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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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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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Recent Share Market News

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Share Fallers

Why the Reject Shop (ASX:TRS) share price is getting hammered

| James Mickleboro

This discount retailer is doing it tough right now...

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Broker Notes

Is the Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) share price in the buy zone after its update?

| James Mickleboro

One leading broker sees value in the Bunnings owner's shares...

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Share Gainers

Why the Orocobre (ASX:ORE) share price continues to soar in 2021

| Ken Hall

This Aussie lithium miner is riding the wave of climbing commodities prices

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Share Gainers

Why FYI Resources (ASX:FYI) share price is roaring higher

| Frank Tzimas

FYI Resources has gone gangbusters over the past 12 months. Here's why

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Technology Shares

Top broker still sees value in the Pro Medicus (ASX:PME) share price

| James Mickleboro

One leading broker believes this high-flying ASX share can continue to soar...

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Friday

| James Mickleboro

Will the ASX 200 end the week with a new record high?

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Share Market News

ASX 200 hits another record, Sezzle flies, Wesfarmers falls

| Tristan Harrison

The ASX 200 hit another record earlier today on more gains.

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Resources Shares

The Pilbara (ASX:PLS) share price is up 20% in two weeks

| Kerry Sun

After 8 consecutive days in the green, this bullish lithium miner is closing in on record highs

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Share Fallers

St Barbara (ASX:SBM) share price hit by guidance update

| James Mickleboro

This gold miner has withdrawn its guidance for the Simberi operation...

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Share Market News

Which sectors are driving the ASX 200 to record highs?

| Kerry Sun

The ASX 200 has ripped to record highs. Here are the sectors backing the index.

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Resources Shares

Brokers have downgraded the Fortescue (ASX:FMG) share price. Here's why

| Frank Tzimas

Fortescue Metals has fallen out of favour with a number of brokers. Let's take a look at some of the…

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Share Gainers

Sezzle (ASX:SZL) share price jumps 26% on Target deal

| James Mickleboro

It has been an incredible day for Sezzle shareholders

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Energy Shares

These ASX coal shares shone today. What's next?

| Bernd Struben

With much of the world still reliant on coal, prices are surging and producers are making hay.

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Broker Notes

Electro Optic Systems (ASX:EOS) share price lower despite broker upgrade

| James Mickleboro

Not even a broker upgrade could stop this company's shares dropping today...

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Share Market News

These ASX dividend shares keep giving investors a payrise

| Tristan Harrison

These 2 ASX dividends have continued to give shareholders a payrise each year.

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Share Gainers

Douugh (ASX:DOU) share price lifts nearly 40% in 10 days

| Mitchell Lawler

Blink and you'll miss it. What has Douugh been doing to make such fast moves?

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Share Fallers

Why Alpha HPA, BetMakers, Mesoblast, & Wesfarmers are tumbling lower

| James Mickleboro

The market may be hitting a record high today but things haven't been quite as positive for these ASX shares...

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Share Fallers

Betmakers (ASX:BET) share price drops another 4%, now down 32% in a week

| Sebastian Bowen

What on Earth has happened to the Betmakers share price over the past week?

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Broker Notes

More of this leading broker's best ASX share ideas for June

| James Mickleboro

A miner, an investment bank, and a healthcare company...

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Healthcare Shares

Why did the Polynovo (ASX:PNV) share price drop 15% in May?

| Frank Tzimas

Once the darling among medical shares on the ASX, Polynovo has been struggling of late. Let's take a look.

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Broker Notes

Top brokers name 3 ASX shares to sell today

| James Mickleboro

The bears are saying investors shouldn't be buying these shares...

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Share Gainers

Why Dubber, Megaport, Sezzle, & Worley shares are storming higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are really catching the eye on Thursday...

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BNPL shares

Why the Humm (ASX:HUM) share price is humming along nicely today

| Aaron Teboneras

The buy now, pay later company has just launched a new, user-friendly feature.

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Share Market News

The Mach7 (ASX:M7T) share price slips despite strong IT healthcare outlook

| Kerry Sun

A strong oulook in IT healthcare is failing to lift this imaging platform provider today

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Resources Shares

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

| Brooke Cooper

Piedmont Lithium shares are in the green today after new additions to the company board were announced

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Share Market News

ASX 200 up 0.65%: Wesfarmers update, Pro Medicus' Mayo Clinic deal

| James Mickleboro

The ASX 200 keeps on climbing. Here's what is happening today...

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Share Gainers

Up 13% in 2 weeks: Has the A2 Milk (ASX:A2M) share price got further to climb?

| Sebastian Bowen

Can A2 Milk shares keep climbing after a recent share price run?

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Gold

Dateline Resources (ASX:DTR) share price rockets 38%. Here's why

| Bernd Struben

Small ASX mining shares are inherently risky. But Dateline shareholders were smiling today.

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Broker Notes

This ASX share could be the next to get a re-rating boost

| Brendon Lau

Value investors may want to keep an eye on the Stockland Corporation Ltd (ASX: SGP) share price as a leading…

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Technology Shares

The Airtasker (ASX:ART) share price has fallen 11% in a month

| Brooke Cooper

Shares in the ASX newby have been falling lately despite the release of positive news

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Share Market News

4 key takeaways from the Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) strategy briefing

| James Mickleboro

Wesfarmers has been updating the market on a few things on Thursday...

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Broker Notes

Now boarding! This ASX travel share could take off again: analyst

| Tony Yoo

Sure, the whole travel sector will recover in post-COVID life. But a fund manager explains how one specific company has…

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Gold

Why ASX gold explorer Magnetic Resources (ASX:MAU) shares are lifting

| Bernd Struben

The gold price is up 13% since the end of March. Got gold?

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Share Gainers

Why the Creso (ASX:CPH) share price is shooting 11% higher

| James Mickleboro

This cannabis and psychedelics company’s shares are making waves on Thursday...

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Technology Shares

Pro Medicus (ASX:PME) share price higher on Mayo Clinic deal

| James Mickleboro

This high-flying healthcare technology company is ascending again on Thursday...

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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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