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Share Gainers

Why Collins Foods, Pilbara Minerals, Sezzle, & Super Retail are pushing higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are on form on Thursday...

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Retail Shares

Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) share price lifts in latest push for API

| Marc Sidarous

The retail conglomerate is a fifth of the way to securing its target...

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Broker Notes

Could the Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) share price reach $123 by the end of 2021?

| James Mickleboro

Are this mining giant's shares about to head higher?

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Technology Shares

Why has the Appen (ASX:APX) share price hit three 52-week lows in the last fortnight?

| Zach Bristow

A perfect storm has arrived for Appen's shares lately.

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Bank Shares

What happened for the CBA (ASX:CBA) share price in the FY22 first quarter?

| Sebastian Bowen

The CBA share price performance put the ASX 200 to shame, gaining 17x the index in Q1 FY22.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) midday update: Pilbara Minerals jumps, Whitehaven Coal sinks

| James Mickleboro

It has been a good day for the ASX 200...

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Healthcare Shares

Australian Pharmaceuticals (ASX:API) share price lifts following Wesfarmers 19% stake

| Marc Sidarous

Wesfarmers has bought nearly a fifth of the company...but it still wants it all.

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Technology Shares

CV Check (ASX:CV1) share price soars 15% on record revenues

| Aaron Teboneras

The company recorded an impressive start to the new financial year.

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Share Market News

Top broker sees 19% upside in the Cochlear (ASX:COH) share price

| James Mickleboro

Are Cochlear's shares in the buy zone?

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Share Gainers

Why the Calix (ASX:CXL) share price is shooting 10% higher today

| James Mickleboro

The Calix Ltd (ASX: CXL) share price is charging notably higher on Thursday morning. At the time of writing, the…

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Broker Notes

Top broker upgrades the Super Retail (ASX:SUL) share price to buy

| Brendon Lau

The Super Retail Group Ltd (ASX: SUL) share price jumped higher this morning after it got upgraded by a leading…

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BNPL shares

Why the Sezzle (ASX:SZL) share price is storming 9% higher on Thursday

| James Mickleboro

Sezzle's shares are storming higher today...

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Share Gainers

Openpay (ASX:OPY) share price jumps 13% on US update

| James Mickleboro

Openpay is ready to take on the United States...

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Technology Shares

Top broker names Altium (ASX:ALU) share price as a buy

| James Mickleboro

Is it time to buy Altium shares?

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Share Market News

Here's what ASX futures are pointing towards on Thursday

| Mitchell Lawler

Here's a recap of the US stock market overnight and what might be ahead for the ASX today...

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Broker Notes

Top broker sees 16% upside for the Woodside (ASX:WPL) share price

| James Mickleboro

Here's why the Woodside share price could be heading higher...

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Share Market News

Analysts name 2 high quality ASX tech shares to buy in October

| James Mickleboro

These tech shares are rated highly...

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Bank Shares

Is the NAB (ASX:NAB) share price a buy?

| Tristan Harrison

Are NAB shares an opportunity right now?

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Thursday

| James Mickleboro

Here's what to expect on 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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Share Fallers

Why is the Predictive Discovery (ASX:PDI) share price falling today?

| Zach Bristow

The gold explorer's shares give back some gains that were booked yesterday.

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Resources Shares

Why is the Altech Chemicals (ASX:ATC) share price soaring 22% today?

| Zach Bristow

ASX commodities shares continue their run today with Altech Chemicals leading the pack.

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Share Market News

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

| Sebastian Bowen

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

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Share Fallers

Why A2 Milk, CBA, Flight Centre, & Magellan's shares are sinking

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are sinking on Wednesday...

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Resources Shares

The Lynas (ASX:LYC) share price is down 10% in a month. Here's why

| Marc Sidarous

The rare earths producer has had a terrible run the last 30 days.

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Share Market News

Which ASX shares are leading the way in the ASX 300 today?

| Aaron Teboneras

Which ASX 300 shares are on the move today?

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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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Financial Shares

Why is the Regal Investment (ASX:RF1) share price halted right now?

| Sebastian Bowen

Let's find out.

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Share Gainers

Here's why the Austal (ASX:ASB) share price is charging higher today

| James Mickleboro

It has been a good day for the Austal share price...

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Communication Shares

Why is the Hipages (ASX:HPG) share price leaping 6% on Wednesday?

| Brooke Cooper

Hipages is painting the town orange today.

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Share Gainers

Why Afterpay, Austal, Baby Bunting, & Nick Scali shares are storming higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are on form on Wednesday...

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Broker Notes

Broker warns Fortescue (ASX:FMG) share price could sink a further 20%

| James Mickleboro

The Fortescue share price might not have bottomed...

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Resources Shares

Here's why the Hyperion Metals (ASX:HYM) share price is soaring 11% today

| Bernd Struben

There's good news from the critical minerals explorer's US site today...

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Communication Shares

Here's why the Swoop (ASX:SWP) share price is up 11% on Wednesday

| Kerry Sun

Swoop picks up its fourth acquisition for the year.

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Share Market News

Technology shares lead the battle to lift the ASX 200 on Wednesday

| Mitchell Lawler

Following the lead of US markets, tech shares are doing their best to lift the ASX 200 out of the…

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Materials Shares

Why has the Brickworks (ASX:BKW) share price slumped 5% in 9 days?

| Sebastian Bowen

What's up with Brickworks shares going down?

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Broker Notes

Top broker names 2 of the best ASX shares to buy in October

| James Mickleboro

These two ASX shares are highly rated by a top broker...

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Share Gainers

Why the Afterpay Ltd (ASX:APT) share price is bouncing back on Wednesday

| Kerry Sun

Afterpay is almost back to breakeven for the week after an ugly sell-off on Tuesday.

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Share Gainers

Lumos Diagnostics (ASX:LDX) share price up 9% on evaluation update

| Zach Bristow

Another gust of wind behind Lumos Diagnostics' shares today.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) midday update: A2 Milk class action, tech shares rebound

| James Mickleboro

It has been a volatile day for the ASX 200...

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