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Share Market News

Why is the Betashares Nasdaq 100 ETF (ASX: NDQ) having such a great month?

| Tristan Harrison

Betashares Nasdaq 100 ETF has had a strong month so far.

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Bank Shares

Why has the ANZ (ASX:ANZ) share price dropped 2% today?

| Sebastian Bowen

ANZ shares are tanking today. Here's why

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Share Fallers

Why the PolyNovo (ASX:PNV) share price is sinking 8% today

| James Mickleboro

PolyNovo shares are deep in the red on Monday...

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IPOs

Siteminder (ASX:SDR) share price rockets 35% on ASX debut

| Tony Yoo

Tech unicorn worth $1.4 billion at IPO is hot property upon listing on Monday morning.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) midday update: Sydney Airport agrees to takeover, Wesfarmers' strikes API deal

| James Mickleboro

Here's what is happening on the market today...

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Capital Raising

Why is the Macquarie (ASX:MQG) share price sliding lower today?

| Aaron Teboneras

What's happening to Macquarie shares?

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Share Gainers

Why is the Westpac (ASX:WBC) share price outperforming on Monday?

| James Mickleboro

Westpac shares are on form on Monday...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

NIB (ASX:NHF) share price backtracks despite acquisition news

| Aaron Teboneras

NIB shares are starting the week off in the red...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

API (ASX:API) share price higher after accepting Wesfarmers takeover offer

| James Mickleboro

API is being acquired...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Senex (ASX:SXY) share price charges higher after agreeing takeover deal with POSCO

| James Mickleboro

Senex has agreed to be acquired by POSCO...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) share price rises on API takeover deal

| James Mickleboro

Wesfarmers has agreed a deal for API...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Peter Warren Automotive (ASX:PWR) share price in view amid $104m acquisition

| Mitchell Lawler

Peter Warren Automotive adds another piece to its dealership empire...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Confirmed: $32 billion Sydney Airport (ASX:SYD) deal to land today

| Zach Bristow

A deal has finally been struck for Australia's largest aviation asset.

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Dividend Investing

2 ASX dividend shares that could be buys with yields above 4%

| Tristan Harrison

Nick Scali is one of the ASX dividend shares with a yield of more than 4%.

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Broker Notes

2 quality ASX tech shares ripe for the picking

| Tony Yoo

You need to be pickier than ever to find the right growth shares to buy. Here are a couple of…

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Broker Notes

Top broker gives its verdict on the REA (ASX:REA) share price

| James Mickleboro

Is there still time to buy REA shares?

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Monday

| James Mickleboro

A positive day is expected for the ASX 200 on Monday...

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Growth Shares

2 top ASX growth shares that might be worth buying

| Tristan Harrison

Corporate Travel is one of the ASX shares that could good growth.

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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

Top brokers name 3 ASX shares to sell next week

| James Mickleboro

Brokers aren't feeling overly positive on these shares...

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Broker Notes

The CSL (ASX:CSL) share price is now well above $300. Is it on a roll?

| James Mickleboro

CSL shares have been pushing higher recently...

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Share Market News

2 ASX shares that could keep growing the dividend every year

| Tristan Harrison

These 2 ASX dividend shares keep growing the dividend every year.

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Broker Notes

Is the Netwealth (ASX:NWL) share price a buy?

| Tristan Harrison

Netwealth shares are in focus after it launched a takeover bid for Praemium.

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Share Market News

2 top ASX tech shares rated as buys by brokers

| Tristan Harrison

Altium is one of the ASX tech shares rated as buys.

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Broker Notes

Is the IAG (ASX:IAG) share price cheap after hitting a 52-week low?

| James Mickleboro

Are IAG's shares cheap at the current level?

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Share Market News

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 sank deep into the red last week...

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Share Market News

Santos (ASX:STO) slips amid CSIRO carbon capture partnership

| Mitchell Lawler

Santos and the CSIRO hope to develop the world's lowest cost direct air capture technology.

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Share Market News

Forget rising interest rates. Here are the top concerns keeping ASX investors awake

| Bernd Struben

If your investments are weighing on your mind, you may wish to reposition your portfolio

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Share Gainers

70% in a month: What's put a rocket under the Lithium Energy (ASX:LEL) share price?

| Zach Bristow

Oh, what a month it has been for this battery minerals player.

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Retail Shares

Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) share price lifts as rival drops out of race for API

| Brooke Cooper

Wesfarmers' proposed takeover of API has been seemingly simplified today

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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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Cryptocurrencies

Shiba Inu crashes and Dogecoin slides. What's happening with the 'dog coins'?

| Bernd Struben

Analysts believe cryptos with real-world use cases will have the best staying power. Here's what they had to say

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 most heavily traded ASX 200 shares this Friday

| Sebastian Bowen

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

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Communication Shares

News Corp (ASX:NWS) share price rallies 8% on market-moving quarterly

| Mitchell Lawler

What numbers stand out in the News Corp first-quarter result for FY22?

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Broker Notes

Targets slashed: Why these top brokers aren't so rosy on the Domino's (ASX:DMP) share price

| Zach Bristow

Five top analysts covering Domino's have reevaluated their stance on the pizza giant's outlook.

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Bank Shares

Why is the Virgin Money UK (ASX:VUK) share price down 11% today?

| Sebastian Bowen

Virgin Money shares are falling off a cliff today. We take a closer look

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Share Fallers

Why Afterpay, Clinuvel, Inghams, and Virgin Money UK shares are tumbling

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are under pressure on Friday...

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Broker Notes

Brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

Brokers are bullish on these ASX shares...

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Record Highs

Why the Lake Resources (ASX:LKE) share price hit a record high today

| Aaron Teboneras

What's giving rise to Lake Resources shares?

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