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Share Market News

Why the AWN (ASX:AWN) share price is rocketing 14% higher

| Aaron Teboneras

The AWN Holdings Ltd (ASX: AWN) share price is rocketing 14% today after a positive update on its partially-owned subsidiary,…

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Share Market News

COVID, US stimulus, Gamestop and a retreating Reddit army: The battles continue

| Bernd Struben

The ASX 200 and global share markets are well up even as the Reddit army's favourites, like Gamestop and AMC,…

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Share Market News

The Raiz (ASX:RZI) share price is rocketing 16% higher today

| Nikhil Gangaram

The Raiz (ASX: RZI) share price is surging more than 16% higher today following a positive trading update from the…

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Share Market News

Millionaire maker! Rent.com.au (ASX:RNT) share price now up 300% in a week

| Sebastian Bowen

The Rent.com.au (ASX:RNT) share price is now up more than 300% just this week. Here's why this star company has…

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Share Market News

2 ASX shares that humbled successful fundies

| Tony Yoo

Max Cappetta says he feels sheepish that his Xero stocks shot up 100% and it still underperformed compared to this…

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Share Market News

Fleetwood (ASX:FWD) share price soars 10% following half-year results announcement

| Aaron Teboneras

The Fleetwood Corporation Limited (ASX: FWD) share price is soaring following the release of its preliminary half-year results for FY21.

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Share Gainers

Why the LiveTiles (ASX:LVT) share price is surging 17% higher today

| James Mickleboro

The LiveTiles Ltd (ASX:LVT) share price is surging higher on Wednesday. Here's why its shares are on form this afternoon...

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Share Market News

Why is the European Metals (ASX:EMH) share price 12% higher today?

| Gretchen Kennedy

The European Metals share price exploded this morning following the announcement of a $7 million placement.

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International Stock News

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) shares rise despite Bezos resignation

| Sebastian Bowen

Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) shares continued to rise after-hours on massive sales, despite the resignation of founder and CEO Jeff…

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Share Market News

Shares in Core Lithium (ASX:CXO) enter voluntary suspension

| Nikhil Gangaram

Securities in Core Lithium Ltd (ASX:CXO) have entered voluntary suspension after the company released an announcement earlier today. What did…

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Share Gainers

Why the Virgin Money UK (ASX:VUK) share price is surging 13% higher

| James Mickleboro

Here's why the Virgin Money UK CDI (ASX:VUK) share price is the best performer on the ASX 200 and surging…

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Share Market News

Here's how I'd invest in value shares to make a million

| Peter Stephens

Buying a diverse range of high-quality value shares could be a sound means of generating a portfolio valued in excess…

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International Stock News

3 reasons Microsoft is a great growth stock

| John Ballard

Keep investing simple by socking some money away in this awesome tech stock.

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Share Fallers

Why BHP, Estia Health, HUB24, & South32 shares are dropping lower

| James Mickleboro

HUB24 Ltd (ASX: HUB) and South32 Ltd (ASX: S32) shares are two of four dropping lower on Wednesday. Here's why...

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⏸️ Income

3 highest yielding ASX dividend shares

| Tristan Harrison

These 3 ASX dividend shares have among the highest dividend yields available to investors. One of them is Pacific Current…

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GameStop… or GameStonk? And what does it mean for you?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Share markets play host to dumb risks like GameStop about every 10 years. So it pays to remember that fortune…

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Share Market News

Amcor (ASX:AMC) share price shoots up 6% as company raises FY21 outlook

| Gretchen Kennedy

The Amcor share price rocketed up over 6% this morning following release of strong first-half 2021 results and a raised…

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Share Gainers

AnteoTech (ASX:ADO) share price rockets 95% higher on Ellume news

| James Mickleboro

The AnteoTech Ltd (ASX:ADO) share price is rocketing higher on Wednesday after the release of an update on its work…

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Why the Field Solutions (ASX:FSG) share price is jumping 15% today

| Aaron Teboneras

The Field Solutions Holdings Limited (ASX: FSG) share price is rocketing today following the company’s latest government funding award.

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Share Gainers

Why Amcor, Carsales, Rent.com.au, & Temple & Webster are surging higher

| James Mickleboro

Carsales.Com Ltd (ASX:CAR) and Rent.com.au Ltd (ASX:RNT) shares are two of four surging notably higher on Wednesday...

