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Why the Newcrest Mining share price is pushing higher today

| James Mickleboro

The Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX:NCM) share price is pushing higher on Tuesday. Here's what you need to know...

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How does JB Hi-Fi keep winning a lost war?

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's how the JB Hi-Fi Limited (ASX: JBH) share price keeps proving a winner in the midst of the 'retail…

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WAM Global share price higher after 186% increase in half year profit

| James Mickleboro

The WAM Global Ltd (ASX:WGB) share price is pushing higher on Tuesday after almost tripling its half year profit...

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3 ASX medical tech shares surging higher today

| Phil Harpur

Here are 3 ASX shares in the fast-growing medical tech sector that have seen gains of around 5% so far…

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Why Althea, Appen, Challenger, & De Grey Mining are surging higher

| James Mickleboro

The Appen Ltd (ASX:APX) share price and the Challenger Ltd (ASX:CGF) share price are two of four surging higher on…

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The ASX shares infected by the coronavirus

| Brendon Lau

The coronavirus outbreak is barely a month old but its already leaving its mark on the ASX through the February…

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Why Treasury Wine shares are in the drink

| Kate O'Brien

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (ASX: TWE) shares are down 27% this year having slumped on the back of missed earnings…

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Why Beach, Cochlear, Suncorp, & Treasury Wine are tumbling lower

| James Mickleboro

The Cochlear Limited (ASX:COH) share price and the Suncorp Group Ltd (ASX:SUN) share price are two of four tumbling lower…

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ASX 200 lunch update: Challenger jumps, Cochlear and Suncorp drop

| James Mickleboro

Challenger Ltd (ASX:CGF) and Cochlear Limited (ASX:COH) shares are making waves on the ASX 200 on Tuesday. Here's what you…

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Starpharma share price higher on clinical trial update

| Phil Harpur

The Starpharma Holdings Limited (ASX: SPL) share price will be on watch today following an update on its phase 1…

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Why the Security Matters share price rocketed 17% higher today

| James Mickleboro

The Security Matters Ltd (ASX:SMX) share price is rocketing higher on Tuesday after announcing a joint venture with a former…

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Why this ASX 100 energy stock is falling today

| Phil Harpur

The Beach Energy Ltd (ASX: BPT) share price is down by 4.3% at the time of writing following the release…

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Why the shares of this Afterpay rival are storming higher today

| James Mickleboro

Here's why the shares of Afterpay Ltd (ASX:APT) rival Openpay Group Ltd (ASX:OPY) are climbing higher on Tuesday...

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Why the CIMIC share price is surging higher today

| Ken Hall

The CIMIC Group Ltd (ASX: CIM) share price has jumped in early trade after a new contract announcement from the…

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Aventus share price on watch following 1H20 results

| Phil Harpur

The Aventus Group (ASX:AVN) share price will be on watch this morning after the company released its half-year results.

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Northern Star share price lower despite bumper half year profit result

| James Mickleboro

The Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX:NST) share price is trading lower on Tuesday despite delivering a very strong profit result…

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Why this ASX cannabis share is smoking the market today

| James Mickleboro

The Althea Group Holdings Ltd (ASX:AGH) share price is on the move on Tuesday after the cannabis company provided its…

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Share Fallers

Cochlear share price down on coronavirus downgrade

| Tristan Harrison

The Cochlear Limited (ASX:COH) share price is down after telling investors of a downgrade due to the coronavirus in China.

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Why this small cap tech share is racing higher on Tuesday

| James Mickleboro

The Alcidion Group Ltd (ASX:ALC) share price is racing higher again on Tuesday. Here's why this growing tech share is…

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Transurban share price on watch following 1H20 results

| Phil Harpur

The Transurban Group (ASX: TCL) share price is on watch this morning after the toll-road operator reported its 1H20 results.

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Why Macquarie Group is under the spotlight this morning

| Brendon Lau

The Macquarie Group Ltd (ASX: MQG) share price will be under the spotlight as it handed in its quarterly update…

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Suncorp share price on watch after reporting a $642 million half year profit

| James Mickleboro

The Suncorp Group Ltd (ASX:SUN) share price could be on the move on Tuesday after the insurance and banking giant…

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3 ASX events you missed on Monday

| Ken Hall

Your daily recap of the top news, events and announcements affecting ASX shares on Monday.

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Challenger share price on watch after half year results release

| James Mickleboro

The Challenger Ltd (ASX:CGF) share price will be on watch on Tuesday after the release of its half year results...

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5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Tuesday

| James Mickleboro

Challenger Ltd (ASX:CGF), Santos Ltd (ASX:STO), and Suncorp Group Ltd (ASX:SUN) shares will be on watch on the ASX 200…

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Why these ASX shares are attracting short interest

| Kate O'Brien

Here we take a look at 5 companies attracting heavy interest from short sellers on the ASX according to ASIC.

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OceanaGold share price on watch after FY 2020 guidance

| James Mickleboro

The OceanaGold Corp (ASX:OGC) share price will be on watch on Tuesday after the release of its guidance for FY…

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2 top ASX healthcare shares to buy

| Phil Harpur

Here are two S&P/ASX 200 Index (INDEXASX: XJO) companies set to benefit from our ageing population and an ever-increasing demand…

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Why the JB Hi-Fi share price went up over 11%

| Tristan Harrison

The share price of electronics retailer JB Hi-Fi Limited (ASX:JBH) went up 11% after reporting its half-year result to December…

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Does CSL deserve to be the top ASX share?

| Sebastian Bowen

CSL Limited (ASX: CSL) isn't far from overtaking the ASX's largest company Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA).

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Why these 3 ASX shares surged higher today

| Phil Harpur

While the S&P/ASX 200 Index (INDEXASX: XJO) ended the day slightly down, here are 3 ASX shares that have shown…

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ALL ORDINARIES finishes lower Monday: 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 Monday, here are 8 ASX shares you missed.

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3 ASX 200 shares to own in a recession

| Michael Tonon

I believe Woolworths Group Ltd (ASX: WOW) and these 2 ASX shares have defensive earnings that could help see your…

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Cheap Shares

Why Qantas' dividends and earnings could get boost

| Brendon Lau

The coronavirus scare is weighing on Qantas but it could soon get a boost as UBS thinks its returns are…

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Why this small cap ASX mining share rocketed 36% today

| Phil Harpur

Small-cap ASX miner Spectrum Metals Ltd (ASX: SPX) share price has just surged more than 36% on takeover bid. Here's…

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2 ASX shares I would buy for both growth and income

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's 2 ASX shares that offer both ASX growth and ASX dividend income today and into the future

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Why the share price of this ASX oil stock crashed by a third today

| Brendon Lau

Shares in this ASX oil stock crashed today on reports that it is mired in a corruption scandal that could…

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Why this small cap ASX tech share is zooming higher today

| James Mickleboro

The Straker Translations Ltd (ASX:STG) share price is zooming higher on Monday after announcing a new acquisition...

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This ASX share had multiple recent director buys

| Kate O'Brien

Here we take a look at an ASX share with multiple director buys over the past couple of weeks.

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Where I would spend $10,000 today on ASX shares

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's where I would spend $10,000 today on high-quality ASX shares.

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