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Broker Notes

Leading brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

Here's why brokers believe that now could be the time to snap up these shares.

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Share Fallers

Why 4DS, Lindian Resources, Red 5, and Wildcat Resources shares are racing higher

| James Mickleboro

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

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Share Fallers

Why Azure Minerals, Costa, Genesis Minerals, and Weebit Nano shares are dropping today

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are starting the week deep in the red.

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52-Week Highs

These 2 ASX uranium shares are hitting 52-week highs today. Is it too late to buy?

| Sebastian Bowen

Is it too late to jump on the uranium bandwagon?

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Share Market News

Costa shares fall as takeover bid gets $139 million trim

| James Mickleboro

Costa has received a best and final takeover approach at a lower price.

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Share Fallers

Why are Soul Pattinson shares sinking 5% on Monday?

| Tristan Harrison

It’s been a rough start to the week for shares in the investment house.

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Dividend Investing

All the ASX shares I've ever bought have this one thing in common

| Tristan Harrison

Here’s why I was drawn to my investments.

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Share Market News

Why is the ASX 200 having a day to forget on Monday?

| Bernd Struben

The ASX 200 is giving back some of Friday's outsized gains today.

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REITs

Why I keep investing in this ASX 300 share in 2023

| Tristan Harrison

This ASX share is producing what I’m after.

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Technology Shares

2 ASX small-cap shares I think are primed for take-off

| Tristan Harrison

From small things, big things can grow.

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Opinions

Why this ASX 200 share is one of my largest positions

| Tristan Harrison

I’m using this stock to help build my portfolio.

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Share Market News

These 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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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Monday

| James Mickleboro

The ASX 200 looks set to start the week deep in the red.

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Share Market News

3 things ASX investors should watch this week

| Tony Yoo

Keep your eyes on these events, because they may rock your stocks.

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Investing Strategies

Why this ASX 200 reporting season was the THIRD WORST this century

| Tony Yoo

Ophir portfolio managers explain why August updates were so pessimistic, and spell out how they will navigate the quagmire.

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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. Why are they bullish?

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Share Market News

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Sebastian Bowen

It was a joyful end to the trading week for ASX 200 investors this Friday.

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Opinions

This was the very best ASX stock I ever bought. Here's why

| Sebastian Bowen

This investment has made me a fortune, and I will never sell.

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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 Gainers

Why BHP, Life360, Novonix, and Santos shares are jumping today

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are having very strong sessions on Friday. But why?

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Share Fallers

Why Argosy Minerals, Block, Meridian Energy, and Supply Networks shares are falling

| James Mickleboro

Not all shares are rising on Friday. Here's why these are ending the week in the red.

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Share Market News

5 ASX 200 shares trading ex-dividend next week

| Sebastian Bowen

Do you own any of these shares that are about to pay out passive income?

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Share Market News

Why is the ASX 200 soaring on Friday?

| Bernd Struben

The ASX 200 is enjoying tailwinds from multiple fronts on Friday.

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Travel Shares

Qantas shares flying despite another blow from the ACCC

| Tony Yoo

The consumer watchdog proposes to deny the airline's request, but apparently investors aren't worried.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

What is Goldman Sachs saying about A2 Milk shares?

| James Mickleboro

A2 Milk shares have been hammered this year. Is it time to buy?

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Share Market News

Should you buy Coles or Woolworths shares?

| James Mickleboro

Which supermarket giant should you be buying right now?

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Opinions

The next ASX stock I plan to double down on with rock-solid fundamentals

| Tristan Harrison

I’m planning to invest a lot of money into this stock.

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Share Market News

Why this fund manager expects the Domino's share price to rise

| Tristan Harrison

Is this a tasty opportunity?

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Did someone say KFC? Why this ASX stock could boom soon

| Tony Yoo

Wilsons Advisory just added these consumer discretionary shares to its portfolio. Here's why.

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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 end the week very strongly.

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Share Market News

'Easier run': This is when interest rates could finally come down

| Tony Yoo

Pssst! A prominent economist has tipped when Australians might feel some relief.

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52-Week Highs

2 ASX 300 shares smashing new all-time highs on Thursday

| Bronwyn Allen

What does this car advertiser and uranium miner have in common? New 52-week highs.

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Share Market News

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Sebastian Bowen

Do you own any of today's top ten ASX shares?

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IPOs

This $85 billion company is about to start trading on the Nasdaq. Here's what you need to know

| Mitchell Lawler

Arm is set to join the ranks of other AI high-flyers on the Nasdaq tonight.

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Broker Notes

Why Citi just upgraded this ASX 300 share

| James Mickleboro

Now could be the time to buy this beaten down ASX 300 share.

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Share Fallers

Why Austal, Fletcher Building, Myer, and Select Harvests shares are falling today

| James Mickleboro

In afternoon trade, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is on course to record a decent gain. At the time of…

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Share Gainers

Why Archer Materials, Baby Bunting, Deep Yellow, and Downer shares are pushing higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are rising on Thursday. But why?

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Share Gainers

This ASX lithium share has turned a $2,000 investment into $25,800 in 2023

| Bernd Struben

Investors have been snapping up shares in the ASX lithium stock following a series of strong exploration results.

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Share Market News

This unknown ASX graphite stock has already surged 42% in September!

| James Mickleboro

This tiny graphite stock has been making its shareholders smile this month.

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Growth Shares

2 ASX growth shares I'd buy over Nvidia

| Tristan Harrison

I’d rather back these ASX leaders.

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