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Motley Fool Take Stock

Interest rates have mugged shares… for now

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

If some share prices are at panic levels, that opportunity isn’t going to be around for long.

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Resources Shares

Here's why the Kalium Lakes share price is rocketing 25% higher today

| James Mickleboro

Kalium Lakes' shares are on fire on Tuesday...

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Resources Shares

3 ASX mining shares billionaire John Hancock is buying for rising inflation and the energy transition

| Bernd Struben

Commodities tend to perform well during inflationary periods.

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Opinions

Here's why I'm going to invest in more Soul Pattinson shares in June

| Tristan Harrison

The investment house is firmly in my sights next month...

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Opinions

Why these 2 ASX 200 shares are undervalued opportunities: WAM

| Tristan Harrison

AMP is one of the fund manager's picks as an undervalued share.

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Broker Notes

Buy these 2 impressive ASX 200 shares in June 2022: experts

| Tristan Harrison

BlueScope is one of the ASX shares that experts really like right now.

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Bank Shares

Why the CBA share price is beating the market in May

| James Mickleboro

CBA shares are outperforming in May...

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Healthcare Shares

Why has the Immutep share price rocketed 24% in a month?

| Brooke Cooper

Here's what's been going right for the biotech stock lately.

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Energy Shares

Want to invest in energy? This is 'our most preferred' ASX share: Wilsons

| Tony Yoo

The analysts can't see oil and gas prices tumbling down for quite a while yet, which means one ASX company…

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Resources Shares

Why did the Fortescue share price lag the ASX 200 in May?

| Aaron Teboneras

The iron ore producer's shares haven't fared well this month...

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Dividend Investing

I think these 2 high-yield ASX dividend shares are buys in June

| Tristan Harrison

Both of these ASX dividend shares have high expected dividend yields.

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Technology Shares

Where next for the Appen share price after its takeover collapse?

| James Mickleboro

Where is the Appen share price heading from here?

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Growth Shares

Experts name 2 top ASX growth shares to buy in June

| James Mickleboro

Here are a couple of top growth shares that experts rate highly...

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Broker Notes

3 ASX shares to buy in troubled times: expert panel

| Tony Yoo

Inflation, interest rates, supply blocks, and a war in Europe. Which stocks have the best chance of survival in a…

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Ask a Fund Manager

3 ASX shares I'm telling my clients to buy: advisor

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Shaw and Partners' Adam Dawes reveals two stocks he's adding to client portfolios, plus one more…

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Dividend Investing

Analysts name 2 ASX 200 dividend shares to buy now

| James Mickleboro

These top dividend shares could be buys...

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Tuesday

| James Mickleboro

The ASX 200 looks set to run out of steam on Tuesday...

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Growth Shares

2 top growth shares experts are tipping as buys in June

| James Mickleboro

These growth shares are highly rated...

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Share Market News

Here are the top 10 ASX shares today

| Mitchell Lawler

Here are your top 10 biggest gainers in the ASX 200 on Monday.

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Cryptocurrencies

Down 37%, it's been a dog of a month for the Dogecoin price in May, here's why

| Mitchell Lawler

What has put investors of this cryptocurrency in the dog house during May?

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Bank Shares

Why has the Macquarie share price lost ground in May?

| Brooke Cooper

Here's what has been going wrong for the banking monolith this month.

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Dividend Investing

Why this rich lister is buying ASX dividend shares that 'pay you to wait'

| Sebastian Bowen

Let's take a look at how this rich lister is investing his money in 2022.

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Technology Shares

"A great outcome": Archer Materials share price surges 14% on biochip update

| Aaron Teboneras

Archer shares have had a stellar start to the week.

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Gold

Southern Cross Gold share price explodes 225% higher on 'unprecedented' discovery

| James Mickleboro

This gold share is glittering on Monday...

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 most traded ASX 200 shares on Monday

| Sebastian Bowen

We take a look at the most traded ASX 200 shares by volume today.

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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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Technology Shares

Why is the Novonix share price leaping 10% on Monday?

| Brooke Cooper

Here's what might be boosting the Novonix share price higher today.

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Share Market News

Three trillion reasons why young investors need to be taken seriously

| Mitchell Lawler

A generation of investors that are possibly more astute than given credit for...

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52-Week Highs

2 ASX All Ordinaries shares rocking new 52-week highs today

| Tristan Harrison

Bubs Australia is one of the All Ords shares that soared to a 52-week high today.

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Share Gainers

3 ASX 200 shares off to a cracking start to the week

| Brooke Cooper

It's a good day to be invested in these ASX 200 shares.

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Share Fallers

Why Appen, Elders, Predictive Discovery, and Yancoal shares are dropping

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are dropping on Monday...

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Share Fallers

Why has the Northern Star share price fallen 10% in a month

| Aaron Teboneras

The month of May hasn't been great for Northern Star shareholders.

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Energy Shares

Why is the Santos share price sliding on Monday?

| Brooke Cooper

The energy index might be weighing the Santos share price down today.

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International Stock News

Amazon shareholders approve 20-for-1 stock split. Here's what investors should know

| Charlene Rhinehart, CPA

Amazon's stock split will take place on June 3, but don't expect to wake up to riches overnight.

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Share Gainers

Why Alkane Resources, Block, Bubs, and Telix shares are storming higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are on fire on Monday...

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Bank Shares

ANZ share price largely unfazed by ASIC law suit

| James Mickleboro

ANZ's shares are trading largely flat on Monday despite being hit with a civil proceeding...

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Energy Shares

Why is the Woodside share price bouncing back on Monday?

| Brooke Cooper

What has boosted the Woodside share price out of the red?

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Healthcare Shares

Why is the Paradigm share price surging 6% today?

| Aaron Teboneras

A new successor has been found to lead the company.

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Resources Shares

Liontown Resources share price leaps 4% amid Tesla offtake extension

| Mitchell Lawler

Liontown gets a little more time to secure a definitive agreement with Tesla...

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Materials Shares

Here's why the Vulcan share price is charging 6% higher

| James Mickleboro

This lithium share has started the week strongly...

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