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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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Materials Shares

2 ASX lithium shares leaping more than 9% on Monday

| Brendon Lau

Not all ASX lithium shares are in the green today, but these two certainly are.

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Share Gainers

Guess which tiny ASX mining share just rocketed 30% on lithium news?

| Bernd Struben

The explorer reported that Core Lithium operates a neighbouring tenement to its own.

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Resources Shares

Down 20% in 2022, is the Lynas share price too cheap to ignore?

| Tristan Harrison

Is a decline of this resource business actually an opportunity?

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Share Market News

The AGL share price has tumbled 16% in a month. What's next?

| Matthew Farley

The gas and electricity company is facing some challenges ahead.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Why is the Atlas Arteria share price hitting the headlines on Monday?

| Zach Bristow

This confirms reports circulating the past few days.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Rio Tinto share price shrugs off latest blow to Turquoise Hill deal

| Bernd Struben

Turquoise Hill’s co-owned Oyu Tolgoi project in Mongolia is one of the largest known copper and gold deposits in the…

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Why is the Link share price frozen today?

| Aaron Teboneras

Why was the Link share price placed on ice today?

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Share Market News

Steady compounders: 3 ASX 200 shares that have delivered over a decade

| Tristan Harrison

There are some ASX shares that have generated strong profit growth over the long term.

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Dividend Investing

How big will the BHP dividend be in 2023?

| James Mickleboro

Is the BHP dividend going to be juicy in 2023?

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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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Opinions

Why this fundie sees 'considerable upside' for ASX shares in 2023

| Tristan Harrison

Here's why next year could be a good year for shares.

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Broker Notes

Down 50% in 2022: Is the Domino's share price a bargain buy?

| James Mickleboro

Is it time for investors to grab a slice of Domino's?

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Opinions

How I'd invest $10,000 in ASX shares if I were saving for a house

| Tristan Harrison

I’d try to find ASX shares that offered a mixture of stability and growth.

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Resources Shares

Here's how long I plan to hold my Fortescue shares

| Tristan Harrison

Fortescue is one of the larger positions in my portfolio.

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Opinions

Guess which one of my ASX shares has delivered me the most gains this year

| Tristan Harrison

Water entitlements have continued to perform in 2022.

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Investing Strategies

'Good value': Expert names 2 ASX dividend shares to pounce on next dip

| Tony Yoo

Keep your eye on these stocks and jump on them when the prices fall, reckons fund manager.

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Broker Notes

'Unparalleled': 2 experts reckon this ASX share is a long-term buy

| Tony Yoo

Rightly or wrongly, most of the world has moved on from the COVID-19 pandemic. This company is now poised now…

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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 on Monday...

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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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Technology Shares

Down 15% this year, why I'm not selling out of this ASX 200 tech share

| Tristan Harrison

Altium has been one of my best investments. I’m holding for the long-term.

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Growth Shares

I rate these top ASX growth shares as buys in September

| Tristan Harrison

Adore Beauty is one of the growth stocks I’d buy this month.

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Broker Notes

2 ASX 200 shares named as buys by a top broker

| James Mickleboro

Analysts at Morgans rate these ASX shares highly...

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Technology Shares

2 tech ETFs I think are smart buys in September

| Tristan Harrison

Want tech exposure but not sure where to invest? Try these two funds…

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Broker Notes

2 of the best ASX shares to buy now according to Morgans

| James Mickleboro

These shares have been named as buys by Morgans...

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Broker Notes

Brokers name 3 ASX lithium shares to buy

| James Mickleboro

These lithium shares have been named as buys...

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Investing Strategies

I shouldn't have sold this ASX share two years ago: fund

| Tony Yoo

How would you be if you cut a stock that's since risen 470% in just a couple of years?

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Share Market News

These ASX 200 directors have been buying up shares in their companies

| Matthew Farley

Which ASX directors have been buying their own companies' shares?

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Broker Notes

Brokers rate these ASX dividend shares as buys

| James Mickleboro

Brokers are bullish on these dividend shares...

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Broker Notes

2 under-appreciated ASX shares that Goldman Sachs rates as buys

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are tipped as buys...

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Travel Shares

Qantas share price edges lower amid Alan Joyce's $2.3 million FY22 pay packet

| Sebastian Bowen

Is Alan Joyce's big pay packet putting investors off Qantas shares?

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Resources Shares

Why did ASX 200 iron ore shares have such a strong end to the week?

| Monica O'Shea

Higher commodity prices likely helped these mining giants finish the week on a positive note.

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Materials Shares

Possible lithium spinoff makes Mineral Resources share price undervalued: Credit Suisse

| Mitchell Lawler

Credit Suisse is onboard with a potential pot of gold for Mineral Resources' shareholders...

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Share Market News

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Brooke Cooper

These ASX 200 shares surged higher on Friday.

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Materials Shares

Why is the Rio Tinto share price lifting today?

| Monica O'Shea

What's boosting the mining giant on Friday? We take a closer look.

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Share Fallers

Why A2 Milk, Life360, Nine, and Ramsay shares are dropping

| James Mickleboro

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

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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

Up, up, and away: Pilbara Minerals shares deal out another all-time high

| Aaron Teboneras

Pilbara Minerals shares are shooting up again today. Here's why.

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Share Market News

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

| Sebastian Bowen

Once again, it's lithium, lithium, lithium...

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Materials Shares

3 ASX mining shares shooting the lights out on Friday

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at why these three mining shares are soaring today.

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Share Gainers

Why De Grey, Mineral Resources, Nuix, and Yancoal shares are racing higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are ending the week strongly...

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