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Financial Shares

'$2 billion cost': How are the floods impacting ASX 200 insurance shares this week?

| Monica O'Shea

Claims are mounting as floods continue to devastate parts of the east coast.

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52-Week Lows

2 ASX 200 financial shares that hit 52-week lows on Thursday

| Brooke Cooper

Here's why these 2 shares defied the market to slide lower on Thursday.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

A2 Milk (ASX:A2M) share price slips amid 'long-term implications' of flooding

| Alice de Bruin

The dairy company has been hit hard by the NSW floods. Here are the details.

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Industrials Shares

Meet 'Hadrian X', the bricklaying robot sending the FBR share price 9% higher today

| Brooke Cooper

Its a good day for this ASX-listed robot technology company.

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Energy Shares

The Strike Energy (ASX:STX) share price isn't cooking with gas today. Here's why

| Aaron Teboneras

Strike Energy shares have been placed in a trading halt pending a company announcement.

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Share Market News

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

| Sebastian Bowen

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

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Energy Shares

Aussie coal is in hot demand, and these ASX coal shares are booming

| Mitchell Lawler

Changing sources of coal supply could be lifting some ASX shares...

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Resources Shares

Heating up: Hot Chili (ASX:HCH) share price leaps 17% on new copper deal

| Alice de Bruin

Shares in the copper company are burning higher today...

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Energy Shares

The Woodside (ASX:WPL) share price has smashed at least 8 52-week highs in the last month. What's next?

| Sebastian Bowen

Woodside shares just keep giving back...

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Broker Notes

Why Morgans rates this ASX lithium share and this retail share as buys

| James Mickleboro

Here are two ASX shares named as buys...

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52-Week Highs

Santos (ASX:STO) share price rockets to a new 52-week high. Here's why

| Brooke Cooper

The Santos share price has hit $8 for the first time since the onset of the pandemic.

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Broker Notes

Top brokers name 3 ASX shares to sell today

| James Mickleboro

Brokers are bearish on these ASX shares...

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Technology Shares

Could this ASX defence share be set to benefit from the Ukraine crisis?

| Monica O'Shea

Geopolitical tensions could help one ASX defence share gain some ground.

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Resources Shares

Here's why the Lake Resources (ASX:LKE) share price is flowing 6% upstream today

| Aaron Teboneras

What's driving Lake Resources shares higher on Thursday?

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Share Fallers

Why Coles, Dusk, Monadelphous, and Zip shares are dropping today

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are falling on Thursday...

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Opinions

Looking for ASX shares in these uncertain times? Top broker says these sectors are now ripe for the picking

| Tristan Harrison

These sectors are opportunities according to Morgan Stanley.

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Share Market News

Buying the dip in ASX shares? A word of caution from top brokers

| Bernd Struben

Rising energy costs and geopolitical turmoil may dampen stock market returns for some time yet.

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Share Gainers

Why IGO, Lake Resources, Talga, and Whitehaven Coal shares are charging higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are pushing higher today...

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Energy Shares

Are ASX green energy shares losing their appeal amid rising oil and gas prices?

| Alice de Bruin

As traditional energy stocks soar, we take a look at what that means for ASX renewables.

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Energy Shares

All eyes on energy: Origin (ASX:ORG) share price surges 4%

| Sebastian Bowen

Origin shares are smashing the market today...

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Here's why the Dusk (ASX:DSK) share price is flaming out today

| Aaron Teboneras

Dusk has surprised ASX investors with a disappointing announcement today.

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Retail Shares

What's the outlook for ASX retail shares like Kogan (ASX:KGN)?

| Brooke Cooper

Here's Morgan Stanley's outlook for the retail sector.

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Cryptocurrencies

Could this be set to make investing in crypto safer for Aussies?

| Mitchell Lawler

Crypto exchanges might soon need to be more strict standards...

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Dividend Investing

Bye bye dividend? Here's why the Coles (ASX:COL) share price is sliding today

| Sebastian Bowen

Coles shares are mysteriously falling. Here are the details.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Zip (ASX:Z1P) shares have tumbled 14% since the merger news. Top brokers offer possible reasons why

| Sebastian Bowen

Opinions on Zip's merger with Sezzle are somewhat divided...

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Resources Shares

To infinity and beyond! Here's why Fortescue (ASX:FMG) is spending $50m developing a brand new toy

| Tristan Harrison

Fortescue is planning to develop a new train.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) midday update: Corp Travel Management's ACCC boost, Zip downgraded

| James Mickleboro

The ASX 200 is on form again on Thursday...

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Financial Shares

IAG (ASX:IAG) share price slumps amid $300m Greensill hit

| Brooke Cooper

It's another rough day for the IAG share price...

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Gold

3 ASX junior gold mining shares going gangbusters in 2022

| Bernd Struben

On the back of success at their respective projects, investors have rewarded these 3 junior gold miners.

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Resources Shares

The miner's ore reserves are climbing, so how is the Newcrest (ASX:NCM) share price responding?

| Monica O'Shea

Newcrest has recently updated details of its gold and copper reserves...

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Resources Shares

Here's why this ASX graphite share just leapt 9%

| James Mickleboro

This graphite share is having a great day...

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Share Gainers

Here's why the Global Lithium (ASX:GL1) share price is soaring 18% today

| Bernd Struben

The company has entered into a new offtake agreement. Here are the details.

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Dividend Investing

Here's why the Woolworths (ASX:WOW) share price is sliding today

| Aaron Teboneras

While Woolworths’ half-year earnings were a mixed bag, investors are set to bank on the upcoming dividend.

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International Stock News

Better buy: Apple or all 30 Dow Jones stocks?

| James Brumley

Choosing between the two is ultimately about finding the right balance of risk and reliable reward.

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Share Market News

Here are 4 ASX shares insiders are putting their money behind

| James Mickleboro

Here's what insiders have been buying...

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Bubs (ASX:BUB) share price higher on daigou deal

| James Mickleboro

Bubs has signed an interesting deal...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Corporate Travel Management (ASX:CTD) share price higher on ACCC Helloworld update

| James Mickleboro

Corporate Travel Management was given a boost by the ACCC today...

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International Stock News

Why Tritium shares just popped then flopped

| Jim Halley

The stock gained more than $1 a share before slumping later in the day.

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Share Market News

Australia's newest tech unicorn, Zeller, is taking on the ASX banks. Here's how

| Brooke Cooper

There's a new $1 billion Aussie fintech out there. Here are all the details.

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Energy Shares

Why is it so hard to keep oil prices grounded and what could it mean for ASX shares?

| Aaron Teboneras

Geopolitical tensions has caused energy prices to accelerate...

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