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The Motley Fool will keep you up to date with all the latest Australian share market news. Get news, commentary and perspectives on the Australian and International stock markets today.

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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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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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ASX stock of the day: This ASX food share surged 11% today following a jump in profitability

| Kate O'Brien

Shares in Graincorp Ltd (ASX: GNC) jumped as much as 11% today after the grain operator announced an after-tax profit…

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These 4 ASX shares are at 52-week highs. Time to invest?

| Sebastian Bowen

This is why these 4 ASX shares, including Pushpay Holdings Ltd (ASX: PPH), are at 52-week highs. Is it time…

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Brokers name 3 ASX 200 shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

Brokers have named Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) and these ASX 200 shares as buys this week. Here's why...

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Why Qantas, Webjet and these ASX travel shares are dropping lower today

| James Mickleboro

Qantas Airways Limited (ASX:QAN) and Webjet Limited (ASX:WEB) shares are trading lower amid concerns it could be years before tourism…

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Share Fallers

Why Boral, Corporate Travel Management, United Malt, & Xero are dropping lower

| James Mickleboro

Boral Limited (ASX:BLD) and Xero Limited (ASX:XRO) shares are two of four dropping lower on Friday. Here's why...

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Leading fund manager sees good ASX buying opportunities

| Phil Harpur

The ASX saw particularly strong gains during April, with the ASX 300 up by 9%. Here's why a leading fund…

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Share Gainers

Why the best performing ASX stock might have more room to run higher

| Brendon Lau

The Graincorp Ltd (ASX: GNC) share price is rallying for the second day and is topping the charts! But it…

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Share Gainers

Why Kogan, Macquarie, Newcrest, & Santos shares are zooming higher

| James Mickleboro

Kogan.com Ltd (ASX:KGN) and Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX:NCM) shares are two of four zooming higher on Friday...

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Kogan.com share price on watch following acquisition news

| James Mickleboro

The Kogan.com Ltd (ASX:KGN) share price will be on watch today after announcing a new acquisition...

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52-Week Lows

These ASX 200 shares just crashed to multi-year lows

| James Mickleboro

Bank of Queensland Limited (ASX:BOQ) and these ASX 200 shares have just fallen to multi-year lows. Here's why they are…

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ASX small-cap sector rallies strongly during April

| Phil Harpur

The Australian small-cap sector performed particularly strongly during April. Here we examine what was behind this strong market rally.

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Best Shares

Got $5,000 to spend? Here are 5 ASX shares you can buy today

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's why I would spend $5,000 today to invest in Xero Limited (ASX: XRO) and four other strong ASX shares…

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Goldman Sachs names 5 reasons iron ore prices won't crash

| James Mickleboro

Good news for BHP Group Ltd (ASX:BHP) and Rio Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO), this broker doesn't expect iron ore prices to…

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ASX stock of the day: This ASX cannabis share jumped 10% today as it cracked the US market

| Kate O'Brien

Shares in Ecofibre Ltd (ASX: EOF) have jumped 10% today after the cannabis company announced an exclusive distribution agreement.

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ASX fundie says ASX 200 was more volatile in March than during the GFC

| Sebastian Bowen

The ASX 200 had one of the most volatile months in history during March, worse than the GFC, and here’s…

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Top brokers name 3 ASX shares to sell right now

| James Mickleboro

Top brokers have named Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) and these ASX shares as sells this week. Here's why...

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Share Market News

The Australian economy just lost a record 594,300 jobs in April

| James Mickleboro

The Australian economy has just lost almost 600,000 jobs because of the coronavirus pandemic...

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Share Fallers

Why Beach, CBA, Qantas, & Xero shares are dropping lower

| James Mickleboro

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) and Qantas Airways Limited (ASX:QAN) shares are two of four dropping notably lower today...

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Share Market News

Losers of Virgin Australia's potential nationalisation

| Daryl Mather

Nationalising Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd (ASX: VAH) is not required for 2 national carriers. Queensland's regional requirements are already well…

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Share Gainers

Why Breville, Graincorp, Mesoblast, & Newcrest shares are charging higher

| James Mickleboro

Breville Group Ltd (ASX:BRG) and Mesoblast limited (ASX:MSB) shares are two of four charging notably higher on Thursday...

