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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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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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Share Market News

3 small cap ASX shares for your watchlist

| James Mickleboro

Looking for exposure to the small side of the market? Check out these shares...

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Dividend Investing

2 quality ASX dividend shares rated as buys

| James Mickleboro

Are you looking for some excellent ASX dividend shares to add to your income portfolio? Then you might want to…

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Defensive Shares

3 reasons why Soul Patts (ASX:SOL) can be a good ASX dividend share

| Tristan Harrison

Soul Patts could be a solid option for dividends over the long-term.

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Wednesday

| James Mickleboro

On Tuesday the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) was back on form and pushing higher. The benchmark index rose 0.15% to 7,292.6…

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⏸️ ASX Shares

Here are 3 ASX shares with high debt levels

| Mitchell Lawler

Too much debt can catch up with companies when tides turn for the worse.

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Growth Shares

3 stellar ASX growth shares rated as buys

| James Mickleboro

There growth shares have been growing quickly and have been tipped to continue doing so in the future...

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Share Market News

ASX 200 rises, EML up, Ansell announces CEO

| Tristan Harrison

The ASX 200 rose today, whilst EML continued to climb.

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Dividend Investing

2 quality ASX dividend shares with big yields

| James Mickleboro

Looking for some big dividend yields? Check out these shares...

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Share Market News

These 3 ASX 200 shares were among the biggest movers today

| Sebastian Bowen

We take a look at 3 ASX shares that attracted a lot of attention today...

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Cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin slammed as "least favourite asset for investment"

| Bernd Struben

The notorious volatility of cryptocurrencies is on display today, with most major cryptos spiralling sharply lower.

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BNPL shares

The IOUpay (ASX:IOU) share price is up 4,000% in the past year

| Sebastian Bowen

4,000% in the past 12 months? That's the increase long term IOUpay shareholders have enjoyed.

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Share Gainers

Why the WiseTech (ASX:WTC) share price stormed 6% higher today

| James Mickleboro

Is this tech company going to outperform expectations in FY 2021?

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Share Market News

Here are the US shares ASX investors were buying last week

| Sebastian Bowen

ASX investors till can;t seem to leave AMC shares alone...

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Takeovers, credit cards and an AAA credit rating confirmation. Motley Fool CIO Scott Phillips on Nine's Late News

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Hear from Scott on the latest economic news, including Aussie credit card spending and ASX takeover talks.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Evolve (ASX:EVO) share price dips lower on trading update

| Aaron Teboneras

The childcare centre operator has had a bumpy road in 2021.

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Industrials Shares

Boral (ASX:BLD) share price among the ASX 200's top performers of 2021

| Brooke Cooper

Here's a closer look at Boral's growth this year.

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Share Market News

2 excellent ASX tech shares named as buys

| James Mickleboro

These tech shares have large market opportunities to grow into in the future...

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Share Market News

BetMakers and Zip were among the most traded ASX shares last week

| James Mickleboro

Demand was strong for these ASX shares last week...

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Share Gainers

Here's why the Nova Minerals (ASX:NVA) share price is jumping 10% today

| James Mickleboro

This gold explorer is shining brightly today...

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Bank Shares

What's happening with CBA (ASX:CBA) shares today?

| Bernd Struben

Flush with more cash than they're required to hold, Australia's big 4 banks are back in the limelight.

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Healthcare Shares

What's been happening with the Sigma (ASX:SIG) share price?

| Sebastian Bowen

Shares in healthcare company Sigma have been trending downwards lately. Let's take a look.

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