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Share Market News

Lithium, miners, and tech shares, oh my! Here's where Aussies put their ASX money in 2022

| Brooke Cooper

Did you invest in this platform's most popular stocks of 2022?

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Gold

ASX 200 gold share St Barbara returns with a bang, up 25%

| James Mickleboro

This gold miner is glittering on Wednesday...

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Opinions

Could this quiet pocket of the market be an ASX index outperformer through inflation?

| Tristan Harrison

Businesses that are in the infrastructure space can diversify returns.

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Materials Shares

BHP shares: 2 reasons to buy, and 2 to sell

| James Mickleboro

Should you be buying or selling this mining giant's shares?

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Share Market News

Looking for bear market bargains? 3 ASX shares to buy before 2023

| Matthew Farley

These three shares look poised to recover strongly.

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Small Cap Shares

Prediction: 2 ASX shares I think could soar 1,000% in the next 10 years

| Tristan Harrison

Tech and infant formula could achieve strong growth in the coming years.

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Dividend Investing

Which ASX shares I'd buy with $20,000 right now to target an 8% dividend yield

| Tristan Harrison

It could be dividend income galore from these ASX shares.

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Share Market News

Holding off buying ASX shares? Here's why you could wind up with major FOMO

| Bernd Struben

All Ordinaries Index (ASX: XAO) shares have struggled this year. But 2023 may usher in better times for ASX investors.

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Wednesday

| James Mickleboro

The ASX 200 is expected to rise on Wednesday...

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ETFs

Is the iShares S&P 500 ETF (IVV) a buy following its stock split?

| Tristan Harrison

Investors can now buy more units of this leading ETF.

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Materials Shares

Why did the BHP share price get hammered on Tuesday?

| Monica O'Shea

Iron ore shares struggled on the ASX today. Here's what happened.

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Share Gainers

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Brooke Cooper

Banks and tech led the market on Tuesday.

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Share Market News

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

| Sebastian Bowen

Telstra is back on our most traded shares list today.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Origin share price lifts despite price cap casting shadow over $18 billion takeover

| Bernd Struben

Origin shares are rebounding today amid an overnight uptick in crude oil prices.

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Share Market News

This simple investing plan could save the retirement plans of millions of retail investors

| Bruce Jackson

Mum and Dad investors have lost billions so far this year. It's not the time now to give up on…

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Share Fallers

Why Chalice Mining, Fortescue, Mincor, and Zip shares are dropping today

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are dropping on Tuesday...

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Share Gainers

Why Bendigo Bank, Block, Megaport, and Starpharma shares are rising today

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are on form on Tuesday...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

The ASX shares that won't be seeing the light of day in 2023

| Brooke Cooper

We reminisce on five of the most significant ASX delistings of 2022.

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Gold

2 ASX 300 gold shares just upgraded by brokers

| Monica O'Shea

These two ASX 300 gold shares have just been upgraded by brokers.

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Share Market News

Why the horror 2022 for US stock markets could see the ASX 200 charge higher in 2023

| Bernd Struben

After significantly outperforming the ASX 200 in 2021, 2022 has seen the S&P 500 tumble by 17%.

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Share Gainers

3 ASX All Ordinaries shares going gangbusters on Tuesday

| James Mickleboro

These All Ords shares are on form today...

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Opinions

Is now really the time to buy ASX 200 shares?

| Tristan Harrison

There is still a lot of uncertainty in the market.

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BNPL shares

Why is the Zip share price sinking 8% today?

| James Mickleboro

Here's why Zip is raising funds this week...

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Dividend Investing

Why I think this ASX 200 dividend share is a screaming buy right now

| Tristan Harrison

Brickworks ticks many of the dividend boxes in my opinion.

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Growth Shares

Lithium and travel: Goldman Sachs names the ASX growth shares to buy now

| James Mickleboro

These growth shares could be in the buy zone according to Goldman Sachs...

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Broker Notes

Bell Potter names 3 'favoured' ASX shares to buy in 2023

| James Mickleboro

A leading broker is bullish on these ASX shares for next year...

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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 rebound on Tuesday...

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Energy Shares

Could this give the Whitehaven Coal share price a further boost?

| Monica O'Shea

Growing demand overseas may be good news for ASX coal shares.

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Dividend Investing

Morgans names 2 of the best ASX 200 dividend shares to buy in December

| James Mickleboro

These could be the dividend shares to buy this month...

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Share Fallers

Down 20% so far this year, are Wesfarmers shares now a no-brainer buy?

| Sebastian Bowen

Are Wesfarmers shares too cheap to ignore?

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Share Gainers

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Brooke Cooper

Guess which tech stock outperformed all other ASX 200 companies today.

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Broker Notes

3 small-cap ASX shares with over 30% upside: brokers

| Monica O'Shea

Why do brokers like these three shares?

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Share Market News

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

| Sebastian Bowen

Origin Energy's woes earn it a place on today's most-traded shares list.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Why is the Woolworths share price lagging the ASX 200 on Monday?

| Sebastian Bowen

Investors aren't getting their Woolies worth today.

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Share Market News

Why 'depressed investor sentiment' could be good news for the ASX 200 in 2023

| Bernd Struben

When the majority of investors are increasing their cash holdings and decreasing their shareholdings, markets could be poised for a…

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Share Gainers

Why Arafura, Megaport, Nitro, and Sayona Mining shares are storming higher today

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are starting the week positively...

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Share Fallers

Why Bigtincan, Nanosonics, Origin, and Tyro shares are sinking today

| James Mickleboro

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

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Share Market News

Why this one top fund manager is optimistic about 2023, and one little-known IPO that has hit it out of the park

| Bruce Jackson

Inflation and interest rates might have peaked, setting up shares for what could be a good 2023

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Share Gainers

It's not all bad news for the ASX All Ords on Monday. Here are 3 big gainers

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at three ASX All Ords shares in the green today.

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Share Market News

Telstra share price outperforming despite data breach impacting 132,000 customers

| Bernd Struben

The Telstra data breach was not the result of cybercriminals but rather, according to the telco, due to a “misalignment…

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