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  • Woolworths fuses classic Mudcake into new hero Hot Cross Bun

     

    26 December 2025: Woolworths is serving up its Hot Cross Bun range from Boxing Day. This year’s lineup will be led by the brand-new, deliciously indulgent Mudcake Hot Cross Bun – a fusion of two customer favourites, hitting stores in January 2026.

    The new Mudcake flavour will join an already iconic bench of returning award-winners, including the fan-favourite Cinnabon Hot Cross Bun, which is back after its hugely popular debut earlier this year and securing the prestigious title of Product of the Year.

    To round out the season’s sweet surprises, customers can get ready for a final drop at the end of January with the new limited-edition Woolworths Hot Cross Buns filled with Caramel, inspired by Caramello®.

    Donald Keith, Woolworths Hot Cross Bun Expert and Bakery Merchandise Manager, said: “Hot Cross Bun season is all about fun and innovation, and our team enjoys bringing these exciting, limited-edition flavours to our customers each year.

    “With proven fan favourites like Cinnabon and Caramelised Biscuit back on the shelves, we knew we had to add another iconic flavour to the mix. The Mudcake Hot Cross Buns are a rich, chocolatey treat that are the perfect example of taking a customer favourite and turning it into a seasonal smash.

    “While we love the trending flavours, we are also proud that our award-winning Traditional Fruit Buns remain the most popular pick throughout the season, alongside our Gluten Free and Fruit Free range, ensuring we genuinely have something delicious for every single customer.”

    This year’s range will include: 

    Limited edition:

    • Mudcake Hot Cross Buns – Inspired by the iconic Woolworths Mudcake with a delicious chocolate filling (arriving 7 January 2026)

    • Cinnabon Hot Cross Buns – Returning after a hugely successful debut, these cinnamon infused buns are filled with cream-cheese style filling (arriving 26 December 2025) – $5.50

    • Caramelised Biscuit Hot Cross Buns – Made with delicious caramelised biscuit spread (arriving 26 December 2025) – $5.50

    • Woolworths Hot Cross Buns filled with Caramel, inspired by Caramello® – Chocolate buns with a gooey caramel filling and Cadbury milk chocolate chips (arriving 28 January 2026)

    Here for the whole season:

    • Woolworths Traditional Hot Cross Buns – available in a range of sizes (6 pack $4.50)

    • Woolworths Hot Cross Buns made with Cadbury® milk chocolate chips – 6 pack ($4.50)

    • Woolworths Fruitless Hot Cross Buns – 6 pack ($4.50)

    • Woolworths Brioche Fruit Hot Cross Bun – 4 pack ($4)

    • Woolworths Hot Cross Brioche Buns made with Cadbury® milk chocolate chips – 4 pack $4)

    • Woolworths Hot Cross Buns made with Cadbury® Caramilk® chips – 4 pack ($5.50)

    • Woolworths Indulgent Apple & Cinnamon Hot Cross Buns – 4 pack ($4.50)

    • Woolworths Free From Gluten Traditional Fruit Hot Cross Buns – 4 pack ($4.50)

    • Woolworths Free From Gluten Chocolate Hot Cross Buns – 4 pack ($5.50)

    • Woolworths Free From Gluten Apple Cinnamon Hot Cross Buns – 4 pack ($5.50)

    ENDS

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  • 5 Final Thoughts Ahead of Chargers-Texans in Week 17

    5 Final Thoughts Ahead of Chargers-Texans in Week 17

    The Chargers are set for their regular-season home finale against the Houston Texans. Kickoff is at 1:25 p.m. (PT) from SoFi Stadium.

    The Chargers-Texans betting line shows the Bolts are slight favorites on Saturday.

    Here are…

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  • Assessing Valuation After Strong Multi‑Year Share Price Gains

    Assessing Valuation After Strong Multi‑Year Share Price Gains

    YONEX (TSE:7906) has quietly turned into a strong long term winner, with the stock up roughly 54% over the past year and nearly tripling investors’ money over the past 3 years.

    See our latest analysis for YONEX.

    The latest 1 day share price return of 2.97 percent, to ¥3,290, suggests buyers are stepping back in after a 30 day share price pullback. Momentum also appears broadly positive given the 1 year total shareholder return above 50 percent.

    If YONEX has you rethinking growth potential, this could be a good moment to scan the market for other stories using our screener for fast growing stocks with high insider ownership.

    Yet with earnings still growing at a double digit clip, an intrinsic value estimate suggesting roughly 25 percent upside, and shares trading just below analyst targets, is YONEX a mispriced compounder, or is the market already assuming years of strong growth?

