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Share Market News

Why the Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) share price is wobbling today

| Zach Bristow

Wesfarmers is copping heat from shareholders for its cheap offer on the pharmaceutical retailer.

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Motley Fool Media

Behind the Nearmap share price surge, upgrades for Rio and BHP. Scott Phillips on Nine's Late News

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

With the iron ore price remaining high, there could be more good news on the horizon for our major miners

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Share Fallers

Why the Zip (ASX:Z1P) share price is down 10% on Wednesday

| Kerry Sun

Zip's the name and volatility is the game. Today is yet another hectic day for the BNPL player.

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International Stock News

As markets fall, big business fights back against disruptive growth stocks

| Dan Caplinger

Find out who's duking it out for supremacy in a key market.

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BNPL shares

Humm (ASX:HUM) share price dips despite deal with Westpac NZ

| Marc Sidarous

The BNPL provider's shares aren't humming today.

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Share Gainers

Why the Bathurst Resources (ASX:BRL) share price is rocketing 63% higher

| James Mickleboro

This coal miner is rocketing higher today after a favourable court ruling...

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Could the Youfoodz (ASX: YFZ) takeover offer indicate a bubble?

| Brooke Cooper

Convenience and e-commerce was a definite trend during 2020, but could it all be about to end?

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Share Fallers

Why the Sezzle (ASX:SZL) share price is sinking 10% on Wednesday

| James Mickleboro

Sezzle shares are fizzling on Wednesday....

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Share Fallers

Why the Afterpay (ASX:APT) share price is crashing 9% on Wednesday

| Kerry Sun

A rude awakening for the Afterpay share price on Wednesday.

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Technology Shares

Is the Appen (ASX:APX) share price an opportunity?

| Tristan Harrison

Might the Appen share price be a potential opportunity after its big decline in 2021?

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International Stock News

Here's why Moderna stock soared 125% during the first 6 months of 2021

| James Brumley

The COVID-19 vaccine maker has been well rewarded for coming up with a stopgap solution as quickly as it did.

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Share Gainers

Why the BlueBet (ASX:BBT) share price is jumping 8% on Wednesday

| James Mickleboro

This sports betting company is expanding into the US...

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Share Gainers

Why the Praemium (ASX:PPS) share price is rocketing 21% higher today

| James Mickleboro

This fintech company's shares are rising strongly today...

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Healthcare Shares

This fundie is underweight CSL (ASX: CSL) shares. Here's why.

| Ken Hall

What's in-store for the Aussie biotech giant in 2021?

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Share Gainers

Sandfire (ASX:SFR) share price charges higher after beating FY21 guidance

| James Mickleboro

This copper producer's shares are rising on Wednesday...

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Broker Notes

Is BlueBet or Pointsbet the better bet right now?

| Tony Yoo

Sports bookmakers are exploding at the moment. So which one's the better bet for investors?

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Financial Shares

What's weighing down the IAG (ASX:IAG) share price lately?

| Mitchell Lawler

The clouds have been hanging over IAG lately...

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Share Market News

Here are the 5 best ASX fintech shares of the 2021 financial year

| Bernd Struben

Banking has a come a long way since the old cheque book.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Here's why the Woolworths (ASX:WOW) share price is up 10% since May

| Zach Bristow

The retail giant has enjoyed a positive couple of months.

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Share Gainers

Why the Fortescue (ASX:FMG) share price has rallied 6% in the last week

| Kerry Sun

Shares in the iron ore major are looking to retest previous all-time highs.

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International Stock News

Why Tesla stock just gave back half of Monday's gains

| Rich Smith

FSD v.9.0 Beta may not be as impressive as advertised.

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⏸️ ASX Shares

The 5 best ASX shares of FY21 revealed

| Bernd Struben

With perfect hindsight, or a time machine, these are the 5 companies to have invested in last year.

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Healthcare Shares

Why the CSL (ASX:CSL) share price has trailed the ASX 200 by 23% in the last year

| James Mickleboro

CSL shares have been uncharacteristically out of form...

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Share Market News

Do brokers rate the Soul Patts (ASX:SOL) share price as a buy?

| Tristan Harrison

What do brokers think of the Soul Patts share price?

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Technology Shares

Why the Nearmap (ASX:NEA) share price is up 20% in a month

| Aaron Teboneras

Investors appear buoyant on the company’s prospects, boosting the Nearmap share price by 20% this month.

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Broker Notes

2 hot ASX shares playing in niche sectors

| Tony Yoo

If everyone's putting money into finance, mining, retail and tech, surely there must be some quality underpriced stocks in smaller…

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Dividend Investing

2 high quality ASX dividend shares with very big yields

| James Mickleboro

These ASX dividend shares have been tipped to provide generous yields...

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Growth Shares

3 reasons why the Kogan (ASX:KGN) share price could be a buy

| Tristan Harrison

The Kogan share price might be interesting to think about it.

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BNPL shares

Afterpay and Zip shares on watch amid Apple Pay Later speculation

| James Mickleboro

Apple could be about to disrupt the BNPL market...

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Bank Shares

NAB (ASX:NAB) share price on watch after confirming Citi acquisition interest

| James Mickleboro

NAB is looking to make a major acquisition...

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Why the Select Harvests (ASX:SHV) share price is up 23% in a month

| Tristan Harrison

The Select Harvests share price has been rising over the last month.

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Wednesday

| James Mickleboro

It could be a big day for the ASX 200 on Wednesday...

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ETFs

2 quality ETFs that could give your portfolio a big boost

| James Mickleboro

There are many ETFs to choose from on the ASX. Check out these options...

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Share Market News

2 excellent ASX shares that could be buy and hold options

| James Mickleboro

Growing your wealth over the long term? Check out these shares...

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Blue Chip Shares

2 ASX 200 blue chip shares tipped as buys

| James Mickleboro

Check out these blue chip ASX 200 shares...

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Growth Shares

3 ASX growth shares named as buys

| James Mickleboro

If you're looking for some growth shares to add to your portfolio, then you might want to look at the…

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Woolworths (ASX: WOW) share price up amid new 'dark store' plans

| Marc Sidarous

The retail giant has submitted plans to open a new online customer fulfilment centre in Sydney

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Share Market News

Cimic (ASX:CIM) share price climbs higher on significant contract news

| Aaron Teboneras

The global engineering company's shares are bouncing higher this week...

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Share Market News

ASX 200 flat, Select Harvest jumps, Nearmap soars

| Tristan Harrison

The ASX 200 went up. The Select Harvests share price rose after an update.

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Share Gainers

Why the Novonix (ASX:NVX) share price rocketed 16% today

| Kerry Sun

Battery-related shares are taking off on Tuesday.

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