, and shareholders hope that the EV pioneer can keep rebounding from its pullback of more than 30% in the past four weeks.

Investors already know some of the automaker’s key Q3 figures because it releases each quarter’s production and delivery numbers in the opening days of the next one. Tesla’s report on those figures in early October spooked many of its shareholders, as there was a roughly 22,000 gap between the number of electric vehicles it produced and the smaller number it delivered to customers. The automaker put the blame for that big disparity on logistical challenges and assured investors that those deliveries would get completed early in the fourth quarter. But that wasn’t enough to assuage the market’s broader concerns.

Tesla hasn’t been immune to supply chain disruptions and cost pressures, but the one thing that investors have counted on is strong demand for its EVs. If Tesla’s Q3 financials and explanations make it clear that people are still as interested in buying those vehicles as they have been in the past, then the stock could rise further after the report. However, if the report suggests that macroeconomic pressures are leading some prospective Tesla customers to reconsider their planned purchases, that would pose a new problem for the company to overcome.

This article was originally published on Fool.com. All figures quoted in US dollars unless otherwise stated.

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It’s a big day for one of the more popular index exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the ASX today. If you own units of the Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF (ASX: VGS), then congratulations are in order. That’s because today, you are set to receive your next dividend distribution.

Many investors might associate dividend payments with ASX shares. But exchange-traded funds pay out dividends, too (although they are usually called distributions).

Most ETFs, including this one from Vanguard, are structured as a trust. This means that they are obliged to pass on any dividend income they receive from the shares that they hold to investors.

Since the Vanguard International Shares ETF holds many dividend-paying shares within it, investors are entitled to receive their fair share of these dividends in the form of ETF distributions.

This fund is rather large in scope. It holds close to 1,500 individual companies hailing from more than 20 advanced economies around the world. These include Japan, the United Kingdom, Canada, Europe, and Singapore.

But the lion’s share (by far) comes from the United States. More than 70% of the Vanguard International Shares ETF’s portfolio is weighted towards US companies. The largest of these include well-known names like Apple, Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble and Exxon Mobil.

Payment incoming for Vanguard International Shares ETF

All of these companies are long-term dividend payers. US companies typically pay dividends every quarter, and the Vanguard International Shares ETF does as well.

As we discussed earlier, the latest of these is coming investors’ way today. This latest payment will come in the form of a 34.83 cents per unit distribution. That’s slightly above the 34.29 cents per unit distribution that was received for the same quarter last year.

But investors would have needed to own units of the ETF before the ex-dividend date of 3 October to be eligible for payment today.

Today’s distribution brings the total dividend distributions that this ETF has paid out over the past 12 months to $1.74 per unit. That gives the Vanguard VGS ETF a trailing dividend distribution yield of 1.9% on the current unit price of $91.15.

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The Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (ASX: TWE) share price is rising on Tuesday.

In morning trade, the wine giant’s shares are up 1% to $12.83.

Why is the Treasury Wine share price rising?

Investors have been bidding the Treasury Wine share price higher for a couple of reasons.

One is a rebounding ASX 200 index after a very strong session of trade on Wall Street overnight.

The other reason is the release of a first quarter trading update at the company’s annual general meeting today.

How is Treasury Wine performing?

The good news for shareholders is that the current uncertain economic environment has not impacted wine purchases.

Treasury Wine’s chief executive officer, Tim Ford, revealed that trading conditions and its earnings during the first quarter were in line with expectations. He commented:

Demand for Premium and Luxury wine has remained consistent across all of our key markets throughout the first quarter, reflecting ongoing category premiumisation trends.

We will continue to closely monitor the consumer and trading environment, confident that the strengths of our brand portfolios, the historic resilience of the category through past economic downturns and the flexibility of our business model leaves us well placed to react to any changes that may arise.

And with the inflation and cost outlook remaining in line with previous expectations, Ford notes that the company is on track to deliver strong growth and EBITS margin expansion towards its long-term target of 25% in FY 2023. He concludes:

After two years of significant change, we enter F23 confident that we are absolutely on the right path towards the delivery of the TWE 2025 strategy and our ambition to be the world’s most admired premium wine company.

