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Financial Shares

Why is the AMP share price having such a lousy start to the week?

| Aaron Teboneras

What's happened to AMP shares today?

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Is the Treasury Wine share price a buy before the company reports this week?

| Sebastian Bowen

Are Treasury shares a buy today ahead of its earnings?

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Resources Shares

Why is the Lake Resources share price rebounding 5% on Monday?

| Sebastian Bowen

Why have Lake Resources shares shot up 5% today?

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Share Gainers

3 ASX 200 shares having a super start to the week

| Brooke Cooper

What's driving these ASX 200 stocks to outperform the market?

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Materials Shares

'Thrilled': Why this ASX critical minerals share surged 30% on Monday

| Monica O'Shea

What's impacting this critical minerals explorer today?

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 most heavily traded ASX 200 shares on Monday

| Sebastian Bowen

One of our most-traded ASX 200 shares has dropped 12 % today.

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BNPL shares

Could Block's 'superpower' be an Achilles' heel for Zip shares?

| Mitchell Lawler

Could Zip's BNPL focus be a weapon or a weakness?

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Cryptocurrencies

Will the next era of computing break the Bitcoin price or boost it?

| Bernd Struben

Cryptos have taken a beating over the past months as interest rates around the world ratcheted higher. But is there…

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Broker Notes

Leading brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

Here's why brokers rate these ASX shares as buys...

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Share Gainers

Why BlueScope, Carsales, Core Lithium, and Nearmap shares are racing higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are starting the week strongly...

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Travel Shares

What's lifting the Qantas share price on Monday?

| Brooke Cooper

It's a good day for stock in Australia's national carrier.

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Energy Shares

What's impacting the Santos share price today?

| Bernd Struben

Oil prices have been falling amid speculations of increasing supply and sliding demand.

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Share Fallers

Why Beach, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, Opthea, and Paradigm shares are sinking

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are having a bad start to the week...

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Motley Fool Take Stock

An ASX CEO's three most important jobs

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

It seems like a simple question. Maybe you even have a simple answer for it.

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Materials Shares

Why is the Province Resources share price still halted?

| Matthew Farley

The green hydrogen company has requested an extension to its trading halt today.

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Materials Shares

Why are ASX lithium shares having such a cracking start to the week?

| Monica O'Shea

What's impacting ASX lithium shares on Monday?

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Earnings Results

WAM Capital share price rises despite $426 million loss

| Sebastian Bowen

WAM Capital has just released its annual earnings report for FY2022...

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Technology Shares

Guess which ASX All Ords share just inked a new deal with Fortescue

| Brooke Cooper

Sadly, the deal hasn't been enough to save the ASX All Ordinaries share from the red.

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Materials Shares

What's boosting the Allkem share price on Monday?

| Aaron Teboneras

Allkem is making some changes.

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International Stock News

Warren Buffett says this type of investor benefits most when stock prices fall

| Catherine Brock

Thinking like a buyer can make market downturns easier to manage.

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Bank Shares

Is the CBA share price overvalued compared to other ASX 200 banks?

| Bernd Struben

CommBank is the most exposed to any downturn in the Aussie housing market.

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Materials Shares

Why is the Liontown share price leaping 5% on Monday?

| Sebastian Bowen

Why are Liontown shares on fire this Monday?

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Share Gainers

Why is the Piedmont Lithium share price rocketing 15% on Monday?

| Aaron Teboneras

What's going on with Piedmont shares today?

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Earnings Results

Bluescope share price lifts 5% on record earnings

| Matthew Farley

The company has announced big increases in profits and cash flow.

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Broker Notes

Is this ASX bank share a better buy than the big four banks?

| Brendon Lau

One alternative bank share might be looking too cheap to ignore.

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Share Gainers

Carsales share price launches 5% as profit lifts to $161m

| Brooke Cooper

The automotive classified company's financial year 2022 earnings appear to have impressed the market.

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International Stock News

Just how safe is the stock market right now?

| Katie Brockman

Stocks are rebounding, but should you really invest right now?

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Earnings Results

Bailador Technology share price leaps 5% as FY22 profits soar

| Bernd Struben

Bailador is a specialist investor in the information technology and media sectors.

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Resources Shares

3 ASX mining shares soaring between 6% and 20% on new finds

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at what these three ASX mining shares discovered.

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Retail Shares

Kogan share price drops amid warehousing legal battle

| Tristan Harrison

A warehouse legal battle is the latest headache for Kogan shareholders.

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Materials Shares

Is Novonix considered an ASX lithium share?

| Sebastian Bowen

Can Novonix be considered an ASX lithium stock?

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Real Estate Shares

GPT share price lifts despite 30% profit plunge

| Mitchell Lawler

Here's how GPT Group is shaking off a poor headline figure to move higher today...

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International Stock News

Stock market sell-off: How I'm continuing to make passive income

| Reuben Gregg Brewer

I love my dividend stocks, and since I'm still not retired, market downturns let me buy more of what I…

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Materials Shares

Here's why the Core Lithium share price is soaring 10% on Monday

| Brooke Cooper

The lithium developer has started the week off with a bang.

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Capital Raising

Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals share price freefalls 27% following $66m cap raise

| Aaron Teboneras

Paradigm shares have erased all of last week's gains...

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Bank Shares

Westpac share price slips following release of Q3 update

| Bernd Struben

The big four bank released its third quarter update this morning, but a lack of detail may be seeing some…

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Nearmap share price jumps 30% on takeover news

| Brendon Lau

The Nearmap share price rallied 33% to $2.01 in early trade on Monday, but remains below the bid price.

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Earnings Results

Beach Energy share price tumbles 9% as production slides

| Monica O'Shea

What did Beach Energy report?

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International Stock News

Your investments vs. a bear market: How to come out on top

| Chuck Saletta

Bear markets can provide a great opportunity for you to emerge in a better space after they end.

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Earnings Results

Argo share price lifts on record 2022 financial year profit results

| Bernd Struben

The strong profits were driven by record dividend payouts from some of the LIC’s holdings.

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