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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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Why the NIB share price is tumbling this morning

| Phil Harpur

The NIB Holdings Limited (ASX:NHF) share price is on watch this morning after the private health company released its 1H20…

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What's sparking the share price rise in this NZ telco today?

| Phil Harpur

The Chorus Ltd (ASX: CNU) share price has lifted 3.78% in morning trade following the release of its results for…

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G8 Education share price tumbles lower on FY 2019 results

| James Mickleboro

The G8 Education Ltd (ASX:GEM) share price is on the move on Monday after releasing its full year results and…

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Why the Reliance Worldwide share price is one to watch this morning

| Phil Harpur

The Reliance Worldwide Corporation Ltd (ASX: RWC) share price will be on watch on when trading on the ASX opens…

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Foolish weekly wrap: ASX 200 hits new record high, CSL briefly tops CBA

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's some of the news headlines from the ASX last week and what we can expect from ASX shares this…

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3 ASX shares I'm watching this week

| Ken Hall

Check out which 3 ASX shares I'm watching this week as names like Afterpay Ltd (ASX: APT) report their half-year…

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Audinate share price on watch following first half results release

| James Mickleboro

The Audinate Group Ltd (ASX:AD8) share price could be on the move today after releasing a mixed half year update...

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The ASX All Technology Index opens for business today

| Kate O'Brien

The new ASX All Technology Index is set to commence operation today after launching on Friday.

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Jumbo share price on watch after half year results release

| James Mickleboro

The Jumbo Interactive Ltd (ASX:JIN) share price will be on watch today after releasing its half year results. Here's how…

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Air New Zealand's profits to be hit by the coronavirus outbreak

| James Mickleboro

Air New Zealand Limited (ASX:AIZ) has followed the lead of Qantas Airways Limited (ASX:QAN) and warned about the impact of…

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The 10 most shorted shares on the ASX

| James Mickleboro

Costa Group Holdings Ltd (ASX:CGC), Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX:GXY), Nearmap Ltd (ASX:NEA) shares are among the most shorted shares on the ASX...

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5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Monday

| James Mickleboro

Jumbo Interactive Ltd (ASX:JIN), Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX:NCM), and Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX:WES) shares will be on watch on the ASX 200…

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52-Week Highs

Why QBE and these ASX shares have just hit multi-year highs

| James Mickleboro

The QBE Insurance Group Ltd (ASX:QBE) share price is one of three that climbed to multi-year highs on Friday...

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4 of the biggest news pieces from the ASX200 this week

| Tristan Harrison

These were 4 of the biggest news items from the ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) this week. Read how this affected these…

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Were these the best results on the ASX last week?

| James Mickleboro

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd (ASX:DMP) and these ASX shares may have delivered the best results last week. Here's why...

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What to watch on the ASX 200 next week

| James Mickleboro

A2 Milk Company Ltd (ASX:A2M) and these ASX 200 shares will be on watch next when they release their latest…

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Why Goldman Sachs slapped a buy rating on Coles shares

| James Mickleboro

The Coles Group Ltd (ASX:COL) share price has been tipped to go a lot higher from here according to analysts…

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Top brokers name 3 ASX shares to sell next week

| James Mickleboro

Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd (ASX:DMP) and these ASX shares have been named as sells by top brokers...

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Top brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy next week

| James Mickleboro

Corporate Travel Management Ltd (ASX:CTD) and these ASX shares have been named as buys by top brokers...

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Share Gainers

These were the best performing ASX 200 shares last week

| James Mickleboro

Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd (ASX:CWY) and AMP Ltd (ASX:AMP) shares were among the best performers on the ASX 200 last week...

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Share Fallers

These were the worst performing ASX 200 shares last week

| James Mickleboro

Altium Limited (ASX:ALU) and WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX:WTC) shares were among the worst performers on the ASX 200 last week...

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How will the end of Holden impact ASX shares?

| Nikhil Gangaram

After operating in Australia for 164 years, what does the demise of Holden mean for ASX shares in the automotive…

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4 ASX shares to watch in week 4 of reporting season

| Lloyd Prout

Wondering who is reporting during week 4 of ASX reporting season? Here are 4 of the most watched stocks to…

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ALL ORDINARIES finishes lower Friday: 8 ASX shares you missed

| Tristan Harrison

The S&P/ASX 200 (Index:^AXJO)(ASX:XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index:^AXAO) (ASX:XAO) ended down on Friday, here are 8 ASX shares you missed.

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What to watch for during ASX reporting season

| Kate O'Brien

Here's what to look out for during reporting season as hundreds of ASX companies release their latest results.

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Platinum delivers strong half year profit growth thanks to seed investments

| James Mickleboro

The Platinum Asset Management Ltd (ASX:PTM) share price will be on watch on Monday after delivering strong profit growth in…

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Fund managers have been buying these ASX shares this week

| James Mickleboro

Fund managers have been buying Mineral Resources Limited (ASX:MIN) and this ASX share this week. Here's what you need to…

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Brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

Brokers have named Bravura Solutions Ltd (ASX:BVS) and these ASX shares as buys this week. Here's why they are positive…

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Cochlear share price tumbles on broker downgrade

| James Mickleboro

The Cochlear Limited (ASX:COH) share price is tumbling lower on Friday after being downgraded by Goldman Sachs...

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Share Market News

Here's why the ASX always jumps when interest rates get cut

| Sebastian Bowen

The S&P/ASX200 (XJO) hit a new record high yesterday. Here's why interest rates caused it.

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Share Gainers

Why this top broker upgraded Sydney Airport to buy

| Brendon Lau

More coronavirus related deaths isn’t spooking Sydney Airport Holdings Pty Ltd (ASX: SYD) investors as a broker upgrades the stock.…

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What's driving this small cap ASX online car sales stock today?

| Phil Harpur

The iCar Asia Ltd (ASX: ICQ) share price is flat today after initialing falling, following the release of its preliminary…

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Resources Shares

Orocobre share price rises on record production

| Kate O'Brien

The Orocobre Limited (ASX: ORE) share price is rising today as the lithium miner reported record production and positive cash…

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Why this ASX energy share is on the move today

| Phil Harpur

The Infigen Energy Ltd (ASX:IFN) share price is fluctuating today following the release of the company's 1H20 results.

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Share Market News

Village Roadshow shares fall on coronavirus concerns

| Kate O'Brien

Village Roadshow Ltd (ASX: VRL) shares are trading lower today following the release of the company’s half-year results.

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Share Gainers

Why Adairs, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, Mach7, & WiseTech are pushing higher

| James Mickleboro

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp Ltd (ASX:FPH) and WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX:WTC) shares are two of four ending the week…

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Share Market News

Monash IVF shares flat after 1H20 results release

| Michael Tonon

The Monash IVF Group Ltd (ASX: MVF) share price is trading slightly lower today after the fertility specialist released its…

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Share Fallers

Why Ardent Leisure, BWX, Mayne Pharma, & New Hope are sinking lower

| James Mickleboro

BWX Ltd (ASX:BWX) and Mayne Pharma Group Ltd (ASX:MYX) shares are sinking lower on Friday. Here's why they are down…

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AFG share price flies 16% higher on first-half results

| Kate O'Brien

Here's why the Australian Finance Group Ltd (ASX: AFG) share price soared as much as 15.8% today in the first…

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Why the Shaver Shop share price surged 28% higher today

| Phil Harpur

Here's why the Shaver Shop Group Ltd (ASX: SSG) share price surged as much as 27.8% higher today in early…

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