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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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Share Fallers

Why BrainChip, GrainCorp, Redbubble, and Zip shares are dropping today

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are in the red on Thursday...

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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…

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Broker Notes

NAB (ASX:NAB) share price target raised at Morgan Stanley. So, is it a buy?

| Zach Bristow

The broker is bullish on the banking sector.

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Healthcare Shares

The Monash IVF (ASX:MVF) share price is gaining 6% today. Here's why

| Monica O'Shea

The company appears to be benefiting from Victoria lifting a ban on IVF treatments.

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Share Gainers

Why Allkem, Beacon Lighting, Northern Star, and Virtus Health shares are charging higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are performing positively today...

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Resources Shares

Newcrest (ASX:NCM) share price regains some shine as inflation worries mount

| Mitchell Lawler

Investors are rekindling their spark with inflation-hedging bets on Thursday...

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Broker Notes

Top broker tips Allkem (ASX:AKE) share price to shoot 20% higher

| James Mickleboro

Allkem could be a lithium share to buy according to one leading broker...

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Dividend Investing

What kinds of dividends will APA Group (ASX:APA) pay out in 2022?

| Sebastian Bowen

What kind of dividends can we expect form APA this year?

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Fans of Treasury Wine (ASX:TWE) shares might be surprised to learn of its NFTs

| Brooke Cooper

Has Penfolds entered the future of luxury wine trading?

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Financial Shares

What do rising bond yields mean for the Bank of Queensland (ASX:BOQ) share price in 2022?

| Zach Bristow

Shifting bond yields aren't bad for all ASX sectors...

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Share Market News

2 strong ASX shares profiting from the e-commerce boom

| Tristan Harrison

Goodman is one of the businesses profiting from strong e-commerce growth.

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Travel Shares

Own Sydney Airport (ASX:SYD) shares? Here's how the company is tracking in the skies

| Aaron Teboneras

The company's just released its latest passenger traffic numbers...

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Broker Notes

Leading broker tips the QBE (ASX:QBE) share price to 'advance' in 2022

| Zach Bristow

One leading broker sees more headroom for the insurance giant...

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Bank Shares

Westpac (ASX:WBC) share price wobbles, bank predicts 5 rate hikes in 2022-24

| Zach Bristow

Westpac sees things differently from the RBA that's for sure.

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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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Resources Shares

The Nico Resources (ASX:NC1) share price just surged 93% on second day of trade

| Brooke Cooper

The nickel and cobalt explorer has launched onto the ASX with gusto.

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Bank Shares

Will ASX big four bank ANZ (ASX:ANZ) raise its dividend in 2022?

| Sebastian Bowen

What will ANZ pay out next year?

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Bank Shares

Why is the Macquarie (ASX:MQG) share price falling this week?

| Monica O'Shea

Shares in Macquarie Group have taken a turn for the worse...

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Resources Shares

Novonix (ASX:NVX) share price down despite Phillips 66 technology development agreement

| James Mickleboro

Novonix has big plans...

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Earnings Results

Netwealth (ASX:NWL) share price lifts on record net inflows of $3.6bn

| Mitchell Lawler

It was a busy quarter for Netwealth. Let's take a look at what it got up to...

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Resources Shares

The Sandfire (ASX:SFR) share price lifts on positive quarterly results

| Alice de Bruin

The miner and explorer's shares are on the rise today.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

What's going on with the BetMakers (ASX:BET) share price today?

| Aaron Teboneras

The company has just strengthened its leadership team.

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Gold

Why is the Evolution Mining (ASX:EVN) share price surging 10% today?

| Brooke Cooper

It's a good day to be an Evolution shareholder...

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Share Market News

ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) midday update: Zip's Q2 update, Santos and Woodside deliver record revenue

| James Mickleboro

It's another red day for the ASX 200...

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BNPL shares

Has the Zip (ASX:Z1P) share price fallen on Block's ASX debut?

| Sebastian Bowen

Zip shares are not reacting well to Afterpay's departure...

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Supermarkets were once 'COVID winners', so why is the Coles (ASX:COL) share price struggling amid Omicron?

| Brooke Cooper

Is this why the Coles share price has been suffering lately?

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Energy Shares

Here's why the Vulcan Energy (ASX:VUL) share price is powering ahead today

| Aaron Teboneras

The clean lithium developer’s shares are in the green on Thursday.

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Technology Shares

Block (ASX:SQ2) shares are now trading on the ASX

| James Mickleboro

Block has arrived on the ASX...

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Technology Shares

The Xero (ASX:XRO) share price has fallen 20% since the start of the year. Is it a buy?

| Zach Bristow

Xero is leading the ASX tech sector in share price declines. Is this a buying opportunity?

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International Stock News

Expectations investing: A Q&A with Michael Mauboussin and Alfred Rappaport

| John Rotonti

A new edition of a seminal investing guide sparks a written conversation with the authors about their thoughts on alternative…

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Travel Shares

Why did the Flight Centre (ASX:FLT) share price gain 7% in a month?

| Monica O'Shea

Flight Centre shares have taken off in the past month. We take a closer look...

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Earnings Results

BKI Investment (ASX:BKI) share price slips as revenue surges 90%

| Sebastian Bowen

BKI just reported its half-year results...

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Energy Shares

Record quarterly sales can't stop the Woodside (ASX:WPL) share price falling today

| James Mickleboro

Woodside had a strong fourth quarter...

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Technology Shares

Whispir (ASX:WSP) share price wobbles as cash receipts grow 125% in Q2

| Mitchell Lawler

Here's a closer look at how Whispir fared in the second quarter...

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Resources Shares

Why the Northern Star (ASX:NST) share price is surging 7% today

| Aaron Teboneras

Investors are reacting positively to the company's performance update.

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Energy Shares

Santos (ASX:STO) share price lower despite record FY 2021 performance

| James Mickleboro

Santos delivered a record performance in FY 2021...

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International Stock News

Can Ethereum reach $5,000?

| Rick Munarriz

The cryptocurrency almost hit $5,000 two months ago, but now it's not even close.

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Broker Notes

2 cheapie ASX shares looking pretty for 2022

| Tony Yoo

This year is no time to take gambles on speculators, says IML Investors Mutual. Here's a pair of stocks it…

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Resources Shares

4 reasons Goldman says the South32 (ASX:S32) share price is a conviction buy

| James Mickleboro

South32's shares could be among the best to buy in the mining sector...

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Energy Shares

The Origin (ASX:ORG) share price has hit 6 52-week highs in 2022. Here's why

| Brooke Cooper

Here's what's been boosting Origin's stock lately.

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