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Retail Shares

Why I think Premier Investments is the best retail share on the ASX

| Nikhil Gangaram

Here’s why I think Premier Investments Limited (ASX: PMV) could be the best retail share listed on the ASX.  

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Share Gainers

This ASX 200 share is rocketing higher after delivering more strong sales growth

| James Mickleboro

The Breville Group Ltd (ASX:BRG) share price is rocketing higher on Thursday after returning from its trading halt. Here's why...

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Share Market News

David Tepper believes we're in the biggest stock bubble since 1999

| James Mickleboro

One leading hedge fund manager believes we are in the biggest stock bubble since 1999...

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Share Market News

Xero delivers strong growth in FY 2020 but warns on COVID19 uncertainty

| James Mickleboro

The Xero Limited (ASX:XRO) share price will be on watch today after it delivered a strong FY 2020 result. But…

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Share Gainers

Is the Zip share price in the buy zone?

| Ken Hall

The Zip Co Ltd (ASX: Z1P) share price has rocketed 221% higher in less than 2 months, but is there…

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Share Market News

The Queensland government is aiming to buy a stake in Virgin Australia

| James Mickleboro

The Queensland government is wanting to buy a stake in Virgin Australia Holdings Limited (ASX:VAH). Here's what you need to…

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⏸️ Dividend Shares

Why every dividend investor should own this ASX share

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's why I think Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Co Ltd (ASX: SOL) is the best ASX dividend share on…

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Share Market News

Negative interest rates coming? Here's what it would mean for ASX shares

| Sebastian Bowen

Are negative interest rates coming to Australia? This is what it would mean for ASX shares if we hit the…

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Share Market News

ASX 200 up 0.35%, CBA gives Q3 update

| Tristan Harrison

The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX:XJO) ended the day up 0.35% after Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) gave its FY20 third…

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With Aussie wages set to fall, could ASX 200 shares follow?

| Sebastian Bowen

Wage data for the Australian economy has been released and the outlook isn't good. What does this mean for ASX…

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Coronavirus News

3 ASX shares that could suffer from China trade tensions

| Nikhil Gangaram

Here are 3 ASX shares that are reliant on Chinese demand and could suffer from increased trade tensions and tariffs.

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Share Market News

ABS reveals overseas travel arrivals plummeted a massive 99% in April

| Phil Harpur

Here we examine the devastating impact the coronavirus is having on our local travel industry, with statistics just released by…

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ASX stock of the day: This ASX airline share jumped 45% today on expansion speculation

| Kate O'Brien

Shares in Regional Express Holdings Ltd (ASX: REX) were trading up as much as 45% today on speculation the airline…

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Share Market News

This ASX 200 gold share is making the most of the gold rush

| Daryl Mather

The gold rush has bought Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX: NCM) a tidal wave of revenue. But it is the company's…

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Share Market News

Top brokers name 3 ASX 200 shares to buy right now

| James Mickleboro

Top brokers have named Altium Limited (ASX:ALU) and these ASX 200 shares as the ones to buy right now...

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Share Market News

LNG spot price surge benefits ASX 200 shares

| Daryl Mather

A recent LNG spot price surge caused all ASX energy large-cap share prices to rise. However, not all can reliably…

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Regional Express soars 45% higher amid plans to take on Qantas and Virgin Australia

| James Mickleboro

Regional Express Holdings Ltd (ASX:REX) shares rocketed 45% after confirming that it is looking into competing with Qantas Airways Limited…

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Best Shares

The smartest ASX shares to buy if you have $2,000

| Ken Hall

If you've saved $2,000 and want to invest, here are a couple of my top ASX shares to buy and…

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Gold

ASX gold shares steady: Can gold provide your portfolio with defensive and safe returns?

| Lina Lim

Could the likes of Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX: NST), Evolution Mining Ltd (ASX: EVN) and others boost your portfolio…

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Coronavirus News

How can the ASX 200 soar with rising unemployment?

| Matthew Donald

The S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) is recovering despite the rise in unemployment. Recent measures by the government look to be…

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