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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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Share Market News

Is the ASX 200 setting up for a market crash?

| Leigh Gant

Red screens spark fear, but the bigger picture and history tells investors to look beyond the moment.

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Recent Share Market News

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Healthcare Shares

Mesoblast (ASX:MSB) share price drops following third quarter update

| James Mickleboro

It was an eventful but cash-burning quarter for Mesoblast...

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Share Market News

Dubber (ASX:DUB) share price jumps 8% on Cisco deal

| James Mickleboro

Dubber and Cisco just teamed up to make call recording more accessible for all businesses...

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Share Fallers

These 3 ASX 200 shares have dropped 50% or more in 2021 so far

| Sebastian Bowen

The ASX 200 might be up year to date but these companies are heading in the wrong direction.

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52-Week Highs

Why ASX 200 shares are at a 100-day high

| Ken Hall

Surging commodities prices have helped boost these Aussie big-name shares.

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Share Fallers

Why has the Tesserent (ASX:TNT) share price dropped more than 50% in 2021?

| Frank Tzimas

Tesserent is in the boom industry of cybersecurity. We take a closer look at its recent activities.

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Thursday

| James Mickleboro

Will the market be able to climb to a new record high on Thursday?

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Share Market News

ASX 200 jumps, Worley rises, Cimic up

| Tristan Harrison

The ASX 200 continues to rise, with continued investor confidence.

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Share Market News

The ASX 200 just set a new all-time high. Could we hit 8,000 points this year?

| Mitchell Lawler

It might be worth looking at how the ASX 200 Index climbed its way to an all-time high over the…

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Woolworths (ASX:WOW) launches new payment solution: Wpay

| Brooke Cooper

Woolworths is moving into the fintech space with its new payment solution

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Share Gainers

These 3 ASX 200 shares are up 50% in 2021

| Sebastian Bowen

It's been a great year to date in cracking the half century mark for these bolters.

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Share Gainers

Why the CSR (ASX:CSR) share price is surging today

| Brendon Lau

The CSR Limited (ASX: CSR) share price surged on Tuesday as its seen to be one of the best placed…

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Broker Notes

Leading broker names its best ASX share ideas for June

| James Mickleboro

Morgans has these ASX shares on its best ideas list this month...

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Resources Shares

The Whitehaven Coal (ASX:WHC) share price gained 23% in May

| Brooke Cooper

The coal miner's share price is soaring back after a fruitful month in May.

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Resources Shares

2 buy-rated ASX lithium shares

| James Mickleboro

Lithium is a hot commodity and so are these ASX shares...

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Share Market News

Why the Amplia (ASX:ATX) share price is rocketing 41% higher today

| Aaron Teboneras

The Australian pharmaceutical company sees its share price jump after good news on a drug trial.

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Energy Shares

The Santos (ASX:STO) share price is leaping 5% higher today. Here's why

| Bernd Struben

The world's hunger for oil continues.

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Industrials Shares

Why the People Infrastructure (ASX:PPE) share price hit an all-time high

| Kerry Sun

The company is taking majority shareholdings in two new businesses.

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Share Fallers

Why Infomedia, Megaport, Regis, & WISR shares are sinking

| James Mickleboro

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

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Resources Shares

ASX uranium shares are surging today

| Kerry Sun

These commodity shares are in the hot seat today amid renewed demand for uranium.

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Capital Raising

Why the Straker (ASX:STG) share price is in a trading halt

| James Mickleboro

This small cap tech share is missing out on the market's gains today

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Resources Shares

ASX copper shares have broadly outperformed the market…now what?

| Bernd Struben

With talk of a new commodity super cycle percolating, copper is one to keep an eye on.

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Share Market News

Why the Nanosonics (ASX:NAN) share price fell 8% in May

| Mitchell Lawler

The Nanosonics share price struggled in May. We take a closer look at what happened.

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Share Fallers

Why has the Betmakers (ASX:BET) share price plunged 24% since Friday?

| Frank Tzimas

We look at the market reaction in the wake of Betmakers proposal to take over Tabcorp.

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Share Gainers

Here's why the Ampol (ASX:ALD) share price gained 11.5% last month

| Brooke Cooper

May was a great month for the fuel and convenience brand's share price – here's what drove it.

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Share Gainers

The ALS (ASX:ALQ) share price gained 17% in May. Here's why

| Brooke Cooper

With a share price jump of 12% in one day alone, May was a good month for ALS shareholders.

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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 Fallers

Why the Nearmap (ASX:NEA) share price tanked in May

| Nikhil Gangaram

Despite encouraging sector tailwinds, shares in the aerial imaging company were hammered on the back of legal issues in the…

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Codan (ASX:CDA) share price edges lower following divestment news

| Aaron Teboneras

The company's sell-off announcement is not proving overly popular with investors.

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Resources Shares

These ASX 200 shares are surging as the iron ore price booms again

| Brooke Cooper

BHP, Fortescue and Champion Iron are having a bumper day of trading following a rise in the price of iron…

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Share Gainers

Why BHP, Healius, Inghams, & Santos are charging higher

| James Mickleboro

Some ASX shares are really catching the eye on Wednesday...

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Healthcare Shares

How did the CSL share price fare in May?

| Sebastian Bowen

The biotechnology company's share price was affected by the attention it received from several brokers.

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Share Market News

ASX telco penalised $2.5m for misleading NBN speed claims

| Tony Yoo

Dodo and iPrimus admit to dodgy 'typical evening speed' claims as the Federal Court hands down fines.

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Share Fallers

Costa (ASX:CGC) shares dropped 27% in May. Here's why

| Sebastian Bowen

24% of the drop in value for the agriculture company came in one day.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 up 0.65%: BHP & Rio higher, energy shares jump

| James Mickleboro

It's been a positive for the ASX 200 so far...

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Capital Raising

The Wisr (ASX:WZR) share price is plummeting 18% today. Here's why

| Aaron Teboneras

The non-bank lender is having a shocker of a day after returning from a trading halt.

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Share Market News

Why the Pushpay (ASX:PPH) share price underperformed in May

| James Mickleboro

What went wrong in May for Pushpay?

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Broker Notes

Why Redbubble (ASX:RBL) is a bargain buy now: analyst

| Tony Yoo

Stocks for the art merchandise market operator were mauled the past few weeks. One fund manager thinks this is an…

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Share Gainers

The Family Zone (ASX:FZO) share price jumps 7%. Here's why

| Kerry Sun

Family Zone has secured a significant contract win to kick start its growth story in the lucrative US market.

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Resources Shares

Why did the Perenti (ASX:PRN) share price fall 38.5% in May?

| Brooke Cooper

Downgraded revenue and the search for a missing worker saw the Perenti share price plummet last month

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Share Gainers

Why the Resolute Mining (ASX:RSG) share price zoomed 26% higher in May

| James Mickleboro

This gold miner was shining brightly in May

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