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The Rio Tinto Limited (ASX: RIO) share price is on the move on Tuesday morning.

At the time of writing, the mining giant’s shares are up 0.5% to $94.71.

This follows the release of the miner’s third quarter update.

How did Rio Tinto perform during the third quarter?

For the three months ended 30 September, Rio Tinto reported iron ore production of 84.3Mt and iron ore shipments of 82.9Mt. While the latter was up 4% quarter on quarter, it was still a touch short of expectations. The consensus estimate was for iron ore shipments of 84.5Mt.

Also falling a touch short of expectations was its aluminium production of 759kt. This was up 4% but short of consensus estimates of 776kt.

Unfortunately, it was the same for alumina production and bauxite production. The former came in 1% lower at 1,838kt, which was well-below consensus estimates of 1,982kt. Whereas the latter was down 3% to 13.7Mt, which missed the consensus estimate of 14.1Mt.

Rounding things out, mined copper rose 9% to 138kt, titanium dioxide slag was up 6% to 310kt, and iron ore pellets production rose 7% to 2.8Mt.

Management commentary

Rio Tinto’s chief executive, Jakob Stausholm, appeared to be pleased with the quarter. He said:

Delivering the full potential of our assets remains a priority: production improved versus the prior quarter across most of our sites, particularly where we have implemented the Rio Tinto Safe Production System (RTSPS).

The chief executive notes that the company has also been busy working on future projects, such as a potential lithium mine. He explained:

We progressed our excel in development objective, commissioning some major projects and advancing the next tranche of Pilbara mines, agreeing to enter a joint venture with Baowu to develop Western Range and modernising the joint venture covering the Rhodes Ridge project in the East Pilbara, unlocking a pathway to develop this significant, high quality resource.

We also approved growth capital for underground mining at Kennecott, early works funding at Rincon Lithium and continue to progress Oyu Tolgoi. Our proposal to take Turquoise Hill Resources private has unanimous support of the Turquoise Hill Board who have recommended shareholders vote in favour of the transaction.

We continue to deliver our strategy with decarbonisation at its centre. Last week we announced a partnership with the Government of Canada to invest up to C$737 million over eight years to decarbonise our Rio Tinto Fer et Titane operations in Québec, and to position the business as a centre of excellence for critical minerals processing.

Outlook

Despite the softer than expected production, Rio Tinto has left the majority of its FY 2022 production guidance unchanged, which may be supporting the Rio Tinto share price this morning.

However, it now expects iron ore shipments at the bottom end of its guidance range of 320Mt to 335Mt. Positively, its iron ore cost guidance of US$19.5-US$21.0 per tonne remains unchanged despite this.

The only real change to guidance has seen Rio Tinto reduce its refined copper production guidance to 190kt to 220kt from 230kt to 290kt. This has led to its copper C1 unit cost guidance in 2022 being revised 20 US cents higher to the range of 150 to 170 US cents per pound.

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What happened

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) shareholders had a rough day Friday with the stock dropping 7.5%. But the electric vehicle leader’s shares rose more than 8% on Monday morning to kick off the new trading week. As of 1:35 p.m. ET, the stock was still up by 7.2%. 

So what

Last week’s plunge dropped Tesla to about 50% of its early January high, and some investors may have decided that was the time to buy. Tesla has already reported that it produced almost 366,000 vehicles in the third quarter, including a record 83,135 from its newly upgraded plant in Shanghai, China. But some analysts are also wondering how the stronger dollar might impact its earnings. The company will report its third-quarter results on Wednesday after the market closes. 

Now what

But news out of Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD Monday apparently helped convince investors that Tesla’s Q3 results will be better than some expect. The Warren Buffett-backed company reported better third-quarter results than expected, according to a Barron’s report. BYD’s operating profit soared by 60% compared to the second quarter. 

Tesla is expected to report a Q3 operating profit of $3.9 billion, which would represent a 56% jump from the previous quarter. The strong results of its competitor in the important China market bode well for Tesla. Both companies have had to deal with COVID-19 lockdowns in the country, which added to their operating expenses as supply chains and operations were impacted.  

