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Opinions

A stock market crash feels like it might be imminent

| Grace Alvino

Rising geopolitical tensions and market volatility are making some investors uneasy.

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Opinions

How investing $50 a day into ASX shares could become $1 million faster than you think

| Tristan Harrison

Long-term saving and investing are essential for building wealth.

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Share Market News

US$100 oil is a big deal for every ASX share. Here's why

| Sebastian Bowen

Higher oil prices flow through to every corner of the economy.

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Share Market News

The one question I always ask before buying an ASX share

| Grace Alvino

If a stock stopped moving for three years, would you still want to own it?

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Share Market News

Game on! BHP retakes biggest ASX stock crown as CBA shares sink

| Bernd Struben

The battle of the top ASX titans continues, with BHP edging out CBA to win back the crown.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 lifts to record high amid strong earnings and new jobs data

| Bronwyn Allen

Earnings season continues with Telstra, Brambles, Sonic Healthcare, and Hub24 impressing the market today.

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Share Gainers

The ASX 200 is back over 9,000 points! It's thanks to just 2 ASX shares

| Sebastian Bowen

These two stocks have been driving the whole market...

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Share Market News

That was fast! BHP relinquishes biggest ASX stock crown as CBA shares rocket

| Bernd Struben

BHP only managed to take the biggest ASX stock crown from CBA for two weeks.

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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

Goldman Sachs tips huge returns for the Goodman share price

| James Mickleboro

Goldman Sachs says Goodman's shares could rise materially..

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Resources Shares

'Clearly under the radar': Expert reveals hidden gem ASX share he's holding

| Tony Yoo

One fund manager lets slip a stock about to go crazy that no one else knows about.

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Broker Notes

Why these 2 ASX shares rocketed 40% last month

| Tony Yoo

The rise in value of these stocks was no fluke, as one expert is holding onto them for further gains.

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Wednesday

| James Mickleboro

It will be another busy day on the ASX 200 on Wednesday...

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Technology Shares

The Appen share price is down 20% in a month. Is it going lower?

| James Mickleboro

Will Appen's shares continue to slide?

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Share Market News

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Brooke Cooper

These 10 ASX 200 shares outperformed all others on Tuesday.

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Cryptocurrencies

This is why Ethereum has been outpacing the Bitcoin price gains. Will it last?

| Bernd Struben

The Ethereum blockchain may make its long-awaited transition to a Proof of Stake protocol next month.

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Resources Shares

Why has the Panoramic Resources share price surged 40% in a month?

| Bronwyn Allen

Rising global demand for nickel and BHP's play for OZ Minerals have helped propel Panoramic shares in recent times.

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Gold

Why has the Northern Star share price climbed 20% in a month?

| Aaron Teboneras

What's caused the gold miner's shares to shine lately.

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Share Market News

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

| Sebastian Bowen

The ASX's lithium losers are leading our trading volume charts today...

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Share Gainers

This ASX lithium share is surging 45% today. What's going on?

| Aaron Teboneras

This ASX lithium share is one of the best performers on the market today.

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Share Fallers

Why Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, Challenger, Seek, and Sims shares are dropping

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are out of form on Tuesday...

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Share Gainers

Why BHP, Life360, Tassal, and Temple & Webster shares are charging higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are having strong days...

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Resources Shares

3 ASX mining shares rocketing higher today on new finds

| Bernd Struben

The three miners have each reported promising new drill results.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Endeavour share price outperforms on Tuesday to smash new, all-time high

| Sebastian Bowen

Endeavour shares are at a new record high today...

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Share Market News

The BHP share price now trades on a fully franked dividend yield of 11%

| Bruce Jackson

The mining giant reported the second biggest profit in its history today.

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Economy

ASX 200 shrugs off prospect of further rate rises revealed in RBA minutes

| Bernd Struben

The RBA board expects inflation in Australia to peak later and higher than it previously thought.

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Materials Shares

Guess which ASX mining share just exploded 30% on a new gold discovery

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at what this explorer discovered.

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Share Fallers

The 4DS Memory share price just crashed 65%. What happened?

| Bernd Struben

The ASX tech share has been working to develop an Interface Switching ReRAM specifically developed for Storage Class Memory applications.

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Technology Shares

Betmakers share price slips despite new $20 million deal

| Brendon Lau

The betting technology provider has amended a key contract. Here are the details.

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Technology Shares

Better ASX tech buy: Xero or Altium?

| Cathryn Goh

Let's put these two WAAAX shares to the test.

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Broker Notes

Is the Beach Energy share price a buy following its post-reporting sell-off?

| Brooke Cooper

Are brokers still optimistic after slamming the company's earnings and guidance? We take a look.

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Broker Notes

Why this broker sees plenty of upside for the ResMed share price

| James Mickleboro

ResMed shares could be in the buy zone...

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Bank Shares

Is the Westpac share price a buy following the bank's latest update?

| James Mickleboro

Are Westpac shares a buy after its latest update?

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Investing Strategies

'Strong growth': Expert names 2 ASX shares to buy for the long run

| Tony Yoo

In a turbulent year like 2022, sometimes you just have to take a step back to find companies that have…

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Tuesday

| James Mickleboro

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

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Broker Notes

Why one broker is bullish on this 'unloved and undervalued' ASX 200 share

| Matthew Farley

The company has not had a good time of it this year.

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Share Gainers

Why has the Ragusa Minerals share price exploded 136% in a week?

| Monica O'Shea

Ragusa shares lifted on lithium news.

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Share Market News

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Brooke Cooper

These ASX 200 stocks outperformed all their peers on Monday.

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Share Gainers

3 ASX 200 shares having a super start to the week

| Brooke Cooper

What's driving these ASX 200 stocks to outperform the market?

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Materials Shares

'Thrilled': Why this ASX critical minerals share surged 30% on Monday

| Monica O'Shea

What's impacting this critical minerals explorer today?

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Share Market News

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

| Sebastian Bowen

One of our most-traded ASX 200 shares has dropped 12 % today.

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Cryptocurrencies

Will the next era of computing break the Bitcoin price or boost it?

| Bernd Struben

Cryptos have taken a beating over the past months as interest rates around the world ratcheted higher. But is there…

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Broker Notes

Leading brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

Here's why brokers rate these ASX shares as buys...

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Share Gainers

Why BlueScope, Carsales, Core Lithium, and Nearmap shares are racing higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are starting the week strongly...

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Share Fallers

Why Beach, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, Opthea, and Paradigm shares are sinking

| James Mickleboro

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

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Bank Shares

Is the CBA share price overvalued compared to other ASX 200 banks?

| Bernd Struben

CommBank is the most exposed to any downturn in the Aussie housing market.

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Share Gainers

Why is the Piedmont Lithium share price rocketing 15% on Monday?

| Aaron Teboneras

What's going on with Piedmont shares today?

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Broker Notes

Is this ASX bank share a better buy than the big four banks?

| Brendon Lau

One alternative bank share might be looking too cheap to ignore.

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Share Gainers

Carsales share price launches 5% as profit lifts to $161m

| Brooke Cooper

The automotive classified company's financial year 2022 earnings appear to have impressed the market.

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