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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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Bank Shares

CBA (ASX:CBA) share price slides as bank is awarded for rapid cloud migration

| Bernd Struben

Companies are turning to cloud storage for increasingly larger amounts of data.

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Share Gainers

Here's why the Austal (ASX:ASB) share price is charging higher today

| James Mickleboro

It has been a good day for the Austal share price...

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International Stock News

Here's why Square stock pulled back 10% in September

| Jon Quast

The company is building out its products in the U.S. and internationally, but that wasn't enough to buck market volatility.

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Communication Shares

Why is the Hipages (ASX:HPG) share price leaping 6% on Wednesday?

| Brooke Cooper

Hipages is painting the town orange today.

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Share Gainers

Why Afterpay, Austal, Baby Bunting, & Nick Scali shares are storming higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are on form on Wednesday...

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Bank Shares

Why has the Bendigo Bank (ASX:BEN) share price fallen 15% in 8 weeks?

| Brooke Cooper

The last 8 weeks have been disappointing for Bendigo Bank fans.

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Energy Shares

Here's why the Magnis Energy (ASX:MNS) share price is leaping 7% today

| Zach Bristow

Magnis pleads its case back to the ASX after receiving a "please explain" last month.

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Broker Notes

Broker warns Fortescue (ASX:FMG) share price could sink a further 20%

| James Mickleboro

The Fortescue share price might not have bottomed...

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Resources Shares

Here's why the Hyperion Metals (ASX:HYM) share price is soaring 11% today

| Bernd Struben

There's good news from the critical minerals explorer's US site today...

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Communication Shares

Here's why the Aussie Broadband (ASX:ABB) share price is lifting today

| Aaron Teboneras

The company's shares are nearing its all-time high...

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Resources Shares

Why the Coda Minerals (ASX:COD) share price is surging 16% today

| Bernd Struben

Many global commodities are trading near record high prices.

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Communication Shares

Here's why the Swoop (ASX:SWP) share price is up 11% on Wednesday

| Kerry Sun

Swoop picks up its fourth acquisition for the year.

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Share Market News

Technology shares lead the battle to lift the ASX 200 on Wednesday

| Mitchell Lawler

Following the lead of US markets, tech shares are doing their best to lift the ASX 200 out of the…

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Materials Shares

Why has the Brickworks (ASX:BKW) share price slumped 5% in 9 days?

| Sebastian Bowen

What's up with Brickworks shares going down?

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Broker Notes

Top broker names 2 of the best ASX shares to buy in October

| James Mickleboro

These two ASX shares are highly rated by a top broker...

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Technology Shares

Aerometrex (ASX:AMX) share price soars 6% on news of metaverse deal

| Brooke Cooper

Aerometrex's modelling is set to help create a virtual universe.

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Share Gainers

Why the Afterpay Ltd (ASX:APT) share price is bouncing back on Wednesday

| Kerry Sun

Afterpay is almost back to breakeven for the week after an ugly sell-off on Tuesday.

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Materials Shares

Why is the Metalstech (ASX:MTC) share price sliding 8% on Wednesday?

| Aaron Teboneras

The company's shares are taking a breather today...

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Share Gainers

Lumos Diagnostics (ASX:LDX) share price up 9% on evaluation update

| Zach Bristow

Another gust of wind behind Lumos Diagnostics' shares today.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) midday update: A2 Milk class action, tech shares rebound

| James Mickleboro

It has been a volatile day for the ASX 200...

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Healthcare Shares

Medibank (ASX:MPL) share price lifts as staff vaccine mandate hits headlines

| Brooke Cooper

Here's the latest news from Medibank Private.

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Tax

Own ASX ETFs? Why the ATO might be focusing on you

| Tristan Harrison

The ATO is paying closer attention to ETF investors.

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Bank Shares

What happened for the NAB (ASX:NAB) share price in the FY22 first quarter?

| Mitchell Lawler

It was a busy quarter for the NAB share price...

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Technology Shares

Xref (ASX:XF1) share price surges 5% on achieving 126% sales growth

| Aaron Teboneras

Investors are pleased with how the company's tracking in FY22.

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Healthcare Shares

EMvision (ASX:EMV) share price slides 5% following FDA update

| Zach Bristow

The FDA's feedback is critical in EMvision's growth narrative.

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Bank Shares

ASX 200 bank shares fall flat amid flurry of new regulations

| Kerry Sun

Banks shares are lagging behind the ASX 200 on Wednesday. Here's why.

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Cryptocurrencies

Here's what happened to the Bitcoin price in September

| Bernd Struben

Many cryptocurrencies lost ground in September.

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Share Gainers

Santos (ASX:STO) share price up 3% as oil surge continues

| James Mickleboro

Santos shares are charging higher again...

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Share Gainers

Aroa Biosurgery (ASX:ARX) share price up 14% on strong half

| Zach Bristow

Two key updates in the one announcement for investors to enjoy today.

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Resources Shares

Boss Energy (ASX:BOE) share price wobbles after operational update

| Brooke Cooper

It was all good news coming out of the uranium miner this morning.

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International Stock News

Why Apple stock bounced higher on Tuesday

| Rich Smith

Two Wall Street analysts offer two reasons to buy Apple stock.

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Share Gainers

The Pilbara Minerals (ASX:PLS) share price surges on resource upgrade

| Brendon Lau

The Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS) share price jumped after it posted a 54% increase in total 2P (Proved and…

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International Stock News

Why Facebook shares bounced back on Tuesday

| Rich Smith

Shares in Facebook are recovering after a bad run lately...

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International Stock News

Why Amazon Stock Bounced Higher on Tuesday

| Rich Smith

Two Wall Street analysts offer two reasons to buy the stock.

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Cryptocurrencies

How these top 3 cryptos performed in the first quarter of FY22

| Bernd Struben

Bitcoin and Ether remain highly speculative assets.

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Share Gainers

Why the Race Oncology (ASX:RAC) share price is storming higher today

| James Mickleboro

The Race Oncology share price is rising again...

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Broker Notes

3 ASX shares protected from rising inflation and interest rates

| Tony Yoo

Does the world trouble you somewhat at the moment? These are the stocks that one fund is holding to withstand…

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International Stock News

Why Netflix stock was soaring on Tuesday

| Anders Bylund

Shares of the streaming media giant are reaching fresh all-time highs again.

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Share Gainers

Volpara (ASX:VHT) share price charges higher on Q2 update

| James Mickleboro

It's been a good day so far for Volpara shares...

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ETFs

Want to buy ASX shares in hydrogen? Here's how

| Tony Yoo

Can hydrogen replace fossil fuels in the future? Here's a way to invest in a whole bunch of companies involved…

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