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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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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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Cryptocurrencies

The Bitcoin price tanked 15% in August. Here's why

| Bernd Struben

The tech-heavy NASDAQ, a solid proxy for risk appetite, fell 4.6% last month.

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Share Market News

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

| Sebastian Bowen

Mining and lithium shares are dominating the ASX 200 volume charts this Friday.

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Share Fallers

Why Core Lithium, Mineral Resources, PointsBet, and Strike Energy are dropping

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are sliding into the red today...

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Share Gainers

Why Dexus, Dusk, Macquarie, and Qantas shares are pushing higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are on form on Friday...

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Materials Shares

Why is the Sayona Mining share price crumbling 8% on Friday?

| Brooke Cooper

Friday has turned out to be a rough day for the lithium hopeful.

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Dividend Investing

27% of ASX 200 shares cut dividends during earnings season. What's next?

| Bernd Struben

BHP has become a monster dividend payer among ASX 200 shares amid soaring commodity prices.

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Share Gainers

It's a cloudy day on the ASX, but some All Ords shares are still shining brightly

| Brooke Cooper

These shares are defying the market's struggles to post notable gains on Friday.

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Capital Raising

Why is the Strike Energy share price tanking 10% today?

| Aaron Teboneras

What's causing Strike Energy shares to burn out on Friday?

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Share Gainers

Why is the Kogan share price smashing the ASX 200 on Friday?

| Tristan Harrison

Investors are shopping for Kogan shares today.

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Materials Shares

Why are ASX 200 mining shares getting hammered on Friday?

| Brooke Cooper

A COVID-19 lockdown in China appears to be impacting ASX mining shares today.

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Gold

The gold price should be doing well, so why isn't it?

| Bernd Struben

Gold, the classic safe haven asset, historically does well in times of geopolitical unrest and general market uncertainty.

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Technology Shares

Why did the Novonix share price crumble 14% in August?

| Brooke Cooper

The Novonix share price fell 77% over the eight months ended August.

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Dividend Investing

Analysts name 2 ASX 200 dividend shares to buy now

| James Mickleboro

Analysts rate these ASX 200 dividend shares as buys...

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Investing Strategies

3 ASX shares to buy after reporting season (and a sector to avoid): expert

| Tony Yoo

Wilsons doesn't favour a specific sector, but is more interested in the motives behind customer spending when picking stocks to…

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Broker Notes

Is the Rio Tinto share price a buy post-earnings season?

| James Mickleboro

Is it time to buy Rio Tinto's shares?

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Why did the A2 Milk share price smash the market with a 22% gain in August?

| James Mickleboro

A2 Milk shares were on fire in August. Here's why...

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Broker Notes

Brokers name 2 ASX dividend shares to buy this month

| James Mickleboro

Brokers are feeling bullish on these dividend shares...

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Friday

| James Mickleboro

The ASX 200 looks set to end the week on a decent note...

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Broker Notes

Broker tips PointsBet share price to double

| James Mickleboro

This tech share could double according to analysts at Bell Potter..

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Share Market News

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Brooke Cooper

These ASX 200 shares outperformed all others on Thursday.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Rio Tinto share price dips despite $4.9b Turquoise Hill deal

| Aaron Teboneras

Rio Tinto is set to acquire the remaining stake in Turquoise Hill.

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Industrials Shares

Why is the Electro Optic Systems share price frozen today?

| Bronwyn Allen

The ASX suspended Electro Optic Systems from trading today. Here's why.

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Share Fallers

Why BHP, Deep Yellow, Nickel Industries, and PointsBet shares are dropping

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are dropping heavily on Thursday...

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Share Market News

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

| Sebastian Bowen

Lithium is back to the top of the ASX 200's trading volume charts this Thursday.

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Share Gainers

Why Coles, Fisher & Paykel, New Hope, and Nitro shares are rising

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are avoiding the market selloff...

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Share Market News

Why is the ASX 200 diving 2% on Tuesday?

| Tristan Harrison

It’s a tough day for Aussie investors. What’s going on?

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52-Week Lows

The Newcrest share price has hit 3 multi-year lows this week alone. What's going wrong?

| Aaron Teboneras

Newcrest shares are making headlines again for all the wrong reasons.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

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

| Monica O'Shea

It's not all doom and gloom on the ASX 200 today.

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Technology Shares

Why is the Novonix share price slumping 6% on Thursday?

| Brooke Cooper

Novonix is currently the tech sector's worst performer.

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Resources Shares

Guess which ASX rare earths share is rocketing 13% on a 'resounding success'. Hint: not Lynas

| Bernd Struben

Investors are bidding up the rare earths explorer after the company reported a 328% increase to its core project’s exploration…

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Resources Shares

The Pilbara Minerals share price surged 30% in August. What now?

| Brendon Lau

The Pilbara Minerals share price seems impervious to the market sell-off. We look at why.

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Share Market News

Reason for hope as 'worst month of the year' starts off badly

| Bruce Jackson

The ASX 200 is off to a bad start with more pain potentially ahead.

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Share Gainers

Guess which ASX mining share is exploding 74% on a new copper find

| Monica O'Shea

Why is this explorer having such a good day?

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Share Gainers

This ASX All Ords share you've never heard of is flying 15% today. Here's why

| Brooke Cooper

It's proving to be a big day for this small All Ords stock.

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Resources Shares

3 mining ASX shares ripe for buying now: experts

| Tony Yoo

Stocks in the resources sector rose while others suffered in the first half of 2022. But they have since fallen…

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Opinions

How I'd invest $20,000 in ASX shares today if I had to start from scratch

| Tristan Harrison

Starting a new portfolio is an exciting opportunity. Here’s what I’d pick.

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Cheap Shares

2 heart-breaking ASX shares finally turning it around: Morgans

| Tony Yoo

These stocks have killed long-term investors but are ready to fire for old and new shareholders alike, according to one…

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Broker Notes

Broker tips 23% upside for Webjet share price and the return of dividends

| James Mickleboro

Webjet has been tipped as a buy by Goldman Sachs...

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Share Fallers

These were the worst performers on the ASX 200 in August

| James Mickleboro

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

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