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Share Market News

Why is the Airtasker (ASX:ART) share price climbing on Wednesday?

| Tristan Harrison

Airtasker shares are rising today. It's holding its AGM.

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Energy Shares

Why the Whitehaven Coal (ASX:WHC) share price is plunging 6% on Wednesday

| Kerry Sun

China is looking to clamp down on surging coal prices.

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Share Fallers

Here's why the Caspin Resources (ASX:CPN) share price is crashing 18% today

| Zach Bristow

An drilling update yesterday appears to have spooked investors in today's session.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) midday update: Kogan jumps, Flight Centre sinks

| James Mickleboro

The ASX 200 is on form on Wednesday...

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Share Market News

Could the Treasury Wine (ASX:TWE) share price hit $14 by the end of 2021?

| James Mickleboro

Is there still time to buy this wine company's shares?

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Capital Raising

De Grey (ASX:DEG) share price halted amid $125 million cap raise

| Kerry Sun

The gold explorer is raising capital to drive the development of its Mallina Project.

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Share Market News

Why the Beach Energy (ASX:BPT) share price is tumbling 5% lower today

| James Mickleboro

This energy share is deep in the red on Wednesday...

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Share Gainers

Incannex (ASX:IHL) share price leaps 6% on manufacturing update

| Zach Bristow

Sprouts of green appear for Incannex shares this morning after a market update.

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Share Gainers

Beaten up ASX cannabis shares showing signs of life

| Kerry Sun

Beaten up ASX cannabis shares are moving higher this week.

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Share Gainers

Super Retail (ASX:SUL) share price climbs 3% on trading update

| Kerry Sun

Super Retail shares are surging despite a pullback in year-to-date sales.

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Share Gainers

Why has the Australian Ethical (ASX:AEF) share price rallied 17% in a week?

| Zach Bristow

Investors are scurrying to get a piece of the fund manager.

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Share Gainers

Kogan (ASX:KGN) share price surges 8% higher amid strong Q1 sales growth

| James Mickleboro

Here's how Kogan is performing in FY 2022...

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Share Market News

Whispir (ASX:WSP) share price jumps 8% on solid Q1 growth

| James Mickleboro

This tech share had a strong quarter...

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Share Market News

Flight Centre (ASX:FLT) share price falls following Q1 update

| James Mickleboro

Here's how Flight Centre is performing...

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Share Gainers

Adairs (ASX:ADH) share price pushes higher despite sales slump

| James Mickleboro

Here's how this retailer is performing in FY 2022...

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Broker Notes

This ASX share has doubled this year but it's still 'early days'

| Tony Yoo

Investors have done pretty well out of this stock already in 2021, but some experts reckon this is only the…

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Broker Notes

Why the Fortescue (ASX:FMG) share price could be dirt cheap

| James Mickleboro

Is it time to buy Fortescue shares?

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Broker Notes

Up 11% in a month: Can the Zip (ASX:Z1P) share price keep rising?

| Tristan Harrison

Zip shares have risen 11% over the last month. Is it an opportunity?

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Broker Notes

Post-COVID baby boom? That could supercharge this ASX share

| Tony Yoo

Birth rates always climb after terrible global events. This stock could benefit as Australia looks to life after the coronavirus…

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Healthcare Shares

Why has the Cochlear (ASX:COH) share price lost 7% in a month?

| Zach Bristow

The hearing implant giant has had a difficult run of late...

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Wednesday

| James Mickleboro

Here's what to expect on Wednesday on the ASX 200...

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Share Fallers

BHP (ASX:BHP) share price tumbles on Q1 update

| James Mickleboro

This mining giant's shares dropped on Tuesday. Here's why...

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Resources Shares

The BlueScope (ASX:BSL) share price has dropped 5% in a week. What's happening?

| Zach Bristow

Here are the details on what's been going on with the steel producers shares lately.

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Share Gainers

Why has the Altium (ASX:ALU) share price rallied 7% in 2 weeks?

| Zach Bristow

The last fortnight has been kind to shares in the computer software company

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Share Gainers

Zip (ASX:Z1P) share price rallies 5% on Tuesday

| Kerry Sun

The Zip share price is bouncing back after yesterday's quarterly update.

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Bank Shares

What to expect from the CBA (ASX:CBA) Q1 result

| James Mickleboro

CBA's Q1 results are coming soon. Here's what to expect...

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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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Dividend Investing

Broker forecasts South32 (ASX:S32) dividend yield of 11% until 2026

| James Mickleboro

Here's why this mining share could be a top option for income investors...

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Share Market News

These 3 ASX 200 shares are topping the volume charts on Tuesday

| Sebastian Bowen

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

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Share Gainers

Why Bapcor, Cochlear, Novonix, and Zip shares are rising

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are performing positively today...

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Limeade (ASX:LME) share price leaps higher on quarterly update

| Bernd Struben

Companies are increasingly looking to lift employee wellbeing.

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Financial Shares

Why is the AFIC (ASX:AFI) share price underperforming the ASX 200 over the past month?

| Sebastian Bowen

What's been happening over at AFIC lately?

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Share Gainers

Here's why the Home Consortium (ASX:HMC) share price is up 8% so far this week

| Zach Bristow

ASX M&A activity is constantly gaining steam.

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Energy Shares

Why has the AGL (ASX:AGL) share price climbed 14% in a month?

| Sebastian Bowen

AGL is now a winner over the past month. What;s changed?

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Share Fallers

Why BHP, Propel, Silver Lake, and Tabcorp shares are falling

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are falling on Tuesday...

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Resources Shares

Fortescue (ASX:FMG) share price in focus as Twiggy raises the stakes for battery materials

| Marc Sidarous

Wyloo Metals will buy Noront for 70 Canadian cents per share.

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Broker Notes

Leading brokers name 3 ASX shares to sell today

| James Mickleboro

Here's why brokers are bearish on these ASX shares...

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Share Gainers

The Impedimed (ASX:IPD) share price is up 10% on trial success

| Zach Bristow

More good news out of the medical technology company's camp today.

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Share Market News

What these brokers think of the Zip (ASX:Z1P) share price after its update

| James Mickleboro

Is the Zip share price in the buy zone?

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ESG

Is the ASX one of the worst markets in the world for ESG investing?

| Brooke Cooper

Australia's weak emissions targets could cause it to miss out on billions of dollars of climate-friendly investments, according to a…

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