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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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Resources Shares

Will the Fortescue (ASX:FMG) share price fly as it links up with Airbus?

| Tristan Harrison

Airbus and Fortescue are going to work on decarbonisation together.

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Ask a Fund Manager

3 things I always check before buying an ASX share: expert

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Monash Investors' Sebastian Correia reveals his 'secret sauce' for picking stocks.

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Dividend Investing

2 ASX dividend shares with big yields that analysts rate as buys

| James Mickleboro

Analysts are tipping these dividend shares are ones to buy...

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Wednesday

| James Mickleboro

The ASX 200 is expected to have a better day on Wednesday...

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Growth Shares

2 high quality ASX growth shares analysts believe have 20%+ upside

| James Mickleboro

These growth shares could be in the buy zone...

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Broker Notes

4 ASX shares we're holding for both reopening and higher interest rates: expert

| Monica O'Shea

What ASX shares does this fundie advise for the period ahead?

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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 Tuesday.

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Resources Shares

Lithium's up 29%, but the AVZ Minerals (ASX:AVZ) share price is down. What gives?

| Zach Bristow

We cover a bit more of the AVZ narrative than just today's short-term noise.

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Healthcare Shares

Why did the Race Oncology (ASX:RAC) share price drop 10% today?

| Sebastian Bowen

What happened with Race shares today?

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Share Fallers

BlueScope Steel (ASX:BSL) share price sinks 9%

| Tristan Harrison

BlueScope Steel shares have fallen around 9% on another volatile day.

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Share Market News

International Women's Day: 3 female fundies delivering 15%+ gains in a year

| Brooke Cooper

These women are dominating the Australian investing scene.

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Share Gainers

How these 2 Aussie fund managers have delivered 30%+ gains in the past year

| Sebastian Bowen

These fundies have certainly outperformed the ASX 200...

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Broker Notes

Leading brokers name 3 ASX shares to sell today

| James Mickleboro

Here’s why brokers aren’t feeling positive about these ASX shares…

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Gold

Top broker says this ASX share will surge another 17% amid soaring gold prices

| Zach Bristow

Check out what's got this broker so bullish.

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52-Week Lows

3 ASX retail shares slumping to 52-week lows today

| Tristan Harrison

These three ASX retail shares just hit a 12-month low.

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Materials Shares

Up 17% this month, why the IGO (ASX:IGO) share price can keep gaining: broker

| Monica O'Shea

Here's why one broker has lifted the price target for the nickel miner's shares.

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Cryptocurrencies

How might Visa and Mastercard's Russia ban impact the Bitcoin price?

| Bernd Struben

Visa and Mastercard have pulled their payment services from Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.

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Resources Shares

Up 10% in one week, down 10% in the next. What's going on with the Lynas (ASX:LYC) share price?

| Aaron Teboneras

The Lynas share price has been up and down this year.

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Share Fallers

Why Bapcor, GQG, Smartgroup, and Woodside shares are dropping

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are dropping on Tuesday...

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Share Market News

These 3 ASX 200 shares are topping the volume charts on Tuesday

| Sebastian Bowen

We take a look at the most active ASX 200 shares by volume so far today…

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Why is the Kogan (ASX:KGN) share price leaping 4% today?

| Brooke Cooper

The online retailer is enjoying a day in the green...

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Broker Notes

Broker tips Macquarie (ASX:MQG) share price to rise 13%

| James Mickleboro

Here's what this broker thinks of Macquarie...

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Share Market News

What's impacting the Electro Optic (ASX:EOS) share price this week?

| Monica O'Shea

The Electro Optic share price has shed 66% in a year.

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Index investing

Index beater! How has the AFIC (ASX:AFI) share price outperformed the ASX 200 in 2022?

| Sebastian Bowen

AFIC has proven to be a market-beater over 2022 so far...

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Resources Shares

Why is the Arafura Resources (ASX:ARU) share price leaping 8% today?

| Brooke Cooper

Could this be driving the rare earth developer's stock higher?

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Broker Notes

Broker sees 19% upside for Telstra (ASX:TLS) share price and 4% dividend yield

| James Mickleboro

Morgans thinks Telstra's shares are a buy...

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Share Market News

Diversification? Why VAS is really a bet on banks and miners

| Sebastian Bowen

How much diversification does VAS offer?

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52-Week Lows

Why is the Polynovo (ASX:PNV) share price sinking to a new multi-year low?

| Aaron Teboneras

The company's shares have had a horror start to 2022.

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Broker Notes

Broker names 3 of the best ASX 200 shares to buy in March

| James Mickleboro

Here are three of the best shares to buy according to Morgans...

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Energy Shares

This ASX energy share is combatting its sector's sell-off to hit 9-year highs

| Brooke Cooper

It's proving another good day for Melbana Energy's stock...

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Travel Shares

Qantas (ASX:QAN) shares have slumped 17% in a month. So how is the airliner responding to rising oil prices?

| Bernd Struben

Crude oil prices remain near 13-year highs.

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Share Gainers

Why CSL, Incitec Pivot, Lake Resources, and St Barbara are pushing higher

| James Mickleboro

In afternoon trade, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is losing steam and starting to slide lower. At the time of writing,…

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Why is the Bapcor (ASX:BAP) share price underperforming today?

| Aaron Teboneras

What's up with Bapcor shares?

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Dividend Investing

15% yield! But are these ASX high-yield shares dividend traps?

| Sebastian Bowen

When is a 15% yield too good to be true?

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Energy Shares

Woodside (ASX:WPL) share price slips for first time in 7 days

| Bernd Struben

Crude oil prices dipped overnight from 13 year-highs.

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Broker Notes

Down 31% this year: Top broker tips more pain for Magellan (ASX:MFG) share price

| Zach Bristow

Surely the downside has to stop soon for the fund manager?

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52-Week Highs

5 ASX mining shares smashing 52-week highs today

| Brooke Cooper

Here's what's boosting these stocks to long forgotten heights.

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Healthcare Shares

CSL (ASX:CSL) share price lifts following new regulatory approval

| Tristan Harrison

CSL shares rise on vaccine win.

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Record Highs

Here's why the Nickel Mines (ASX:NIC) share price just hit an all-time high

| Monica O'Shea

Nickel prices are surging amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Share Gainers

3 tiny ASX mining shares soaring from new discoveries

| Bernd Struben

Junior explorers can see outsized gains on successful drilling results.

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