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Share Market News

When could interest rates rise next? It may be sooner than you think

| Cameron England

Experts are increasingly predicting that a move higher for interest rates could come soon as inflation remains persistently high.

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Energy Shares

ASX 200 energy sector leads the market ahead of OPEC+ meeting

| Bronwyn Allen

OPEC+ will meet today to decide whether to maintain its pause on oil production increases.

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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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Recent Share Market News

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Share Market News

CV Check (ASX:CV1) share price falls after trading update

| Aaron Teboneras

The CV Check share price has fallen 4.7% to 10 cents after the closing bell, with the company providing an…

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Why the RBA's latest minutes spell good news for these 3 ASX shares

| Bernd Struben

The minutes from the RBA's 1 September meeting reveal some solid tailwinds ahead for these 3 ASX shares. We take…

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ASX 200 falls slightly, miners surge higher

| Tristan Harrison

The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX:XJO) fell by 0.1%. ASX mining shares went up today including gold miner Silver Lake Resources…

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Share Market News

Senetas (ASX:SEN) share price soars 16% on new order

| Aaron Teboneras

The Senetas share price has risen more than 15% today after the company announced winning its biggest ever single order…

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Share Gainers

Rhinomed (ASX:RNO) share price tries following Starpharma's path to COVID glory

| Brendon Lau

The Rhinomed Ltd (ASX: RNO) share price surged to a six-month high as it takes a leaf out of the…

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Share Market News

What you need to know about Google's open letter update to Australians

| Bernd Struben

If you've googled anything in the past month or tuned into YouTube, you've likely run across Google's open letter. Here's…

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BNPL shares like Afterpay (ASX:APT) and Zip (ASX:Z1P) are soaring today. Here's why

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's why BNPL shares like Afterpay Ltd (ASX: APT) are soaring today. it involves a big legal win for the…

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Share Market News

The Mesoblast (ASX:MSB) share price surges on award win

| Aaron Teboneras

The Mesoblast Limited (ASX: MSB) share price surged higher today after winning an industry award. Here's why the biotech company…

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Share Fallers

Why the BrainChip (ASX:BRN) share price is crashing 21% lower today

| James Mickleboro

The BrainChip Holdings Ltd (ASX:BRN) share price is crashing significantly lower on Tuesday. Here's what you need to know...

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Why the Ramelius (ASX:RMS) share price is at a new all-time high

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's why the Ramelius Resources limited (ASX: RMS) share price just hit a new all-time high today. What's next for…

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Share Gainers

Access Innovation (ASX:AIM) share price rockets 23% higher on ASX debut

| James Mickleboro

The Access Innovation Holdings Limited (ASX:AIM) share price is shooting higher on Tuesday following its successful IPO...

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Share Market News

Australian Primary Hemp (ASX:APH) share price up 15% on PPE launch

| Chris Chitty

The Australian Primary Hemp share price is higher today as the company announced that it will produce PPE for sale…

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BrainChip (ASX:BRN) and Zip (ASX:Z1P) were among the most traded shares on the ASX last week

| James Mickleboro

Zip Co Ltd (ASX:Z1P) and Brainchip Holdings Ltd (ASX:BRN) shares were among the most traded shares on the CommSec platform last…

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RED 5 (ASX:RED) share price up 4% on feasibility study

| Bernd Struben

Gold miner Red 5 emerged from yesterday's trading halt after releasing the final feasibility study on its King of the…

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Share Market News

Magellan (ASX:MFG) reveals best share buys for September

| Sebastian Bowen

Magellan Financial Group Ltd (ASX: MFG) has just released its stock holdings for the month of September. Here's what we…

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Share Market News

ASX shares to own now for the Santa Claus rally of all time

| Bernd Struben

Have you done your ASX share Christmas shopping yet? Here's why now's the time to get set for a potential…

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Share Market News

Leading brokers name 3 ASX shares to sell today

| James Mickleboro

Leading brokers have named Xero Limited (ASX:XRO) and these ASX shares as sells this week. Here's why they are bearish...

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Share Market News

Brokers upgrade Macquarie (ASX:MQG) share price targets despite profit warning

| Brendon Lau

The Macquarie Group Ltd (ASX: MQG) share price retreated for a second day following its shock profit warning. Is the…

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Share Market News

Is the new WAM Alternative Assets LIC a buy?

| Sebastian Bowen

The Blue Sky Alternatives Access Fund Ltd (ASX: BAF) could be presenting a compelling value case today for investors looking…

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Share Fallers

Why Beach, BrainChip, Cleanaway, & Credit Corp shares are sinking lower

| James Mickleboro

BrainChip Holdings Ltd (ASX:BRN) and Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd (ASX:CWY) shares are two of four sinking lower on Tuesday...

