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Share Fallers

Is the Boss Energy (ASX:BOE) share price really up 500% today?

| James Mickleboro

What's going on with the Boss Energy share price today?

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Share Fallers

Vulcan (ASX:VUL) share price falls 6% despite auto giant agreement

| James Mickleboro

The Vulcan Energy Resources Ltd (ASX: VUL) share price is under pressure on Monday. At the time of writing, the…

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Share Fallers

Flight Centre (ASX:FLT) share price crashes 11% amid omicron fears

| James Mickleboro

Flight Centre shares are under pressure again on Monday...

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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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Healthcare Shares

Why this fundie says Estia Health (ASX:EHE) shares are a smart pick for 2022

| Brooke Cooper

Here's why this fundie is bullish on the aged care provider's stock.

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Travel Shares

When could Webjet (ASX:WEB) earnings return to pre-COVID levels?

| Aaron Teboneras

How close is the company to getting back on track?

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Small Cap Shares

2 exciting small cap ASX shares named as buys

| James Mickleboro

Check out these small cap shares...

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Coronavirus News

COVID-19 Omicron can't stop shares charging up: expert

| Tony Yoo

A new coronavirus variant of concern has frightened the world. Here's what this could mean for the stock market.

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IPOs

New artificial intelligence ASX share rockets 13% on debut

| Tony Yoo

Move over Appen, the new AI player in town went gangbusters on its first day as a public company.

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Broker Notes

This ASX share is a buy after it dodged a MASSIVE bullet: analyst

| Tony Yoo

How does a failed business deal cause a stock to rise more than 17% in a month? Here's how.

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Bank Shares

ANZ (ASX:ANZ) shares rated a buy amid $125 trillion decarbonisation opportunity

| James Mickleboro

Is it time to buy ANZ's shares?

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BNPL shares

Down 20% in a month: Is the Zip (ASX:Z1P) share price too cheap to ignore?

| James Mickleboro

Zip's shares have been sold off this month. Is this a buying opportunity?

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Opinions

This sector could be a $50 trillion investment opportunity: expert

| Tristan Harrison

One fund manager thinks that there’s a very exciting sector.

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Ask a Fund Manager

This international share has returned 69% in 2021 and there's more to come: fund manager

| Bernd Struben

Leading international blue chip shares offer some appealing risk/reward profiles

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Dividend Investing

2 buy-rated ASX dividend shares

| James Mickleboro

Here are a couple of dividend shares with attractive yields...

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Broker Notes

Are Xero shares worth their $21bn valuation? Motley Fool analyst Chris Copley weighs in

| Tony Yoo

The cloud accounting software maker from New Zealand has conquered the world in 15 years. So is there much more…

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Energy Shares

ASX energy shares on watch after Omicron sparks oil price crash

| James Mickleboro

Energy shares looks set to be hit hard by Omicron...

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Monday

| James Mickleboro

It looks set to be a bad start to the week for the ASX 200...

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Broker Notes

Why a leading broker is bullish on these 3 ASX shares

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares could be heading higher...

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Is the Woolworths (ASX:WOW) share price a buy in the lead up to Christmas?

| Tristan Harrison

Are Woolworths shares an opportunity as Christmas gets closer?

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Resources Shares

Why are BHP (ASX:BHP) shares more shorted right now than ever before?

| Aaron Teboneras

What's happening to BHP shares?

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Resources Shares

Own Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) shares? Why the CEO met with the Mongolian Prime Minister this week

| Aaron Teboneras

What happened in the meeting?

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Broker Notes

Morgans rates these ASX 200 shares as buys

| James Mickleboro

These ASX 200 shares could be buys...

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ETFs

Why is the BetaShares Asia Technology Tigers ETF (ASX:ASIA) struggling this month?

| Sebastian Bowen

This popular ETF has been struggling in November.

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ETFs

3 excellent ETFs for ASX investors in December

| James Mickleboro

Here are three ETFs that are popular with investors...

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Broker Notes

Top brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy next week

| James Mickleboro

Brokers are feeling positive about these ASX shares...

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Dividend Investing

Are Bank of Queensland (ASX:BOQ) shares really going to pay a 10% dividend yield?

| Tristan Harrison

Is it possible that BOQ shares are going to pay a 10% yield?

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Broker Notes

Top brokers name 3 ASX shares to sell next week

| James Mickleboro

Brokers aren't feeling overly positive on these shares...

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Broker Notes

Morgans rates these ASX 100 shares as buys

| James Mickleboro

Morgans is positive about these ASX 100 shares...

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Industrials Shares

Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) plans for e-commerce to fuel Bunnings growth

| Tristan Harrison

Bunnings is planning for e-commerce and digitalisation growth.

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Bank Shares

Why CBA (ASX:CBA) is spruiking risks of 'not participating' in crypto

| Aaron Teboneras

What's CommBank been up to? We take a closer look

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Resources Shares

When might Fortescue (ASX:FMG) Future Industries become profitable?

| Brooke Cooper

Here's what to expect from FFI in the future...

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BNPL shares

Could the Afterpay (ASX:APT) share price be about to get a boost?

| Mitchell Lawler

An expected record Black Friday sale weekend has investors watching closely...

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Dividend Investing

2 excellent ASX dividend shares to buy next week

| James Mickleboro

Check out these buy-rated dividend shares...

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Energy Shares

Leading broker names 2 ASX energy shares to buy

| James Mickleboro

Wanting to invest in the energy sector? Check out these shares...

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Growth Shares

2 top ASX growth shares that could be worth buying

| Tristan Harrison

ELMO Software is one ASX share that’s growing quickly.

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Share Gainers

These were the best performing ASX 200 shares last week

| James Mickleboro

These ASX 200 shares were on form last week...

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Share Fallers

These were the worst performing ASX 200 shares last week

| James Mickleboro

These were the worst performers on the ASX 200 last week...

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Dividend Investing

2 ASX dividend shares expected to pay BIG income

| Tristan Harrison

Nick Scali and Adairs are both expected to pay large dividends in FY22.

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Energy Shares

Traditional owners seek stake in $16.8bn Woodside Pluto project

| Bernd Struben

The Scarborough and Pluto Train 2 developments are going ahead despite some concerns from environmentalists

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