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Best Shares

My 10 top stocks to buy to start the New Year off right

| Sebastian Bowen

I think these ten stocks are primed for 2026.

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Share Market News

US stocks vs. ASX shares in 2025

| Bronwyn Allen

Which market came out on top?

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Share Market News

When could interest rates rise next? It may be sooner than you think

| Cameron England

Experts are increasingly predicting that a move higher for interest rates could come soon as inflation remains persistently high.

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Energy Shares

ASX 200 energy sector leads the market ahead of OPEC+ meeting

| Bronwyn Allen

OPEC+ will meet today to decide whether to maintain its pause on oil production increases.

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Best Shares

Best and worst performing ASX 200 sectors of 2025

| Bronwyn Allen

The best performing sector delivered quadruple the gains of the broader ASX 200.

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Share Market News

Is the share market going to crash in 2026? Here's what I plan to do

| Grace Alvino

Everyone’s talking about a 2026 crash. Here’s why I’m staying calm, staying invested, and sticking to my plan.

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Retirement

Retirement wealth plan: Create $1 million with a single Australian stock

| Sebastian Bowen

Compounding can help you retire early.

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Opinions

5 ASX shares I'd buy with $10,000 this week

| Samantha Menzies

These are the ASX stocks I have my eye on this week.

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Recent Share Market News

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Share Gainers

Why Azure Minerals, Paladin Energy, Tesserent, and Xero shares are racing higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are starting the week strongly.

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Share Market News

I'm backing these 2 little-known ASX shares to beat the ASX 200 over the long-term

| Tristan Harrison

International growth could drive these ASX shares higher.

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Broker Notes

Buy Suncorp shares for strong returns and big dividend yields: Goldman Sachs

| James Mickleboro

Big returns could be on the cards for this insurance giant's shares.

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Technology Shares

Guess which tiny ASX tech share is skyrocketing 150% today

| James Mickleboro

This cybersecurity company has received a takeover offer.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

What is Wesfarmers acquiring for $135 million, and why?

| James Mickleboro

Wesfarmers is making a new acquisition for its Health division.

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Small Cap Shares

2 ASX small-cap shares I would buy and hold to 2030

| Tristan Harrison

I’m backing both of these picks to deliver very good returns over the rest of the decade.

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Technology Shares

This ASX All Ords share is raising $130 million to ride a megatrend

| James Mickleboro

Macquarie Technology is looking to increase its exposure to the AI boom.

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Opinions

Is the Qantas share price still a buy in my books?

| Tristan Harrison

The ASX travel share has gone through turbulence. Is it time to buy?

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Opinions

2 ASX shares I think could double in 3 years

| Tristan Harrison

I’m predicting good returns from these two ASX stocks.

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Tuesday

| James Mickleboro

The ASX 200 returns to trade on Tuesday after the public holiday. Here's what to expect.

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Share Market News

3 ASX All Ords shares trading ex dividend this week

| James Mickleboro

It's almost payday for these ASX All Ords shares.

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Share Market News

Here are the 10 most shorted ASX shares

| James Mickleboro

Here's why short sellers are betting on these ASX shares dropping in value.

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Broker Notes

Top brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy next week

| James Mickleboro

Brokers gave the thumbs up to these ASX shares last week. Here's why they are bullish on them...

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Retail Shares

Bargains or death traps: Should you buy ASX retail shares now?

| Tony Yoo

Will 12 interest rate rises kill the sector? Is there any hope for consumer discretionary stocks?

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Share Market News

5 ASX shares that defined the week

| Bernd Struben

Capital raisings, mergers, sales records, reduced dividends and more. It’s been another big week for ASX shares.

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Share Gainers

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Brooke Cooper

Did you own the mining stock that outperformed the rest of the ASX 200 on Friday?

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Share Market News

These are the ASX 300 retail shares to buy now: Bell Potter

| James Mickleboro

It's not all doom and gloom in the retail sector.

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Broker Notes

Brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy now

| James Mickleboro

Here's why brokers are feeling bullish about these three shares this week.

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 most heavily traded ASX 200 shares on Friday

| Sebastian Bowen

It's all about those battery metals today, with lithium and nickel dominating the ASX's volume charts.

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Share Fallers

Why Appen, Bubs, EML, and Maas shares are falling today

| James Mickleboro

It is a very red finish to the week for these ASX shares.

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Share Gainers

Why Boral, Imugene, Nickel Industries, and Sigma shares are rising today

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are having a strong finish to the week.

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Share Market News

3 All Ords stocks making major moves on big news today

| Brooke Cooper

Let's dive into today's news from the All Ordinaries trio.

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Resources Shares

How AI could help BHP shares reach new heights through enhanced mining production

| Bronwyn Allen

BHP and Microsoft are collaborating to improve copper recovery at BHP's biggest copper mine.

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Technology Shares

This ASX tech share just rocketed 310%! Here's why

| Bernd Struben

Investors wasted no time hitting the buy button today, sending this ASX tech share rocketing.

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BNPL shares

Zip share price charges higher on $25m equity raising

| James Mickleboro

Why has Zip been raising funds this week?

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Opinions

Got a spare $500? Here's how I'd start buying ASX shares

| Tristan Harrison

If I were starting from scratch I’d buy one of these diversified candidates.

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Share Gainers

9 ASX 200 shares you should have bought during the pandemic crash and held

| Bronwyn Allen

We look at how much a $10,000 investment in any of these ASX 200 shares would be worth now.

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Share Market News

Buy these ASX 200 shares for growing dividends

| James Mickleboro

Analysts believe that these ASX shares are buys.

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Broker Notes

'AI gold rush': 3 ASX shares LSN analysts love right now

| Tony Yoo

The team explains why this trio of stocks has abundant upside from current levels.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Here's an 'excellent risk-reward' ASX share to buy for the 'brave' investor

| Tony Yoo

According to Market Matters analysts, if you want to get in on a stock at the bottom, this could be…

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Friday

| James Mickleboro

The ASX 200 is expected to finish the week on a positive note.

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Opinions

10 stocks for 10 years: How I would invest $10,000 in ASX shares right now

| Mitchell Lawler

I won't be conned into holding a huge stash of cash. Here are 10 investments I'd rather make for long…

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Share Gainers

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Brooke Cooper

Guess which ASX 200 coal stock topped the lot in Thursday's session.

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Broker Notes

Conviction list: Goldman Sachs says these ASX 200 stocks are strong buys

| James Mickleboro

Goldman Sachs believes these are top options for investors this month.

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 most heavily traded ASX 200 shares on Thursday

| Sebastian Bowen

We have an eclectic mix of ASX 200 shares on our volumes list today.

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Broker Notes

Morgans names more of the best ASX 200 stocks to buy in June

| James Mickleboro

These ASX 200 stocks have been given the thumbs up by analysts at Morgans in June.

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Share Gainers

3 ASX mining shares booming on big news

| Monica O'Shea

What's driving the interest in these mining shares?

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52-Week Highs

The AGL share price just hit a new multi-year high. Should I buy?

| Brooke Cooper

The last few years have been transformative for the energy giant.

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Share Market News

Buy and hold these ASX growth shares for a decade

| James Mickleboro

Analysts reckon that these shares are well-placed for growth and have named them as buys.

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Share Fallers

Why Baby Bunting, Boral, Platinum, and Xero shares are dropping today

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are having a difficult time on Thursday.

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