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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Wednesday

| James Mickleboro

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

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Materials Shares

3 little-known ASX lithium shares that rocketed today

| Monica O'Shea

Why did these lithium explorers do so well on Tuesday.

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Materials Shares

Why did the Sayona Mining share price shoot 6% higher today?

| Sebastian Bowen

We check why the ASX lithium miner's shares were in such demand on Tuesday?

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Share Market News

Why did the New Hope share price just surge 6% to a 10-year high?

| Matthew Farley

Why did the ASX 200 coal miner have such a great day?

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Broker Notes

Goldman Sachs says these ASX shares are flying under the radar post-results

| James Mickleboro

Goldman thinks these ASX shares are flying under the radar right now...

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Broker Notes

Morgans names 3 of the best ASX shares to buy in September

| James Mickleboro

Morgans says that these are some of the best ASX shares to buy now...

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Energy Shares

What happened to Woodside shares on Tuesday?

| Monica O'Shea

We check what went on with the oil and gas producer's shares today.

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Share Market News

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Brooke Cooper

ASX 200 lithium shares led the way on Tuesday.

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Opinions

3 ASX shares I'll be buying and holding for years to come

| Mitchell Lawler

Where I'm comfortable ploughing more money into...

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ETFs

Why I'd buy these 2 ASX ETFs right now

| Cathryn Goh

Here are two thematic exchange-traded funds I'd buy today.

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Share Fallers

Why Breville, Incitec Pivot, Magellan, and Super Retail shares are dropping

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are dropping on Tuesday...

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Opinions

Should all ASX investors be buying defensive shares right now?

| Tristan Harrison

Emma Fisher of Airlie Funds Management gives her views on defensive ASX shares.

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Share Gainers

Why Karoon Energy, Pilbara Minerals, PointsBet, and Whitehaven Coal are rising

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are rising on Tuesday...

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Materials Shares

3 ASX mining shares leaping on mineral discoveries

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at what these three explorers have discovered.

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Share Market News

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

| Sebastian Bowen

Lithium shares are making waves on the ASX 200 today...

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Economy

ASX 200 shares dip as RBA boosts interest rates by another 0.50%

| Bernd Struben

Today marks the fifth consecutive month of interest rate hikes from the RBA, following more than 11 years of easing.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Woolworths share price edges higher as shareholders green light MyDeal takeover

| James Mickleboro

Woolworths' MyDeal acquisition has been given the thumbs up...

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Materials Shares

Why is the Core Lithium share price surging 8% on Tuesday?

| Brooke Cooper

The Core Lithium share price has been all over the shop over the last few weeks.

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Gold

Why are ASX 200 gold shares having such a hard time of it in 2022?

| Bernd Struben

The S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Gold Index (ASX: XGD) – which also contains some smaller miners – is down 27.4% this…

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Rio Tinto share price lower despite Turquoise Hill agreement

| James Mickleboro

Rio Tinto's shares are falling on Tuesday despite an acquisition update...

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Share Gainers

Why broker JP Morgan just upgraded the Pilbara Minerals share price

| Tristan Harrison

Is a broker’s call the reason for the lithium miner’s strong rise?

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Travel Shares

Broker gives its verdict on the Flight Centre share price

| James Mickleboro

Is it time to buy Flight Centre shares?

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Materials Shares

Why Macquarie is tipping 55% upside for ASX lithium share Allkem

| Matthew Farley

The broker gave a handsome upgrade to the lithium company's price target this morning.

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Share Market News

Why is A2 Milk buying back shares?

| Matthew Farley

Let's look into why the baby formula company announced a $135 million buyback program.

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Broker Notes

Ready for a storm: 3 ASX 200 shares with ironclad balance sheets

| Brooke Cooper

Recent volatility might have put these shares in the buy zone.

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Broker Notes

'Better chance of making good money when markets are down': fundie

| Brooke Cooper

Recent volatility may have brought plenty of stock picking opportunities.

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Communication Shares

ASX 300 telco fined $213,000 for endangering customer lives

| Tony Yoo

The industry watchdog serves infringement notice to Aussie Broadband for putting its clients in danger.

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Share Market News

Here's how rising interest rates could plunge the economy into recession and send the ASX 200 into a vicious bear market

| Bruce Jackson

The Reserve Bank walks the tightrope with interest rates. Too high and it plunges the economy into recession.

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Broker Notes

Batteries and water: Experts name 2 ASX shares you can't ignore

| Tony Yoo

Here's a pair of stocks that you may not have heard of but are providing products the world just can't…

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Broker Notes

Should you buy Telstra shares after the telco 'comfortably turned the corner'?

| James Mickleboro

Is now a good time to buy Telstra's shares?

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Ask a Fund Manager

'Incredibly cheap': Fundie reveals 3 ASX shares he'd buy right now

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: SG Hiscock's Hamish Tadgell names a trio of fairly obscure stocks that he sees riding sustainable…

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Resources Shares

The Whitehaven share price has surged 36% in a month. Why Morgans predicts more 'supercharged returns'

| Tristan Harrison

This coal miner shone in August. What's going to happen next?

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Share Market News

When will the RBA stop raising rates? Here's what Westpac thinks

| James Mickleboro

The RBA has been raising rates for months. When will it stop?

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Tuesday

| James Mickleboro

A big day is expected for the ASX 200 on Tuesday...

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Materials Shares

3 ASX mining shares that rocketed more than 15% on Monday

| Monica O'Shea

Why did these explorers surge today?

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Share Market News

Are AFIC shares outperforming the ASX 200 this year?

| Tristan Harrison

AFIC is the ASX’s biggest LIC. But is it justifying the premium?

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Materials Shares

These 6 ASX mining shares are now in the ASX 300

| Matthew Farley

Find out which ASX mining shares are now included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index?

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Broker Notes

Bell Potter slaps buy rating on this profitable, dividend-paying ASX cannabis share

| James Mickleboro

This cannabis share is smoking the market on Monday...

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Share Market News

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Brooke Cooper

These 10 ASX 200 shares started the week out on the right foot.

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Cryptocurrencies

Is El Salvador's great Bitcoin experiment fizzling or just getting started?

| Bernd Struben

The big price falls over the past 10 months have not spurred Salvadorans into rushing to embrace the crypto instead…

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