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⏸️ Dividend Shares

With interest rates near zero these ASX income shares are in focus

| Bernd Struben

The RBA's decision to cut the official cash rate to a razor thin 0.1% puts ASX dividend paying shares in…

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Share Market News

MyDeal.com.au (ASX:MYD) share price up 7% on trading update

| Lina Lim

The MyDeal.com.au Ltd (ASX: MYD) share price pushes 7% higher on its first ever quarterly update since listing. Let's take…

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Resources Shares

ASX copper miners brush off latest Chinese tariff threat

| Brendon Lau

Shares in ASX copper miners are outperforming today even as reports confirm China just added Australian copper to its list…

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Share Market News

Pendal (ASX:PDL) share price falls 7% on disappointing FY20 result

| Daryl Mather

The Pendal share price has lost 7% in response to its FY20 earnings report, which highlighted the company's performance has…

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Afterpay (ASX:APT) share price still higher than these big broker targets

| Lina Lim

Big brokers have cautiously upgraded their Afterpay Ltd (ASX: APT) share price target following the company's upbeat quarterly update.

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⏸️ Online Brokers

Share trade platform provides free $1 million protection for clients

| Tony Yoo

Think your online broker can't collapse? Many Australians have lost their life savings from their share trading platform going broke.

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Share Market News

ASX stock of the day: Kleos Space (ASX:KSS) shares rocket 21% on satellite news

| Sebastian Bowen

The Kleos Space SA (ASX: KSS) share price is rocketing today. Here's why investors are so interested in this satellite…

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Share Market News

Analysts divided over future of Westpac (ASX:WBC) share price

| Daryl Mather

Several brokers have maintained a 'buy' recommendation on the Westpac share price despite its recent poor results and long road…

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Share Market News

Infomedia (ASX:IFM) share price up 7% on contract win

| Daryl Mather

Infomedia share price has surged after it announced a pan European contract with Ford Europe to provide its electronic parts…

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Resources Shares

Gold explorer Tesoro Resources (ASX:TSO) jumps 25% on high-grade intercept

| Lina Lim

The Tesoro Resources Ltd (ASX: TSO) share price is up 10-fold this year and 25% today. Here's the rundown of…

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Share Market News

The Nanosonics (ASX:NAN) share price is surging higher

| Chris Chitty

The Nanosonics share price climbed higher today after the company released a business update for the 4 months to 31…

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Share Market News

The Atomo (ASX:AT1) share price is up today. Here's why.

| Aaron Teboneras

The Atomo Diagnostics Ltd (ASX: AT1) share price has risen today following its annual general meeting presentation to investors.

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Healthcare Shares

These were the best performing ASX 200 healthcare shares in October

| Lina Lim

Here's why ResMed (ASX: RMD) and two others beat the market and emerged as top performing ASX 200 healthcare shares…

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Share Market News

Why the Atomos (ASX:AMS) share price is up 8% today

| Aaron Teboneras

The Atomos Ltd (ASX: AMS) share price is gaining ground today following the release of a positive trading update.

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Share Market News

Quantitative Easing (QE) is here. What does it means for ASX shares?

| Sebastian Bowen

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has initiated a program of Quantitative Easing (QE). What does it mean for ASX…

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⏸️ Dividend Shares

3 ASX dividend shares rated as buys by brokers

| Tristan Harrison

The 3 ASX dividend shares in this article are rated as buys by brokers including retailer Harvey Norman Holdings Limited…

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Share Market News

Why the PayGroup (ASX:PYG) share price has climbed today

| Daryl Mather

The PayGroup share price has risen more than 5% in early trading after the company announced it had acquired a…

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Share Market News

World's biggest ever IPO stopped by regulators

| Tony Yoo

'From the deal of the century to the shock of the century': The Communist Party shows Jack Ma who's boss…

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Growth Shares

Here are 2 rapidly growing ASX growth shares

| James Mickleboro

Appen Ltd (ASX:APX) and this ASX growth share are growing their earnings at a rapid rate. Here's why...