Now Tesla investors have reason to think that it will meet or beat expectations. The risk of foreign currency impacts wouldn’t be an operational issue, and investors are counting on Tesla’s operating performance to grow the company. On Monday, investors apparently felt Tesla shares had dropped far enough, especially if, as they now expect, its operating performance report shines on Wednesday. 

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This year has not been kind to the BetaShares Asia Technology Tigers ETF (ASX: ASIA). This technology-focused ASX exchange-traded fund (ETF) was arguably a favourite of growth investors for many years, thanks to some impressive returns in its early days.

But this year has been especially brutal for this ETF. Since the dawn of 2022, BetaShares Asia Technology Tigers units have lost a painful 35%. That’s based on yesterday’s closing price of $6.15.

Since the ETF’s all-time high of over $14 a unit that we saw back in early 2021, the fund is down more than 56%.

Now, one might assume this may have something to do with China. After all, the world’s second-largest economy has arguably been undergoing some changes in investors’ perceptions in the past year or two.

Between trade wars with the United States, tensions over the Taiwan Straight, and the country’s zero-COVID policies, investors have had a lot of fat to chew.

But exactly how exposed to the Chinese market is the BetaShares Asia Technology Tigers ETF?

How exposed is the BetaShares Asia Technology Tigers ETF to China?

Well, let’s go to the source. According to the provider, as of 30 September, the Asia Tigers ETF’s portfolio was weighted 55.2% towards companies domiciled in China. That was far higher than any other country. That includes Taiwan at 20.2% and South Korea at 15.9%.

We can see this reflected in the ETF’s major holdings. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group was by far the fund’s largest individual holding. It accounted for a whopping 10.2% weighting in its portfolio.

Another Chinese giant – Tencent Holdings – made up 9.3%, while Pinduoduo Inc and JD.com Inc accounted for a further 6.1% and 5%, respectively.

So we can rather decisively conclude that this ETF is heavily exposed to the Chinese markets.

And this partly explains why this ETF has had such a rough trot in 2022 thus far. Alibaba stock is down a nasty 36.35% so far this year. Tencent is faring even worse, sitting at a 45.5% loss.

Thus, it seems that the Asia Tigers ETF has been hit hard by its heavy exposure to the Chinese markets in 2022 so far. But who knows what the future might bring.

The BetaShares Asia Technology Tigers ETF charges a management fee of 0.67% per annum. It has now returned an average of 3.21% per annum since its inception in September 2018.

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All eyes will be on the Tyro Payments Ltd (ASX: TYR) share price on Tuesday after the company confirmed it’s in the sights of S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) banking giant Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC).

It follows weeks of speculation the fintech could be a takeover target for the big four banks. The ASX 200 giant could seek to benefit from the smaller company’s tech offerings.

The Tyro share price was trading at $1.56 as of Monday’s close.

Let’s take a closer look at the latest news from the All Ordinaries Index (ASX: XAO) tech stock.

Tyro share price in focus amid Westpac takeover talks

The Tyro share price is on watch amid news the company has been approached by several parties looking to strike an acquisition deal. Those include ASX 200 big four bank Westpac.

The value of any potential takeover bid isn’t clear. Though, Tyro knocked back a $1.27 per share takeover offer last month. It said the bid was “highly opportunistic” and undervalued the company.

Morgan Stanley reportedly believes an offer in the range of $2 per share and $2.50 per share would represent fair value.

It’s also worth noting the company’s major shareholder, Grok Ventures – the investment vehicle of Atlassian Corporation (NASDAQ: TEAM) billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes – supported the $1.27 per share offer.

Tyro today confirmed the takeover talks in response to media speculation. It said all discussions are neither definite nor advanced and don’t offer any certainty of a future bid or transaction.

However, if a bid from Westpac proves successful, it could impact the smaller company’s deal with Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd (ASX: BEN), the Australian Financial Review notes.

That deal brought Tyro $5.2 billion of transactions last financial year, representing around 15% of the company’s total transaction value.

The Tyro share price has suffered amid a broader tech sell-off in 2022, dumping 47% year to date. It has also fallen 62% over the last 12 months.

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