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Banks or supermarkets: Which offer the best dividend growth?

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA), Westpac Banking Corp (ASX:WBC), Woolworths Limited (ASX:WOW) and Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX:WES) have big dividend yields,…

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Why the RBA will cut interest rates again

| Mike King

Low inflation forecasts suggest that the RBA may need to cut the official cash rate again in 2016

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3 growth shares for your portfolio or SMSF

| Mike King

Make sure your portfolio or SMSF is well diversified with some growth shares

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Why Magellan Financial Group Ltd shares could be cheap

| Tom Richardson

Magellan Financial Group Ltd (ASX:MFG) shares traded marginally higher today.

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Why these 4 ASX shares jumped higher today

| James Mickleboro

Corporate Travel Management Ltd (ASX:CTD) and Eden Energy Ltd. (ASX:EDE) have been flying high today despite the S&P/ASX 200 (Index:^AXJO)…

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Why these 4 shares crashed on the ASX today

| Sean O'Neill

Is there worse to come for Sky Network Television Ltd (ASX:SKT), Cover-More Group Ltd (ASX:CVO), Medibank Private Ltd (ASX:MPL), and…

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Are these ASX retail shares winners or losers?

| James Mickleboro

Retail sales data for March shows it could have been a good month for Premier Investments Limited (ASX:PMV) and Harvey…

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Is Metcash Limited about to buy Woolworths Limited hardware business?

| Mike King

Metcash Limited (ASX:MTS) could raise equity to buy parts of Woolworths Limited's (ASX:WOW) hardware business

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Blackmores Limited buys Chinese medicine business: Is it time to buy?

| Sean O'Neill

Is today's announcement a 'buy' signal for Blackmores Limited (ASX:BKL)?

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Is QBE Insurance Group Ltd a buy?

| Rachit Dudhwala

QBE Insurance Group Ltd (ASX:QBE) may be a benefactor of a U.S. rate rise.

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Sky Network Television share price plunges: Here's what you need to know

| Mike King

Sky Network Television Ltd (ASX:SKT) share price sinks 15.6%

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Why the Fairfax Media share price is sinking today

| Mike King

Publishing drags on Fairfax Media Limited (ASX:FXJ) share price

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5 diversified shares for your watch list

| Tim McArthur

It’s important to keep a watch list of potential investments so that you can be ready to pounce when opportunities…

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Review: Is it time to SELL bank shares?

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ASX:ANZ), Westpac Banking Corp (ASX:WBC), National Australia Bank Ltd. (ASX:NAB) and Macquarie Group Ltd…

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Macquarie Group Ltd reports: Are the shares a bargain?

| Tom Richardson

Macquarie Group Ltd (ASX:MQG) shares are up this morning.

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Are these 2 high-yield insurers worth your investment dollars?

| Sean O'Neill

Should you buy Insurance Australia Group Ltd (ASX:IAG) and Medibank Private Ltd (ASX:MPL)?

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REA Group Limited revenue soars 20%: What you need to know

| Owen Raszkiewicz

REA Group Limited (ASX:REA), the owner of realestate.com.au, reported strong third quarter revenue growth.

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Why the Seek share price could soar today

| Mike King

Will Seek Limited (ASX:SEK) accept a new takeover offer for its share in Zhaopin, or are we on the cusp…

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S&P/ASX 200 set to open lower: 10 shares to watch

| Owen Raszkiewicz

The S&P/ASX 200 (Index:^AXJO) (ASX:XJO) is expected to trade lower today following mixed leads from international markets overnight. Shares in…

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Should you buy shares of oOh!Media Ltd today?

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

The oOh!Media Ltd (ASX:OML) share price has rocketed higher over the last 12 months.

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Woolworths Limited's share price hits new decade low – Can it recover?

| Tim McArthur

Woolworths Limited (ASX:WOW) shares might not be a contrarian investor's perfect pitch.

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Why the JB Hi-Fi Limited share price is near an all-time high

| Tim McArthur

JB Hi-Fi Limited's (ASX:JBH) share price touched $23.94 this week.

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Rio Tinto Limited boss thinks iron ore prices could hit new lows

| Tom Richardson

Rio Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO) shares could be heading lower.

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Here's what happened to the ASX 200 today

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

BHP Billiton Limited (ASX:BHP) suffered another fall, but National Australia Bank Ltd. (ASX:NAB) shares lifted.

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4 shares sinking on the ASX today

| Mike King

The S&P/ASX 200 manages to eke out a 0.2% gain, but these 4 shares all sank

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Why these 4 ASX shares are rocketing higher today

| Tom Richardson

1-Page Ltd (ASX:1PG) and Somnomed Limited (ASX:SOM) are among today's top small-cap share price gainers.

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The Cover-More Group Ltd share price could keep travelling higher

| James Mickleboro

Cover-More Group Ltd (ASX:CVO) shares exploded higher today following the company’s presentation at an investor conference.

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3 blue-chip ASX shares for the falling Australian dollar

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Cochear Limited (ASX:COH), Macquarie Group Ltd (ASX:MQG) and the iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF, or ISGLCOSTP CDI 1:1 (ASX:IXI), are…

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Why these 4 shares are climbing higher today

| Christopher Georges

Crown Resorts Ltd (ASX:CWN) and Super Retail Group Ltd (ASX:SUL) are just two of the shares outperforming the market today.

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Can the Trade Me Group Ltd share price rise further from here?

| Mike King

With expenses expected to fall and revenue growth to continue, Trade Me Group Ltd (ASX:TME) could surprise the market

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Why the Prophecy International Holdings Limited share price crashed 30% today

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

Shares of Prophecy International Holdings Limited (ASX:PRO) have fallen 60% since peaking in November.

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Is Beach Energy Ltd a buy at this share price?

| Mike King

Beach Energy Ltd (ASX:BPT) might be a potential takeover target

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Here's how Bill Shorten just sent these ASX shares rocketing

| James Mickleboro

McMillan Shakespeare Limited (ASX:MMS) has rocketed on news that a Shorten government wouldn’t make any changes to salary packaging and…

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BT Investment Management Ltd profit soars: Is it a buy?

| James Mickleboro

BT Investment Management Ltd (ASX:BTT) produced a strong first-half to the year, but the impending Brexit vote makes it a…

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Why the Afterpay IPO is going gangbusters

| Tom Richardson

Fintech business AFTERPAY DEF SET (ASX:AFY) has been soaring higher since its ASX debut.

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Will interest rates fall to just 1.5% by August?

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

The RBA shocked investors with a surprise interest rate cut on Tuesday, and another one could be in the pipeline.

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The iron ore price was smacked again overnight

| Mike King

Iron ore price falls 5.2% to US$60.09 a tonne

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3 shares that could benefit from a falling Australian dollar

| James Mickleboro

Ardent Leisure Group (ASX:AAD) is one company which could benefit from the recent rate cut. Two others could do likewise.

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Why the Super Retail Group Ltd share price soared 11% today

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

The share price of Super Retail Group Ltd (ASX:SUL) hit a high of $9.36 after today's market update.

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BHP Billiton is in Serious Trouble

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

All things considered, it's hardly surprising the market reacted so severely to yesterday's news...

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