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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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Real Estate Shares

GPT share price lifts despite 30% profit plunge

| Mitchell Lawler

Here's how GPT Group is shaking off a poor headline figure to move higher today...

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Capital Raising

Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals share price freefalls 27% following $66m cap raise

| Aaron Teboneras

Paradigm shares have erased all of last week's gains...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Nearmap share price jumps 30% on takeover news

| Brendon Lau

The Nearmap share price rallied 33% to $2.01 in early trade on Monday, but remains below the bid price.

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