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Share Market News

With inflation edging lower, here's the latest 2026 interest rate forecast from CBA

| Bernd Struben

Buying ASX shares and pining for interest rate relief? Here’s CBA’s latest 2026 forecast.

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Share Market News

1 move to avoid at all costs if the stock market crashes in 2026

| Leigh Gant

Volatility is inevitable in markets. The real danger comes from how investors respond when fear takes over.

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Best Shares

My 10 top stocks to buy to start the New Year off right

| Sebastian Bowen

I think these ten stocks are primed for 2026.

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Share Market News

US stocks vs. ASX shares in 2025

| Bronwyn Allen

Which market came out on top?

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Share Market News

When could interest rates rise next? It may be sooner than you think

| Cameron England

Experts are increasingly predicting that a move higher for interest rates could come soon as inflation remains persistently high.

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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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Recent Share Market News

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Capital Raising

SelfWealth (ASX:SWF) share price on watch next week after $10 million capital raising

| Kerry Sun

Could these new initiatives bring life back to the struggling SelfWealth share price?

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Broker Notes

Top broker says Appen (ASX:APX) might be a takeover target at this share price

| Tristan Harrison

Citi believes that Appen could be a takeover target at this lower price.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

5G Networks (ASX: 5GN) share price jumps 10% on Webcentral merger

| Ken Hall

Merger news has telco investors buying up these Aussie small-caps

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Share Gainers

Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) share price higher on lithium update

| James Mickleboro

Wesfarmers is a step closer to joining the lithium boom...

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Share Market News

Jupiter Energy (ASX:JPR) share price surges 75% on activities report

| Zach Bristow

It's been a big day on the ASX for this small-cap oil and gas exploration company

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IPOs

F45 Training share price (NYSE:FXLV) debuts in wild US IPO

| Sebastian Bowen

F45 shares have just hit the public markets...

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Share Fallers

Why Buddy, Evolution, Medical Dev International, & Whitefield are dropping

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares aren't having a good finish to the week...

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Share Market News

AMP (ASX:AMP) share price slides as ASIC ends criminal proceedings

| Zach Bristow

ASIC has ended it's investigation into AMP which lasted for 3 years.

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Broker Notes

Broker says Webjet (ASX:WEB) share price weakness is a buying opportunity

| James Mickleboro

Here's why this travel share could be in the buy zone...

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Bank Shares

It hasn't been a great week for the ANZ (ASX:ANZ) share price so far

| Sebastian Bowen

What's going on with ANZ shares this week? We take a closer look

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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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Share Market News

Why the Electro Optic Systems (ASX:EOS) share price is higher today

| Mitchell Lawler

Freshly award contracts have investors excited...

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Share Market News

Here's why the Mesoblast (ASX:MSB) share price is sinking today

| Nikhil Gangaram

This comes after the release of it's respiratory function results earlier.

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Share Gainers

Why EOS, Integrated Research, Michael Hill, & Whitehaven Coal are charging higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are on course to end the week strongly...

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Share Gainers

Why the BlueScope (ASX:BSL) share price could be set to jump higher

| Brendon Lau

Morgan Stanley is convinced that the BlueScope share price is poised to jump higher. Here's why...

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Share Market News

Proteomics International (ASX:PIQ) share price jumps after diabetes study readouts

| Zach Bristow

The biotechnology research company's share price is in the green today.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 midday update: Rio Tinto update disappoints, Evolution sinks

| James Mickleboro

It has been another busy day for the ASX 200...

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Gold

Evolution (ASX:EVN) share price slides 5% despite revealing major growth plans

| Kerry Sun

Growth initiatives and an improved outlook was not enough to inspire shareholders this morning.

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52-Week Highs

Why the Life360 (ASX:360) share price hit a record and could go higher

| James Mickleboro

This tech share has more than doubled in value in 2021...

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Communication Shares

Why Telstra (ASX:TLS) shares could be a buy before reporting season

| Tony Yoo

Shareholders have shed many tears for the telco monolith in the past 5 years, but this year has been brighter.…

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Share Fallers

Why the Buddy Technologies (ASX:BUD) share price is crashing 46% lower today

| James Mickleboro

Times certainly are hard for this ASX share...

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Broker Notes

Xero (ASX:XRO) share price higher on bullish broker note

| James Mickleboro

This leading broker is feeling bullish about Xero...

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Share Gainers

Why the BetMakers (ASX:BET) share price is racing 6% higher on Friday

| James Mickleboro

This betting technology company's shares are on form today...

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Resources Shares

Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) share price lower on Q2 update

| James Mickleboro

This mining giant didn't have the best quarter...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Boral (ASX:BLD) share price edges up as Seven Group wins control

| Brooke Cooper

How will Boral shares perform today after Seven Group nabbed more than 50% of the company's voting rights.

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Share Fallers

Why the Medical Developments International (ASX:MVP) share price is sinking 8% today

| James Mickleboro

This healthcare share is ending the week deep in the red...

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Share Market News

Why the Archer Materials (ASX:AXE) share price is up 30% in a week

| Zach Bristow

It's been a big week for the semiconductor company. Let's take a closer look

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Technology Shares

Now's the time to buy up mega-cap tech shares

| Tony Yoo

Think massive technology companies have had their day in the sun? This expert reckons they've only just started.

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Broker Notes

3 ASX shares to win when lockdown ends

| Tony Yoo

WAM Leaders had an excellent 2021 financial year, but on which stocks have its portfolio managers placed bets for the…

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Transport Shares

It's been a great month for the Sydney Airport (ASX:SYD) share price

| Sebastian Bowen

July has been a stellar month so far for the airport's shareholders.

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Technology Shares

Here's why the Hipages (ASX:HPG) share price is up 34% in a month

| James Mickleboro

This tech share just hit a record high...

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Share Market News

WAM Leaders thinks these ASX shares might be buys

| Tristan Harrison

ResMed is one of the ASX shares that WAM Leaders likes at the moment.

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Friday

| James Mickleboro

Here's what's happening on the final day of an eventful week...

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Share Market News

ASX 200 drops, Woodside down, Sezzle rises

| Tristan Harrison

The ASX 200 dropped today. Woodside also declined after its quarterly update.

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Share Market News

Telstra (ASX:TLS) share price struggles as Optus cries foul

| Zach Bristow

This comes after it hit a new 52-week high earlier today.

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Share Gainers

Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) share price within 2% of all-time high

| Kerry Sun

Rio Tinto shares hit a two-month high today. Here are the details

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Share Market News

Here are 3 of the most heavily traded ASX 200 shares today

| Sebastian Bowen

Which ASX 200 share was the most heavily traded today?

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Share Fallers

Why Flight Centre, PolyNovo, Vulcan, & Zip shares are sinking

| James Mickleboro

It hasn't been a good day for these ASX shares...

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Share Market News

ARB (ASX:ARB) share price jumps 8% after preliminary profit release

| Zach Bristow

It's been a good day for the manufacturer of 4WD accessories after the company released its preliminary financial results

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BNPL shares

Afterpay & Zip shares: Brokers react to Apple and PayPal BNPL news

| James Mickleboro

It has been a big week for the BNPL market

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