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The Motley Fool will keep you up to date with all the latest Australian share market news. Get news, commentary and perspectives on the Australian and International stock markets today.

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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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Share Market News

The ASX 200 has taken a breather. Here's what usually happens next

| Leigh Gant

A soft patch reveals the market catching its breath rather than shifting course.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 vs US stocks: Where the next decade of big winners may come from

| Leigh Gant

The ASX 200 or the US? Strong cases exist for both, but disciplined diversification often wins over decades.

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Recent Share Market News

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Share Gainers

3 ASX 200 shares defying today's carnage to climb higher

| Brooke Cooper

Here's what's boosting these ASX 200 stocks upwards today.

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Cryptocurrencies

Un-stable coin? Terra crypto woes continue with another 31% fall

| Bernd Struben

I'd think very carefully before going bargain hunting among stumbling altcoins.

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Share Gainers

Why Aristocrat, Arafura, Calix, and Strike Energy shares are charging higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are avoiding the market selloff...

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ETFs

Here's why this ASX ETF is leaping 13% to a new 52-week high today

| Sebastian Bowen

This ASX ETF is rocketing today. Here's how it is managing to defy the broader market.

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BNPL shares

Zip share price dives to yet another multi-year low

| Sebastian Bowen

The Zip share price is copping another hammering so far this Thursday...

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Technology Shares

What's happening with ASX 200 tech shares today?

| Bernd Struben

Growth shares are more sensitive to interest rate hikes as they're often priced with distant future earnings in mind.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 midday update: Aristocrat's earnings beat, Webjet flops, retailers smashed

| James Mickleboro

The ASX 200 is deep in the red on Thursday...

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ETFs

Vanguard US Total Market Shares Index ETF tumbles following Wall Street sell-off

| Sebastian Bowen

This Vanguard ETF is feeling the pain today. Here's why...

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Technology Shares

Here's why the Reckon share price is booming 50% on Thursday

| Bernd Struben

Following the sale of its Accountants Practice Management Group, the ASX software company will focus on its most profitable divisions.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 shares tumble following worst day on Wall Street in 2 years

| Bernd Struben

Recession fears in the United States sparked a sharp selloff in equities.

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Retail Shares

Why I think the Temple & Webster share price is in the buy zone right now

| Tristan Harrison

Temple & Webster shares are seeing a lot of volatility. Now could be the time to jump on the business.

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Growth Shares

2 ASX growth shares I'd buy today with $5,000

| Tristan Harrison

ASX growth shares are looking like attractive opportunities. Here are two.

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Investing Strategies

This year will be bad. But ASX shares still the best place to be: economist

| Tony Yoo

2022 is set to be a hard slog for investors. But you don't want to be anywhere else but Australian…

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Ask a Fund Manager

'High quality' ASX company that has all of Sydney as customers

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Glenmore Asset Management's Robert Gregory picks a stock that's so reliable he'd be happy to be…

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Broker Notes

3 cheap ASX shares set to boom with higher interest rates: Wilsons

| Tony Yoo

Most stocks hate when rates rise. But not this trio, which are inexpensive right now and have blue skies ahead,…

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Technology Shares

Why this ASX 200 share is my biggest personal holding: fund manager

| Tony Yoo

In a rare insight, a prominent stock expert just revealed the largest holding of his own personal portfolio.

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Thursday

| James Mickleboro

It looks set to be a bad day for the ASX 200 on Thursday...

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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 Wednesday.

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Best Shares

I'll never sell this ASX dividend share. Here's why

| Sebastian Bowen

Looking for a bottom drawer ASX share? Here's a company I would own forever...

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Share Gainers

Why did the Dubber share price push 18% higher today?

| Zach Bristow

Dubber shares have bounced from yearly lows.

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Share Gainers

Why did this ASX nickel share surge 23% today?

| Zach Bristow

Investors keep rewarding ASX listed metals and mining companies in 2022.

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Growth Shares

Why I think the EML share price is a long-term buy

| Tristan Harrison

Here's why I think EML shares are looking very good value for the long haul.

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IPOs

Aurora Energy Metals share price rockets 35% on ASX debut

| Monica O'Shea

This lithium and uranium explorer debuted the ASX in style.

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Share Fallers

Why Boral, Eagers Automotive, PolyNovo, and Serko shares are dropping

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are under pressure on Wednesday...

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Share Market News

Can ASX 200 banks really see a 15% profit jump if the cash rate hits 1%?

| Zach Bristow

These analysts are predicting big returns for banks in the rising interest rate environment.

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Share Market News

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

| Sebastian Bowen

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

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Share Gainers

Why BlueScope, Firefinch, Monash IVF, and South32 shares are pushing higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are on form on Wednesday...

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Share Gainers

3 ASX mining shares surging more than 10% today

| Zach Bristow

Metals and mining stocks continue to be rewarded in 2022

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Broker Notes

Top brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

Brokers are feeling bullish about these ASX shares...

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Share Gainers

Why these 2 ASX All Ordinaries shares are surging more than 20% today

| Bernd Struben

Two ASX technology shares are leading the charge higher today.

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Share Gainers

The Galileo Mining share price has rocketed 380% in a week. But this billionaire is still buying up big

| Zach Bristow

The upside continues for the Galileo today.

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52-Week Highs

3 ASX 200 shares smashing multiyear highs on Wednesday

| Brooke Cooper

What's driving these stocks to their highest point in years today?

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Growth Shares

Why I would invest $10,000 into these ASX shares today

| James Mickleboro

Here are two quality ASX shares that I would buy with $10,000...

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52-Week Lows

Is the Zip share price set to hit another unhappy milestone this week?

| Brooke Cooper

Could the Zip share price slide below 90 cents?

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Broker Notes

Macquarie reveals 2 sectors where bargain ASX shares still exist

| Brendon Lau

The broker reckons ASX shares and US equities are still expensive, even after the recent pullback.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Why I think Coles is a better ASX dividend share than Woolworths

| Tristan Harrison

Are Coles shares a better pick for dividends than Woolworths?

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Energy Shares

ASX 200 energy shares in focus amid frightening global supply crisis

| Bernd Struben

A dearth of new fossil fuel projects in recent years has opened the door to today's global energy crisis.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 midday update: BlueScope and Fortescue rise, Boral tumbles

| James Mickleboro

The ASX 200 is having a strong day on Wednesday...

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Industrials Shares

'Too early to brake for the next exit': What this top broker likes about Transurban shares

| Zach Bristow

Analyst sentiment appears to be bullish on Transurban.

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Broker Notes

Ready for takeoff? Top broker sees smooth runway for Qantas shares in 2022

| Zach Bristow

Travel stocks are back in the limelight it seems.

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