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Coronavirus News

Qantas (ASX:QAN) considers leaving Sydney

| Tony Yoo

The Aussie airline's headquarters has been in the harbour city for 82 years. But COVID-19 could drive Qantas out.

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Share Market News

The Electro Optic (ASX:EOS) share price is climbing today. Here's why.

| Aaron Teboneras

The Electro Optic share price is climbing today after the global defence contractor announced it had secured two new contracts.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 flat: Afterpay (ASX:APT) rebounds, Cleanaway (ASX:CWY) sinks, big four banks lower

| James Mickleboro

Afterpay Ltd (ASX:APT) and Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd (ASX:CWY) shares are making a splash on the ASX 200 on Tuesday...

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Share Gainers

KGL Resources (ASX:KGL) share price surges on big upgrade

| Brendon Lau

The KGL Resources Ltd (ASX: KGL) share price could soon retest its 2020 high after it issued a resource upgrade…

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Share Gainers

Why Afterpay, Clinuvel, Mesoblast, & Uniti shares are storming higher

| James Mickleboro

Afterpay Ltd (ASX:APT) and Uniti Group Ltd (ASX:UWL) shares are two of four storming higher on Tuesday. Here's why...

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Share Market News

Uniti (ASX:UWL) share price surges higher on revised OptiComm (ASX:OPC) takeover offer

| James Mickleboro

The Uniti Group Ltd (ASX:UWL) share price is surging higher after improving its takeover offer for rival telco OptiComm Ltd…

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Share Market News

Have we reached "peak" Afterpay (ASX:APT) as its US website growth stalls?

| Brendon Lau

There are few other stocks that have attracted as much love and loathing as the Afterpay Ltd (ASX: APT) share…

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Coronavirus News

Are telco shares winners now that everyone's staying home?

| Tony Yoo

Telstra and TPG shares are struggling. So are they bargains with Australians now using home and mobile internet like there's…

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Share Gainers

Why the Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) share price zoomed 12.5% higher

| James Mickleboro

The Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) share price was on fire on Monday night. Here's why the electric vehicles company's shares…

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Share Gainers

Why the Clinuvel (ASX:CUV) share price is storming higher today

| James Mickleboro

The Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX:CUV) share price is storming higher on Tuesday after the release of an announcement...

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Share Gainers

Catapult (ASX:CAT) share price charges higher on French Rugby deal

| James Mickleboro

The Catapult Group International Ltd (ASX:CAT) share price is on the move on Tuesday after announcing a deal with the…

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Share Fallers

Why AGL Energy (ASX:AGL) and these ASX shares just hit new lows

| James Mickleboro

Here's why AGL Energy Limited (ASX:AGL) and these ASX shares have fallen to new lows this week...

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Share Market News

2 high quality ASX dividend shares with generous yields

| James Mickleboro

Here's why I think Dicker Data Ltd (ASX:DDR) and this ASX dividend share would be great options for income investors right…

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Tuesday

| James Mickleboro

Afterpay Ltd (ASX:APT) and Evolution Mining Ltd (ASX:EVN) shares will be on watch on the ASX 200 on Tuesday. Here's why...

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Share Market News

ASX 200 rises by 0.7%, Cleanaway (ASX:CWY) shares dumped

| Tristan Harrison

The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX:XJO) has risen by 0.7%. One highlight was the Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd (ASX:CWY) share price…

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Share Market News

NAB (ASX:NAB) penalised $57.5 million for ripping off customers

| Tony Yoo

Two wealth management businesses in the big bank charged $105 millon of fees without providing any service in return.

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Share Market News

Flexigroup (ASX:FXL) launches humm in New Zealand

| Aaron Teboneras

Flexigroup advised the market it has launched its humm product in New Zealand, following the success of Oxipay.

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Ecograf (ASX:EGR) responds to ASX price query after shares rocket 51%

| Bernd Struben

ASX battery minnow Ecograf saw its share price soar 51% today, and responds to a please explain query from the…

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Share Market News

The Mayne Pharma (ASX:MYX) share price leaps almost 8% higher

| Bernd Struben

The Mayne Pharma share price is surging higher today, up 7.58% in late afternoon trading. Are investors sensing value?

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Share Market News

The Sezzle (ASX:SZL) share price has now fallen 45% in 2 weeks as air continues to go out of the BNPL sector

| Chris Chitty

The Sezzle share price has dropped over the last 2 weeks as investors become less enthusiastic about the BNPL sector.

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