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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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Healthcare Shares

CSL shares fall on new Trump tariff hit

| James Mickleboro

Trump is planning major tariffs on pharma products.

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Broker Notes

Up 121% since April, what's Macquarie's forecast for Liontown shares after Thursday's results?

| Bernd Struben

Macquarie just delivered its post-earnings forecast for Liontown shares.

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Dividend Investing

Own ASX VAS, VDHG or other Vanguard ETFs? Here's your next dividend

| Bronwyn Allen

Vanguard has just revealed estimates for the next round of distributions from its ASX ETFs.

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Share Fallers

Why Cochlear, Premier Investments, Siteminder, and Tamboran shares are falling

| James Mickleboro

These shares are ending the week in the red. But why?

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Share Gainers

Why IperionX, Life360, Liontown, and Vulcan Energy shares are racing higher today

| James Mickleboro

These shares are ending the week with a bang. But why?

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Resources Shares

Fortescue shares in the green amid big decarbonisation news

| Bernd Struben

Fortescue shares are leading the renewables charge. Here's what's happening now.

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ETFs

$10,000 invested in AQLT ETF a year ago is now worth…

| Bronwyn Allen

This ASX ETF is a little different to standard index-tracking exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

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Travel Shares

Buying Qantas shares? Meet your new aircraft!

| Bernd Struben

Qantas fleet renewal program just took off.

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Resources Shares

Own Fortescue shares? Here's why today is a big day for you!

| Bronwyn Allen

Here's what is happening on Friday.

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Broker Notes

Buy, hold, sell: BHP, CSL, and Woodside shares

| James Mickleboro

Let's see if Morgans thinks these giants are in the buy zone.

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ETFs

24 ASX ETFs going ex-dividend next week

| Bronwyn Allen

Those going ex-dividend include the biggest ETF on the market, Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF.

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How to invest

What could $10,000 invested in ASX shares look like in 20 years?

| James Mickleboro

What could you turn your hard-earned money into? Let's find out.

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International Stock News

Did Alphabet just say "Checkmate" to Nvidia?

| Adam Spatacco

Alphabet is gaining momentum in the cloud computing market thanks to its custom tensor processing unit chips.

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International Stock News

Is Apple about to invest billions in Intel?

| Eric Volkman

Others have enthusiastically been doing so in recent days and weeks.

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Share Market News

Up 130% in a year, this ASX 200 stock just jumped on fresh US$25m funding for titanium scale-up

| Laura Stewart

The company is up a staggering 3,200% in 5 years. Is there more to come?

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Dividend Investing

19 ASX shares with ex-dividend dates next week

| Bronwyn Allen

Centuria Industrial REIT and Gold Road Resources are among the ASX shares with ex-dividend dates next week.

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Materials Shares

Which ASX lithium stock is up 10% on new 'milestone'?

| James Mickleboro

This lithium stock thinks it could provide enough product for 500,000 electric vehicles each year.

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Share Market News

New Zealand's largest retirement living provider to list on the ASX next week

| Cameron England

The ASX will welcome the $2.1 billion Ryman Healthcare to the bourse next week.

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Share Market News

Is this the most overlooked way to ride the AI boom?

| Leigh Gant

From chips to cloud, Asia’s tech leaders are building the backbone of AI and markets are starting to notice.

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Broker Notes

Up nearly 150% in 5 years with plans to double data centre profits by FY27, does this ASX 200 stock have further to run?

| Laura Stewart

Will this ASX 200 stock continue to benefit from the AI boom?

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Healthcare Shares

This ASX healthcare stock fell 18% in a month – is it a buy low?

| Aaron Bell

Guidance out of Bell Potter suggests this stock is set to rebound. 

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AI Stocks

These 2 ASX 200 heavyweights could be the ultimate beneficiaries of the AI arms race

| Aaron Bell

These companies are worth considering for AI exposure. 

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Materials Shares

Forget Fortescue shares and buy this ASX mining stock

| James Mickleboro

The iron ore giant could be heading lower while the other miner could be on the rise according to one…

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Share Market News

2 dead-easy Australian stocks to buy with $500 right now

| James Mickleboro

Analysts think these shares could be easy buys with plenty of upside.

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Healthcare Shares

Why Telix Pharmaceuticals shares could rocket 50% in a year

| James Mickleboro

Bell Potter thinks that now is the time to buy this beaten down stock.

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How to invest

How to turn a $100,000 ASX share portfolio into a passive income machine

| James Mickleboro

The share market can be your own personal ATM. Here's how...

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Broker Notes

How might the Optus outage impact TPG Telecom and Telstra shares?

| Laura Stewart

One expert has provided their view on the potential impact.

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AI Stocks

What in the world is a semiconductor and why is it the backbone of artificial intelligence?

| Aaron Bell

If you keep seeing news and updates on AI and semiconductors, here is an overview of what that really means.

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Dividend Investing

2 Australian dividend shares to buy and hold forever

| James Mickleboro

Analysts have good things to say about these income options.

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ETFs

$20,000 invested in the Betashares Nasdaq 100 ETF (NDQ) 5 years ago is now worth

| James Mickleboro

Let's see what would have happened if you had bought this popular fund five years ago.

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Friday

| James Mickleboro

Will the market end the week positively? Let's find out.

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Growth Shares

2 ASX stocks that could 10x your $15,000

| James Mickleboro

Here are two candidates I am tipping for big long term returns.

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How to invest

Near-zero savings? Start building wealth with Warren Buffett's golden method

| James Mickleboro

Following the Oracle of Omaha's methods could help you build wealth.

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Best Shares

These ASX 200 blue-chip shares have returned double-digits over the past 10 years

| Sebastian Bowen

Do you own any of these winners?

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How to invest

How compounding turns even small ASX share investments into big wealth

| James Mickleboro

This magical force could make you rich.

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International Stock News

Meet the only S&P 500 stock to have outperformed Nvidia over the past 5 years

| David Jagielski

Since September 2020, Nvidia has soared by a staggering 1,200%, but Supermicro has done even better.

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ETFs

Why these ASX ETFs could power long-term wealth

| James Mickleboro

Let's see what makes these funds standout picks for Aussie investors.

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Share Gainers

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Sebastian Bowen

Investors managed to enjoy a small gain this Thursday.

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Blue Chip Shares

Westpac is solid, but this ASX stock offers more upside

| James Mickleboro

This could be the better blue chip to buy now according to one broker.

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Broker Notes

Does Macquarie rate this ASX 200 mining stock a buy, hold or sell?

| James Mickleboro

Let's see what the broker is saying about this stock following a recent update.

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