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Share Fallers

Why Domino's, Magellan, PointsBet, and Zip shares are falling

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are falling on Wednesday...

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Technology Shares

Here's why this ASX tech share is surging 12% today

| Aaron Teboneras

What's driving Damstra shares higher mid-week?

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Broker Notes

Can this ASX 200 bank share flame 20% higher?

| Zach Bristow

ASX 200 shares are on the down this year, with the banking sector showing mixed results.

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Share Gainers

Why Core Lithium, MVP, Rio Tinto, and South32 shares are rising today

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are on form on Wednesday...

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Energy Shares

Will Mike Cannon-Brookes bring an extra $1 billion to the table in his AGL takeover bid?

| Sebastian Bowen

Who knows where AGL shares are going next...

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Gold

Here's why ASX gold shares are having another stellar day

| Bernd Struben

Gold prices have been rising on fears the Russian invasion of Ukraine could spiral out of control.

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Resources Shares

Here's how these top 3 ASX 200 mining shares performed in February

| Bernd Struben

Commodity prices remained strong over the month.

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Technology Shares

2 ASX cybersecurity shares going gangbusters this week

| Brooke Cooper

Here's why these ASX cybersecurity stocks have been surging lately.

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Energy Shares

Here's why the Boss Energy (ASX:BOE) share price has surged 37% in a week

| Alice de Bruin

The Boss Energy share price has seen a stellar week...

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Share Gainers

This commodities index just saw its biggest rise in over 10 years. What might this mean for ASX 200 shares?

| Zach Bristow

Commodities are staging another multi-year rally that could impact the ASX 200 basket.

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Broker Notes

Top brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

Brokers are feeling bullish about these ASX shares...

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Bank Shares

Why did the ANZ (ASX:ANZ) share price lag the other banks in February

| Sebastian Bowen

ANZ came last out of the big four in February...

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

What's next for the A2 Milk (ASX:A2M) share price?

| Tristan Harrison

A2 Milk shares have been pretty volatile. What’s next?

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Travel Shares

How did the Webjet (ASX:WEB) share price travel in February?

| Aaron Teboneras

Overall, it was a positive month for Webjet investors....

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Share Market News

ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) midday update: Rio Tinto, South32 storm higher, PointsBet sinks

| James Mickleboro

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

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Broker Notes

Why is the PointsBet (ASX:PBH) share price sinking 13% today?

| James Mickleboro

PointsBet shares are being slammed again...

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Energy Shares

Why did AGL (ASX:AGL) shares smash Origin in February?

| Brendon Lau

The turnaround in AGL's fortunes will be a welcome relief for shareholders.

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Share Gainers

Giddy up: Core Lithium (ASX:CXO) share price races 11% higher on Tesla deal

| Mitchell Lawler

This ASX-listed lithium company just landed a big deal...

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Healthcare Shares

Why the Medical Developments International (ASX:MVP) share price is rocketing 32% higher

| James Mickleboro

It has been a good day for this healthcare share...

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Cryptocurrencies

More valuable than the rouble: How the Ukraine crisis is now boosting the Bitcoin price

| Bernd Struben

While share markets fell overnight most cryptos rallied.

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Travel Shares

The Flight Centre (ASX:FLT) share price managed to gain some altitude in February. Here's how

| Brooke Cooper

Here's how the Flight Centre share price outperformed the market last month.

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Broker Notes

We see potential: Top broker sees more upside in (ASX:CSR) shares

| Zach Bristow

Not all are downbeat on CSR shares for 2022.

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Share Gainers

Why did the NAB (ASX:NAB) share price leap 7% in February?

| Zach Bristow

NAB shares were a clear winner last month. Here's what was behind the gains.

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Broker Notes

'Strategic sense': What brokers are saying about the Zip (ASX:Z1P)-Sezzle deal

| James Mickleboro

Here's what analysts are saying about Zip's acquisition of Sezzle...

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Dividend Investing

What's with the Telstra (ASX:TLS) share price today?

| Aaron Teboneras

Telstra shareholders will be banking on the latest dividend...

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

The Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) share price dumped 9% in February. What happened?

| Brooke Cooper

Here's what has dragged Wesfarmers' stock lower lately.

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Broker Notes

This broker tips South32 (ASX:S32) as one of the best ASX 200 mining shares to buy

| James Mickleboro

Check out this mining giant...

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Broker Notes

Cheers! Broker tips 20% upside for the Treasury Wine (ASX:TWE) share price

| James Mickleboro

This wine giant could be in the buy zone...

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Bank Shares

Why did the Westpac (ASX:WBC) share price smash the other banks in February?

| Brooke Cooper

February was a good month for the Westpac share price. Here's why.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

February was positive for the Woolworths (ASX:WOW) share price. Here's why

| Tristan Harrison

Woolworths shares rose in February 2022.

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Energy Shares

Own Woodside (ASX:WPL) shares? Here's the latest on the energy giant's major court win

| Bernd Struben

Environmentalists are challenging the company's massive Pluto LNG project in court.

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Dividend Investing

Here's why analysts rate these ASX dividend shares as buys

| James Mickleboro

Here are two buy-rated dividend shares...

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Investing Strategies

I personally only own 2 ASX shares: fund manager

| Tony Yoo

Professional investors preach diversification but don't necessarily do it for their personal stock portfolios.

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Wednesday

| James Mickleboro

Here's what to expect on the ASX 200 on Tuesday...

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Growth Shares

2 ASX growth shares analysts say have 40%+ upside

| James Mickleboro

Here are two highly rated growth shares...

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52-Week Highs

3 ASX mining shares breaking new 52-week highs today

| Tristan Harrison

Some ASX mining shares are hitting 52-week highs.

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Materials Shares

Neometals (ASX:NMT) share price surges 10% amid dual listing

| Monica O'Shea

Neometals has shared an important milestone with the market.

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ETFs

3 excellent ETFs for ASX investors to look at in March

| James Mickleboro

Here are three quality ETFs to watch...

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Healthcare Shares

Why did the CSL (ASX:CSL) share price go backwards in February?

| Zach Bristow

CSL shareholders have seen their 2021 gains evaporate...

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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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