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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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Materials Shares

Orica (ASX:ORI) share price edges lower following $180m asset sale

| Aaron Teboneras

The company's shares are struggling on Monday.

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How to invest

What might trading volume tell us about the potential of an ASX share?

| Sebastian Bowen

What is trading volume really all about?

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Capital Raising

Why is the Queensland Pacific Metals (ASX:QPM) share price in limbo today?

| Brooke Cooper

Here's why the Queensland Pacific Metals share price isn't going anywhere on Monday.

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Broker Notes

Leading brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

Here's why brokers rate these ASX shares as buys...

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Materials Shares

Here's why the Neometals (ASX:NMT) share price is surging 6% today

| Zach Bristow

A new commercial agreement has been followed by a spike in the Neometals share price today.

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Capital Raising

Johns Lyng (ASX:JLG) shares surge 19% out of trading halt. Here's why

| Bernd Struben

The company's institutional entitlement offer attracted strong support.

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Healthcare Shares

Osteopore (ASX:OSX) share price rockets 24% on major new deal

| Monica O'Shea

This healthcare company is having a good day on the ASX today

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ETFs

Why are ASX ETFs getting so much attention today?

| Sebastian Bowen

ETFs are in the news again...

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International Stock News

What is the better buy: Bitcoin vs. Ethereum

| Anders Bylund and Keith Speights

If you could own only one of the largest cryptocurrencies, which one would you choose? Here are some key points…

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Bank Shares

December has been a great month so far for the NAB (ASX:NAB) share price

| Brooke Cooper

Here's what's been going on with the bank this month.

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Financial Shares

Resimac (ASX:RMC) share price leaps 13% on share buyback. Here's what you need to know

| Bernd Struben

Share buybacks reduce the amount of shares on offer and tend to see the share price rise.

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Broker Notes

PolyNovo (ASX:PNV) share price tipped to double in value

| James Mickleboro

It has been a bad year for PolyNovo's shares but will things get better?

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Financial Shares

Invested in AFIC (ASX:AFI) shares? Here's what to watch in 2022

| Sebastian Bowen

What does 2022 hold in store for AFIC?

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Materials Shares

Brickworks (ASX: BKW) share price lifts 3% on record forecast property earnings

| Zach Bristow

The building materials company has announced a positive forecast to the ASX today.

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Record Highs

Charter Hall (ASX:CHC) share price pops 5% to record high on earnings upgrade

| Aaron Teboneras

The company's shares are rocketing today.

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Healthcare Shares

What's the outlook for ASX biotech shares in 2022?

| Zach Bristow

Let's see what the experts have to say about what's ahead for the biotech sector.

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International Stock News

2 cryptocurrencies that could trounce Shiba Inu in 2022

| Keith Speights

They have what it will take to be huge winners in the new year.

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Gold

Macquarie (ASX:MQG) upgraded these ASX gold shares to 'buy' for 2022

| Brendon Lau

Macquarie rates these gold shares as buys for the upcoming year.

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Materials Shares

Here's why the Talga (ASX:TLG) share price is surging 8% today

| Bernd Struben

Battery minerals are in high demand amid the rapid forecast growth of EVs.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) midday update: CSL acquisition talks, Charter Hall guidance upgrade

| James Mickleboro

The ASX 200 has started the week strongly...

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BNPL shares

What is the outlook for the Zip (ASX:Z1P) share price in 2022?

| Tristan Harrison

How is next year looking for Zip?

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Senex share price (ASX:SXY) lifts on new $852 million acquisition deal

| Monica O'Shea

Senex has released 2 major announcements to the market today.

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Resources Shares

Minerals Resources (ASX:MIN) share price wobbles on lithium agreement

| Bernd Struben

The mining services company's share price is failing to hitch a ride on the company's latest agreement.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

CSL (ASX:CSL) share price lower after responding to M&A speculation

| James Mickleboro

CSL could be close to making an acquisition...

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Healthcare Shares

What's the outlook for ASX healthcare shares in 2022?

| Zach Bristow

Expert commentary shows many investors are banking on a year of continued innovation and recovery.

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International Stock News

2 fundamental reasons Dogecoin is stabilising today

| Chris MacDonald

This dog-themed cryptocurrency is finding its legs right now.

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Resources Shares

Here's why the Firefinch (ASX:FFX) share price is plunging 10% today

| Aaron Teboneras

What did the company announce?

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Resources Shares

What's boosting the BHP (ASX:BHP) share price 2% higher today?

| Brooke Cooper

Here's the latest news from BHP.

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Resources Shares

Why are AVZ (ASX:AVZ) and Ioneer (ASX:INR) shares rocketing higher?

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are on form on Monday...

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International Stock News

The 3 things I'm doing to prepare for a 2022 stock market crash

| Maurie Backman

Hint: Sitting around panicking isn't one of them.

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International Stock News

Why cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Polygon, and Terra fell today

| Travis Hoium

There was another flash crash to start the weekend.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Ramsay (ASX:RHC) share price lower after announcing $1.4bn Elysium acquisition

| James Mickleboro

Ramsay is making a key acquisition...

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Bank Shares

Could the CBA share price peak have been and gone?

| Bernd Struben

Some ASX 200 investors cashed out of the big bank following its record high.

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Energy Shares

$22 billion of newly merged Santos shares are fronting the ASX this morning. Here's what you need to know

| Brooke Cooper

The merger of Santos and Oil Search was given its final green light on Friday afternoon.

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Technology Shares

Dubber (ASX:DUB) share price falls despite announcing Optus deal

| James Mickleboro

Dubber's shares are in the red on Monday morning...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Audinate (ASX:AD8) share price tumbles despite announcing acquisition

| James Mickleboro

Audinate's shares are falling on Monday...

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Healthcare Shares

Why the Imugene (ASX:IMU) share price is charging higher today

| James Mickleboro

The Imugene share price is rising this morning...

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Technology Shares

2 ASX tech shares to keenly watch in 2022

| Tony Yoo

Tech stocks have had a tough time of late, but these 2 businesses will be worth monitoring as the market…

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International Stock News

Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Cardano continue to recover from late-week selloffs

| Chris MacDonald

These large-cap tokens are brushing off yet another sell-off yesterday morning.

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Financial Shares

Why has the AMP (ASX:AMP) share price fallen 20% in a month?

| Aaron Teboneras

The company's share have had a woeful past month.

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