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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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Ask a Fund Manager

The pros and cons of shorting and one ASX tech share to go long revealed: fund manager

| Bernd Struben

The ability to invest in both long and short positions can help protect capital during market downturns.

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Broker Notes

2 ASX shares rated as strong buys by analysts

| Tristan Harrison

Bapcor is one of the ASX shares that several brokers like.

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Dividend Investing

2 ASX dividend shares with great yields

| James Mickleboro

Here are a couple of quality dividend shares with great yields...

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Wednesday

| James Mickleboro

It looks set to be a good day for the ASX 200...

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Small Cap Shares

2 exciting small cap ASX shares named as buys

| James Mickleboro

These small caps have been named as buys...

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Healthcare Shares

Why the Creso Pharma (ASX:CPH) share price fell 9% before freezing

| Mitchell Lawler

Creso Pharma shares came to a halt this afternoon, here's what is happening...

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Broker Notes

Down 22% in 2 months, is the Domino's (ASX:DMP) share price a very tasty buy?

| Tristan Harrison

Might Domino’s be an opportunity after dropped more than 20%?

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Cryptocurrencies

How has Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) performed since this weekend's Taproot upgrade?

| Bernd Struben

Crypto upgrades need to be done with care to avoid an bugs being introduced into the system.

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BNPL shares

When will Afterpay (ASX:APT) shares become Square shares?

| Sebastian Bowen

It's all gone quiet since Afterpay's big announcement in August. So what's happening?

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Healthcare Shares

Mesoblast (ASX:MSB) share price tumbles 8% giving back most of yesterday's gains

| Aaron Teboneras

What's happened to the company's shares?

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Technology Shares

ASX tech shares in focus amid Google's billion-dollar Aussie investment

| Brooke Cooper

Google is turning to Australia to find technology partnerships

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Share Fallers

Why has the CSL (ASX:CSL) share price fallen over $7 in a week?

| Zach Bristow

Shares in the ASX biotech giant have been on the slide lately. We ponder why...

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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 Tuesday.

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Bank Shares

Westpac (ASX:WBC) share price slides amid $6 million staff back-pay

| Mitchell Lawler

A $6 million hit wounds Westpac. Here are the details

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Motley Fool Take Stock

If you don't know the difference, you're in trouble

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Young people are keen to invest. "And that's when the trouble started..."

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Broker Notes

Is the Goodman (ASX:GMG) share price a good buy?

| James Mickleboro

Is the Goodman share price heading higher?

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Energy Shares

ASX 200 coal shares unfazed by Johnson's 'death knell' amid record prices

| Bernd Struben

Industry insiders expect demand for quality coal to remain 'robust' for decades

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Materials Shares

Carbonxt (ASX:CG1) share price rockets 10% following significant purchase orders

| Aaron Teboneras

The company's shares are storming higher on Tuesday...

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Share Market News

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

| Sebastian Bowen

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

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Dividend Investing

Top brokers name 3 ASX dividend shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

Top brokers have named 3 dividend shares they think are buys...

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Share Gainers

These 3 ASX healthcare shares are soaring today. Why?

| Zach Bristow

Forget the broad market today -- these 3 ASX healthcare shares have each outpaced their peers and landed firmly in…

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Share Gainers

Calix (ASX:CXL) share price leaps 6% as multi-billion dollar opportunities spruiked at AGM

| Mitchell Lawler

Big potential for clean technology puts Calix in the top gainers today...

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Energy Shares

Woodside (ASX:WPL) share price slips as CFO jumps ship mid-merger

| Brooke Cooper

One of Woodside's leaders has decided to leave the company weeks before its $41 billion merger.

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Technology Shares

This ASX 200 tech share just hit another all-time high, its fourth this month

| Sebastian Bowen

It's been a bumper month for TechnologyOne shares. Here are the details

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Best & Less (ASX:BST) share price backtracks on earnings miss

| Aaron Teboneras

The company's shares are cooling off today...

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Broker Notes

Why these top brokers say the Incitec Pivot (ASX:IPL) share price is a buy

| Zach Bristow

The industrial chemicals and fertiliser company is having a good day today.

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Share Fallers

Why Best & Less, BHP, Mesoblast, and Nearmap shares are falling

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are out of form...

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Blue Chip Shares

Leading fund manager says these blue-chip ASX shares are buys right now

| Tristan Harrison

WAM Leaders currently likes big four bank NAB. Here's what they had to say

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IPOs

Evolution Energy Minerals (ASX:EV1) share price rockets 250% after IPO

| James Mickleboro

What a first day Evolution Energy Minerals shares are having...

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Materials Shares

Why is the Neometals (ASX:NMT) share price sinking today?

| Brooke Cooper

Here's what might be weighing on Neometals' stock.

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Share Gainers

Why Calix, Imugene, Legacy Iron Ore, and Lovisa shares are charging higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are on form today...

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Technology Shares

The Ai-Media (ASX:AIM) share price is falling another 10% today. Here's why

| Aaron Teboneras

The company has responded to a concerning report from Morgans

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ETFs

Why has the ETFs Hydrogen ETF (ASX:HGEN) leapt almost 20% in a month?

| Sebastian Bowen

This hydrogen ETF is giving investors some impressive gains…

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Broker Notes

Leading brokers name 3 ASX shares to sell today

| James Mickleboro

Here's why brokers are bearish on these ASX shares...

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Share Market News

Is the Aurizon (ASX:AZJ) share price undervalued in November?

| Tristan Harrison

Some brokers believe that Aurizon shares are an opportunity.

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Energy Shares

Here's why the Origin (ASX:ORG) share price has outperformed the ASX 200 over the last 3 months?

| Brooke Cooper

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

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Materials Shares

Own BlueScope (ASX:BSL) shares? Here's how the company is targeting US growth

| Bernd Struben

The United States steel market is a key focus of the company's growth

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Dividend Investing

Here's why ASX shares are beating the world for dividend payouts

| Mitchell Lawler

Aussies do dividends better than the rest of the world in Q3...

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Resources Shares

Korab Resources (ASX:KOR) share price plunges but remains up 290% in a month

| Aaron Teboneras

What's happened to Korab shares today?

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Share Gainers

Here's why the Legacy Iron Ore (ASX:LCY) has exploded 200% in 2 days

| James Mickleboro

Legacy Iron Ore shares have been on fire this week...

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