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Gold

It's time to say goodbye to Newcrest shares on the ASX

| Sebastian Bowen

It's one of the biggest day for Newcrest shares in almost four decades today.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Own Wesfarmers shares? Here's what's rumoured to be next on the acquisition list

| Mitchell Lawler

Does the strategic rationale stack up for the latest deal rumoured to be on Wesfarmers' plate?

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Could Core Lithium shares make the merger menu next?

| Brooke Cooper

M&A activity has been heating up among ASX 200 lithium stocks this year.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Fortescue's Twiggy could wipe this ASX 300 share from the bourse. Here are the details

| Brooke Cooper

Investors have been warned Wyloo Metals intends to delist Mincor if it fails to secure a 90% interest in the…

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Growth Shares

7 ASX 200 growth shares to buy for possible takeovers: expert

| Tony Yoo

Many private equity firms and superannuation funds are on the hunt for cheap assets. Here's how you could benefit.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

The ASX shares that won't be seeing the light of day in 2023

| Brooke Cooper

We reminisce on five of the most significant ASX delistings of 2022.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

State of the future: Why ANZ is excited about Queensland's potential

| Zach Bristow

The bank is talking up Queensland's future prospects.

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Bank Shares

ANZ share price halted amid $5b Suncorp Bank deal and mega cap raise

| James Mickleboro

ANZ is making a blockbuster acquisition...

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Materials Shares

Could BHP acquire this ASX 200 mining share?

| James Mickleboro

Chalice Mining owns some very attractive assets.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Which ASX lithium shares could be next to appear on the takeover radar?

| James Mickleboro

Are more lithium shares going to receive takeover approaches?

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Wesfarmers share price drops as Silk takeover competition heats up

| Tristan Harrison

There’s a new challenger for the aesthetics clinic operator.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Tyro share price plummets 18% as suitor abandons takeover talks

| Brooke Cooper

Private equity investor Potentia has pulled the plug on acquisition hopes.

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Resources Shares

What's going on with Rio Tinto shares and lithium?

| Bernd Struben

Rio Tinto forecasts double digit growth in lithium demand over the next decade.

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Bank Shares

Investing in ANZ shares? Here's what's happening with the bank's $3.5 billion Suncorp acquisition

| Bernd Struben

ANZ first announced its intention to acquire Suncorp’s banking segment on 18 July.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Does the Newcrest Newmont deal shine a new light on copper?

| Bernd Struben

In acquiring Newcrest’s shares, the US gold giant will also take over significant copper assets.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Could Core Lithium shares make the merger menu next?

| Brooke Cooper

M&A activity has been heating up among ASX 200 lithium stocks this year.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Is a slice of Livent worth holding onto Allkem shares?

| Sebastian Bowen

What should Allkem investors do with their NewCo shares?

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Here's why the Pointsbet share price is tumbling 17% on Monday

| Sebastian Bowen

Pointsbet shares are taking a hiding on some big news out of the US.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

InvoCare shares rocket 11% today on sweetened $2.2 billion takeover offer

| Bernd Struben

TPG lobbed its first takeover offer for all of InvoCare’s shares on 7 March. Today it sweetened the deal.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Newcrest share price lifts as $28.8 billion Newmont takeover greenlighted

| Bernd Struben

The Newmont’s acquisition of all Newcrest’s shares will combine two of the world’s leading gold producers.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Newcrest share price slips as exclusivity period for $32b takeover extended

| Brooke Cooper

The gold company has given its suitor an extra week to comb through its books.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Here's what brokers are saying about the Allkem merger with Livent

| James Mickleboro

Brokers have been crunching the numbers and have given their verdict on the Allkem-Livent merger.

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Materials Shares

Why are Allkem shares rocketing 14% higher today?

| James Mickleboro

Allkem shares are taking off this morning for one huge reason.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Allkem share price on watch amid $15.7b mega lithium merger with Livent

| James Mickleboro

A new lithium giant is being formed by a transformational merger.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

The Wesfarmers share price was in the red today despite green energy acquisition rumours

| Tristan Harrison

Could Wesfarmers be about to make an acquisition?

