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5 things to watch on the ASX on Monday

| James Mickleboro

The shares of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ASX:ANZ), Macquarie Group Ltd (ASX:MQG), REA Group Limited (ASX:REA), and Super…

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How Sydney Airport Holdings Pty Ltd is cashing in on the tourism and population boom 

| Dave Gow

Sydney Airport Holdings Pty Ltd (ASX:SYD) is a monopoly that offers potential for long-term growth.

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Crypto meltdown: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, and EOS smashed

| James Mickleboro

The Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, and EOS prices are melting down.

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ALL ORDINARIES finishes higher Friday: 8 shares you missed

| Tristan Harrison

The S&P/ASX 200 (Index:^AXJO)(ASX:XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index:^AXAO) (ASX:XAO) finished higher on Friday.

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3 LICs for a strong and passive portfolio

| Tristan Harrison

These 3 LICs could be good passive choices.

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IOOF Holdings Limited continues to fall

| Rosemary Steinfort

IOOF Holdings Limited (ASX: IFL) is down 15% in six months after falling 5% today.

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Why the News Corp share price is climbing higher despite a $1.5 billion loss

| Tommaso Autorino

NEWS CORP/IDR UNRESTR (ASX: NWS), also known as News Corporation, just released its quarterly update. Here’s what you need to…

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Why Goodmand Group deserves to trade at a premium

| Rosemary Steinfort

UBS says there is strong momentum across all parts of Goodman Group (ASX: GMG)

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Why Perpetual Limited is up 5%

| Rosemary Steinfort

Perpetual Limited (ASX: PPT) jumped 5% due to appointment of new CEO.

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Macquarie upgrades Xero Limited after FY2018 result

| Gabriella Hold

Broker likes Xero Limited’s (ASX: XRO) accelerating growth profile and increase in scale efficiencies and upgrades the stock to “Neutral”…

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These 3 shares are pushing the S&P/ASX 200 Index higher

| Tristan Harrison

These 3 shares are doing the work for the S&P/ASX 200 Index.

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Buying low and selling high is harder than you think

| Tristan Harrison

Buy low, sell high is a great strategy but it’s hard to follow sometimes.

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Why these 4 ASX shares are ending the week in the red

| James Mickleboro

The Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX:APT) share price is one of four ending the week in the red. Here's why...

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UBS just added these four stocks to its model portfolio for their big share price upside potential

| Brendon Lau

Going underweight banks and overweight resources have been a winning strategy for investors but there are other hot buying opportunities…

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Why these 4 ASX shares are ending the week on a high

| James Mickleboro

The REA Group Limited (ASX:REA) share price is one of four ending the week on a high. Here's why...

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Why Aristocrat Leisure Limited is outperforming the market

| Tim Katavic

Why Aristocrat Leisure Limited (ASX: ALL) has been one of the best performing large caps over the last 12 months.

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Graincorp Ltd halves earnings as dry weather hits Australian crops

| Tommaso Autorino

Graincorp Ltd (ASX: GNC) is one of the agricultural stocks affected by the record-dry season.

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Why the Bega Cheese Ltd share price was on the nose this week

| Carin Pickworth

Shares in Bega Cheese Ltd (ASX: BGA) fell sharply in Thursday’s trade

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3 fast-growing healthcare shares on my watchlist

| James Mickleboro

Medical Developments International Ltd (ASX:MVP) is one of three growing healthcare shares I am watching closely...

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3 ASX shares I would buy and hold for a decade

| James Mickleboro

Cochlear Limited (ASX:COH) shares are one of three which I think would be great buy and hold investment options...

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Why Apple Inc. has joined forces with Rio Tinto Limited

| Brendon Lau

Talk about strange bedfellows but US tech titan Apple Inc. has entered into a joint venture with our mining giant…

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3 broker backed small caps

| Carin Pickworth

Foster Stockbroking has got their eye on these 3 speculative small caps.

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Think long term: Why Buffett beats the Budget

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The Budget circus, is, well, politicians being politicians.

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Why these 3 small cap shares are on the rise today

| James Mickleboro

The Lithium Australia NL (ASX:LIT) share price is one of three in the small cap space climbing higher on Friday...

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Top brokers name 3 ASX shares to sell

| James Mickleboro

TPG Telecom Ltd (ASX:TPM) shares are one of three tipped as sells by top brokers this week...

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Why Super Retail Group Ltd (ASX:SUL) shares are storming higher today

| James Mickleboro

The Super Retail Group Ltd (ASX:SUL) share price has stormed higher on Friday morning. Here's why...

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BHP Billiton Limited and Rio Tinto Limited behind the push to an almost ten year high

| Rosemary Steinfort

A commodities prices boom has helped the Australian market reach almost a ten year high, due to a rally from…

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Can you bank on the oil rally to keep pumping share prices of Oil Search Limited and Origin Energy Ltd?

| Brendon Lau

Oil is surging and some fund managers are starting to bet that it reaches US$150 a barrel. But has the…

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Insiders have been buying these 3 ASX shares

| James Mickleboro

Insiders have been buying the shares of Altium Limited (ASX:ALU) and two others...

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3 speculative small cap shares to watch

| James Mickleboro

Bubs Australia Ltd (ASX:BUB) is one of three small cap shares which I think investors should be watching closely...

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REA Group Limited (ASX:REA) reports revenue growth of 19%

| Tristan Harrison

REA Group Limited (ASX:REA) has reported its 31 March 2018 update today.

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Are some of the top performers speculative buys?

| Rosemary Steinfort

Bellamys Australia Ltd (ASX: BAL), A2 Milk Company Ltd (ASX: A2M) and Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd (ASX: FLT) have…

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Why these market beaters could be the shares to buy

| James Mickleboro

A2 Milk Company Ltd (ASX:A2M) shares are one of three that I think could beat the market over the coming…

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Beat low rates with these 3 dividend stars

| James Mickleboro

The Westpac Banking Corp (ASX:WBC) dividend is one of three that could help dividends beat low interest rates...

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Crypto update: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, and Litecoin slide lower

| James Mickleboro

The prices of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, and Litecoin continued to slide lower overnight. Here's the current state of…

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5 things to watch on the ASX on Friday

| James Mickleboro

The shares of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ASX:ANZ), Graincorp Ltd (ASX:GNC), and Woodside Petroleum Limited (ASX:WPL) will be…

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ALL ORDINARIES finishes higher Thursday: 8 shares you missed

| Tristan Harrison

The S&P/ASX 200 (Index:^AXJO)(ASX:XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index:^AXAO) (ASX:XAO) finished higher on Thursday.

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Buy this blue-chip stock for the surge in M&A to a more than 10-year high

| Brendon Lau

Investors looking to benefit from the expected boom in takeover activity on our market shouldn't try to pick the next…

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3 tech stocks that will profit from a lower Australian dollar

| Tim Katavic

3 technology stocks that will profit from the weakness in the Australian dollar.

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Suncorp Group Ltd is the first bank to lower investor mortgage rates

| Rosemary Steinfort

Suncorp Group Ltd (ASX: SUN) lowers investor mortgage rates after the removal of the 10% cap.

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