    On a trailing price to earnings basis, YONEX trades at 24.4 times earnings, which screens as expensive against both its peers and its own fair ratio.

    The price to earnings multiple compares the current share price to per share earnings. It is a quick way to gauge how much investors are paying for each unit of profit in a consumer durables name like YONEX.

    In YONEX’s case, investors are paying a substantial premium, with the current 24.4 times earnings multiple sitting well above the estimated fair price to earnings level of 17.8 times that our models suggest could be a more sustainable anchor point over time.

    The same pattern shows up in peer comparisons. YONEX’s 24.4 times earnings valuation stands markedly above both the broader JP Leisure industry average of 13.8 times and a narrower peer set at 12.5 times. This underscores how aggressively the market is pricing in future growth.

    Explore the SWS fair ratio for YONEX

    Result: Price-to-Earnings of 24.4x (OVERVALUED)

    However, investors still face risks, including potential multiple compression if growth slows and sensitivity to any downturn in discretionary consumer spending on sports equipment.

    Find out about the key risks to this YONEX narrative.

    While the current 24.4 times earnings multiple looks stretched, our DCF model points the other way, with YONEX trading about 24 percent below an estimated fair value of roughly ¥4,353. In plain terms, are investors overpaying on earnings or underestimating long term cash flows?

    Look into how the SWS DCF model arrives at its fair value.

    7906 Discounted Cash Flow as at Dec 2025

    Simply Wall St performs a discounted cash flow (DCF) on every stock in the world every day (check out YONEX for example). We show the entire calculation in full. You can track the result in your watchlist or portfolio and be alerted when this changes, or use our stock screener to discover 901 undervalued stocks based on their cash flows. If you save a screener we even alert you when new companies match – so you never miss a potential opportunity.

    If you see the story differently or want to dig into the numbers yourself, you can build a personalized view in just minutes: Do it your way.

    A good starting point is our analysis highlighting 3 key rewards investors are optimistic about regarding YONEX.

    Do not stop at one opportunity. Use the Simply Wall Street Screener to uncover data backed ideas that others will only notice once prices have already moved.

    This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.

    Companies discussed in this article include 7906.T.

    Have feedback on this article? Concerned about the content? Get in touch with us directly. Alternatively, email editorial-team@simplywallst.com

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  • Quick Hits on the Titans on Christmas Day

    Quick Hits on the Titans on Christmas Day

    NASHVILLE – The Titans did not practice on Christmas Day.

    After working on the field Tuesday and Wednesday, the team took the day off and it will return to the practice field on Friday at Ascension Saint Thomas Sports Park to…

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  • Powerful Anti-Cancer Drug Discovered Inside Japanese Tree Frog : ScienceAlert

    Powerful Anti-Cancer Drug Discovered Inside Japanese Tree Frog : ScienceAlert

    Scientists have discovered a promising new approach to fighting cancer in the gut bacteria of a Japanese tree frog, with one strain completely shrinking tumors in mice, with no severe side effects.

    The Japanese tree frog (Dryophytes…

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  • The best classical music and jazz stories of 2025

    The best classical music and jazz stories of 2025

    It’s been another great year of music in Australia, but it was the humble piano that captured the imaginations of so many music lovers.

    We celebrated the beloved instrument in the Classic 100: Piano, as well as a brand new ABC TV series, The…

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  • Coexistence of Adult-Onset Still’s Disease and Graves’ Disease: Coincidence or Continuum?

    Coexistence of Adult-Onset Still’s Disease and Graves’ Disease: Coincidence or Continuum?

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  • Turkey detains 115 ISIS suspects in nationwide raids ahead of Christmas, New Year

    Turkey detains 115 ISIS suspects in nationwide raids ahead of Christmas, New Year


    Istanbul
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    Turkish police have detained 115 suspected members of the ISIS militant group in coordinated raids across the country over alleged plots linked to Christmas and New…

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  • Behind the scenes of Riyadh Season’s ticketing revolution

    Behind the scenes of Riyadh Season’s ticketing revolution

    Riyadh Season 2025 is in full swing, and while fans are enjoying headline events, the real story happens behind the scenes, in the technology powering every ticket, booking, and experience.

    So far, webook.com has seamlessly processed more…

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  • Aunty’s Free Feeds volunteers serving free meals from Palmerston car park

    Aunty’s Free Feeds volunteers serving free meals from Palmerston car park

    Every Saturday morning, 55-year-old Sally King happily makes the hour-long return trip from her home in Palmerston to a supermarket in Darwin, rescuing food from an alternative route to landfill. 

