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Opinions

A stock market crash feels like it might be imminent

| Grace Alvino

Rising geopolitical tensions and market volatility are making some investors uneasy.

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Opinions

How investing $50 a day into ASX shares could become $1 million faster than you think

| Tristan Harrison

Long-term saving and investing are essential for building wealth.

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Share Market News

US$100 oil is a big deal for every ASX share. Here's why

| Sebastian Bowen

Higher oil prices flow through to every corner of the economy.

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Share Market News

The one question I always ask before buying an ASX share

| Grace Alvino

If a stock stopped moving for three years, would you still want to own it?

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Share Market News

Game on! BHP retakes biggest ASX stock crown as CBA shares sink

| Bernd Struben

The battle of the top ASX titans continues, with BHP edging out CBA to win back the crown.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 lifts to record high amid strong earnings and new jobs data

| Bronwyn Allen

Earnings season continues with Telstra, Brambles, Sonic Healthcare, and Hub24 impressing the market today.

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Share Gainers

The ASX 200 is back over 9,000 points! It's thanks to just 2 ASX shares

| Sebastian Bowen

These two stocks have been driving the whole market...

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Share Market News

That was fast! BHP relinquishes biggest ASX stock crown as CBA shares rocket

| Bernd Struben

BHP only managed to take the biggest ASX stock crown from CBA for two weeks.

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Recent Share Market News

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Share Market News

Evolution Mining (ASX:EVN) share price downgrade from four brokers

| Zach Bristow

The gold miner is having a less than glittering day.

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Share Fallers

Why the Altium (ASX:ALU) share price is crashing 14% on Monday

| James Mickleboro

This tech share is crashing lower on Monday morning...

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Broker Notes

Brokers using the lockdown to upgrade earnings forecasts on these ASX 200 shares

| Brendon Lau

The COVID lockdowns of Sydney and Melbourne isn't bad news for all ASX 200 shares.

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Bank Shares

The CBA (ASX:CBA) share price slips as COVID loan support announced

| Bernd Struben

Rolling COVID lockdowns continue to impact Australians across the nation.

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Share Market News

Wisr (ASX:WZR) share price up 3% on another record quarterly result

| Kerry Sun

Wisr just marked its 20th consecutive quarter of growth. Here's what you need to know.

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Share Market News

Here's why the Volpara (ASX:VHT) share price is on the move today

| Mitchell Lawler

Volpara Health and Invitae are set to collaborate.

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Resources Shares

Why the Ioneer (ASX:INR) share price is on the rise today

| Bernd Struben

Lithium demand is forecast to remain strong as global electric vehicle production looks set to surge.

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BNPL shares

Humm (ASX:HUM) share price zooms 6% higher after doubling FY 2021 profit

| James Mickleboro

This BNPL provider expects to double its profits in FY 2021...

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Share Market News

Why the Vulcan (ASX:VUL) share price is jumping 9% on Monday

| James Mickleboro

This lithium explorer is starting the week on a positive note...

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Share Market News

3 reasons why Xero (ASX:XRO) is a quality ASX share

| Tristan Harrison

Xero is a really good business with a number of factors that are helping its performance.

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Share Gainers

Why the Mach7 (ASX:M7T) share price is pushing higher on Monday

| James Mickleboro

This growing healthcare company has just won a new contract...

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Share Market News

Why the Data#3 (ASX:DTL) share price is down 5% this morning

| Aaron Teboneras

This ASX technology share is expecting a big FY21 result amid ongoing supply issues.

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Broker Notes

SEEK (ASX:SEK) share price sinks 5% after broker downgrade

| James Mickleboro

This job listings giant just got downgraded...

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Share Fallers

The CBA (ASX:CBA) share price is down 5% in the past month, here's why

| Kerry Sun

From potential interest rate hikes to the reintroduction of lockdowns, it's been a down few weeks for this big bank.

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Resources Shares

The Neometals (ASX:NMT) share price has almost doubled in 2021

| Rhys Brock

There are several reasons why investors may be taking a liking to the minerals company.

