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Earnings Results

Brambles (ASX:BXB) share price melts away despite 8% FY22 revenue upgrade

| Zach Bristow

Brambles shares finished in the red today as the company released its financial results for the half-year ended 31 December…

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Small Cap Shares

High risk, high reward: Analysts tip 2 small cap ASX shares for big things

| James Mickleboro

Here are a couple of small caps to watch...

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Share Market News

Survey: ASX shares top Aussie women's investments. Guess what came second

| Bernd Struben

The majority of surveyed Australian women view investing as part of their household budgets.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Why is the Blackmores (ASX:BKL) share price tumbling another 10% today?

| Alice de Bruin

Shares in the natural health company are down again today...

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Materials Shares

Australian Strategic Materials (ASX:ASM) share price surges 9% on Hyundai deal

| Aaron Teboneras

The Australian Strategic Materials share price finished the week on a positive note.

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Bank Shares

Own Westpac (ASX:WBC) shares? Here's the latest on the bank's cost-cutting crusade

| Monica O'Shea

Westpac plans to lose 20% of its marketing department...

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Cannabis Shares

Why did this ASX cannabis share burn 10% today?

| Brooke Cooper

Creso Pharma has announced a capital raise. Here are the details.

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Broker Notes

Brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

Brokers are bullish on these ASX shares...

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Share Market News

These 3 ASX 200 shares are topping the volume charts this Friday

| Sebastian Bowen

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

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Share Fallers

Why Blackmores, BWX, Kogan, and Magellan shares are dropping

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are dropping on Friday...

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Earnings Results

Medibank (ASX:MPL) share price backtracks as profit slips

| Aaron Teboneras

Medibank dropped its first-half results today. Here are the details.

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Share Market News

Shareholder calls out AGL (ASX:AGL) planned demerger as 'value destructive'

| Tristan Harrison

Some AGL shareholders are not a fan of the planned demerger.

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Industrials Shares

Electro Optic (ASX:EOS) share price rockets 18% on 'breakthrough' satellite news

| Zach Bristow

The company says this could help accelerate profitability at substantially reduced cost.

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Share Gainers

Why Adbri, Appen, Block, and Life360 shares are storming higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are ending the week strongly...

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Energy Shares

How might the Ukraine crisis impact the Woodside (ASX:WPL) share price?

| Mitchell Lawler

An worsening energy shortage could have Woodside set to climb...

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Dividend Investing

Why Treasury (ASX:TWE) shares could be a hidden dividend trove

| Sebastian Bowen

How does Treasury's dividend record stack up?

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Gold

Why is the Newcrest (ASX:NCM) share price sliding lower on Friday?

| Sebastian Bowen

Newcrest is turning gold into cash...

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Broker Notes

Top broker tips over 20% upside for Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) share price

| James Mickleboro

Wesfarmers could be a share to buy

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Share Fallers

Why has the BetMakers (ASX:BET) share price dumped 30% so far this year?

| Brooke Cooper

Could this be dragging on BetMakers' stock?

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Earnings Results

Dream result: Ardent Leisure (ASX:ALG) share price soars 18% on earnings

| Monica O'Shea

What was so exciting about the Dreamworld operator's half-year results?

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Earnings Results

This ASX communications share just grew revenue by 150%

| Brooke Cooper

Here's what drove this company's revenue higher in 2021.

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Earnings Results

Adbri (ASX:ABC) share price soars 9% amid higher profit in full-year earnings

| Alice de Bruin

Shares in the materials producer are heading northwards today...

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Earnings Results

Why is the Kogan (ASX:KGN) share price crashing 20% on Friday?

| James Mickleboro

Kogan's shares are being sold off on Friday...

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52-Week Lows

Is opportunity knocking? 2 ASX All Ordinaries shares hitting 52-week lows

| Bernd Struben

Catch a falling knife? Or opportunity knocking?

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Earnings Results

'Transformational': Bigtincan (ASX:BTH) share price ignites on 142% revenue jump

| Mitchell Lawler

What has investors pumped up about Bigtincan on Friday?

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Earnings Results

Novonix (ASX:NVX) share price jumps as net assets, cash earnings spike

| Zach Bristow

Shares in Novonix are on the move after the company released its half-year results.

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Broker Notes

Here's why the Appen (ASX:APX) share price is racing 14% higher today

| James Mickleboro

Appen shares are on form today

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Technology Shares

Back on the horse! ASX tech shares stage stunning comeback following sell-off

| Sebastian Bowen

Tech is back, baby!

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International Stock News

Real-world conflict hits the virtual world, metaverse cryptocurrencies plunge 12%

| Chris MacDonald

The metaverse, a place folks go to escape real-world turmoil, is also under attack right now.

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Motley Fool Media

Russia invades Ukraine and the ASX tanks. Scott Phillips on Nine's Late News

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Scott unpacks how war in Ukraine might impact the ASX financial market.

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Travel Shares

How might the Ukraine crisis impact the Flight Centre (ASX:FLT) share price?

| Bernd Struben

Russia's invasion of Ukraine could dampen travel demand across European markets.

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Broker Notes

Why is the Life360 (ASX:360) share price jumping 17% today?

| James Mickleboro

Life360 is having a better day

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Earnings Results

Genworth (ASX:GMA) share price hits new 52-week high as profits surge

| Monica O'Shea

Why are the Genworth Mortgage Insurance results impressing investors today?

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Earnings Results

This ASX tech share withstood Thursday's selloff to leap 11%. Here's why

| Brooke Cooper

This tech share sailed above a sea of red yesterday.

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Motley Fool Take Stock

Despite the bad news, things are getting better

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Today's market resilience shows that even in the darkest of days, there is light.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Harvey Norman (ASX:HVN) share price jumps following half-year results

| Alice de Bruin

Shares in the furniture and electrical retailer are pushing higher today.

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Earnings Results

Polynovo (ASX:PNV) share price stung 4% as H1FY22 net loss wreaks havoc

| Zach Bristow

Shares in Polynovo are falling today as the company released its financial results for the half-year ended 31 December 2021.

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Financial Shares

Magellan (ASX:MFG) share price slips 6% as funds continue mass exodus

| Sebastian Bowen

Why are Magellan shares falling today (again)? We take a look...

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Share Market News

ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) midday update: Block rockets, Blackmores sinks

| James Mickleboro

The ASX 200 is having a better day

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Energy Shares

Here's why the Strike Energy (ASX:STX) share price is edging lower today

| Aaron Teboneras

What did Strike Energy update the ASX with?

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