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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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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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Recent Share Market News

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Share Market News

ASX 200 midday update: Beach, Santos rise but EML, Zip tumble

| James Mickleboro

The ASX 200 is ending the month in the red...

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Opinions

3 key reasons why I think the Adairs share price is a buy

| Tristan Harrison

I believe that Adairs shares are compelling at their current price for a number of reasons.

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Broker Notes

Bubs share price tumbles 5% amid broker downgrade

| James Mickleboro

Bubs shares are heading south on Tuesday...

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Resources Shares

3 ASX mining shares billionaire John Hancock is buying for rising inflation and the energy transition

| Bernd Struben

Commodities tend to perform well during inflationary periods.

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Opinions

Here's why I'm going to invest in more Soul Pattinson shares in June

| Tristan Harrison

The investment house is firmly in my sights next month...

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Opinions

Why these 2 ASX 200 shares are undervalued opportunities: WAM

| Tristan Harrison

AMP is one of the fund manager's picks as an undervalued share.

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Broker Notes

Buy these 2 impressive ASX 200 shares in June 2022: experts

| Tristan Harrison

BlueScope is one of the ASX shares that experts really like right now.

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Energy Shares

Want to invest in energy? This is 'our most preferred' ASX share: Wilsons

| Tony Yoo

The analysts can't see oil and gas prices tumbling down for quite a while yet, which means one ASX company…

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Dividend Investing

I think these 2 high-yield ASX dividend shares are buys in June

| Tristan Harrison

Both of these ASX dividend shares have high expected dividend yields.

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Technology Shares

Where next for the Appen share price after its takeover collapse?

| James Mickleboro

Where is the Appen share price heading from here?

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Broker Notes

3 ASX shares to buy in troubled times: expert panel

| Tony Yoo

Inflation, interest rates, supply blocks, and a war in Europe. Which stocks have the best chance of survival in a…

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Ask a Fund Manager

3 ASX shares I'm telling my clients to buy: advisor

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Shaw and Partners' Adam Dawes reveals two stocks he's adding to client portfolios, plus one more…

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Tuesday

| James Mickleboro

The ASX 200 looks set to run out of steam on Tuesday...

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Share Market News

Here are the top 10 ASX shares today

| Mitchell Lawler

Here are your top 10 biggest gainers in the ASX 200 on Monday.

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 most traded ASX 200 shares on Monday

| Sebastian Bowen

We take a look at the most traded ASX 200 shares by volume today.

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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 Market News

Three trillion reasons why young investors need to be taken seriously

| Mitchell Lawler

A generation of investors that are possibly more astute than given credit for...

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52-Week Highs

2 ASX All Ordinaries shares rocking new 52-week highs today

| Tristan Harrison

Bubs Australia is one of the All Ords shares that soared to a 52-week high today.

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Share Gainers

3 ASX 200 shares off to a cracking start to the week

| Brooke Cooper

It's a good day to be invested in these ASX 200 shares.

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Share Fallers

Why Appen, Elders, Predictive Discovery, and Yancoal shares are dropping

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are dropping on Monday...

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Share Fallers

Why has the Northern Star share price fallen 10% in a month

| Aaron Teboneras

The month of May hasn't been great for Northern Star shareholders.

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Share Gainers

Why Alkane Resources, Block, Bubs, and Telix shares are storming higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are on fire on Monday...

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Share Market News

ASX 200 midday update: AGL demerger scrapped, A2 Milk jumps

| James Mickleboro

The ASX 200 is having a strong start to the week...

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Resources Shares

Here's why the Yancoal share price is crashing 15% lower today

| James Mickleboro

Yancoal shares are sinking on Monday...

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Technology Shares

I think these 2 ASX tech shares are buys in May

| Tristan Harrison

May 2022 seems like a good month to consider ASX tech shares.

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Opinions

This top fund manager thinks these 2 ASX shares are buys

| Tristan Harrison

The investment team at WAM have identified two compelling ASX shares.

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Technology Shares

My #1 ASX share idea for May 2022

| Tristan Harrison

This ASX share is my preferred pick because of its global growth potential.

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Share Gainers

Why has the Galileo Mining share price shot to the stars in May?

| Aaron Teboneras

What a month it has been for Galileo Mining shares.

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Share Market News

The corporate cop is suing ANZ: share price on watch

| Tony Yoo

The bank allegedly misled 165,000 credit card customers. And it's still doing it, according to ASIC.

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Share Market News

These are the 10 most shorted ASX shares

| James Mickleboro

Short sellers are currently targeting these ASX shares...

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Resources Shares

Mineral Monday: What you need to know about vanadium and which ASX shares are cashing in on it

| Bernd Struben

China currently produces almost 60% of the global vanadium supply.

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Resources Shares

3 ASX lithium shares set to roar back: experts

| Tony Yoo

Lithium stock prices have plummeted the last few weeks. Is this a juicy buying opportunity?

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Broker Notes

2 ASX shares experts think have sold off too much

| Tony Yoo

Which stocks have seen their value plummet even though the underlying businesses have not changed one iota? This pair.

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Monday

| James Mickleboro

The ASX 200 looks set to start the week on a high...

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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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Broker Notes

4 great value ASX shares we just bought: expert

| Tony Yoo

Here are many ideas of shares to pick up currently that have tailwinds independent of rising interest rates and a…

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Share Gainers

These were the best performing ASX 200 shares last week

| James Mickleboro

These ASX 200 shares were on form last week...

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Share Fallers

These were the worst performing ASX 200 shares last week

| James Mickleboro

These ASX 200 shares were deep in the red last week...

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Dividend Investing

3 ASX dividend shares I'd buy as a new investor

| Tristan Harrison

Here are three ASX dividend shares that could be good for beginners.

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Share Market News

Here are the top 10 ASX shares today

| Mitchell Lawler

Here are your top 10 biggest gainers in the ASX 200 on Friday.

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