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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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Earnings Results

'Record 6-month period': Charter Hall (ASX:CHC) share price launches 7% on half-year results

| Brooke Cooper

Charter Hall has spilled all the details of its whopper first half. Here's what you need to know.

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Earnings Results

PointsBet (ASX:PBH) share price rising despite $131 million EBITDA loss

| Zach Bristow

Shares in PointsBet are on the move today...

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Earnings Results

Block (ASX:SQ2) share price rockets 39% today as profits soar

| Bernd Struben

With a new name and the newly acquired Afterpay, Block will be on investors' radars in the year ahead.

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Earnings Results

Playside (ASX:PLY) share price launches 6% on surging half-year revenue

| Brooke Cooper

Here's what's going on with the gaming stock on Friday.

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Earnings Results

Lynas (ASX:LYC) share price jumps amid record interim net profit

| Brendon Lau

The rare earths miner has posted positive results for the first half of FY22.

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Dividend Investing

The Lovisa (ASX:LOV) dividend jumped 85%. Here's what you need to know

| Aaron Teboneras

Lovisa is set to reward investors handsomely in April.

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Earnings Results

BWX (ASX:BWX) share price plunges 26% after posting after-tax loss in 1H FY22

| Zach Bristow

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

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Investing Strategies

What happens to stock markets when war breaks out?

| Tony Yoo

Some experts have looked at past military conflicts to figure out how they impact share prices.

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Dividend Investing

Should you buy Woolworths (ASX:WOW) shares now for the dividend yield?

| Aaron Teboneras

We look at what brokers are saying about the Woolworths share price.

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Resources Shares

Brokers name 2 ASX 200 mining shares to buy

| James Mickleboro

Here are a couple of mining shares to buy now...

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Broker Notes

Is the Appen (ASX:APX) share price meltdown a buying opportunity?

| James Mickleboro

Is it time to buy Appen shares?

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Share Market News

2 top ASX growth shares that have been heavily sold off

| Tristan Harrison

The 2 ASX shares in this article are ones that have major growth plans, but are being sold off.

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Technology Shares

Analysts see huge upside potential for these beaten down ASX tech shares

| James Mickleboro

These tech shares could be in the bargain bin...

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Dividend Investing

Analysts name 2 ASX dividend giants to buy

| James Mickleboro

These ASX dividend shares could be buys...

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Share Market News

'Attractive entry point': Broker upgrades Domino's (ASX:DMP) shares

| James Mickleboro

Get a slice of this...

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Share Market News

Could Fortescue (ASX:FMG) be about to announce its next major green initiative?

| Tristan Harrison

Fortescue Future Industries may soon be launching another initiative.

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Friday

| James Mickleboro

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

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ETFs

2 intriguing ETFs for ASX investors to watch

| James Mickleboro

Keep an eye on these ETFs in 2022...

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Growth Shares

2 top growth shares analysts rate as buys after the market meltdown

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares could be top options for growth investors...

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Resources Shares

The oil price has just hit an 8-year high. What might this mean for ASX shares?

| Tristan Harrison

Oil prices continue to rise and have now reached an 8-year high.

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Earnings Results

Medical Developments International (ASX:MVP) share price on watch as losses widen

| James Mickleboro

Medical Developments International has handed in its half year results...

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Earnings Results

Australian Clinical Labs (ASX:ACL) share price falls despite tripling profits and beating guidance

| James Mickleboro

This healthcare share had a strong half..

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Resources Shares

Even the Woodside (ASX:WPL) share price isn't immune to today's sell-off. Here's why

| Tristan Harrison

Woodside shares dropped toady despite what’s going on with Ukraine and oil prices.

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Technology Shares

Telco blip: Telstra (ASX:TLS) share price slips on TPG deal scrutiny

| Monica O'Shea

Why is this deal between telco giants Telstra and TPG facing scrutiny?

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Earnings Results

Qube (ASX:QUB) share price rises on 'strong result'

| Alice de Bruin

The logistics provider revealed impressive revenues during the half-year...

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Dividend Investing

Why Russia was not the only thing that dragged the BHP (ASX:BHP) share price lower today

| Sebastian Bowen

BHP shares have tanked today, but it might not be as bad as you'd think...

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Earnings Results

Hipages (ASX:HPG) share price plunges 6% on half-year loss

| Monica O'Shea

The online tradie platform revealed its H1 FY22 results today. Here are the details.

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Share Market News

ASX wipes out $73 billion as Russia invades Ukraine

| Brooke Cooper

The long-standing conflict has evolved into a Russian invasion.

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Resources Shares

Sayona Mining (ASX:SYA) share price halted ahead of lithium news

| Aaron Teboneras

Why is Samoan Mining shares frozen?

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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 Thursday.

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How to invest

Own ASX shares? Expert reveals why uncertainty and risk are not the same

| Bernd Struben

Many investors believe risk and uncertainty are essentially the same thing.

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Earnings Results

Brainchip (ASX:BRN) share price sinks 7% as 'Most successful year in history' comes at a cost

| Mitchell Lawler

Investors were not won over by Brainchip's annual report...

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Broker Notes

Top broker says it's time to buy Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) shares

| James Mickleboro

Rio Tinto could be a mining share to buy...

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Bank Shares

Bad ATM? The ANZ share price was hammered more than any other ASX 200 bank today

| Sebastian Bowen

What happened to ANZ today? We take a closer look.

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Growth Shares

EML Payments (ASX:EML) share price just hit a 52-week low, is it a buy?

| Tristan Harrison

EML shares have fallen hard. But is it an opportunity?

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52-Week Lows

5 ASX 200 shares tumbling to 52-week lows today

| Brooke Cooper

These ASX giants traded at their lowest point in a year today.

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Motley Fool Take Stock

Share prices are tanking. Please read this

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

ASX-listed companies won’t be doing anything different tomorrow, next week, next month or next year, no matter what happens in…

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Earnings Results

Perpetual (ASX:PPT) share price withstands worst of sell-off after profit doubles

| Monica O'Shea

How did ASX investors respond to the company's half-year report today?

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Cryptocurrencies

Did Putin just hammer the Bitcoin price?

| Bernd Struben

Most cryptos have again joined tech shares in a risk-off selling bout.

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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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