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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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International Stock News

Tesla dumps radar in lower-cost models

| Lou Whiteman

The company's Autopilot driver-assist system will soon rely solely on cameras.

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Share Market News

Volpara (ASX:VHT) share price pushes higher on FY 2021 results

| James Mickleboro

The Volpara Health Technologies Ltd (ASX:VHT) share price is on the move on Thursday following the release of its full…

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Share Fallers

Costa (ASX:CGC) share price crashes 23% on AGM update

| James Mickleboro

The Costa Group Holdings Ltd (ASX:CGC) share price is on the move following the release of its annual general meeting…

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Dividend Investing

The ASX dividend party's here: how to get yours

| Tony Yoo

Income investors rejoiced in the first quarter of 2021. There's more to come for the rest of this year, but…

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Share Market News

Why the Air New Zealand (ASX:AIZ) share price is on watch today

| Aaron Teboneras

An Air New Zealand announcement this morning puts its share price in focus today. Here are the details.

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International Stock News

The rumors were true: Amazon buys MGM in $8.5 billion deal

| Anders Bylund

The e-commerce titan is adding thousands of movies and TV shows to its content library.

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Technology Shares

2 quality SaaS ASX shares that could be buys

| Tristan Harrison

The two ASX shares in this article offer their clients a software as a service (SaaS) product and are predicting…

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Economy

Warning: We've hit the bottom of a 40-year cycle, says expert

| Tony Yoo

Share markets face a 'near-term correction', warns AMP Capital's Shane Oliver. But rainbows might await those who ride it out.

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Share Market News

AMP (ASX:AMP) share price on watch after being hit with civil proceedings

| James Mickleboro

The AMP Ltd (ASX:AMP) share price could be under pressure on Thursday after being hit by civil proceedings brought by…

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Ask a Fund Manager

This ASX tech share's also a COVID-recovery stock: fund manager

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Forager Fund's Alex Shevelev reveals how he more than doubled his money in a few weeks…

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Cheap Shares

2 ASX shares this fund manager thinks could be cheap

| Tristan Harrison

The fund manager Spheria thinks that the two companies in this article are rated as buys, including Monadelphous Group Limited…

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Share Market News

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare (ASX:FPH) share price on watch after reporting huge profit growth

| James Mickleboro

The Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp Ltd (ASX:FPH) share price will be on watch on Thursday following the release of a…

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Dividend Investing

2 ASX dividend shares that analysts rate as buys

| James Mickleboro

Super Retail Group Ltd (ASX:SUL) and this ASX dividend share are highly rated by analysts. Here's what you need to know...

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Thursday

| James Mickleboro

 Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp Ltd (ASX:FPH) and Ramsay Health Care Limited (ASX:RHC) shares will be on watch on the ASX 200…

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Retirement

2 blue chip ASX shares for a retirement portfolio

| James Mickleboro

Coles Group Ltd (ASX:COL) and this blue chip ASX share could be top options for a retirement portfolio. Here's why...

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Bank Shares

Bank of Queensland (ASX:BOQ) share price falls as ME Bank faces charges

| Brooke Cooper

The bank's soon-to-be acquisition just got hit with criminal charges from ASIC.

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Blue Chip Shares

2 quality ASX 200 blue chip shares analysts rate as buys

| James Mickleboro

Cochlear Limited (ASX:COH) and this ASX 200 blue chip share could be great options for investors. Here's what you need to…

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Resources Shares

Up then down, what's with the Fortescue (ASX:FMG) share price?

| Kerry Sun

The Iron ore miner has been going from hero to... well, not zero, but you get the picture. What's driving…

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Technology Shares

Why did ASX tech shares like Afterpay (ASX:APT) have such a good day?

| Sebastian Bowen

Some tech companies managed to handily outperform the ASX 200 Index today. Here's why they might have received a boost.

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Healthcare Shares

Why the Immutep (ASX:IMM) share price rocketed 14% today

| Aaron Teboneras

The biotech company's shares had a stellar day on the back of an intellectual property deal. Here are the details.