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Share Market News

Stockland (ASX:SGP) share price on watch after acquisition

| Kerry Sun

Stockland is forking out $620 million to grow its retirement business. Here's the rundown.

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Technology Shares

Here's why the Audinate (ASX:AD8) share price is up 25% in a month

| Rhys Brock

The audio technology company's shares have had a stellar month.

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Healthcare Shares

The CSL (ASX:CSL) share price is down 9% in a month, here's why

| James Mickleboro

This biotech giant's shares have been out of form recently...

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Share Market News

Better than Amazon: This ASX share has multiplied 910 times in 20 years

| Tony Yoo

The stocks for the US online retailer are often held up as a shining example of buy-and-hold investing. But there's…

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Share Market News

ASX 200 Weekly Wrap: ASX shakes off lockdowns to rise higher

| Sebastian Bowen

What was happening on the ASX 200 last week?

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Share Market News

Telstra (ASX:TLS) share price in focus after confirming Digicel Pacific acquisition talks

| James Mickleboro

This telco giant could be making an acquisition soon...

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Broker Notes

Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) share price on watch after broker upgrade

| James Mickleboro

The Rio Tinto Limited (ASX: RIO) share price could be on the rise on Monday. This follows the release of…

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Dividend Investing

2 ASX dividend shares that could be buys with yields above 5%

| Tristan Harrison

Accent and Pacific Current are two high-yielding ASX dividend shares.

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Monday

| James Mickleboro

The ASX 200 looks set to have a busy start to the week...

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Share Market News

2 ASX shares that could be worth looking at this weekend

| Tristan Harrison

Betashares Global Cybersecurity ETF is one of the ASX shares that might be worth looking at this weekend.

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Broker Notes

Top brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy next week

| James Mickleboro

Brokers are feeling positive about these ASX shares...

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Broker Notes

Top brokers name 3 ASX shares to sell next week

| James Mickleboro

Brokers aren't feeling overly positive on these shares...

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Resources Shares

July's been a great month so far for the Fortescue Metals (ASX:FMG) share price

| Tristan Harrison

The Fortescue share price has been rising in recent weeks.

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Share Gainers

The A2 Milk (ASX:A2M) share price is up 17% in the last month, here's why

| Tony Yoo

The Kiwi dairy producer has given plenty of headaches for investors, but the stock seems to have turned around recently.

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Growth Shares

Top fund manager names these 2 ASX shares as buys

| Tristan Harrison

Johns Lyng and Maas Group are two ASX shares that WAM likes.

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Share Market News

2 top ASX shares to buy according to WAM

| Tristan Harrison

Domino’s is one the ASX shares that WAM likes right now.

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Share Market News

2 great ASX tech shares that could be buys

| Tristan Harrison

Volpara and Class are two ASX tech shares that could be opportunities.

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Share Fallers

These were the worst performing ASX 200 shares last week

| James Mickleboro

These ASX 200 shares had a week to forget...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) share price not hampered by news of class action

| Brooke Cooper

Will Wesfarmers' planned acquistion come with a legal battle on the side?

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Share Gainers

These were the best performing ASX 200 shares last week

| James Mickleboro

It was a great week for these ASX 200 shares...

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Bank Shares

Does Google plan to disrupt the ASX banks of CBA, ANZ, NAB and Westpac?

| Tristan Harrison

Google may have plans to disrupt the ASX’s big four banks.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 up, Evolution Mining drops, Appen rises

| Tristan Harrison

The ASX 200 went up and Appen shares climbed.

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Share Market News

Here's why the Wellnex Life (ASX:WNX) share price jumped 37% today

| Zach Bristow

It's been an interesting couple of days for this rebranded health and wellness company

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Share Market News

It hasn't been a great 2021 so far for the Qantas (ASX:QAN) share price

| James Mickleboro

The Qantas Airways Limited (ASX: QAN) share price has been out of form so far in 2021. Since the start…

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Share Market News

Here are 3 heavily traded ASX 200 shares today

| Sebastian Bowen

Which ASX 200 shares are getting the most attention from investors today?

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