    Returning home with her ute stacked with groceries, Sally then starts unloading crates of fresh produce into a heavily air-conditioned room.

    Her home is quickly transformed into a makeshift distribution centre for the mutual-aid kitchen Sally organises over Facebook.

    Sally King, left, says “there is a sense of camaraderie” between Aunty’s Free Feeds volunteers. (ABC News: Sam Parry)

    For almost six years, Aunty’s Free Feeds has been serving home-cooked meals to anybody who needs them from a pop-up buffet in the car park of a Palmerston swimming pool.

    “No matter whether it’s rain, hail or shine, we turn up at the pool and we just give out whatever we’ve got,” Sally says.

    The concept was founded by local Reanna-Dawn Sanders, who launched the program with a simple menu of sausages and bread, explains Sally.

    “She is the original Aunty and the rest of us just consider ourselves the adopted aunts,” she says.

    Four women pass foil-covered platters to each other as they organise a table.

    The meals on offer at Aunty’s Free Feeds depends on avaliability of ingredients and “volunteers’ skill set”. (ABC News: Sam Parry)

    Pop-up buffet in pool car park

    By 4:50pm on Sunday afternoon, a bleak and shadeless car park in Palmerston rapidly transforms as volunteers set up trestle tables and trays of food.

    The team is well practised in bumping in this efficient operation, which often feeds over 150 people.

    From roast chicken to stews, salads and desserts, the colourful line-up is a welcome sight in a part of outer suburban Darwin where many are doing it tough.

    A line of people at a makeshift buffet. Behind the buffet people wear yellow vests.

    Volunteers “take a bit of pride” in helping others in an informal way. (ABC News: Sam Parry)

    The types of meals on offer “will depend on the volunteers’ skill set”, Sally explains, adding that the availability of ingredients also dictates the weekly menu.

    “Some people can make something out of almost nothing,” she says.

    This week’s offering includes a savory mince dish with edible gourds, after the group received a bulk donation of the squash-like vegetable.

    “We do have a couple of people who will regularly give us a cash donation, and we mainly use that to buy ingredients for the volunteers to then make other food,” Sally says.

    People help themselves to trays of food. Volunteers in bright jackets hand them out.

    Aunty’s Free Feeds serves up home-cooked meals to anybody who needs them. (ABC News: Sam Parry)

    ‘Severe food insecurity’ rife

    According to Foodbank’s 2025 Hunger Report, released last month, one in three Australian households experienced food insecurity in the past year, with cost of living the “number one concern” for 87 per cent of homes.

    One in five Australian households experienced “severe food insecurity”, defined as skipping meals or whole days of eating, in the year up to July 2025.

    It’s a 1 per cent increase on the previous year.

    A woman wearing a yellow vent smiles as she unpacks food from the car.

    Sally King says “it’s really important to give back”. (ABC News: Sam Parry)

    Moulden resident Sharlene Keegan says without the meal service, she would struggle to make ends meet.

    “It helps tie up loose ends and basic needs, and getting a feed every week is really good,” Ms Keegan says.

    “It has helped me a lot with my health and made me a lot better.”

    A woman smiles as she holds up trays of food in front of a buffet line.

    Sharlene Keegan says without Aunty’s Free Feeds she’d be forced to skip meals. (ABC News: Sam Parry)

    Regular volunteer Greg Steunebrink says the benefits of Aunty’s Free Feeds have flowed to his family, too.

    “It’s just really been a way of life for the past six years,” he says.

    And look at my kids — they’re doing it in the rain — and there’s not a better way to raise your kids than to let them know that serving is a good way of life.

    ‘A little community’ of aunties

    While Sally is open to the idea of Aunty’s Free Feeds partnering with a registered charity to access more funding, she says there is a sense of camaraderie that comes with being a smaller outfit, and the informal charity has become “its own little community within itself”.

    A woman smiles as she serves food outside in the rain.

    Rain or shine, volunteers such as Lorraine Phillips hand out meals to those who need them. (ABC News: Sam Parry)

    “We’re not unregulated, but we’re a casual organisation, and so I think we also take a bit of pride in just being a group of volunteers who just want to help other people,” she says.

    “We have a little chat group, and the volunteers will often talk about how they love the like-mindedness of the other volunteers.

    It doesn’t matter how and it doesn’t even have to be at Christmas, it’s just really important to give back.

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