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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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Broker Notes

Broker names 3 speculative ASX shares to buy

| James Mickleboro

Here are three speculative shares rated as buys...

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How to invest

ASX earnings season: How to digest a company report in 4 bite-sized pieces

| Mitchell Lawler

Time to make sense of those earnings reports...

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Travel Shares

Are ASX travel shares finally emerging from the COVID storm?

| Monica O'Shea

The major ASX travel shares finished in the green today.

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Share Fallers

Why Amcor, Ansell, Block, and Credit Corp shares are sinking today

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are in the red today...

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Share Market News

These 3 ASX 200 shares are topping the volume charts on Wednesday

| Sebastian Bowen

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

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Travel Shares

Why has ASX travel share Flight Centre (ASX:FLT) lifted 10% in a week?

| Monica O'Shea

What's putting the wind beneath Flight Centre's wings in the last week?

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Travel Shares

Could the Webjet (ASX:WEB) share price be about to get a boost?

| Brooke Cooper

The future could be looking particularly green for Webjet. Here's why.

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Broker Notes

Top brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

Brokers are feeling bullish about these ASX shares...

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Cryptocurrencies

Aussie crypto investments tipped to soar in 2022: survey

| Bernd Struben

Digital currencies are becoming more accepted by older Australians.

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Economy

What we now know (and don't know) about inflation and interest rates

| Sebastian Bowen

When will interest rates rise?

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Share Market News

This ASX energy share is rocketing 71% so far this week. Here's why

| Alice de Bruin

It's been a big week for investors in the oil and gas explorer.

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Financial Shares

Earlypay (ASX:EPY) share price leaps 9% as profits, dividends surge

| Aaron Teboneras

The company has been a success story over the last 6 months.

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Technology Shares

Here's why the Altium (ASX:ALU) share price is 'significantly undervalued'

| Tristan Harrison

Altium shares have fallen and could now be significantly undervalued.

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Technology Shares

Sparc Technologies (ASX:SPN) share price slides 12% despite Fortescue buy in. What's happening?

| Brooke Cooper

Here's what's weighing on the Sparc Technologies share price today.

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Share Gainers

Why Aussie Broadband, BrainChip, Talga, and Telstra shares are pushing higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are having a good day...

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Technology Shares

Here's why the Dicker Data (ASX:DDR) share price is having such a great week

| Zach Bristow

Dicker Data hit the trampoline this past week and is bouncing back well into the green

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Broker Notes

The Computershare (ASX:CPU) share price is leaping 5%. Top broker says buy now

| Zach Bristow

This broker reckons that Computershare is a buy right now.

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Resources Shares

Sandfire (ASX:SFR) share price firms after completion of $2.6b acquisition

| Brendon Lau

The miner took control of the Spanish mining complex yesterday.

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Broker Notes

3 reasons Goldman Sachs thinks NAB (ASX:NAB) shares are a conviction buy

| James Mickleboro

NAB could be the best bank share to buy...

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Healthcare Shares

Why the Lumos Diagnostics (ASX:LDX) share price is up 15% today

| Aaron Teboneras

The company's shares are on the move today...

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Bank Shares

How are ASX bank shares responding to the RBA's interest rate call?

| Bernd Struben

The RBA kept rates at historic lows yesterday.

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ETFs

These 2 ASX ETFs could help your portfolio crush inflation

| Sebastian Bowen

Worried about inflation?

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Broker Notes

Morgans names the best ASX financial shares to buy in February

| James Mickleboro

Here are three of the best financial shares to buy in February...

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Energy Shares

Oil prices are at an 8-year high, so why isn't the Woodside (ASX:WPL) share price?

| Sebastian Bowen

Are Woodside shares dragging the chain?

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IPOs

When to buy into new ASX listings. Hint: not during an IPO

| Bernd Struben

Investors may be better off waiting 1-2 years after an IPO before buying shares.

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Energy Shares

Here's why the Renascor (ASX:RNU) share price is rocketing 19% today

| Alice de Bruin

The energy company's share price is shooting higher today.

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International Stock News

2 reasons the Nasdaq has led the market lower in 2022

| Dan Caplinger

It's a tale of two markets.

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Resources Shares

Could South32 (ASX:S32) be set to downgrade its guidance when it reports this month?

| Brooke Cooper

Here's what could weigh on the company's stock when it releases its half year results.

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Energy Shares

Here's why the Strike Energy (ASX:STX) share price is surging 11% today

| Aaron Teboneras

The company's shares are rebounding to a near four-month high today.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) midday update: Amcor slides, BHP and Fortescue storm higher

| James Mickleboro

Here's what is happening on the ASX 200 today...

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Resources Shares

Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) boss: 'This is not the type of company we want to be'

| Monica O'Shea

What did a report into the workplace culture at Rio Tinto find?

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Broker Notes

Own Bank of Queensland (ASX:BOQ) shares? This broker sees 27% upside in 2022

| Zach Bristow

The broker likes Bank of Queensland amongst its ASX banking coverage.

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Broker Notes

What this broker is saying about the Novonix (ASX:NVX) share price

| James Mickleboro

Is the Novonix share price in the buy zone?

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Resources Shares

Here's why the Mineral Resources (ASX:MIN) share price is shooting higher today

| Bernd Struben

Iron ore prices have rebounded strongly over the past months.

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International Stock News

Here's what's driving stability with Shiba Inu today

| Chris MacDonald

Shiba Inu is eerily calm today. Is that a good thing?

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Energy Shares

Boss Energy (ASX:BOE) share price higher on 'significant' drilling results

| Brooke Cooper

Here's what's driving the Boss Energy share price on Wednesday.

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Share Market News

Telstra (ASX:TLS) share price climbs on new $1.6 billion 'nation-building' projects

| Alice de Bruin

The Aussie telecom giant has two new projects up its sleeve..

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Motley Fool Media

Rates unchanged, a gain for the ASX and travel stocks soar. Scott Phillips on Nine's Late News

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The ASX has lift-off after the RBA's decision to keep interest rates on hold.

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Broker Notes

3 reasons Goldman says the CBA (ASX:CBA) share price is a sell

| James Mickleboro

Time to sell CBA shares?

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Resources Shares

Fortescue (ASX:FMG) Future Industries to buy stake in Sparc Hydrogen

| Tristan Harrison

Fortescue Future Industries is buying a stake in Sparc Hydrogen.

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