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Share Market News

Guess which ASX 200 director just bought 50,000 of their company's shares

| Tristan Harrison

An insider just went shopping for shares of their business. Should you?

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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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Technology Shares

Why are ASX 200 tech stocks like Xero having such a stellar start to the week?

| Sebastian Bowen

Tech stocks like Xero are having a good Monday.

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Share Gainers

Why Block, BrainChip, Core Lithium, and Life360 shares are racing higher

| James Mickleboro

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

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Share Fallers

Why Fortescue, Lynas, Myer, and New Hope shares are dropping today

| James Mickleboro

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

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Technology Shares

Guess which ASX 200 tech stock has rallied 30% in 2023 and just hit an all-time high

| Sebastian Bowen

Just how rich has this tech stock made ASX investors?

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Broker Notes

Macquarie tips 100% total return from Pilbara Minerals shares

| James Mickleboro

Investors could double their money with this lithium share if Macquarie is correct with its recommendation...

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Share Market News

What can ASX 200 investors expect from the next RBA interest rate decision?

| Bernd Struben

February marked the ninth consecutive month of interest rate hikes in the RBA’s ongoing struggle to bring inflation back within…

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Materials Shares

Strong buy: Why Goldman Sachs just added Rio Tinto shares to its conviction list

| James Mickleboro

Goldman Sachs thinks investors should be pouncing on this mining giant's shares.

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Share Market News

These ASX shares are being dumped from the ASX 200 index this month

| James Mickleboro

The ASX 200 doesn't have room for these shares anymore...

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Opinions

Why I don't own BHP shares (yet)

| Tristan Harrison

BHP is on my watchlist. I may add it to my portfolio in the future.

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Share Market News

Here are the 10 most shorted ASX shares this week

| James Mickleboro

Short sellers are betting big on these ASX shares sinking from current levels...

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Share Market News

Making the first $1,000 in passive income: These are the ASX shares I would buy first

| Tristan Harrison

Building a dividend stream? These are the names I’d use to turn a trickle into a flood.

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Share Market News

These 4 ASX shares could rocket this month: Here's why

| Tony Yoo

Fund managers will be buying up the stocks for these rapidly growing businesses, thereby pushing up the share price.

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Technology Shares

Buy this punished ASX 200 tech stock when it's forced into a capital raise: expert

| Tony Yoo

Tech shares have rebounded somewhat this year, but here's one that hasn't.

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Monday

| James Mickleboro

The ASX 200 index looks set to have one of its best days of the year on Monday...

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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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Broker Notes

We still hold this ASX 8-bagger because there's more to come: QVG

| Tony Yoo

Here are the 3 favourite ASX 200 shares to come out of reporting season for these portfolio managers.

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Share Gainers

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Brooke Cooper

Guess which ASX 200 lithium stock outperformed the entire index on Friday.

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Share Gainers

Why is the Liontown share price roaring 12% higher today?

| Sebastian Bowen

Has a new buy rating on Liontown shares turbocharged this company?

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Share Gainers

4 ASX mining shares that have soared over 150% in a year

| Brooke Cooper

Have you owned these winning resource stocks this year?

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Dividend Investing

Passive income watch: Here are the ASX 200 shares that delivered some of the biggest dividend boosts this earnings season

| Bronwyn Allen

Which ASX 200 share will pay a 300% higher dividend this earnings season?

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Share Market News

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

| Sebastian Bowen

Lithium shares are featuring on our volume counts for this Friday's session.

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Broker Notes

Brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy now

| James Mickleboro

Here's why brokers rate this miner, healthcare company, and retailer as buys...

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Share Gainers

Why Block, Liontown, MMA, and Norwest Energy shares are charging higher today

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are ending the week on a positive note...

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Share Fallers

Why Ampol, Arafura, GQG, and Retail Food shares are dropping today

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are ending the week in the red...

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Technology Shares

Why has the BrainChip share price crashed 25% in a month?

| James Mickleboro

Brainchip sank to a 52-week low on Friday as bearish sentiment grows...

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Materials Shares

Buy Minerals Resources shares for 21% upside: broker

| James Mickleboro

Big earnings growth is expected from this mining share in the coming years...

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Share Fallers

Downer share price dips amid latest leadership turmoil

| Brooke Cooper

The company's chair is the latest executive to step down from the company.

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Capital Raising

Why has the Sayona Mining share price just been halted?

| Brooke Cooper

The stock is in the freezer ahead of an expected capital raise announcement.

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Small Cap Shares

3 small-cap ASX shares flying high after reporting season: Elvest

| Tony Yoo

Here's a trio of stocks going places, so you better hop on for the ride!

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Friday

| James Mickleboro

The Australian share market looks set to end the week on a positive note.

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Share Gainers

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Brooke Cooper

ASX 200 mining giants crushed the index on Thursday. These were the top performers.

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Share Gainers

BHP share price on track for biggest daily gain in almost four months

| Bronwyn Allen

A boosted iron ore price and rapidly expanding industrial activity in China are propelling the Big Australian today.

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Share Market News

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

| Sebastian Bowen

Some massive trading of Pilbara Minerals shares is dominating today's volume charts

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Share Gainers

Up 59% in a month, guess which ASX All Ords share just hit another multi-year high

| Bernd Struben

The ASX All Ords share returned to the ASX from a trading halt on 2 February and marched 59% higher…

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Technology Shares

Why is the Novonix share price tumbling 6% today?

| Mitchell Lawler

Tesla is trying to spur on more cathode innovation. Could it erode the moat Novonix is trying to build?

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Broker Notes

'Now your total return in stock markets is going to come much more from dividends': Wall Street fundie

| Bronwyn Allen

This 30-year veteran of investing says this market correction will be long.

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Share Gainers

Why BHP, Dicker Data, South32, and Winsome Resources are pushing higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are making their investors smile on Thursday...

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Share Fallers

Why Brainchip, Coles, Karoon Energy, and Pilbara Minerals shares are tumbling

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are having a difficult time on Thursday...

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