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Share Gainers

REA (ASX:REA) share price eyes new record highs after running 10% in April

| Kerry Sun

Could the REA Group Ltd (ASX: REA) share price be eyeing new record highs as the property market continues to…

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Resources Shares

Why the Thomson Resources (ASX:TMZ) share price is soaring 14% today

| Bernd Struben

The Thomson Resources (ASX: TMZ) share price is soaring today, up 14% after posting gains of almost 23% earlier today.…

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Resources Shares

Why the Sunrise (ASX:SRL) share price jumped 13% this morning

| Marc Sidarous

The Sunrise Energy Metals Ltd (ASX: SRL) share price rocketed 13% this morning after the company announced a "bonanza" result…

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Financial Shares

The Novatti (ASX:NOV) share price is surging 7% today. Here's why

| Brooke Cooper

The Novatti Group Ltd (ASX: NOV) share price is gaining today, following news the company is ready to launch its…

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Share Market News

Kangaroo Island Plantation (ASX:KPT) share price rockets 7% on takeover bid

| Lucas Radbourne

The Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers Ltd (ASX: KPT) share price is surging today after the company was subject to a…

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Share Market News

ASX 200 up 0.25%: Westpac result impresses, PointsBet jumps

| James Mickleboro

Pointsbet Holdings Ltd (ASX:PBH) and Westpac Banking Corp (ASX:WBC) shares are making waves on the ASX 200 on Monday...

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Healthcare Shares

Why the Race Oncology (ASX:RAC) share price is frozen

| Lucas Radbourne

The Race Oncology (ASX: RAC) share price won't be going anywhere today after the company requested a trading halt pending…

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Energy Shares

Worley (ASX:WOR) share price slides despite new contract

| Aaron Teboneras

The Worley Ltd (ASX: WOR) share price is in negative territory today despite a new contract award. Here are the…

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International Stock News

Moderna just made the Pfizer vaccine's biggest weakness an even bigger one

| Adria Cimino

Both vaccines do an impressive job of providing protection against COVID-19. But Moderna's is much easier to get from production…

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Share Gainers

Westpac (ASX:WBC) share price up 4%: Here's an expert's opinion

| James Mickleboro

The Westpac Banking Corp (ASX:WBC) share price is up 4% on Monday following the release of its half year results.…

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Resources Shares

Andromeda Metals (ASX:ADN) share price falls despite project update

| Bernd Struben

The Andromeda Metals (ASX: ADN) share price is falling in late morning trade. We look at the ASX resource company's…

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Technology Shares

Archtis (ASX:AR9) share price jumps on defence contract

| Lucas Radbourne

The Archtis Ltd (ASX: AR9) share price is up 3.5% today after the company confirmed a major contract with Australian…

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Broker Notes

Leading brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

Leading brokers have named ResMed Inc (ASX:RMD) and these ASX shares as buys this week. Here's why they are bullish…

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Healthcare Shares

Imricor (ASX:IMR) share price rises on latest update

| Marc Sidarous

The Imricor Medical Systems Inc (ASX: IMR) share price is edging higher today after news another hospital has purchased one…

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Share Gainers

Deterra (ASX:DRR) share price outperforms on royalty update

| Brendon Lau

The Deterra Royalties Ltd (ASX: DRR) share price is outperforming this morning after it announced a big jump in quarterly…

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Resources Shares

Up 760% in a year, the Rumble Resources (ASX:RTR) share price is falling today

| Bernd Struben

The Rumble Resources (ASX: RTR) share price is edging lower in morning trade. We take a look at the ASX…

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Resources Shares

Why is the Santos (ASX:STO) share price edging lower today?

| Aaron Teboneras

The Santos Ltd (ASX: STO) share price is in the red today following the announcement of a collaboration agreement. We…

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International Stock News

Why Facebook reported the most impressive earnings of 2021 so far

| Billy Duberstein

The entire FAANG cohort was the star of earnings season, but one shone the brightest.

