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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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Economy

CBA reveals the Australian economy's leading state amid COVID surge

| Bernd Struben

The states and territories have all been impacted by the pandemic.

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Gold

These 'golden' ASX shares weighed on the All Ordinaries Index today

| Brooke Cooper

Today wasn't a good day for ASX gold shares.

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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 Monday.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

A2 Milk (ASX:A2M) share price awaits judgement day as earnings draw near

| Mitchell Lawler

Half year results are fast approaching for A2 Milk, what can we expect...

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Broker Notes

Is the TPG Telecom (ASX:TPG) share price good value?

| James Mickleboro

Is this telco giant a buy?

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Technology Shares

Why is the Bigtincan (ASX:BTH) share price in reverse today?

| Aaron Teboneras

What's causing the company's shares to head south on Monday?

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 most heavily traded ASX 200 shares this Monday

| Sebastian Bowen

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

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Bank Shares

Own NAB (ASX:NAB) shares? Here's why the bank could be facing a $200m class action

| Brooke Cooper

Legal action is reportedly brewing against NAB.

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Earnings Results

AFIC (ASX:AFI) share price falls despite 74% rise in profits

| Sebastian Bowen

AFIC has just reported...

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Broker Notes

Is value finally emerging in the AMP (ASX:AMP) share price?

| James Mickleboro

Is it time to buy AMP shares?

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Bank Shares

What's happening to ASX bank shares today?

| Monica O'Shea

It's a day in the red for many bank shares on Monday amid talk of interest rate rises.

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Share Gainers

Why Corporate Travel Management, Goodman, Lendlease, and Uniti shares are rising today

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are rising on Monday...

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Broker Notes

Here are the latest broker updates from Macquarie. It's not all pretty for ASX shares.

| Zach Bristow

Macquarie is the latest broker to release its buy and sell tips in early 2022.

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Share Market News

These are the 10 most shorted ASX shares

| James Mickleboro

Short sellers are targeting these ASX shares...

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International Stock News

Should you buy value stocks and sell growth stocks in 2022?

| Daniel Foelber

Value stocks are crushing growth stocks in January.

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Resources Shares

This trend could double already red-hot lithium demand

| Brendon Lau

An emerging trend could dictate the immediate future for lithium.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Why the Thorn Group (ASX:TGA) share price is plummeting 22% today

| Aaron Teboneras

What's driving the company's shares deep in negative territory?

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Healthcare Shares

Why is the Telix Pharmaceuticals (ASX:TLX) share price plummeting 13% today?

| Monica O'Shea

This biotech company is having a shocker to start the trading week.

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ASX tech shares
52-Week Lows

Why are these beaten-up small cap ASX tech shares seeing 52-week lows today?

| Tristan Harrison

The small cap ASX tech sector is suffering. What’s going on?

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Share Market News

The Nasdaq is in correction territory. Is the ASX 200 next?

| Sebastian Bowen

Is the ASX 200 headed for a correction?

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Resources Shares

The Lynas (ASX:LYC) share price is tumbling 5% today. What's going on?

| Brooke Cooper

The Lynas share price has been suffering lately.

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Share Gainers

Why is the Uniti (ASX:UWL) share price up 10% on Monday?

| Mitchell Lawler

The telecommunications company is grabbing attention today...

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International Stock News

Netflix stock crashes 22%: Is it a good value stock?

| Adam Levine-Weinberg

Management has finally acknowledged that subscriber growth is slowing. Yet that may not be a problem for Netflix stock, which…

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Resources Shares

Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) share price edges lower amid Serbian licence decision

| Aaron Teboneras

The world's third largest mining company is facing stiff opposition.

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Broker Notes

Leading brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

Here's why brokers rate these ASX shares as buys...

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Broker Notes

Why UBS says the Woodside (ASX:WPL) share price is a buy

| Zach Bristow

UBS says Woodside is a buy and ups its earnings forecasts on the company.

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Technology Shares

Why is the Altium Limited (ASX:ALU) share price sinking 16% this year?

| Monica O'Shea

Altium is one ASX technology share having a tough start to 2021

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Share Fallers

Why Adairs, Bigtincan, Regis Resources, and Telix shares are sinking

| James Mickleboro

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

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Resources Shares

Why is the South32 (ASX:S32) share price tumbling 5% on Monday?

| Brooke Cooper

Here's what's weighing on the ASX 200 resource company's stock today.

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International Stock News

1 green flag and 1 red flag for Meta's Metaverse dreams

| Leo Sun

Meta's metaverse-building plans still face some near-term growing pains.

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Cheap Shares

2 cheap ASX shares that value investors could love

| Tristan Harrison

Adairs is one of the cheap ASX shares that could be a long-term opportunity.

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Cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin in the crosshairs. What Russia's proposed ban could mean: expert

| Bernd Struben

National governments have concerns cryptocurrencies could undermine their own currencies.

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BNPL shares

Is the BNPL party over? The Zip Co (ASX:Z1P) share price plunges 25% this YTD

| Zach Bristow

Has the hangover set in for buy now, pay later shares?

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Resources Shares

Here's why the Regis Resources (ASX:RRL) share price is nosediving 14% today

| Aaron Teboneras

Regis shares are having a woeful start to the week.

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Earnings Results

Dusk (ASX:DSK) share price slides as 5,483 trading days get smoked

| Mitchell Lawler

Store closures and Omicron fears burn the candle at both ends for Dusk in the first half...

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

BetMakers (ASX:BET) share price slips despite extended US deal

| Brooke Cooper

Is this what's weighing on the BetMakers share price on Monday?

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Fortescue (ASX:FMG) share price slides on $310 million acquisition

| Bernd Struben

Analysts expect more merger and acquisition announcements from ASX companies.

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Cryptocurrencies

$1.4 trillion evaporates. What's happening with the crypto crash?

| Bernd Struben

Bitcoin, Ethereum and the major altcoins are selling off with risk assets.

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Travel Shares

Flight Centre (ASX:FLT) share price falls amid potential legal action on borders

| Monica O'Shea

Flight Centre is reconsidering legal action against the WA government.

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Bank Shares

Here's when Westpac (ASX:WBC) expects the RBA to raise the cash rate

| James Mickleboro

Is the RBA going to raise rates this year?

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