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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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Share Market News

China looking to impose new controls on the rocketing coal price

| Brendon Lau

China has so far been losing the war to control commodity prices, but that won't stop it from trying again.

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Motley Fool Media

The day's big winners, including Mesoblast and WiseTech, plus more good economic news and borrowers taking more risk

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Share bouncebacks, a boost to business and Aussies in mortgage debt. Scott chats this and more with Nine's Late News.

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Share Market News

These 3 ASX 200 shares are the most actively traded today

| Sebastian Bowen

Which ASX 200 shares are the most ative today?

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Resources Shares

Sandfire (ASX:SFR) share price lifts following Perenti partnership

| Marc Sidarous

A $650 million contract between these two ASX mining companies is having mixed results on their share prices.

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Bank Shares

NAB (ASX:NAB) trying to combat crime loopholes with 'Project Apollo'

| Mitchell Lawler

AUSTRAC's investigation has lit a fire under NAB's compliance project...

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Travel Shares

Could the Qantas (ASX:QAN) share price be a buy right now?

| Tristan Harrison

Qantas shares continue to be volatile as COVID-19 impacts continue to impact the business.

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Healthcare Shares

Why the Probiotec (ASX:PBP) share price is surging 7% today

| Aaron Teboneras

The company's latest trading update has boosted investor confidence. We take a closer look...

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Share Gainers

Why GrainCorp (ASX:GNC) has surged 19% in the last 3 months

| Frank Tzimas

Despite China's tariff increases, the GrainCorp share price has climbed 19% in the last 3 months. Here's why.

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Share Market News

US on brink of passing massive anti-China law

| Sebastian Bowen

The US Senate has just passed a massive US$250 billion anti-China bill....

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Cryptocurrencies

How Aussies raked in $260 million in Bitcoin profits in 2020

| Bernd Struben

Crypto investing is notoriously risky. But for some the risk has paid off handsomely.

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Communication Shares

The Superloop (ASX:SLC) share price seesaws on successful capital raise

| Brooke Cooper

Superloop has raised $79 million in its institutional entitlement offer.

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Technology Shares

3 growing ASX tech shares for growth investors

| James Mickleboro

The tech sector could be a good place for growth investors to look for options...

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International Stock News

Wendy's is suddenly a meme stock

| Rich Duprey

Apparently any stock can attract the attention of Reddit traders.

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Cannabis Shares

Why the ECS Botanics (ASX:ECS) share price is smoking the ASX today

| Aaron Teboneras

The agribusiness and hemp food company’s shares have continued their strong run for the week...

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Energy Shares

Here's what's driving the BPH Energy (ASX:BPH) share price today

| Brooke Cooper

The first step towards drilling in the Baleen Prospect is now underway.

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Share Market News

This tumbling ASX fintech should be 3 times current price: analyst

| Tony Yoo

The market savaged this micro-investment provider, causing one fund manager to tear his hair out. But maybe it's now turned…

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Resources Shares

Here's why the Whitehaven Coal (ASX:WHC) share price is on fire this week

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's why Whitehaven Coal has been on fire lately...

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BNPL shares

Splitit (ASX:SPT) share price higher on BNPL network partnership

| Kerry Sun

Shares in the BNPL player have lifted on news of a new partnership.

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Energy Shares

Mercury (ASX:MCY) share price falls after earnings downgrade

| Brooke Cooper

Mercury's new guidance reflects the challenges it's been facing through 2021.

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International Stock News

Shareholders approve NVIDIA stock split. Here's what happens next

| Danny Vena

Several upcoming dates will be of significance to shareholders.

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REITs

National Storage (ASX:NSR) share price returns on equity raising efforts

| Aaron Teboneras

The self-storage operators shares have fallen after the company's positive update...

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Communication Shares

Why the Emerge Gaming (ASX:EM1) share price is up 11% today

| Kerry Sun

The company is having a bumper day after announcing its gaming platform has reached 1 million paid subscribers.

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Share Market News

Is the ResMed (ASX:RMD) share price good value?

| James Mickleboro

Up 18% in 12 months... can ResMed keep climbing?

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Share Gainers

Why the Chalice Mining (ASX:CHN) share price is outperforming today

| Brendon Lau

The best performing ASX 200 share in FY21 gave investors a new reason to get excited today.

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Industrials Shares

Why the Austal (ASX:ASB) share price is rising today

| Aaron Teboneras

Austal has announced its second contract this week with the US Navy.

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Healthcare Shares

Why brokers give the Ramsay Health (ASX:RHC) share price a thumbs up

| Frank Tzimas

Although the Ramsay share price has been volatile of late, brokers seem to see plenty of upside. Here's why.

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Share Gainers

Intega Group (ASX:ITG) share price jumps 13% on latest update

| Mitchell Lawler

Time to take a strategic look at things.

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International Stock News

Bitcoin stocks tumble after authorities recover ransom paid by Colonial Pipeline

| Jon Quast

It's possible that confusion is causing investors to lose confidence in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.

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Share Gainers

Digital Wine (ASX:DW8) share price jumps on bumper sales and Amazon deal

| Marc Sidarous

With sales up nearly 10% and a new partnership with Amazon, Digital Wine is looking pretty rosé.

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Travel Shares

Regional Express (ASX:REX) share price edges lower on revised guidance

| Aaron Teboneras

The regional airline operator shares are in the red today. We take a closer look into the company's latest release...

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⏸️ Growth Investing

Why 'value' and 'growth' share categories are meaningless

| Tony Yoo

Two experts express discomfort at the traditional growth and value stock definitions, because they say nothing about the future.

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Share Gainers

Cardno (ASX:CDD) share price skyrockets 30% on strategic review

| Mitchell Lawler

Cardno takes a closer look, after interest from outsiders...

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52-Week Highs

Brickworks (ASX:BKW) share price jumps 8% on record property earnings

| Kerry Sun

The company is having a bumper day on Wednesday, surging to new, all-time highs.

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International Stock News

Amazon launches six-month $6 prescriptions to Prime members

| Rich Duprey

The new benefit program follows Walmart's announcement and seeks to disrupt the prescription drug market.

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BNPL shares

PayPal taking fight to Afterpay (ASX:APT) and ASX banks

| Brendon Lau

Afterpay (ASX: APT) and ASX banks have a fight on their hands as PayPal expands its payment offerings in Australia.

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International Stock News

Dogecoin: 3 questions to tell whether it's time to invest

| Katie Brockman

Is Dogecoin the right investment for you? Here's help in finding out.

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Blue Chip Shares

2 ASX 200 blue chip shares named as buys

| James Mickleboro

These blue chip shares are rated highly by analysts...

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Retirement

Why Telstra (ASX:TLS) and this ASX share could be top options for a retirement portfolio

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares could be top options for retirees in search of income and returns...

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Technology Shares

This surprising ASX tech share refuses to dive: analyst

| Tony Yoo

One software stock has been resilient in the face of an industry-wide sell-off this year. And it still looks good,…

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Technology Shares

How ASX data centre shares are racing for the cloud

| Bernd Struben

While cloud computing is nothing new, the growth in demand continues to pick up pace.

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