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The Motley Fool will keep you up to date with all the latest Australian share market news. Get news, commentary and perspectives on the Australian and International stock markets today.

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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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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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Recent Share Market News

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Share Market News

Got money to invest for dividends? Here are 2 ASX shares that could be buys

| Tristan Harrison

These 2 ASX dividend shares might be ideas for income, like Adairs.

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Thursday

| James Mickleboro

A busy day is expected on the ASX 200 on Thursday...

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IPOs

Sweet IPO! Will Krispy Kreme become a public company?

| Sebastian Bowen

Krispy Kreme might serve up a sweet treat for US markets this year.

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Share Gainers

These 3 shares are the best performers of the ASX 50 so far in 2021

| Brooke Cooper

So far, these 3 shares are the cream of the ASX 50 crop for 2021

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Share Fallers

Why the Adairs (ASX:ADH) share price tumbled 10% today

| Kerry Sun

Despite no price-sensitive announcement, the homewares retailer was out of style today.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 down, Woolworths falls, Costa acquires more farms

| Tristan Harrison

The ASX 200 fell today, with Woolworths dropping on FY21 significant costs.

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Dividend Investing

Brokers name 2 ASX dividend shares to buy

| James Mickleboro

Brokers believe these dividend shares are in the buy zone...

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Share Market News

Here are 3 ASX 200 shares that are on the move today

| Sebastian Bowen

Pilbara Minerals is certainly proving popular on the ASX today...

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Dividend Investing

2 ASX dividend shares that could provide steady income in retirement

| Tristan Harrison

Brickworks could be one of the ASX dividend shares to provide steady retirement.

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Resources Shares

ASX 200 resource share upgraded to 'overweight' on LSE by Morgan Stanley

| Bernd Struben

Iron ore prices remain at near record highs despite Chinese government efforts to deflate them.

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Share Gainers

Here's why the BHP (ASX:BHP) share price is pushing higher today

| James Mickleboro

One top broker likes this mining giant right now...

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Share Market News

The Huon (ASX:HUO) share price is up 7% today

| Kerry Sun

This big fish could be the major shareholder this flailing share needs.

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Share Gainers

Why are Soul Patts (ASX:SOL) shares surging 9% today?

| Sebastian Bowen

Shares in the ASX investing conglomerate are flying high after yesterday's merger news.

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Share Market News

CSL (ASX:CSL) share price falls on broker downgrade

| James Mickleboro

One broker believes the CSL share price may have peaked for the time being...

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Share Market News

Is the Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) share price a buy today?

| Tristan Harrison

The Wesfarmers share price is an interesting investment question at the current level.

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Resources Shares

Arafura (ASX:ARU) share price frozen ahead of capital raising

| Frank Tzimas

Arafura is in a trading halt until Thursday. We take a closer look.

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52-Week Highs

Why the Vanadium (ASX:VR8) share price surged to a 2-year high today

| Brendon Lau

The Vanadium Resources Ltd (ASX: VR8) share price is rocketing higher as its Steelpoortdrift project could be worth nearly $2…

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Share Gainers

Why the Pilbara Minerals (ASX:PLS) share price is up 7% to a record high

| James Mickleboro

This lithium producer's shares just hit a record high...

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Cryptocurrencies

Following another wild night, the Ethereum price is gaining…for now

| Bernd Struben

The world's number 2 crypto by market cap had another volatile day.

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BNPL shares

Up another 6%, Zip (ASX:Z1P) share price hits 2-month high

| Kerry Sun

Looks like the BNPL provider is staging somewhat of a comeback...

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Share Fallers

Why Adairs, Flight Centre, InvoCare, & Santos shares are sinking

| James Mickleboro

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

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Share Gainers

Why Actinogen, Novonix, ResMed, & Zip shares are pushing higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are on form on Wednesday...

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Share Market News

ASX 200 down 0.5%: Costa's acquisition, Afterpay & Zip charge higher

| James Mickleboro

The ASX 200 is back in the red on Wednesday...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

BetMakers (ASX:BET) builds out tech with more acquisitions

| Mitchell Lawler

I 'bet' you weren't expecting another two acquisitions...

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Technology Shares

Catapult (ASX:CAT) share price halted ahead of $57m capital raising

| Kerry Sun

The company is looking to raise capital to fund an acquisition.

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Broker Notes

Top brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

Brokers are feeling positive about these ASX shares...

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Share Market News

Stockland (ASX:SGP) unveils biggest dividend in 2 years

| Brendon Lau

Stockland increased its final dividend by a quarter but its distribution is yet to return to "COVID-normal".

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Communication Shares

Sky Network (ASX:SKT) share price flies following NRL partnership

| Mitchell Lawler

Sky Network is hoping to score with punters, with a new digital offering.

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Share Gainers

Up 5%: The De Grey (ASX:DEG) share price is now up 100% in 12 months

| James Mickleboro

It has been a golden 12 months for De Grey Mining shareholders...

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Share Gainers

Why the Actinogen (ASX:ACW) share price is rocketing 17% higher

| James Mickleboro

This biotech has been given some good news...

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Cannabis Shares

Here's why the Althea (ASX:AGH) share price is racing higher today

| James Mickleboro

This cannabis share is on a high today...

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Broker Notes

Sell Nuix, AMP, Pushpay before EOFY? Expert weighs in

| Tony Yoo

Considering cutting some of your losers before tax deadline? Here's some advice on 3 stocks that have caused investors to…

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Capital Raising

Costa (ASX:CGC) launches $190m capital raising for major acquisition

| James Mickleboro

This horticulture company is making a major acquisition...

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52-Week Lows

These ASX shares just sank to 52-week lows

| James Mickleboro

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

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Wednesday

| James Mickleboro

On Tuesday the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) was back on form and raced higher. The benchmark index jumped 1.5% to 7,342.2…

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Share Gainers

The Future Metals (ASX:FME) share price was on fire today. What's going on?

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's why Future Metals shares might have rocketed as much as 14% today.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 jumps, Soul Patts rises, Openpay soars

| Tristan Harrison

There was a recovery for the ASX 200 today after yesterday’s decline.

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Share Market News

2 excellent ASX shares for a retirement portfolio

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares could be excellent options for retirees...

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⏸️ ASX Shares

2 ASX shares with IPOs that have delivered market-beating returns

| Mitchell Lawler

Investors who snapped up shares in these 2 ASX IPOs are enjoying fantastic returns so far

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Soul Patts (ASX:SOL) share price climbs higher on Milton merger

| Mitchell Lawler

The investment company is set to get a lot bigger...

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