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Share Market News

1 move to avoid at all costs if the stock market crashes in 2026

| Leigh Gant

Volatility is inevitable in markets. The real danger comes from how investors respond when fear takes over.

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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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Recent Share Market News

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Share Market News

These ASX dividend shares are buys: Morgans

| James Mickleboro

These dividend shares could give your passive income a boost.

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Share Gainers

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Brooke Cooper

This tech stock defied its sector's downturn to post a 12% gain today.

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Share Gainers

Why Develop Global, James Hardie, Life360, and Ora Banda shares stormed higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares had a strong session on Tuesday.

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Share Fallers

Why Elders, Northern Star, Pointsbet, and Weebit Nano shares are sinking

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are having a tough time on Tuesday.

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Share Market News

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

| Sebastian Bowen

Massive share price volatility is driving trading volumes this Tuesday.

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Share Market News

Billionaire investor forecasts S&P 500 to rise in 2023, despite recession fears

| Bronwyn Allen

The legendary trader who predicted the 1987 stock market crash says the Fed is done with rate hikes.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Does the Newcrest Newmont deal shine a new light on copper?

| Bernd Struben

In acquiring Newcrest’s shares, the US gold giant will also take over significant copper assets.

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Share Market News

Guess which ASX All Ords share is rocketing 16% following a doubling in sales?

| Bronwyn Allen

The global online luxury goods retailer has recorded a new 52-week high today.

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Share Market News

4 ASX 200 directors buying and selling their company shares in the past week

| Tristan Harrison

Find out what moves leadership figures are making with their companies' shares.

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Share Market News

Buyback bender: These ASX All Ords shares can't get enough of their own stock

| Brooke Cooper

These three stocks have shown a whopping appetite for the capital return method.

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Technology Shares

Does Aristocrat's $1.8 billion acquisition make the ASX 200 stock a buy?

| James Mickleboro

This tech share has just announced a major acquisition.

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Investing Strategies

'Bright outlook': 2 'high quality' ASX 200 shares to pounce on now 

| Tony Yoo

Quality can mean different things to different people, but this pair that experts have picked as buys are prime examples.

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Share Market News

Broker says mobile price increases are good news for the Telstra share price

| James Mickleboro

Telstra has just made a move that looks set to support solid earnings growth in FY 2024.

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Share Gainers

2 ASX 200 shares that had a MASSIVE April, set for more gains

| Tony Yoo

Hitch a ride on these rockets, reckon ECP analysts, to reach the moon.

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Opinions

2 ASX All Ords shares that are 'mispriced opportunities': fund manager

| Tristan Harrison

This leading fund manager explains why it believes these two ASX shares have good futures.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Could Core Lithium shares make the merger menu next?

| Brooke Cooper

M&A activity has been heating up among ASX 200 lithium stocks this year.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Is a slice of Livent worth holding onto Allkem shares?

| Sebastian Bowen

What should Allkem investors do with their NewCo shares?

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Financial Shares

Here's what Goldman Sachs is saying about the IAG share price

| James Mickleboro

Does Goldman Sachs think investors should be buying this insurance share?

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Resources Shares

'Attractive entry point': 2 ASX 200 mining shares to buy right now

| Tony Yoo

If you think the demand for battery materials will soar in the coming years, here's a pair of stocks the…

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Share Market News

Why I'd buy companies with pricing power to comfortably beat the ASX index

| Tristan Harrison

Inflation can enable improved profit margins for ASX shares that increase prices.

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Tuesday

| James Mickleboro

The ASX 200 looks set to have a positive session on Tuesday.

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Share Gainers

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Brooke Cooper

A takeover bid saw this ASX 200 stock outperform all others on Monday.

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Share Market News

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

| Sebastian Bowen

Lithium shares are flying on the ASX 200 today.

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Share Fallers

Why ANZ, Elders, Nanosonics, and Pointsbet shares are falling today

| James Mickleboro

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

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Share Gainers

Why InvoCare, Newcrest, Silver Lake, and Silver Mines shares are rising today

| James Mickleboro

In afternoon trade, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is on course to start the week with a modest decline. At…

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Healthcare Shares

Here's why the Avita Medical share price is tumbling 20% today

| Sebastian Bowen

Shares in the healthcare company are tanking today, despite no fresh news out since last week.

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Capital Raising

Own NextDC shares? Here's what's happening with the ASX 200 tech share's $618 million cap raise

| Bernd Struben

NextDC shares resumed trading today after management updated the market on the company’s $618 million capital raising.

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Broker Notes

Leading brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

Analysts believe that now could be the time to add these shares to your portfolio...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Here's why the Pointsbet share price is tumbling 17% on Monday

| Sebastian Bowen

Pointsbet shares are taking a hiding on some big news out of the US.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

InvoCare shares rocket 11% today on sweetened $2.2 billion takeover offer

| Bernd Struben

TPG lobbed its first takeover offer for all of InvoCare’s shares on 7 March. Today it sweetened the deal.

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Opinions

Is the Fortescue share price a buy for its 2024 dividend yield?

| Tristan Harrison

A lower share price makes this a better time to consider Fortescue shares.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Newcrest share price lifts as $28.8 billion Newmont takeover greenlighted

| Bernd Struben

The Newmont’s acquisition of all Newcrest’s shares will combine two of the world’s leading gold producers.

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Opinions

I think this ASX 200 share is heavily underrated by the market

| Tristan Harrison

This business is building a very promising future.

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Opinions

3 reasons I'm tipping the Telstra share price to keep rising in 2023

| Tristan Harrison

Can investors call on Telstra to keep achieving good returns in 2023?

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Opinions

'The market has changed': Here's what to do about it

| Tristan Harrison

Index funds may not achieve the same returns going forward, according to these fund managers.

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Broker Notes

Why did Morgans just downgrade this popular ASX 200 stock?

| James Mickleboro

This popular stock just got hit with a broker downgrade. Why?

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Opinions

Up 17% in 2023, are Woolworths shares still worth buying?

| Tristan Harrison

Is it time to go shopping for this supermarket’s stock?

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Opinions

2 ASX 200 shares this fund manager is backing with major growth plans

| Tristan Harrison

These two ASX 200 shares were among the strong performers in April in this fund manager’s portfolio.

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Financial Shares

Broker urges investors to buy the QBE share price dip

| James Mickleboro

Is the QBE share price good value after its pullback last week?

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Energy Shares

Down 20% since February, should I buy the dip on Paladin Energy shares?

| James Mickleboro

Is this a uranium share that should be in your portfolio?

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