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Share Market News

Buying ASX shares or paying off a mortgage? Here's what the experts are saying about RBA interest rate hikes in 2026

| Bernd Struben

Leading experts sound off on the RBA’s latest interest rate hike, and what investors and mortgage holders can expect next.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 resilient in face of latest RBA interest rate increase

| Bernd Struben

ASX 200 investors had widely been expecting the RBA to increase interest rates again today.

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Share Market News

Worst fortnight in 4 years: How the Iran war is affecting ASX shares

| Bronwyn Allen

Since the war began, the ASX 200 has fallen 6.5%, and the ASX All Ords has dropped 6.65%.

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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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Recent Share Market News

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Share Market News

Imugene and Zip were among the most traded ASX shares last week

| James Mickleboro

Demand was strong for these ASX shares last week...

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Energy Shares

ASX energy shares could boom if OPEC has this one right

| Bernd Struben

If you thought OPEC had lost its pricing powers over global oil markets, think again.

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Share Market News

Aristocrat (ASX:ALL) share price launches to record highs in May

| Kerry Sun

Topping pre-COVID highs. Check. Breaking record highs. Check. The Aristocrat share price was unstoppable in May.

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Share Market News

Why BetMakers, Blackmores, Lynas, & Westgold shares are dropping

| James Mickleboro

Some ASX shares have started the move deep in the red...

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Share Market News

Talga (ASX:TLG) share price climbs on positive feasibility studies

| Aaron Teboneras

The technology minerals company could also soon start servicing the electric vehicle market in the United Kingdom.

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Share Market News

The Zip (ASX:Z1P) share price slides 12% in May despite global expansion

| Kerry Sun

Even major expansion into new markets has failed to inject life back to the Zip share price in May

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Financial Shares

How did the Magellan (ASX:MFG) share price perform in May?

| Sebastian Bowen

Why did the financial giant underperform last month?

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Broker Notes

Leading brokers name 3 ASX shares to sell today

| James Mickleboro

The bears are claiming that investors would be better off selling these ASX shares...

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Investing Strategies

Short sellers who sledge ASX companies put on notice

| Tony Yoo

ASIC just published new guidelines for activist investors who campaign to pull down the price of a stock.

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Share Market News

What's going on with the Worley (ASX:WOR) share price today?

| Aaron Teboneras

The global engineering company has also advised that it has entered into a fresh contract.

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Travel Shares

Here's what drove the Qantas (ASX:QAN) share price in May

| Brooke Cooper

It's been a big month for Australia's largest airline, which has faced new lockdowns, delayed international border

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ETFs

Why this quality ASX ETF is back in focus today

| Bernd Struben

With cyberattacks increasing each year, cyber defenders have their work cut out.

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Share Gainers

Why a2 Milk, Fortescue, Infomedia, & Talga shares are pushing higher

| James Mickleboro

Not all shares are dropping lower with the market on Tuesday...

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Industrials Shares

Austal (ASX:ASB) share price lower despite new contract bid

| Aaron Teboneras

The shipbuilder's shares are struggling to float despite news of a new contract opportunity.

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Communication Shares

How did the Telstra (ASX:TLS) share price fare in May?

| Sebastian Bowen

The performance of Telstra in May, may have been attributed more to brokers than any offical announcement.

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Broker Notes

High-flying Goodman (ASX:GMG) share price not expensive after all: UBS

| Brendon Lau

Fears that the outperforming Goodman Group (ASX: GMG) share price is overvalued should be put to rest, according to a…

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Capital Raising

Wisr (ASX:WZR) share price in focus amid $50 million capital raising

| Kerry Sun

How will investors respond when Wisr shares resume trading tomorrow?

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Share Market News

ASX 200 down 0.5%: A2 Milk rises, Woolworths completes Quantium transaction

| James Mickleboro

The Australian share market is having a bit of an off-day...

