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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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Share Market News

ASX 200 turbulent following the RBA interest rate decision

| Bernd Struben

ASX investors will need to accept plenty of uncertainty on the outlook for interest rates in 2026.

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Share Market News

The ASX 200 has taken a breather. Here's what usually happens next

| Leigh Gant

A soft patch reveals the market catching its breath rather than shifting course.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 vs US stocks: Where the next decade of big winners may come from

| Leigh Gant

The ASX 200 or the US? Strong cases exist for both, but disciplined diversification often wins over decades.

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Share Market News

What Australia's shocking inflation print means for ASX 200 investors and interest rates

| Bernd Struben

The RBA is facing an uphill inflation battle. Will the bank’s next move be to raise interest rates?

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Share Market News

Does the AI revolution justify today's high ASX 200 valuation?

| Bronwyn Allen

Blackwattle Investment Partners says the ASX 200 has a P/E ratio of 21x compared to a 10-year average of 16x.

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Share Market News

Buying ASX 200 shares and hoping for interest rate relief? Here's what the RBA minutes reveal

| Bernd Struben

The RBA kept interest rates on hold in November. What can ASX investors expect now?

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Recent Share Market News

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Boral (ASX:BLD) states Seven's takeover bid could undervalue it by 40%

| Brooke Cooper

Boral claims an independent expert valued the company's shares at as much as $9.13 each.

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Energy Shares

Why the Whitehaven Coal (ASX:WHC) share price just hit a new 52-week high

| Bernd Struben

You may not want to find it in your Christmas stocking, but coal is fetching near record prices.

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Share Market News

3 ASX shares for buy and hold investors to check out

| James Mickleboro

If you're interested in growing your wealth, then investing with a long term focus could be a great way to…

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Mergers & Acquisitions

M&A rumour fires up the Iress (ASX:IRE) share price today

| Brendon Lau

There's nothing like an unsubstantiated rumour to fire up the share price and investors' imagination.

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Energy Shares

Why the Piedmont Lithium (ASX:PLL) share price is gaining today

| Bernd Struben

As the world transitions to electric vehicles, finding sustainable supply chains to power them is critical

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Capital Raising

The Superloop (ASX:SLC) share price is on a rollercoaster ride today

| Brooke Cooper

Superloop shares are going loopy amid news of the company's final step in its capital raise.

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Resources Shares

Why the Andromeda Metals (ASX:ADN) share price is surging 20% today

| Kerry Sun

The company secures a substantial binding offtake agreement for its ceramic grade materials.

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Share Market News

ASX company, ex-CEO accused of failing to reveal massive earnings downgrade

| Tony Yoo

ASIC alleges shipbuilding business of failing to tell the public in 2016 that its previous profit forecast had turned into…

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Share Fallers

The Bubs (ASX:BUB) share price is down 35% in 2021

| Rhys Brock

The infant formula manufacturer will be hoping a boom in China sales can reverse a downward trend.

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Share Market News

The ASX shares benefiting the most from the company spending boom

| Brendon Lau

We are in the midst of a capex boom and these ASX shares could be in pole position to benefit.

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Technology Shares

Broker tips Plenti Group (ASX:PLT) share price to shoot higher

| Frank Tzimas

Plenti Group is destined for more growth, according to broker Shaw and Partners.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Woolworths (ASX:WOW) share price on watch after ACCC approves PFD deal

| James Mickleboro

Woolworths has been given approval to make a major investment...

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Broker Notes

Top brokers name 3 ASX shares to sell today

| James Mickleboro

These bearish analysts are saying investors shouldn't be buying these shares...

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Share Market News

Why the PointsBet (ASX:PBH) share price will be on watch today

| James Mickleboro

This sports betting continues to expand its footprint in the United States...

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Broker Notes

Leading broker upgrades Ramsay (ASX:RHC) share price to buy rating

| James Mickleboro

The good times could be returning for this healthcare giant...

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Broker Notes

Top brokers have named these 2 ASX shares as buys

| Tristan Harrison

Brokers really like the ASX shares in this article: Pinnacle and Inghams.

