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Earnings Results

Arafura Resources share price extends gains on Friday, up 100% since March

| Zach Bristow

Arafura extends gains on Friday to close the week higher

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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 Friday.

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Materials Shares

Firefinch share price leaps 16% on Leo Lithium demerger

| Bronwyn Allen

The gold miner and lithium developer proposes to break up its assets.

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Resources Shares

These 3 ASX mining shares leapt more than 10% on Friday

| Brooke Cooper

And they're all lithium miners.

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Earnings Results

OceanaGold share price lifts 8% on gold production boost

| Zach Bristow

The ASX mining share delivered its quarterly earnings update today.

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Resources Shares

Top broker tips Mineral Resources share price to rise 25%

| James Mickleboro

Mineral Resources shares could be great value according to a leading broker...

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52-Week Highs

3 ASX 200 energy shares storming to new 52-week highs today

| Bernd Struben

Records are meant to be broken, and these 3 companies have just broken into new 1-year highs.

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Share Fallers

Why Kogan, Reliance, ResMed, and Sandfire shares are dropping

| James Mickleboro

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

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52-Week Lows

The Domino's share price just hit a 52-week low. Is it time to tuck into some?

| Tristan Harrison

Domino’s shares are down another 4%. Is the pizza business a buy?

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Bank Shares

Why did the Westpac share price go backwards in April?

| Brooke Cooper

It was a rough month for the 'big four' bank stock. Here's what happened.

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Share Gainers

Why Nitro, PointsBet, Sezzle, and Siteminder shares are racing higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are ending the week on a high...

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Travel Shares

Why is the Flight Centre share price trouncing ahead of the ASX 200 today?

| Brooke Cooper

Let's find out.

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Share Market News

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

| Sebastian Bowen

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

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Earnings Results

Reliance Worldwide share price slips despite sales growth

| Zach Bristow

What's happening with the ASX industrial share today?

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International Stock News

Elon Musk just sold $5.6 billion of Tesla shares. What's the deal?

| Mitchell Lawler

Elon Musk withdraws a boat load of cash from Tesla share sales this week...

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Financial Shares

Expert says investors are 'missing this inflection point' for QBE shares

| Zach Bristow

The tides might be turning for QBE, one expert reckons.

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Retail Shares

Is the Woolworths share price in the buy zone ahead of next week's Q3 update?

| James Mickleboro

Woolworths is releasing its third quarter update next week...

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Dividend Investing

How big is the APA dividend yield going to be in 2022?

| Tristan Harrison

The infrastructure giant is expected to deliver a sizeable dividend this year.

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Travel Shares

Why is the Webjet share price flying higher on Friday?

| Sebastian Bowen

Webjet shares are taking off today...

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Travel Shares

Why are ASX 200 travel shares having a first-class end to the week?

| Brooke Cooper

The overnight performance of US travel stocks may be boosting ASX 200 travel shares today.

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International Stock News

Alphabet stock fell following Q1 report. Is it a buy?

| Brett Schafer

Stock performance for the technology giant is now flat over the last 12 months.

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Technology Shares

Pointerra share price in the red despite 'landmark quarter'

| Bronwyn Allen

What happened in March for the 3D geospatial data technology provider?

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Energy Shares

This ASX energy share has rocketed 200% in 3 days on a secret Santos deal

| Aaron Teboneras

Hydrocarbon Dynamics shares are set to finish the week on a positive note.

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Resources Shares

Fortescue share price lower after bearish broker note warns of dividend cuts

| James Mickleboro

Fortescue shares are under pressure on Friday...

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Technology Shares

Novonix share price powers up on strong quarterly revenue growth

| Bronwyn Allen

What happened in the March quarter for this battery technology company?

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Technology Shares

Here's why ASX 200 tech shares are having such a stellar end to the week

| Brooke Cooper

These ASX tech shares are outperforming on Friday.

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Bank Shares

ANZ share price higher on half year notable items update

| James Mickleboro

ANZ only expects a modest impact to its first half profits from notable items...

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Energy Shares

Ampol share price lifts amid electrifying new EV charging plans

| Mitchell Lawler

Things are 'amping' up at Ampol...

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International Stock News

Why ApeCoin was trouncing other cryptos on Thursday

| Eric Volkman

The wildly popular token is about to vault into the metaverse.

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BNPL shares

Bank of America tips 38% upside for Block shares. Here's why

| Bernd Struben

The BNPL space has been consolidating with some major mergers and acquisitions.

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Materials Shares

Why has this ASX materials share plummeted 28% today?

| Aaron Teboneras

SciDev shares are freefalling on Friday...

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Financial Shares

Could AFIC shares be an ASX inflation hedge?

| Sebastian Bowen

Is AFIC an inflation-busting investment?

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Share Market News

ASX 200 midday update: ResMed disappoints, PointsBet rockets higher

| James Mickleboro

The ASX 200 is having a good day...

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Healthcare Shares

This ASX 200 healthcare share has a fully franked dividend yield over 4% right now

| Sebastian Bowen

This ASX 200 healthcare share offers a dividend yield over 4% right now...

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BNPL shares

TGIF: Why is the Zip share price rocketing 10% today?

| Brooke Cooper

Zip's stock is rebounding after its recent tumble.

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Bank Shares

Can the CBA share price maintain its premium to the other ASX banks?

| Tristan Harrison

CBA is seen as the most expensive bank. Will this continue?

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Healthcare Shares

Here's why the ResMed share price is sinking 6% today

| James Mickleboro

ResMed shares are sinking after a softer than expected quarter...

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Earnings Results

Ramsay Health share price bleeds as profits plunge

| Mitchell Lawler

COVID-19 continues to be an expensive disruptor for the hospital giant in Q3...

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Earnings Results

Sezzle share price rockets 7% on boost in active users

| Bernd Struben

The ASX BNPL share is having a good trading today.

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Technology Shares

Nitro share price storms 23% higher on record quarter

| James Mickleboro

Nitro's shares are rocketing higher thanks to a record quarter...

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