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Resources Shares

Here's why the Legend Mining (ASX:LEG) share price is rocketing 21% today

| Bernd Struben

With copper prices at multi-year highs, this ASX miner may have just hit the motherlode.

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Retail Shares

Harvey Norman (ASX:HVN) share price falls as the retailer deletes Twitter

| Brooke Cooper

The Harvey Norman Twitter account went rogue over the weekend, blocking and replying to users criticising the company.

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Share Gainers

Why the MetalsTech (ASX:MTC) share price is rocketing 81% higher

| James Mickleboro

The shares of this gold explorer are glittering on Tuesday...

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Share Gainers

The Nine (ASX:NEC) share price is up on deals with Google and Facebook

| Brooke Cooper

Nine has signed deals with Facebook and Google following the Australian Government's News Media Bargaining

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Technology Shares

The PayGroup (ASX:PYG) share price jumps 6% on record FY21 results

| Kerry Sun

Today's announcement is bringing life back to the depressed PayGroup share price. Here's why.

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Healthcare Shares

Immutep (ASX:IMM) share price bounces on new supply deal

| Aaron Teboneras

The biotech company's shares are up and down this morning following an update on its latest cancer study.

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Broker Notes

Brokers think these 2 top ASX shares are buys in June 2021

| Tristan Harrison

Some brokers have picked out a few ASX shares as top buys this month.

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Resources Shares

Why ASX resource explorer Blackstone Minerals (ASX:BSX) share price is tumbling today

| Bernd Struben

When shareholders have high expectations, sometimes even positive drill results aren't enough to lift ASX resource shares.

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Share Gainers

Starpharma (ASX:SPL) share price pushes higher on COVID-19 product update

| James Mickleboro

Starpharma has developed a product to work alongside COVID-19 vaccines...

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Share Market News

Why the Infomedia (ASX:IFM) share price is jumping 8% today

| Aaron Teboneras

The positive announcement of an acquisition with a US based e-commerce platform has helped propel the share price.

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Share Fallers

Woolworths (ASX:WOW) share price lower despite investment update

| James Mickleboro

Woolworths sees the importance of data analytics and has been investing in the space...

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Bank Shares

ANZ (ASX:ANZ) shares in focus on $1 billion raising announcement

| Bernd Struben

What can you do with an extra $1 billion? Here's what ANZ is planning.

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Share Market News

Expected spike in Aussie dollar to >US80 cents spells trouble for these ASX shares

| Brendon Lau

The Australian dollar is expected to surge in the current half and that will create winners and losers among ASX…

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Record Highs

May was a breakthrough month for the CBA (ASX:CBA) share price

| Kerry Sun

Three decades in the making, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia share price closed above $100 for the first time in…

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Share Fallers

Why the EML Payments (ASX:EML) share price sank 42% in May

| James Mickleboro

This payments company had a month to forget follow developments in Europe...

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Share Gainers

No China? No worries. The Treasury Wine (ASX:TWE) share price lifts 16% in May

| Kerry Sun

The Aussie wine producer stepped up its game last month, showing the market it doesn't need China to grow.

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BNPL shares

Why the Afterpay (ASX:APT) share price hit an 8-month low in May

| Kerry Sun

Despite the ASX 200 hanging around record all-time highs, Afterpay shares ran in the other direction.

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Share Gainers

These were the best performing ASX 200 shares in May

| James Mickleboro

It certainly was a good month for shareholders of these ASX 200 shares...

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Share Fallers

Why the a2 Milk (ASX:A2M) share price crashed 23% in May

| James Mickleboro

It was another month to forget for a2 Milk shareholders...

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Best Shares

Top ASX shares to buy in June 2021

| Motley Fool Staff

Looking to add to your portfolio before FY21 draws to a close? These are some of the ASX shares experts…

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Share Fallers

These were the worst performing ASX 200 shares in May

| James Mickleboro

It wasn't a good month for some ASX 200 shares...

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Tuesday

| James Mickleboro

It's the first day of winter and a bleak day of trade is expected...

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