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Share Market News

2 ASX shares tipped to pay bumper dividends in 2021

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares could be rewarding shareholders handsomely in 2021...

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Broker Notes

Do brokers think the Appen (ASX:APX) share price is a buying opportunity?

| Tristan Harrison

What do brokers think of the Appen share price right now?

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Broker Notes

Top brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

Brokers have been running the ruler over these ASX shares...

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Thursday

| James Mickleboro

It looks set to be another busy day on the ASX 200 on Thursday...

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Broker Notes

Is the Treasury Wine (ASX:TWE) share price going to lose its fizz?

| James Mickleboro

Can this wine company's shares climb higher or are they fully valued?

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Share Market News

ASX 200 drops, Brickworks soars, Woolworths falls

| Tristan Harrison

The ASX 200 dropped today, though Brickworks soared on profit valuation increases.

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International Stock News

Will Robinhood be the biggest IPO on global markets in 2021?

| Sebastian Bowen

There is speculation that Robinhood, the US$40 billion zero-fee US brokerage firm, will IPO in July

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Marley Spoon (ASX:MMM) share price jumps 9% following $20b sector forecast

| Mitchell Lawler

The global meal kit market has received a spicy new forecast...

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Record Highs

The Brickworks (ASX:BKW) share price hit an all-time high today. Here's why

| Sebastian Bowen

Brickworks hit a new all-time high today...

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Share Market News

Woolworths (ASX:WOW) under fire over Darwin Dan Murphy's store

| Sebastian Bowen

Woolworths is under fire today over its now-abandoned Darwin liquor store

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Share Gainers

Thomson Resources (ASX:TMZ) share price surges on exploration results

| Brendon Lau

Thomson Resources says its Conrad Project may be bigger and better than originally thought.

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52-Week Highs

Here's why the Coda Minerals (ASX:COD) share price just rocketed 235%

| Marc Sidarous

The South Australian miner struck proverbial and literal gold (and also copper) this week.

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Share Market News

Why Brickworks, Ecofibre, Frontier Digital, & Ramsay are storming higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares were on form on Wednesday despite the market edging lower...

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Technology Shares

Why the Credit Clear (ASX:CCR) share price is up 12% today

| Kerry Sun

After hitting 9-month lows, Credit Clear is racking up some time in the green this week.

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Share Gainers

Here's why the Sovereign Metals (ASX:SVM) share price is up 14%

| Brooke Cooper

Sovereign Metals' Kasiya project is chasing the title of largest rutile deposit on earth. And they're not far off it.

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Share Fallers

Why Altium, Appen, National Storage, & Woolworths are tumbling lower

| James Mickleboro

Here's why these shares are out of form on Wednesday...

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Share Market News

China looking to impose new controls on the rocketing coal price

| Brendon Lau

China has so far been losing the war to control commodity prices, but that won't stop it from trying again.

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Share Market News

These 3 ASX 200 shares are the most actively traded today

| Sebastian Bowen

Which ASX 200 shares are the most ative today?

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Resources Shares

Sandfire (ASX:SFR) share price lifts following Perenti partnership

| Marc Sidarous

A $650 million contract between these two ASX mining companies is having mixed results on their share prices.

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Share Gainers

Why GrainCorp (ASX:GNC) has surged 19% in the last 3 months

| Frank Tzimas

Despite China's tariff increases, the GrainCorp share price has climbed 19% in the last 3 months. Here's why.

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Share Market News

US on brink of passing massive anti-China law

| Sebastian Bowen

The US Senate has just passed a massive US$250 billion anti-China bill....

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Cryptocurrencies

How Aussies raked in $260 million in Bitcoin profits in 2020

| Bernd Struben

Crypto investing is notoriously risky. But for some the risk has paid off handsomely.

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Communication Shares

The Superloop (ASX:SLC) share price seesaws on successful capital raise

| Brooke Cooper

Superloop has raised $79 million in its institutional entitlement offer.

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Energy Shares

Here's what's driving the BPH Energy (ASX:BPH) share price today

| Brooke Cooper

The first step towards drilling in the Baleen Prospect is now underway.

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