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Technology Shares

What's with the Digital Wine (ASX:DW8) share price today?

| Brooke Cooper

The Digital Wine Ventures Ltd (ASX: DW8) share price is unmoving early today after news the company will create a…

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Technology Shares

Why the Xero (ASX:XRO) share price charged higher in April

| Ken Hall

The Xero Limited (ASX: XRO) share price surged 11.9% higher in April. Here's why the Aussie technology share was on…

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Broker Notes

Leading broker tips PointsBet (ASX:PBH) share price to shoot higher

| James Mickleboro

The PointsBet Holdings Ltd (ASX:PBH) share price was on form last week but could still go a lot higher from…

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Share Fallers

Premier Investments (ASX:PMV) share price lower after JobKeeper update

| James Mickleboro

The Premier Investments Limited (ASX:PMV) share price is on the move on Monday after providing an update on its JobKeeper…

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⏸️ ASX Shares

These are the 10 most shorted shares on the ASX

| James Mickleboro

Kogan.com Ltd (ASX:KGN) and Zip Co Ltd (ASX:Z1P) shares are among the most shorted shares on the ASX this week...

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Broker Notes

Is the ResMed (ASX:RMD) share price good value after its Q3 update?

| James Mickleboro

Will the ResMed Inc (ASX:RMD) share price be heading higher from here following last week's update? Here's what these brokers…

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Share Fallers

A2 Milk (ASX:A2M) share price continues to stink in April

| Marc Sidarous

The A2 Milk Company Ltd (ASX: A2M) share price continued to decline in April. We take a look at the…

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Materials Shares

ASX miners set for tough start even as commodity premiums hit a 14-year high

| Brendon Lau

ASX mining shares could be under pressure this morning even though price premiums paid for commodities have risen to the…

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International Stock News

Amazon just posted a record profit margin: 3 reasons it will get even better

| Jeremy Bowman

The tech giant just keeps growing stronger.

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Technology Shares

Why the ELMO (ASX:ELO) share price will be on watch this morning

| Aaron Teboneras

The ELMO Software (ASX: ELO) share price will be followed by investors today after the company released a positive update.…

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BNPL shares

Why is the Zip (ASX:Z1P) share price falling on hard times?

| Aaron Teboneras

The Zip Co (ASX: Z1P) share price has been falling the last couple of months. We take a closer look…

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Ask a Fund Manager

This is the best of the big ASX banks: fundie

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Perennial's Stephen Bruce is loving the comeback of value stocks. He tells us why they'll keep…

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Share Fallers

Why the Redbubble (ASX:RBL) share price sank 18% lower in April

| James Mickleboro

The Redbubble Ltd (ASX:RBL) share price was sold off in April. Here's why the ecommerce company's shares sank 18% lower...

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Share Market News

ASX 200 Weekly Wrap: Shares have average week but a great month

| Sebastian Bowen

Here on our ASX 200 Foolish Weekly Wrap, we look at the things that moved the S&P/ASX 200 Index and…

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Growth Shares

2 ASX growth shares to buy in May 2021

| Tristan Harrison

Temple & Webster Group Ltd (ASX:TPW) and this other ASX growth share could be leading stocks to focus on in…

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Bank Shares

Westpac (ASX:WBC) share price on watch after posting $3.5 billion cash profit

| James Mickleboro

The Westpac Banking Corp (ASX:WBC) share price will be on watch after the release of its half year results. Here's…

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Blue Chip Shares

Here's how the CSL (ASX:CSL) share price performed in April

| James Mickleboro

The CSL Limited (ASX:CSL) share price performed better in April. Could May be even better for the biotherapeutics giant?

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Dividend Investing

2 ASX dividend shares to buy in May 2021

| Tristan Harrison

These 2 ASX dividend shares are worth looking at in May 2021. Both of them offer very defensive income, including…

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Dividend Investing

2 excellent ASX dividend shares with generous yields

| James Mickleboro

Aventus Group (ASX:AVN) and this ASX dividend share offer generous yields and could be good options for income investors...

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Monday

| James Mickleboro

Pointsbet Holdings Ltd (ASX:PBH) and Westpac Banking Corp (ASX:WBC) shares will be on watch on the ASX 200 on Monday...

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ETFs

3 high quality ETFs for ASX investors in May

| James Mickleboro

BetaShares NASDAQ 100 ETF (ASX:NDQ) and these ASX ETFs could be high quality options for investors in May...

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Dividend Investing

2 top ASX dividend shares for income investors

| James Mickleboro

Super Retail Group Ltd (ASX:SUL) and this ASX dividend share could be top options for income investors. Here's what you need…

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