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Capital Raising

Here's why the West Wits (ASX:WWI) share price is tumbling 18% today

| Aaron Teboneras

The company's shares are heading south...

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Crying over the A2 Milk (ASX:A2M) share price? Here's what management is planning

| Bernd Struben

The pandemic caused major business disruptions for the fresh milk and infant formula company.

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Materials Shares

Talga (ASX:TLG) share price loses charge after new battery deal

| Aaron Teboneras

The company is progressing on its plans to establish a supply of green graphite anode products... but investors aren't buying…

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Energy Shares

Here's why the Blue Star Helium (ASX:BNL) share price is rocketing 19%

| Bernd Struben

Helium could become a major global energy source in the 21st century.

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Healthcare Shares

Can CSL (ASX:CSL) shares regain their pre-COVID highs above $330?

| Sebastian Bowen

Will CSL ever see its highs above $330 a share again?

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Cannabis Shares

Creso Pharma (ASX:CPH) share price down 6% after speeding ticket

| Zach Bristow

Investors are keeping the Creso Pharma share price under heat following its response to the ASX yesterday.

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Travel Shares

Could climate issues pose a bigger risk to the Qantas share price than COVID?

| Bernd Struben

Airlines are among the companies coming under increased scrutiny for their emissions.

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Broker Notes

Is the Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) share price great value or overvalued?

| Tristan Harrison

Could the Wesfarmers share price be good value?

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Retail Shares

New report says Woolworths (ASX:WOW) 'not taking climate risks seriously'

| Zach Bristow

The pressure continues to mount for ASX companies to adopt climate risk measures.

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Financial Shares

Own Macquarie (ASX:MQG) shares? Here's why the company is ploughing $500m into residential property

| Brooke Cooper

For the first time, Macquarie is developing properties it plans to keep.

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Share Market News

Nufarm (ASX:NUF) share price falls despite stellar profit growth

| James Mickleboro

Nufarm had a very strong year...

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Travel Shares

Is the Webjet (ASX:WEB) share price a buy ahead of its half year results?

| James Mickleboro

Is now the time to buy Webjet shares?

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Resources Shares

Is BHP (ASX:BHP) trailing its rivals on climate action?

| Aaron Teboneras

We take a look at the 3 big miner's climate action plans.

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Ask a Fund Manager

The lithium ASX share that's still cheap: expert

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Tribeca Investment Partners' Simon Brown tells how the market hasn't yet realised the potential of this…

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Dividend Investing

2 ASX dividend shares to buy this month: experts

| Tristan Harrison

BOQ and Telstra are both rated as buys and offer high income yields.

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Bank Shares

CBA (ASX:CBA) share price on watch after reporting $2.2bn Q1 cash profit

| James Mickleboro

CBA has released its Q1 results...

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Ask a Fund Manager

The pros and cons of shorting and one ASX tech share to go long revealed: fund manager

| Bernd Struben

The ability to invest in both long and short positions can help protect capital during market downturns.

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Broker Notes

2 ASX shares rated as strong buys by analysts

| Tristan Harrison

Bapcor is one of the ASX shares that several brokers like.

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Dividend Investing

2 ASX dividend shares with great yields

| James Mickleboro

Here are a couple of quality dividend shares with great yields...

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Wednesday

| James Mickleboro

It looks set to be a good day for the ASX 200...

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Small Cap Shares

2 exciting small cap ASX shares named as buys

| James Mickleboro

These small caps have been named as buys...

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Healthcare Shares

Why the Creso Pharma (ASX:CPH) share price fell 9% before freezing

| Mitchell Lawler

Creso Pharma shares came to a halt this afternoon, here's what is happening...

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Broker Notes

Down 22% in 2 months, is the Domino's (ASX:DMP) share price a very tasty buy?

| Tristan Harrison

Might Domino’s be an opportunity after dropped more than 20%?

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Cryptocurrencies

How has Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) performed since this weekend's Taproot upgrade?

| Bernd Struben

Crypto upgrades need to be done with care to avoid an bugs being introduced into the system.

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BNPL shares

When will Afterpay (ASX:APT) shares become Square shares?

| Sebastian Bowen

It's all gone quiet since Afterpay's big announcement in August. So what's happening?

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Healthcare Shares

Mesoblast (ASX:MSB) share price tumbles 8% giving back most of yesterday's gains

| Aaron Teboneras

What's happened to the company's shares?

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Technology Shares

ASX tech shares in focus amid Google's billion-dollar Aussie investment

| Brooke Cooper

Google is turning to Australia to find technology partnerships

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Share Fallers

Why has the CSL (ASX:CSL) share price fallen over $7 in a week?

| Zach Bristow

Shares in the ASX biotech giant have been on the slide lately. We ponder why...

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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 Tuesday.

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Bank Shares

Westpac (ASX:WBC) share price slides amid $6 million staff back-pay

| Mitchell Lawler

A $6 million hit wounds Westpac. Here are the details

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Motley Fool Take Stock

If you don't know the difference, you're in trouble

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Young people are keen to invest. "And that's when the trouble started..."

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Broker Notes

Is the Goodman (ASX:GMG) share price a good buy?

| James Mickleboro

Is the Goodman share price heading higher?

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Energy Shares

ASX 200 coal shares unfazed by Johnson's 'death knell' amid record prices

| Bernd Struben

Industry insiders expect demand for quality coal to remain 'robust' for decades

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Materials Shares

Carbonxt (ASX:CG1) share price rockets 10% following significant purchase orders

| Aaron Teboneras

The company's shares are storming higher on Tuesday...

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Share Market News

These 3 ASX 200 shares are topping the volume charts on Monday

| Sebastian Bowen

We take a look at the most active ASX 200 shares by volume…

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Dividend Investing

Top brokers name 3 ASX dividend shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

Top brokers have named 3 dividend shares they think are buys...

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Share Gainers

These 3 ASX healthcare shares are soaring today. Why?

| Zach Bristow

Forget the broad market today -- these 3 ASX healthcare shares have each outpaced their peers and landed firmly in…

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Share Gainers

Calix (ASX:CXL) share price leaps 6% as multi-billion dollar opportunities spruiked at AGM

| Mitchell Lawler

Big potential for clean technology puts Calix in the top gainers today...

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Energy Shares

Woodside (ASX:WPL) share price slips as CFO jumps ship mid-merger

| Brooke Cooper

One of Woodside's leaders has decided to leave the company weeks before its $41 billion merger.

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Technology Shares

This ASX 200 tech share just hit another all-time high, its fourth this month

| Sebastian Bowen

It's been a bumper month for TechnologyOne shares. Here are the details

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