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Latest ASX share market news. Find out which Australian shares are moving the stock market today, and which shares to buy.

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Cryptocurrencies

These are the worst 3 cryptos to own in 2022, so far

| Bernd Struben

Only 10 of the top-100 tokens by market cap are well into the green in 2022.

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Resources Shares

Here's why the lithium price is in the spotlight today

| Tristan Harrison

Lithium prices are in focus as UBS increased its expectations in 2022.

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Real Estate Shares

E-commerce is booming. Which ASX shares have exposure to warehouses?

| Mitchell Lawler

Those products aren't going to store themselves...

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International Stock News

Warren Buffett just bought $4 billion of HP stock, sending the share price soaring

| Chris Neiger

Warren Buffett's conglomerate is now HP's largest shareholder.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

ASX market beater? Here's how Coles shares performed during March

| Sebastian Bowen

The ASX 200 had a stellar month last month. But how did Coles shares do?

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Materials Shares

Why is the Andromeda share price skyrocketing 32% on Friday?

| Brooke Cooper

It's been a crazy week for the industrial metals producer.

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Resources Shares

Here's why the Boss Energy share price is rocketing 8% on Friday

| Aaron Teboneras

Boss Energy shares are set to finish the week on a high note.

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Share Gainers

Why Boss Energy, GrainCorp, Pro Medicus, and Select Harvests are pushing higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are ending the week strongly...

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Broker Notes

The Origin share price is now overvalued, consensus says yes. What do you think?

| Zach Bristow

What's the status? Take a look.

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Gold

Here's why the Capricorn Metals share price is shooting 7% higher today

| Brooke Cooper

Early assay results have boosted the gold producer's stock on Friday.

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Share Fallers

Why Block, IGO, Navigator Global, and Platinum shares are dropping

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are ending the week in the red...

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International Stock News

Why Rivian stock dropped over 25% last month

| Howard Smith

A cut in production guidance and concerns over rising costs drove March declines.

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Resources Shares

This ASX mining share is soaring 43% in just 2 days. Here's why

| Bronwyn Allen

Uranium miner Okapi Resources is having an amazing week.

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Gold

Why is the Northern Star share price having such a positive end to the week?

| Bernd Struben

Friday is proving a good day for the ASX 200 gold share.

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Bank Shares

Who owns ANZ shares? Take a look. You might be surprised

| Zach Bristow

We've done some digging to find out the owners of the banking giant's shares...

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Broker Notes

Jackpot! Citi tips Aristocrat share price to surge 30% higher

| James Mickleboro

Citi thinks that Aristocrat shares are great value...

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Energy Shares

Why are ASX uranium shares having such a stellar end to the week?

| Brooke Cooper

It's a good day to be invested in these uranium stocks.

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Dividend Investing

If you'd bought $10,000 of BHP shares 5 years ago, here's what you'd have now

| Aaron Teboneras

Have BHP shares been a worthy investment since 2017?

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Share Gainers

Here's why the 88 Energy share price is rocketing 14% today

| Bernd Struben

With energy prices at multi-year highs, ASX investors are keeping a close eye on oil and gas exploration results.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 lunch update: GrainCorp jumps on earnings upgrade, Pro Medicus signs $32m deal

| James Mickleboro

Here's what is happening on the ASX 200 on Friday...

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Capital Raising

16 million new Zip shares will hit the ASX on Monday. What does this mean?

| Sebastian Bowen

Zip is about to welcome some new shares to the market. Here's why...

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International Stock News

Why Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin are singing the blues today

| Chris MacDonald

Investor jitters appear to be porting into the crypto world right now.

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Share Gainers

Up almost 20%: Bailador share price goes BANANAS amid Instaclustr takeover

| Tristan Harrison

Bailador shares are booming after the proposed takeover of Instaclustr.

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Broker Notes

Top brokers name 3 ASX shares to sell today

| James Mickleboro

Brokers are bearish on these ASX shares...

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Cryptocurrencies

These are the 3 best cryptos to own in 2022, so far

| Bernd Struben

Geopolitical turmoil and fast rising inflation took the heat out of many risk assets, but not all of them.

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Energy Shares

Ampol share price nears a new 52-week high following milestone approval

| Mitchell Lawler

Ampol inches closer to a new look in New Zealand...

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Technology Shares

Pro Medicus share price jumps on $32m contract news

| James Mickleboro

Pro Medicus shares are pushing higher on Friday...

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Can the Treasury Wine share price have a better month in April?

| Brooke Cooper

Here's why these brokers are bullish on the wine maker and distributer's stock.

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International Stock News

Is it too late to buy Twitter stock?

| Leo Sun

Tesla's CEO just took a big bite out of the social media company.

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Resources Shares

Why is the South32 share price edging higher today?

| Tristan Harrison

South32 shares are in focus as the miner just priced US$700 million of notes.

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Resources Shares

These were the best performing ASX lithium stocks in March

| James Mickleboro

These lithium shares were on form last month...

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Bank Shares

How much is the next NAB dividend?

| Tristan Harrison

NAB is one of the largest dividend payers on the ASX. We look at what is predicted for its next…

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

GrainCorp share price jumps 9% to record high on guidance upgrade amid 'significant' demand

| James Mickleboro

GrainCorp shares are booming today...

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International Stock News

Why Amazon stock slumped today

| Eric Volkman

The company gets dinged again on the labor relations front.

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Dividend Investing

The Woodside share price has gained just 1% in 5 years. Have the dividends been worth it?

| Aaron Teboneras

We take a look at how much an investor would have pocketed if they parked their money in Woodside shares…

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Share Gainers

Worried about current ASX share market uncertainty? Read this

| Zach Bristow

Invest for the long-term and ignore the short-term noise, says an expert.

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Share Fallers

Why did the Medibank share price go backwards in March?

| Zach Bristow

Medibank fell downhill last month.

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Dividend Investing

2 ASX dividend shares with attractive yields

| James Mickleboro

These dividend shares offer attractive yields...

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Bank Shares

How did the Westpac share price outperform the ASX 200 by 13% in the March quarter?

| Brooke Cooper

Here's why Westpac was the best performing big four stock last quarter.

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Growth Shares

2 great ASX shares to buy in April: experts

| Tristan Harrison

Temple & Webster is one ASX share rated as an opportunity.

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