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Resources Shares

Here's why the Argosy (ASX:AGY) share price just rocketed 9% to a multi-year high

| Aaron Teboneras

The company's shares are on the move today.

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Broker Notes

Is the Altium (ASX:ALU) share price in the buy zone?

| James Mickleboro

Where next for Altium's shares?

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Technology Shares

Why are ASX 200 tech shares getting hammered today?

| Bernd Struben

Concerns over rising interest rates are hitting growth stocks.

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Share Fallers

Why is the Pointsbet (ASX:PBH) share price on a losing streak today?

| Zach Bristow

We look at what's behind the betting company's underperformance lately.

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Growth Shares

Are these 2 impressive ASX shares buys in January 2022?

| Tristan Harrison

Are these two impressive ASX shares worth looking at this month?

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Broker Notes

Is the Bank of Queensland (ASX:BOQ) share price a better buy than CBA? Here's what top brokers say

| Zach Bristow

There is a stark contrast in sentiment towards BOQ and CBA.

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Share Gainers

Why did the Lynas Rare Earths (ASX:LYC) share price surge 155% in 2021

| Monica O'Shea

Shares in this rare earth materials company just kept surging

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Energy Shares

Here are the 5 best performing ASX hydrogen shares of 2021

| Mitchell Lawler

These five hydrogen shares energised investor portfolios in 2021...

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Why is the Premier Investments (ASX:PMV) share price tumbling today?

| Aaron Teboneras

What's driving the company's shares lower?

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Share Market News

ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) midday update: Afterpay hits 52-week low, energy shares rise

| James Mickleboro

The ASX 200 is in the red on Wednesday...

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Dividend Investing

The Telstra (ASX:TLS) share price has been rising, so why is the dividend shrinking?

| Sebastian Bowen

Why are Telstra shares not yielding as much as they used to?

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Healthcare Shares

In the green: Here are the 5 best ASX healthcare shares of 2021

| Zach Bristow

ASX healthcare shares were a strong bunch last year, with several majors and minors outperforming the primary indices.

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Cryptocurrencies

Here's what happened with the Ethereum price in 2021

| Bernd Struben

Cryptos offering smart contract technology are drawing increasing attention.

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Energy Shares

LNG hit record highs in 2021 so why did the Santos (ASX:STO) share price struggle?

| Brendon Lau

We consider what's behind the underperformance of the ASX energy sector.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Here's why the Critical Resources (ASX:CRR) share price is rocketing 20%

| Aaron Teboneras

What did the company announce to the ASX?

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Share Gainers

The 5 best ASX lithium stocks of 2021

| James Mickleboro

Lithium was a hot commodity in 2021...

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Share Market News

The Noxopharm (ASX:NOX) share price is jumping 6% after announcing a new CEO

| Alice de Bruin

Shares in the ASX biopharm company are rallying this morning.

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ETFs

Here's why 2021 was a stellar year for the Vanguard International Shares ETF (ASX:VGS)

| Sebastian Bowen

How did this ETF perform last year?

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Energy Shares

Hydrogen, EVs, and coal fire, oh my! Here's how the energy transition might impact AGL (ASX:AGL) shares in 2022

| Brooke Cooper

Here are the decarbonisation activities AGL is planning for 2022.

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52-Week Lows

Afterpay (ASX:APT) share price sinks 5% to new 52-week low

| James Mickleboro

Afterpay's shares continue to fall...

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Energy Shares

The 5 best ASX energy shares of 2021 unmasked

| Bernd Struben

The top energy companies returned more than 4 times the index's 2021 gains.

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International Stock News

Could Tesla deliveries double this year?

| Daniel Sparks

A huge Q4 and two new factories are a recipe for more mind-boggling growth in 2022.

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Technology Shares

Why the Appen (ASX:APX) share price crashed 55% lower in 2021

| James Mickleboro

Here's why Appen's shares were crushed in 2021...

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Share Market News

Is the Webjet (ASX:WEB) share price an opportunity with a 14% global market share goal?

| Tristan Harrison

Webjet has big goals for WebBeds. Is it a buy?

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Share Market News

Would you like cheese with that? A look at some of Twiggy's highest profile ASX investments of 2021

| Brooke Cooper

Here's the shares Australia's second richest person invested in last year.

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International Stock News

Is Apple stock's next stop $2 trillion or $4 trillion?

| Rick Munarriz

The consumer tech tastemaker hits $3 trillion, but the next big milestone won't come easy.

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Energy Shares

These were the 5 worst performing ASX hydrogen shares of 2021

| Brooke Cooper

Not all ASX hydrogen stocks could be winners in 2021...

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Resources Shares

How the Pilbara Minerals (ASX:PLS) share price surged 268% higher in 2021

| James Mickleboro

This lithium share smashed the market in 2021....

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Resources Shares

2 ASX 200 mining shares to buy in January

| James Mickleboro

These mining shares could be buys in January...

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Financial Shares

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

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's how WAM Capital fared over 2021...

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Broker Notes

Bell Potter names 2 top ASX shares to buy in 2022

| James Mickleboro

Here are two ASX shares Bell Potter rates highly in 2022...

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Cryptocurrencies

3 more countries to make Bitcoin legal tender this year: expert

| Tony Yoo

El Salvador made the leap in September. One expert reckons three other nations could do the same in 2022.

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Healthcare Shares

Here's what happened to the Polynovo (ASX:PNV) share price in 2021?

| Aaron Teboneras

How did the company's shares perform last year?

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Growth Shares

2 ASX shares that analysts really like

| Tristan Harrison

Temple & Webster is one of the ASX shares that investors like right now.

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Cryptocurrencies

3 big reasons crypto sceptics are WRONG

| Tony Yoo

Cash is used by criminals to launder money. But, for some reason, no-one suggests banning it, but they cite it…

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Dividend Investing

2 quality ASX 200 dividend shares with attractive fully franked yields

| James Mickleboro

The ASX 200 shares have attractive yields...

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Growth Shares

Analysts name 2 excellent ASX shares to buy now

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares could be buys...

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Technology Shares

Here's how the Xero (ASX:XRO) share price performed in 2021

| Tony Yoo

The New Zealand software provider has been a star performer for investors over the past 10 years. But how has…

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Resources Shares

These 2 ASX shares are over 100 years old. Are they buys?

| Tristan Harrison

BHP is one of the oldest companies on the ASX. Is it a buy?

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Wednesday

| James Mickleboro

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

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