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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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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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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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