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The Motley Fool will keep you up to date with all the latest Australian share market news. Get news, commentary and perspectives on the Australian and International stock markets today.

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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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Share Market News

The ASX 200 has taken a breather. Here's what usually happens next

| Leigh Gant

A soft patch reveals the market catching its breath rather than shifting course.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 vs US stocks: Where the next decade of big winners may come from

| Leigh Gant

The ASX 200 or the US? Strong cases exist for both, but disciplined diversification often wins over decades.

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Recent Share Market News

A female broker in a red jacket whispers in the ear of a man who has a surprised look on his face as she explains which two ASX 200 shares should do well in today's volatile climate
Broker Notes

Broker names 2 top ASX shares to buy

| James Mickleboro

Here's why a top broker likes these ASX shares...

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Investing Strategies

What to do with an ASX share so devastated you can't even look: expert

| Tony Yoo

You may have one or two stocks that are down 80% this year. Here's some advice on what to do…

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Share Market News

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Brooke Cooper

These ASX 200 shares ended the week on a high.

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Materials Shares

Top broker values Mineral Resources rumoured lithium spin-off at $17 billion

| James Mickleboro

Should Mineral Resources spin off its lithium operations? Here's what this broker thinks...

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Growth Shares

Top brokers name 2 ASX growth shares to buy now

| James Mickleboro

Brokers say these growth shares could be buys...

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Share Market News

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

| Sebastian Bowen

Today we have a rare guest appearance on our most traded ASX 200 shares list...

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Share Fallers

Why Atlas Arteria, Liontown, St Barbara, and Zip shares are dropping today

| James Mickleboro

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

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Share Market News

3 ASX 200 shares defying Friday's sell-off to surge higher

| Matthew Farley

These companies reported positive developments in their fundamentals recently.

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Share Gainers

Why Computershare, Critical Resources, Judo Capital, and Platinum shares are charging higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are ending the week on a high...

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Broker Notes

BHP shares: Buy, hold, or fold?

| Brooke Cooper

One broker is tipping a 26% upside for the BHP share price.

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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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Materials Shares

Guess which ASX mining share just soared 62% on a 'significant rare earth discovery'

| Monica O'Shea

Why is this explorer doing so well today?

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Share Gainers

Why is this small-cap ASX lithium share rocketing 43% in a week?

| Bernd Struben

Kairos isn’t strictly an ASX lithium share. The company also explores for gold.

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Share Fallers

Lynas share price tumbles again, down 10% this week

| Zach Bristow

Shares in the mineral explorer have fallen today alongside a downtrend in the broader market.

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Broker Notes

Aristocrat share price defies the selloff thanks to bullish brokers

| James Mickleboro

This tech share is rising despite the market selloff...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Qantas share price outperforms as Virgin eyes merger opportunities

| Bernd Struben

Airlines are still recovering from the years long pandemic travel disruptions, fuelling merger speculation.

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Share Market News

Why is the Westpac share price outperforming the ASX 200 today?

| James Mickleboro

Westpac shares are avoiding the selloff on Friday...

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Share Fallers

Here's why the Phoslock share price just crashed 80%

| James Mickleboro

This ASX share has returned to trade after two years and crashed 80%...

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Bank Shares

The NAB share price has gained 10% in 3 months. Too late to buy?

| Tristan Harrison

Is one of the ASX’s biggest banks a big opportunity?

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Broker Notes

ASX 200 oil giant Santos tipped to unleash US$500m share buyback

| Brendon Lau

Santos is flush with cash from the sale of its 5% stake in the PNG LNG project.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Could Westpac shares soon be saying bon voyage to money managing?

| Bernd Struben

The ASX 200 bank’s wealth management arm was put on the auction block in an ongoing process to streamline its…

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Cheap Shares

Leading value fund Forager names two ASX shares trading at dirt cheap prices

| Bruce Jackson

These two ASX shares trade at very attractive prices.

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Healthcare Shares

The CSL share price has gone backwards in 2022. Could a turnaround be 'just starting to happen'?

| Tristan Harrison

Would going for this biotech bring healthy returns?

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Share Gainers

Australian Pacific Coal share price soars 331% in a month. What's going on?

| Bernd Struben

The ASX energy share has been a beneficiary of soaring coal prices. But that wasn't what put a rocket under…

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Opinions

2 ASX dividend shares with yields over 6% right now

| Tristan Harrison

These businesses could make it rain cash in FY23.

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Broker Notes

Changing channels: Expert just dumped this ASX 200 share to buy its competitor

| Tony Yoo

Two very similar companies in the same industry have been switched around in Wilsons' focus portfolio. 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 in the red...

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Materials Shares

Guess which ASX mining share soared 46% today

| Monica O'Shea

We check what was behind this mineral explorer's stellar day on the ASX.

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Share Market News

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Brooke Cooper

Today was a good one for these ASX 200 shares.

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Technology Shares

Pushpay share price dives 10% as takeover validity questioned

| Tristan Harrison

Shares in the software company faced selling pressure today.

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Cryptocurrencies

Why did the Bitcoin price just dip below US$20,000?

| Bernd Struben

Cryptos and other risk assets like high growth tech shares have been closely correlated this year.

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Opinions

Why I reckon the market has it totally wrong about this ASX tech share in 2022

| Mitchell Lawler

Could it be like buying shares in TechnologyOne 12 years ago?

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Record Highs

Why are ASX 200 coal shares breaking records yet again?

| Aaron Teboneras

Which ASX 200 coal shares are roaring to all-time highs?

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Share Market News

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

| Sebastian Bowen

It's not all lithium shares on the most traded ASX 200 list this Thursday...

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Record Highs

Whitehaven share price rallies to new all-time high on Thursday

| Aaron Teboneras

As coal prices surge to near record highs, the Whitehaven share price has leapt by more than 240% in 2022.

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Share Fallers

Why Lake, Pushpay, South32, and Tyro shares are dropping

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are dropping on Thursday despite the market rebound...

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Share Gainers

Why has the Leo Lithium share price leapt 48% in a month?

| Bernd Struben

Leo Lithium’s Mali based project is forecast to eventually produce more than 830,000 tonnes of spodumene concentrate per year.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Link share price dips despite Foreign Investment takeover nod

| Cathryn Goh

Dye & Durham's proposed takeover of Link has received another green light.

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Share Gainers

Why Clover, Select Harvests, Whitehaven Coal, and Woodside shares are storming higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are storming higher on Thursday...

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Share Gainers

3 ASX mining stocks surging over 20% today

| Monica O'Shea

Why are these explorers doing so well today?

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