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Fortescue's Twiggy could wipe this ASX 300 share from the bourse. Here are the details

| Brooke Cooper

Investors have been warned Wyloo Metals intends to delist Mincor if it fails to secure a 90% interest in the…

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Mergers & Acquisitions

St Barbara share price jumps 10% on Silver Lake proposal

| James Mickleboro

St Barbara's Leonare operations have caught the eye of another gold miner.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Bye bye OZ Minerals shares

| Brooke Cooper

The copper miner will be removed from the ASX this afternoon after BHP announced the completion of its acquisition.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Could Wesfarmers shares get a boost from further acquisitions?

| Tristan Harrison

Here’s how Wesfarmers is planning to drive further growth.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Liontown share price climbs on response to takeover rumours

| Brooke Cooper

The company rejected rumours it received a new acquisition offer last month.

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Resources Shares

Rio Tinto share price rises amid rare earths acquisition

| Tristan Harrison

Rio Tinto has just expanded its green commodity exposure.

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blackmores share price
Mergers & Acquisitions

Here's what's happening with Blackmores shares following yesterday's Kirin fuelled surge

| Bernd Struben

Acquiring Blackmores presents an opportunity for Kirin to transform the scale and reach of its health science domain.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Blackmores share price rockets 22% on $1.9 billion takeover bid

| Bernd Struben

Should the takeover proceed, the Blackmores board said it will declare a fully franked special dividend of $3.34 per share.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Guess which ASX 200 healthcare stock just made a 'powerful' AI acquisition

| Brooke Cooper

The $3.8 million acquisition is expected to complement Telix’s radiopharmaceutical pipeline.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Qantas share price rises despite BRUTAL blow from watchdog

| Tony Yoo

Meanwhile the Alliance Aviation share price has fallen off a cliff.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Silk Laser share price rockets 25% following Wesfarmers takeover bid

| Brooke Cooper

The bid values the non-surgical aesthetics clinic operator at $169 million.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Wesfarmers share price on watch amid $169m Silk Laser takeover offer

| James Mickleboro

Wesfarmers is going shopping at the beauty side of the market.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

BHP clears final hurdle to acquire all OZ Minerals shares. What's next for investors?

| Brooke Cooper

Today will likely be the last day OZ Minerals shares trade on the ASX.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

What's next for Wesfarmers shares after cashing out $700 million from Coles?

| Sebastian Bowen

What will Wesfarmers do with its $700 million windfall?

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Mergers & Acquisitions

No signs of OZ Minerals slowing down as BHP takeover looms

| Bernd Struben

OZ Minerals is ploughing ahead with its flagship project even as it’s being pursued for a takeover by global mining…

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Materials Shares

BHP share price lower despite OZ Minerals' shareholders approving takeover

| James Mickleboro

BHP's quest to acquire OZ Minerals took a big step forward today.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

The BHP share price is taking off today. Could this be why?

| Brooke Cooper

The company's takeover of OZ Minerals has passed another milestone.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Newcrest share price jumps on new takeover offer

| James Mickleboro

This gold share is glittering on Tuesday thanks to a takeover approach.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

ASX 200 stock Viva Energy hits multi-year high on $1.2 billion acquisition

| James Mickleboro

This fuel retailer is aiming to diversify its earnings and prepare for the shift to electric vehicles.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Coles share price climbs following $100 million acquisition

| James Mickleboro

Coles is making a major acquisition to boost its dairy operations.

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Materials Shares

Liontown share price climbs as Albemarle continues loading up

| James Mickleboro

Albemarle wants to speak to Liontown shareholders about its takeover proposal.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Own CBA shares? This could be the banking major's next acquisition

| Bernd Struben

CBA shares are in focus amid news of a potential acquisition on the horizon.

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Energy Shares

Why is the Origin share price pushing higher today?

| James Mickleboro

This energy giant's shares are pushing higher on Tuesday for a big reason.

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