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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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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

Here are the top 10 ASX shares today

| Mitchell Lawler

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

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Share Gainers

Why the South32 (ASX:S32) share price reached a 2-year high today

| Zach Bristow

Shares in the mining and metals company have made a good start to the week

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IPOs

Over $10b in IPOs are set to hit the ASX this quarter

| Mitchell Lawler

Get set for a whirlwind of an IPO season this quarter...

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Share Gainers

The Sunstone Metals (ASX:STM) share price is up 122% in a week. Here's why

| Zach Bristow

It's up towards the Sun for the gold and copper explorer's shares today.

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IPOs

Diablo Resources (ASX:DBO) share price tanks 15% following IPO

| Kerry Sun

Shares in the US-based gold-copper explorer fell flat on its first day of listing

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Share Fallers

Why Ansell, Predictive Discovery, Strike Energy, & Zip shares are sinking

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are falling on Tuesday...

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Star (ASX:SGR) share price falls again; reaches new 52-week low

| Marc Sidarous

The selloff continues for the casino operator, with investors flocking to the exit door

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 heaviest traded ASX 200 shares on Tuesday so far

| Sebastian Bowen

We take a look at the most active ASX 200 shares by volume…

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Broker Notes

Top broker sees 15% upside in the Webjet (ASX:WEB) share price

| James Mickleboro

Is it time to buy Webjet shares?

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Vicinity Centres (ASX:VCX) share price struggles amid acquisition news

| Aaron Teboneras

What's going on with Vicinity shares today? We take a closer look

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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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Broker Notes

Why this top broker says the Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) share price is a buy despite weak iron-ore outlook

| Zach Bristow

Analysts see the iron ore giant as a buy amid the current sea of red in ASX iron ore players.

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Share Gainers

Minerals 260 (ASX:MI6) share price leaps 36% following IPO

| Kerry Sun

Minerals 260 surged 50% within minutes of listing on the ASX.

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Energy Shares

Why is the Beach Energy (ASX:BPT) share price falling on Tuesday?

| Sebastian Bowen

What's up with Beach shares today?

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Share Fallers

Why ASX 200 tech shares are struggling this week

| Kerry Sun

ASX 200 tech shares continue to take the brunt of this week's selling.

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Capital Raising

Australasian Gold (ASX:A8G) share price lifts on capital raising update

| Aaron Teboneras

The company's shares look to finish the day in the green.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

What this top broker is saying about the Ampol (ASX:ALD) share price

| Zach Bristow

The experts have dropped in and set the tone for Ampol shares.

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Share Gainers

Why Alumina, Aurelia Metals, Netwealth, & Piedmont Lithium are storming higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are rising on Tuesday...

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Share Market News

Which ASX shares are the top movers in the ASX 300 today?

| Aaron Teboneras

Which ASX shares are leading the way?

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Broker Notes

Could the CSL (ASX:CSL) share price hit $325 by the end of 2021?

| James Mickleboro

Where next for the CSL share price?

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Share Gainers

AMP (ASX:AMP) share price lifts amid new board appointments

| Marc Sidarous

The new appointments are the first steps in the demerger of the company.

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Resources Shares

BHP (ASX:BHP) share price rises amid coal asset sale rumours

| Tristan Harrison

BHP shares are up amid rumour it could be thinking of selling its coal business.

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Share Fallers

Here's why the Seafarms (ASX:SFG) share price is plunging 8% today

| Brooke Cooper

Tuesday isn't a good day for the aquaculture company...

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Broker Notes

Why the Ansell (ASX: ANN) share price is crashing today

| Brendon Lau

The Ansell Limited (ASX: ANN) share price took a dive this morning after a leading broker urged investors to dump…

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Energy Shares

Why the Woodside (ASX:WPL) share price has rallied 24% in 3 weeks

| Bernd Struben

Some analysts are forecasting crude oil will top US$100 per barrel this year.

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Resources Shares

Forrestania (ASX:FRS) share price rockets 17% on lithium and gold update

| Zach Bristow

The company jumped aboard the lithium gravy train today.

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Share Gainers

ASX lithium shares lift as spot prices hit all-time highs

| Kerry Sun

Lithium spot prices continued to gather momentum in the last two weeks of September.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) midday update: Westpac's $1.3bn earnings hit, Ansell sinks

| James Mickleboro

Here's what is happening on the ASX 200 today...

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Bank Shares

Why did the Macquarie (ASX:MQG) share price have such a great FY22 first quarter?

| Marc Sidarous

There's a couple of reasons for Macquarie's success.

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Resources Shares

Why has the Australian Strategic Materials (ASX:ASM) share price tumbled 22% since August?

| Zach Bristow

It's been rough sailing for the rare earths producer lately.

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Bank Shares

Own NAB (ASX:NAB) shares? What to expect from its FY21 results

| James Mickleboro

NAB's full year results aren't far away...

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IPOs

Minerals 260 (ASX:MI6) shares set to hit ASX boards today

| Kerry Sun

The Liontown spin-off will make its ASX debut this afternoon.

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Broker Notes

What this leading broker is saying about the Fortescue (ASX:FMG) share price

| Zach Bristow

Analysts have weighed in on the iron ore giant's latest plans.

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Share Fallers

Why the Predictive Discovery (ASX:PDI) share price is crashing 34% today

| James Mickleboro

This gold explorer could be mining in a protected area...

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Resources Shares

Fortescue (ASX:FMG) share price up 7% this week after iron ore cracks US$130 a tonne

| Kerry Sun

Fortescue shares are bouncing higher this week following a rebound in iron ore prices

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Broker Notes

2 more of the best ASX share ideas according to this top broker

| James Mickleboro

These two ASX shares are highly rated...

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Broker Notes

Could the Pilbara Minerals (ASX:PLS) share price hit $2.80 by the end of 2021?

| James Mickleboro

Are this lithium miner's shares heading even higher?

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Share Fallers

Why has the Vulcan Energy (ASX:VUL) share price plunged 27% in a month?

| Brooke Cooper

Here's what has been driving the Vulcan share price lower lately

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Broker Notes

3 reasons this broker thinks the Newcrest (ASX:NCM) share price is a buy

| James Mickleboro

Here's why the Newcrest share price could be a buy...

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Share Market News

Could the IAG share price hit $6 by the end of 2021?

| Tristan Harrison

Does the IAG share price have a chance of hitting $6 the end of 2021?

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