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Financial Shares

How the Bendigo Bank (ASX:BEN) share price went in 2021

| Zach Bristow

It wasn't a great year on the ASX for the Bendigo Bank. We take a closer look

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International Stock News

Can these 3 'Ethereum Killers' actually kill Ethereum in 2022?

| Anders Bylund

The most likely Ethereum replacement is actually not a rival project at all.

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Technology Shares

Why the Aristocrat Leisure (ASX:ALL) share price is tumbling lower today

| James Mickleboro

Aristocrat's shares are falling on Thursday...

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Healthcare Shares

2 ASX 200 shares benefitting from the surge in COVID tests

| Tristan Harrison

Sonic is one of the ASX shares benefiting from a high level of COVID testing.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Latitude (ASX:LFS) share price higher on $335m Humm BNPL acquisition

| James Mickleboro

Humm shares are shooting higher today despite the tech selloff...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Humm (ASX:HUM) share price shoots 8% higher after BNPL takeover approach

| James Mickleboro

Humm shares are shooting higher today despite the tech selloff...

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Materials Shares

How did the Boral (ASX:BLD) share price manage to climb 23% in 2021?

| Brooke Cooper

Here's what boosted the construction materials company's stock higher last year.

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Resources Shares

Own Newcrest (ASX:NCM) shares? Here's how the share price performed in 2021

| Aaron Teboneras

The company's shares had a year to forget.

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Technology Shares

ASX 200 tech shares on watch after Nasdaq selloff

| James Mickleboro

Tech shares look set to have a very tough day...

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Broker Notes

Down 60%: Is the Magellan (ASX:MFG) share price now a bargain?

| Tristan Harrison

Are Magellan shares an opportunity after dropping around 60%?

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Real Estate Shares

What's the outlook for the Brickworks (ASX:BKW) share price in 2022?

| Tristan Harrison

Brickworks shares did well in 2021. What could happen this year?

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Dividend Investing

2 ASX dividend shares with yields of more than 8%

| Tristan Harrison

Rio Tinto is one of the ASX dividend shares expected to pay high dividends.

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Cryptocurrencies

Warning: These are the 3 most common crypto scams

| Tony Yoo

Cryptocurrencies have now hit mainstream investing, but it's still a wild world out there and everyone needs to be careful.

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Gold

These were the 5 worst ASX 200 mining shares to hold in 2021

| Bernd Struben

Many gold producers struggled in 2021.

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Dividend Investing

2 ASX dividend shares named as buys

| James Mickleboro

Here are a couple of dividend shares rated as buys...

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Thursday

| James Mickleboro

Here's what to expect on the ASX 200 on Thursday...

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Share Gainers

These are the 5 best performing ASX shares of 2021

| Brooke Cooper

The top performing All Ords share of 2021 gained a whopping 659%.

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Dividend Investing

2 ASX dividend shares tipped as buys this month

| James Mickleboro

Here's why analysts think these dividend shares are buys...

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Share Gainers

How did the Origin (ASX:ORG) share price perform in 2021?

| Monica O'Shea

The ASX energy company had a much better year in 2021.

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ETFs

3 ASX ETFs for smart investors in 2022

| James Mickleboro

Check out these quality ETFs in January...

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Share Market News

Why did Pro Medicus (ASX:PME) and 2 other ASX 200 healthcare shares fall today?

| Alice de Bruin

It's been a tough day on the market for healthcare shares.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

What's dragging on the Coles (ASX:COL) share price this week?

| Sebastian Bowen

What happened with Coles today?

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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 Wednesday.

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Resources Shares

Is the BHP (ASX:BHP) share price a buy for the 13% dividend yield?

| Tristan Harrison

BHP is expected to pay a large yield in FY22. Is it a buy?

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Investing Strategies

What are some key lessons for ASX share investors at the end of 2021?

| Mitchell Lawler

What investing lessons can we learn from the year gone by?

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Dividend Investing

How does the Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) dividend compare to other ASX 200 blue chips?

| Sebastian Bowen

What kinds of dividends does Wesfarmers have on the table?

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Share Gainers

Why is the Cronos (ASX:CAU) share price soaring 45% today?

| Zach Bristow

We check the latest on the ASX medical cannabis company.

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Broker Notes

Leading brokers name 3 ASX shares to sell today

| James Mickleboro

Here’s why brokers aren’t feeling positive about these ASX shares…

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Retail Shares

Why is the Kogan (ASX:KGN) share price having such a lacklustre start to 2022?

| Brooke Cooper

The online retailer has been in the headlines this week. Here's why.

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Share Gainers

Why Anteotech, Brainchip, RAIZ, and Santos shares are pushing higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are on form on Wednesday...

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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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Cryptocurrencies

Investing in Bitcoin? Here's what the crypto experts are predicting for 2022

| Bernd Struben

Will the world's leading crypto set new record highs this year or tumble hard?

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Share Fallers

Why did the AMP (ASX:AMP) share price fall 35% in 2021?

| Monica O'Shea

The AMP share price continued its downward spiral in 2021.

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Retail Shares

Here's why these ASX 200 retail shares are in the government's firing line

| Brooke Cooper

Here's what's got this government fund riled up over retailers.

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Financial Shares

Could the IAG (ASX:IAG) share price be on the road to recovery in 2022?

| Zach Bristow

Could 2022 be the year it all turns around?

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Share Fallers

Why Afterpay, Kogan, Premier Investments, and Pro Medicus shares are dropping

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are falling on Wednesday...

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Broker Notes

Own Westpac (ASX:WBC) shares? Top broker says 'there is still a lot of work to be done'

| James Mickleboro

Westpac has a lot of work to do still...

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Bank Shares

Could NAB (ASX:NAB) shares be a dividend gold mine this year?

| Mitchell Lawler

Here's a look at what income investors might expect to see from NAB this year...

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Share Gainers

The Brainchip (ASX:BRN) share price soared another 19% today. What's going on?

| Alice de Bruin

Shares in the AI company have jumped again today.

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IPOs

These 3 companies are set to IPO on the ASX next week

| Brooke Cooper

These shares will be some of the first to debut on the ASX in 2022.

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