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Dividend Investing

Here's why the ARB Corporation share price is on the slide today

| Aaron Teboneras

What's driving the 4×4 accessories company's shares lower? Let's take a look.

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Travel Shares

The Webjet share price is tumbling 5% on Thursday. Could this be why?

| Brooke Cooper

The ASX travel stock is plummeting following a disastrous session on US markets.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 midday update: Magellan jumps, tech shares tumble

| James Mickleboro

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

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International Stock News

Why Tesla shares rose 24% last month

| Anders Bylund

The electric vehicle maker opened a new factory and announced a share split. One of these events is meaningful and…

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Capital Raising

Why is the Ionic Rare Earths share price frozen today?

| Sebastian Bowen

This rare earths share is not trading today. Here's what we know.

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Financial Shares

Magellan share price rockets 11% despite continued FUM carnage

| Aaron Teboneras

What are the numbers in today's funds under management report?

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Cryptocurrencies

How these top cryptos stacked up against Bitcoin and Ethereum in March

| Bernd Struben

Bitcoin and Ethereum led the charge as many altcoins posted strong gains in March.

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Broker Notes

3 more of the 'best' ASX 200 shares to buy this month: Morgans

| James Mickleboro

Here are three ASX 200 shares that Morgans rates highly...

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Bank Shares

Is the Macquarie share price a buy ahead of next month's earnings results?

| Monica O'Shea

Three brokers assess the appeal of Macquarie shares right now.

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Resources Shares

2 hot ASX lithium stocks brokers rate as buys

| James Mickleboro

These lithium stocks have been rated as buys...

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Resources Shares

Fortescue share price lifts amid $2b cap raise

| Brooke Cooper

Is this boosting the iron ore giant's stock today?

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Broker Notes

The Flight Centre share price is diving 5% today. What's next in April?

| Zach Bristow

The Flight Centre share price is falling today but it's well into the green over the past 30 days, up…

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Technology Shares

Let's get technical! 5 best All Ords tech shares of the quarter revealed

| Mitchell Lawler

Beating out a bad quarter for the sector, these tech shares stood out above the rest...

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International Stock News

Why Solana, Polkadot, and Cardano are down big today

| Travis Hoium

The crypto market got hit on multiple fronts today.

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BNPL shares

March was a lousy month for ASX BNPL shares. Here's why

| Brooke Cooper

What happened to BNPL shares last month? We take a closer look...

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International Stock News

Why Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, and Shiba Inu are down today

| Bram Berkowitz

Concerns over how the Federal Reserve will act have the broader crypto market trending down this morning.

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Bank Shares

What's the outlook for the Bank of Queensland share price in April?

| Tristan Harrison

How are things looking for BOQ shares? Let's see what the experts say...

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Dividend Investing

The S32 dividend is being paid today. Here's what you need to know

| Aaron Teboneras

Eligible South32 shareholders will become a little richer today...

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Broker Notes

Broker says the Altium share price weakness is a buying opportunity

| James Mickleboro

Altium shares could be in the buy zone...

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Bank Shares

What to expect from the ANZ half year result

| James Mickleboro

What is the market expecting from ANZ's half year results?

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Broker Notes

Lithium boom: Broker tips Mineral Resources share price to jump 23%

| James Mickleboro

Here's a lithium share that analysts rate highly...

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Technology Shares

2 ASX tech shares that are cheap enough to buy now

| Tony Yoo

A volatile market means there could be some juicy rotation opportunities. Let's take a look at a couple of technology…

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Healthcare Shares

March was a stellar month for the Polynovo share price. Here's why

| Brooke Cooper

Here's what boosted the medical device company's stock 10% higher last month.

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Investing Strategies

5 worst mistakes ASX share investors make during a sell-off

| Tony Yoo

There are common errors in investing that can be avoided. Do you sometimes fall into these traps?

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Dividend Investing

Brokers name 2 ASX 200 dividend shares to buy now

| James Mickleboro

Here are two dividend shares to buy...

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Thursday

| James Mickleboro

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

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Travel Shares

ASX travel shares have been flying higher over the past month. Here's why

| Monica O'Shea

Travel shares are on the up. Why?

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ETFs

How did the Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF fare in March?

| Sebastian Bowen

Vanguard's VGS ETF had a strong month. But strong enough to beat the ASX 200?

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Energy Shares

Why has the Beach Energy share price tumbled 11% in a month?

| Bernd Struben

Crude oil prices have retreated from multi-year highs, impacting high flying ASX 200 energy shares.

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Share Market News

Why did this ASX mining share surge 14% today?

| Monica O'Shea

Shareholders drove the price up on this ASX mining share today after the company announced some good results.

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Financial Shares

Why has the AFIC share price leapt 5% in 4 weeks?

| Sebastian Bowen

AFIC has had a corker of a month. Let's dig into why...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Here's why the Virtus Health share price outperformed today

| Brooke Cooper

The company has been posed yet another takeover offer.

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Resources Shares

Why is the Lynas share price backtracking 5% today?

| Aaron Teboneras

Lynas shares are on the slide this week...

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Broker Notes

This lagging ASX sector could be next to outperform

| Brendon Lau

Let's take a look and analyse.

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Technology Shares

What's the go with the Kogan share price today?

| Zach Bristow

Tech shares have begun to soften again.

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Cryptocurrencies

Why this crypto is the most resilient to inflation: experts

| Bernd Struben

Inflation is ramping up across the world, with further increases expected in Australia.

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Opinions

Bank CEO: Interest rates are headed higher than markets expect. How could this affect ASX shares?

| Tristan Harrison

A leading banker has predicted interest rates may rise even higher than expected.

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Cryptocurrencies

Can the Bitcoin price really top US$500,000?

| Bernd Struben

The total supply of Bitcoin is capped at 21 million, with just 2 million more to come.

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Share Market News

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

| Sebastian Bowen

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

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Share Gainers

Heard of this ASX battery metals share? It's skyrocketed 413% this year

| Zach Bristow

Initial investors will be more than satisfied with this player.

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