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Share Fallers

ASX miners on edge as investors ask how low can the iron ore price go?

| Brendon Lau

The major ASX mining shares are on edge as investors fret over how much lower the iron ore price could…

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Share Market News

Why the Antisense (ASX:ANP) share price finished 5% higher today

| Aaron Teboneras

The Antisense Therapeutics Limited (ASX: ANP) share price finished the day higher today following a progress update. Here's what the…

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Share Market News

Ramsay Health Care (ASX:RHC) share price on watch after announcing major UK acquisition

| James Mickleboro

The Ramsay Health Care Limited (ASX:RHC) share price will be on watch on Wednesday after announcing a major acquisition in…

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Resources Shares

Why the Core Lithium (ASX:CXO) share price jumped 7% today

| Aaron Teboneras

The lithium producer has received a boost today on the back of a key logistics deal.

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Bank Shares

NAB (ASX:NAB) signals no rate hikes until 2025. What's going on?

| Sebastian Bowen

Interest rates are likely to flatline for a few years yet.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

REA Group (ASX:REA) share price hits record high on FIRB approval

| James Mickleboro

The REA Group Limited (ASX:REA) share price has continued its positive run and hit a record high on Wednesday. Here's…

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Economy

Future Fund warns of inflation

| Sebastian Bowen

The Future Fund is normally an institution that Australians look to for comfort and stability. After all, the $179 billion…

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IPOs

The Pepper Money (ASX:PPM) share price sinks below listing price

| Kerry Sun

Despite a strong growth record and unique take on the lending market, the Pepper Money Ltd (ASX: PPM) share price…

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Growth Shares

2 top mid-cap ASX shares that could be long-term buys

| Tristan Harrison

There are some promising ASX shares in the mid-cap space. They could be buys, including IT distributor business Dicker Data…

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Small Cap Shares

3 growing small cap ASX shares to watch

| James Mickleboro

Serko Ltd (ASX:SKO) and these growing small cap ASX shares could be worth watching closely in the 2020s...

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Broker Notes

Broker tips Nearmap (ASX:NEA) share price to climb 77%

| James Mickleboro

The Nearmap Ltd (ASX:NEA) share price could be going a lot higher from here according to one leading broker...

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Share Market News

3 ASX shares that could benefit from Biden's Aussie electric vehicle swing

| Brooke Cooper

Let's take a look at 3 ASX shares that could benefit from the US' international sourcing of EV metals.

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Share Market News

Why every ASX investor should be watching these inflation signals

| Bernd Struben

ASX investors have been keeping a wary eye on inflation indicators. And for good reason. We look at the outlook…

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Broker Notes

Is the Goodman (ASX:GMG) share price overvalued?

| James Mickleboro

Is the Goodman Group (ASX:GMG) share price overvalued or can it keep on climbing higher from here? Here's what these…

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Industrials Shares

Why the VEEM (ASX:VEE) share price just shot 15% to an all-time high

| Marc Sidarous

A government contract has spurred the marine tech company to new heights.

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Gold

Here's why gold shares are up on the ASX 200 today

| Sebastian Bowen

ASX gold miners are up today. Here's why investors might be looking for a safe haven.

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Technology Shares

Could this be why the Whispir (ASX:WSP) share price is up 9% today?

| Nikhil Gangaram

The technology company's shares are surging higher amid media coverage of a potential new deal with Chemist Warehouse.

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Share Fallers

Why Kogan, MyState, Regional Express, & Strike shares are sinking

| James Mickleboro

Kogan.com Ltd (ASX:KGN) and MyState Limited (ASX:MYS) shares are two of four sinking on Wednesday. Here's why...

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Dividend Investing

Brokers rate these 2 ASX dividend shares as buys

| Tristan Harrison

There are a group of ASX dividend shares that leading brokers have rated as buys including Janus Henderson Group (ASX:JHG).

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Technology Shares

The Dug Technology (ASX:DUG) share price is climbing today. Here's why

| Kerry Sun

The Dug Technology (ASX: DUG) share price has edged 2.30% higher after a mixed trading update

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