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⏸️ ASX Shares

3 ASX shares rated as buys by brokers

| Tristan Harrison

Here are 3 ASX shares that are rated as buys by brokers. One of those picks rated as a buy…

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Coronavirus News

COVID-19's hitting Europe and US hard, so where to invest?

| Tony Yoo

There are parts of the world where COVID-19 is under control, you know. What does this mean for deciding where…

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Share Market News

Pushpay (ASX:PPH) share price on watch after dazzling first half profit growth

| James Mickleboro

The Pushpay Holdings Ltd (ASX:PPH) share price will be one to watch this morning following the release of its first…

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⏸️ Dividend Shares

3 ASX dividend shares with yields above 5%

| Tristan Harrison

The three ASX dividend shares in this article have dividend yields above 5%. 1 example of a high-yield share is…

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Wednesday

| James Mickleboro

Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd (ASX:DMP) and Woolworths Group Ltd (ASX:WOW) shares will be on watch on the ASX 200 on…

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⏸️ Dividend Shares

2 ASX dividend shares with better yields than term deposits

| James Mickleboro

Bravura Solutions Ltd (ASX:BVS) and this ASX dividend share provide income investors with yields that are better than term deposits...

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⏸️ ASX Shares

Zip and Credit Clear were among the most traded shares on the ASX last week

| James Mickleboro

Zip Co Ltd (ASX:Z1P) and Credit Clear Ltd (ASX:CCR) shares were among the most traded shares on the CommSec platform last…

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Coronavirus News

CBA (ASX:CBA) bans forced home sales until September

| Tony Yoo

CBA becomes the first of the big four banks promising not to foreclose on homeowners who fall behind on their…

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Motley Fool Take Stock

STOP PRESS: Today's RBA rate cut is only the sideshow.

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

It's momentous but we all expected a record cut to interest rates today. And there are 3 other parts of…

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Share Market News

Leading brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

Leading brokers have named Westpac Banking Corp (ASX:WBC) and these ASX shares as buys this week. Here's why they are…

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Share Market News

ASX 200 finished 2% higher on Tuesday

| Tristan Harrison

The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX:XJO) finished 2% higher on Tuesday. The RBA helped by lowering interest rates again and launching…

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Share Market News

Here's what an interest rate of 0.1% means for ASX shares

| Sebastian Bowen

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has just announced that interest rates will be cut to an all-time low of…

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Share Market News

Why the Vection (ASX:VR1) share price has jumped another 9.5%

| Daryl Mather

Here's why the Vection Technologies Ltd (ASX: VR1) share price has jumped up by 86% over the past 7 weeks,…

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Share Market News

Laybuy (ASX:LBY) launches tap to pay digital card

| Lina Lim

The Laybuy Holdings Ltd (ASX: LBY) share price is higher following the launch of its tap to pay product in…

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Share Gainers

Why the ResMed (ASX:RMD) share price smashed the market in October

| James Mickleboro

The ResMed Inc (ASX:RMD) share price was a strong performer in October. Here's why its shares smashed the market...

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Share Market News

ASX stock of the day: Skyfii (ASX:SKF) shares shoot the moon

| Sebastian Bowen

The Skyfii Ltd (ASX:SKF) share price is on fire today, climbing by more than 24%. Who is this company, and…

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Share Fallers

Why IDP Education, Sandfire, Telix, & Treasury Wine shares are dropping lower

| James Mickleboro

Sandfire Resources Ltd (ASX:SFR) and Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (ASX:TWE) shares are two of four dropping lower today...

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Share Market News

Why brokers are optimistic about the Western Areas (ASX:WSA) share price after it dropped 17%

| Lina Lim

The Western Areas Ltd (ASX: WSA) share price slumped 17% on Friday following a weak quarterly report. Here's the rundown.

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Share Gainers

Why Laybuy, Oil Search, PointsBet, & Webjet shares are racing higher

| James Mickleboro

Pointsbet Holdings Ltd (ASX:PBH) and Webjet Limited (ASX:WEB) shares are two of four racing higher on Tuesday...

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Share Market News

Rising jobs and house loans place these ASX shares in focus

| Daryl Mather

ASX shares appear set to benefit from rises in housing prices and rapid growth in job numbers as the economy…

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Share Market News

iSentia (ASX:ISD) share price collapses 30% on cyber incident

| Daniel Ewing

The iSentia share price has plummeted today as the company updated the market on a cyber incident. We take a…

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