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Share Market News

What's happening with the Creso Pharma (ASX:CPH) share price today?

| Bernd Struben

ASX listed cannabis company, Creso Pharma's share price is moving higher again today. We take a look at why.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 up 1.1%: Amcor jumps, South32 sinks, Virgin Money UK rockets

| James Mickleboro

Amcor CDI (ASX:AMC) and Virgin Money UK CDI (ASX:VUK) shares are making a splash on the ASX 200 on Wednesday...

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Share Market News

Fonterra (ASX:FSF) share price in focus after boost to forecast milk prices

| Bernd Struben

The Fonterra share price has been a strong performer over the past year. Today the dairy co-operative has raised its…

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Share Market News

LiveTiles (ASX:LVT) shares placed in trading halt

| Nikhil Gangaram

Shares in LiveTiles Ltd (ASX:LVT) are in a trading halt this morning following an announcement from the company.  Let's take…

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⏸️ ASX Shares

Where next for the Temple & Webster (ASX:TPW) share price?

| James Mickleboro

Where is the Temple & Webster Group Ltd (ASX:TPW) share price going from here? One leading broker thinks it is…

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Share Gainers

Why the Paradigm (ASX:PAR) share price is jumping higher today

| James Mickleboro

Here's why the Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX:PAR) share price is jumping higher on Wednesday...

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Share Market News

Why the GenusPlus (ASX:GNP) share price is surging 7% today

| Aaron Teboneras

The GenusPlus Group Ltd (ASX: GNP) share price is on the move today, rising 4.9% following the announcement of two…

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Share Market News

Why the Sky Network (ASX:SKT) share price will be on watch today

| Aaron Teboneras

The Sky Network Television Limited (ASX: SKT) share price will be on watch this morning after announcing a positive business…

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International Stock News

Tesla finally recalls 134,951 vehicles for defective touchscreens

| John Rosevear

The screens in older Teslas can fail, making the cars unsafe to drive.

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Share Gainers

Why the Botanix (ASX:BOT) share price is rocketing 31% higher today

| James Mickleboro

The Botanix Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX: BOT) share price is rocketing 31% higher on Wednesday. Here's what is happening...

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3 forgotten ASX stocks left behind in the car sales recovery

| Brendon Lau

ASX auto stocks have zoomed ahead of the market in the COVID-19 recovery trade but there’s one group that’s been…

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International Stock News

Here's what could really feed a stock market bubble

| Dan Caplinger

Forget GameStop – this is potentially much more dangerous.

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Share Gainers

Here's why the Lithium Australia (ASX:LIT) share price is zooming 30% higher

| James Mickleboro

The Lithium Australia NL (ASX:LIT) share price is zooming higher on Wednesday. Here's why this lithium share is in the…

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Share Gainers

Why the Afterpay (ASX:APT) share price is pushing higher again

| James Mickleboro

The Afterpay Ltd (ASX:APT) share price is on the move on Wednesday following the release of an update on its…

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Share Gainers

Here's why the BWP (ASX:BWP) share price is heading higher today

| James Mickleboro

The BWP Trust (ASX:BWP) share price is on the move on Wednesday following the release of its half year results...

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⏸️ ASX Shares

Got cash to invest? Here are 3 ASX shares to buy

| Tristan Harrison

If you have some cash to invest then there may be some ASX shares that could be ideas to make…

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Share Market News

Jeff Bezos quits as Amazon CEO

| Tony Yoo

'This isn’t about retiring': World's richest person makes shock announcement as company posts third consecutive quarter of record profit.

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Share Market News

ASX coal stocks increasingly isolated with rise of start-ups like MGA Thermal

| Brendon Lau

ASX coal exposed stocks are looking even more unloved as the Hunter Valley looks beyond coal through start-ups like MGA…

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International Stock News

Facebook declares war on Apple

| Jeremy Bowman

The social media giant wants you to know who the real bully is here.

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Share Gainers

The growth of this BNPL ASX share has been outpacing Afterpay (ASX:APT)

| Rhys Brock

The Sezzle (ASX:SZL) share price has outpaced even Afterpay (ASX:APT) over the last year. Let's take a look at this…

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