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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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Dividend Investing

3 Aussie passive income stocks delivering decades upon decades of dividends

| Tristan Harrison

Income-focused investors could benefit from these stocks.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 turbulent following the RBA interest rate decision

| Bernd Struben

ASX investors will need to accept plenty of uncertainty on the outlook for interest rates in 2026.

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Recent Share Market News

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Technology Shares

Here are 3 ASX All Ords shares that are off to the races today

| James Mickleboro

These ASX tech shares are having strong days...

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Technology Shares

ReadyTech becomes latest ASX tech share targeted for a takeover

| James Mickleboro

Readytech shares are rocketing today after it received a takeover offer...

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Share Market News

I'd listen to Warren Buffett's advice to buy undervalued ASX shares today

| Brooke Cooper

No doubt, there are plenty of undervalued shares trading on the ASX as we speak.

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Share Fallers

These were the worst-performing ASX 200 shares in October

| James Mickleboro

These ASX 200 shares were sold off in October...

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Share Gainers

These were the best-performing ASX 200 shares in October

| James Mickleboro

These ASX 200 shares were on fire in October...

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Resources Shares

The Core Lithium share price surged 25% in October. Here's why

| Bernd Struben

On October 27, the company announced its lithium spodumene concentrate offtake agreement with Tesla was off the cards, but it…

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Best Shares

Top ASX shares to buy in November 2022

| Motley Fool Staff

Looking to break in some ASX potential winners this month?

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Tuesday

| James Mickleboro

Here's what to expect on the ASX 200 on Tuesday....

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Share Market News

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Brooke Cooper

These ASX 200 shares outperformed the index on Monday.

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Financial Shares

AMP shares clock a new 52-week high, could there be more to come?

| Sebastian Bowen

AMP shares hit a new 52-week high today. Where to next?

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 most traded ASX 200 shares on Monday

| Sebastian Bowen

We had a new 52-week high in one of our most traded ASX 200 shares today...

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Wheat woes: Why the Graincorp share price is charging 8% to the upside today

| Brooke Cooper

Russia's suspension of a major grain export deal has wheat prices soaring.

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Technology Shares

What's going on with the Dicker Data share price on Monday?

| Monica O'Shea

It's been a fine start to the week for the ASX computer hardware company.

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Broker Notes

Leading brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

Here's why brokers rate these ASX shares as buys...

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Share Market News

Why are ASX lithium shares pulverising most of the market on Monday?

| Matthew Farley

There are more than a few reasons to be optimistic about lithium shares this afternoon.

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52-Week Lows

Why is the Calix share price stooping to a new 12-month low on Monday?

| James Mickleboro

Calix shares have been smashed in recent sessions...

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Share Gainers

Why Clinuvel, Nitro, Premier Investments, and Pushpay shares are rising

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are on form on Monday...

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Share Fallers

Why Brainchip, Bubs, EML, and Fortescue shares are falling today

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are falling on Monday...

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Communication Shares

TPG shares lift after revealing plans of 'unlocking' more value

| Monica O'Shea

We check what's going on at Australia's second-largest internet service provider.

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Share Gainers

3 ASX All Ords shares starting the week on fire

| Brooke Cooper

It's a good day on the trading tiles today for these three high fliers.

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Cryptocurrencies

The Bitcoin price may be decoupling from US stocks. Is this why?

| Bernd Struben

The Nasdaq Composite has been a particularly reliable barometer of how Bitcoin has moved in 2022.

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Share Market News

Here are the 10 most shorted ASX shares

| James Mickleboro

Short sellers are currently targeting these ASX shares...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Pushpay share price rips 9% ahead on takeover agreement

| James Mickleboro

Pushpay has accepted a takeover offer...

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Technology Shares

Why the Nitro share price is leaping 18% on Monday

| Tony Yoo

The software maker is enjoying attention from multiple takeover suitors, but believes it has now found 'The One'.

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Resources Shares

Down 28% in 5 months, is the South32 share price a bargain buy?

| Tristan Harrison

Should investors dig into the potential opportunity of this miner?

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Resources Shares

Why I chose to buy Fortescue shares over BHP

| Tristan Harrison

Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) has a very compelling future, in my opinion.

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Monday

| James Mickleboro

The ASX 200 is expected to have a strong day...

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Broker Notes

Top brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy next week

| James Mickleboro

Brokers are feeling positive about these ASX shares...

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Broker Notes

Is the Macquarie share price in the buy zone? Here's what Goldman Sachs thinks

| James Mickleboro

Is it time to buy Macquarie shares?

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Growth Shares

3 reasons ASX growth shares will make a roaring comeback: experts

| Tony Yoo

One group of analysts believe the dominance of value stocks in 2022 will be short-lived. This is why.

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Opinions

WAM visited 150 companies in October. Here are 5 ASX shares they are super positive on right now

| Tristan Harrison

Mining services, tourism and education are themes that WAM has been investing in.

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Share Gainers

If you invested $5,000 in each of these ASX shares 10 years ago, you'd be a millionaire today

| Cathryn Goh

These ASX shares have delivered eye-watering returns...

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Broker Notes

Bell Potter names 9 'champion' ASX 200 shares to buy for the next five years

| James Mickleboro

These could be the ASX 200 shares to buy according to Bell Potter...

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Materials Shares

Brokers say there's more pain ahead for the Fortescue share price

| James Mickleboro

Fortescue's shares have been hammered this month

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Share Gainers

5 ASX shares that have crushed the market this year

| Bronwyn Allen

While the All Ords has been tumbling, these five ASX shares have been shooting the lights out in 2022.

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Share Market News

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

| Sebastian Bowen

There were some big falls from our most traded ASX 200 shares this Friday.

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Resources Shares

Guess which ASX mining share exploded 20% on a new discovery today

| Monica O'Shea

Why did this mining company soar today? Let's take a look.

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Share Market News

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Mitchell Lawler

These ASX 200 shares outperformed all others on Friday.

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Broker Notes

Brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

Brokers are bullish on these ASX shares...

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Share Fallers

Why Brainchip, Calix, Fortescue, and ResMed shares are sinking

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares sinking on Friday...

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