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Earnings Results

Medibank share price slumps 5% despite surging earnings

| Mitchell Lawler

Profits are reportedly up more than 100% the last first half... so why are investors not bidding up the Medibank…

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Earnings Results

Fortescue share price rises on huge 41% profit growth in FY24 half-year result

| Tristan Harrison

There was huge growth of profit and the dividend in the HY24 report.

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Earnings Results

Pilbara Minerals shares lower on disappointing half-year earnings miss

| James Mickleboro

This lithium miner's earnings took a big hit during the first half.

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Earnings Results

Qantas share price takes off following $1.2b half-year profit

| James Mickleboro

The Qantas Airways Limited (ASX: QAN) share price is having a strong session on Thursday morning. At the time of…

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Earnings Results

Mineral Resources share price drops on earnings decline and dividend crunch

| James Mickleboro

This miner has been forced to slash its dividend during the first half.

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Earnings Results

Lovisa share price soars after opening 74 new stores in first half

| Tony Yoo

The market not worried this time about a decrease in comparable store sales, which bought the retail stock down in…

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Share Market News

Sayona Mining share price crashes 19% after Piedmont Lithium says sayonara

| James Mickleboro

This lithium miner's shares are taking a beating on Thursday.

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Materials Shares

Rio Tinto shares fall on FY23 earnings decline and dividend cut

| James Mickleboro

Investors have responded poorly to the miner's full year results.

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Earnings Results

Nvidia stock pops 10% after-hours following 'insane result'

| James Mickleboro

This tech behemoth's quarterly update has smashed expectations with its update.

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Dividend Investing

Analysts say these high-yield ASX dividend stocks are buys

| James Mickleboro

Big yields are expected from these dividend stocks. But how big?

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Dividend Investing

Everything you need to know about the Rio Tinto dividend

| Tristan Harrison

Shareholders are getting a big dividend.

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Earnings Results

Pilbara Minerals share price on watch amid 78% half-year profit decline and no dividend

| James Mickleboro

Weak lithium prices have weighed heavily on the company's profits.

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Dividend Investing

Buy these ASX 200 dividend shares for a big income boost

| James Mickleboro

Analysts are saying good things about these income options.

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Resources Shares

Buy this ASX stock for 'the best lithium mine in the world'

| Tony Yoo

The experts at Blackwattle reckon the battery material will come back into vogue soon, and these are the shares to…

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Thursday

| James Mickleboro

Will the market bounce back from yesterday's decline?

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Share Gainers

The Wesfarmers share price is rising again. Should I buy the stock now?

| Tony Yoo

The conglomerate reported warmly received results last week and announced a large dividend.

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Share Gainers

If you'd put $20,000 in this ASX healthcare stock during COVID-19, you'd have $257,000 now

| Tony Yoo

You could have become filthy rich in just 4 years. Just think about that.

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How to invest

3 ASX 100 and ASX 200 shares I'd buy now for a $1,820 passive income in 2024!

| Bernd Struben

These three ASX dividend shares offer investors market beating passive income.

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Earnings Results

Rio Tinto share price on watch following FY 2023 earnings miss

| James Mickleboro

Rio Tinto's iron ore operations were on form in 2023. It's a shame the rest of the business wasn't.

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Share Market News

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Sebastian Bowen

It was a tough Wednesday for ASX 200 shares today.

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Materials Shares

CSR shares rocketed 17% before trading halt on acquisition speculation

| Tristan Harrison

Excitement is building about a potential takeover deal.

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Financial Shares

Up 21% in a month: Can GQG shares climb even higher?

| Sebastian Bowen

These experts reckon GQG shares have plenty of room to climb higher.

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Resources Shares

The Fortescue share price is down almost 10% in February, time to buy?

| Tristan Harrison

Is this an opportunistic time to buy the miner?

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Healthcare Shares

Sonic Healthcare shares hit 52-week low as analysts take a scalpel to targets

| Mitchell Lawler

Analysts have sharpened the knives after the latest blood-sucking half year at Sonic Healthcare.

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Technology Shares

WiseTech increases dividend for 15th time in a row. Here's what you need to know

| Sebastian Bowen

WiseTech's latest dividend continues a remarkable trajectory.

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Materials Shares

2 ASX lithium shares 'well placed to ride out near-term volatility'

| Bernd Struben

With ASX lithium stocks under pressure, these experts point to two lithium miners that are well positioned to ride out…

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Materials Shares

How ASX uranium shares like Paladin are 'in a great position to capitalise'

| Sebastian Bowen

This expert is still buying uranium shares.

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Broker Notes

Top brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

Here's what brokers are recommending as buys this week.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Everything you need to know about the Woolworths dividend

| Sebastian Bowen

Woolworths will pay out its largest interim dividend in three years in 2024.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Guess which ASX 200 stock is frozen on a $976 million acquisition

| Mitchell Lawler

This company is about to throw down more than one-tenth of its value to double its production.

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Share Gainers

Why Codan, Domino's, Lottery Corp, and Wisetech shares are storming higher today

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are avoiding the market weakness today. But why?

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Earnings Results

4 All Ords ASX dividend shares going gangbusters on results

| Bernd Struben

All Ords investors are sending these ASX dividend shares soaring on the back of their earnings results.

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Share Fallers

Why Corporate Travel Management, Iress, Rio Tinto, and Woolworths shares are crashing

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are being sold off on Wednesday. But why?

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ETFs

Is the Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (VAS) a good buy for beginners?

| Tristan Harrison

Should new investors start with the VAS ETF?

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Share Market News

2 ASX 300 tech shares making huge moves on earnings updates

| James Mickleboro

The market has responded very differently to these results.

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Materials Shares

Should you buy BHP shares following the miner's half-year results?

| James Mickleboro

Should you be snapping up this mining giant's shares? Here's what this broker thinks.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Woolworths share price dives 7% following Banducci bombshell

| Bernd Struben

ASX 200 investors are pressuring the Woolworths share price today amid the shock departure of CEO Brad Banducci.

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Earnings Results

Corporate Travel share price plunges 18% despite tripling net profits

| Mitchell Lawler

An explosion in earnings is taking a backseat to changes in Corporate Travel Management's full-year forecasts.

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Bank Shares

NAB shares hit 52-week high on first-quarter earnings beat

| James Mickleboro

NAB appears on track to at least deliver on first-half expectations.

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Earnings Results

Santos share price slips on 42% profit drop in FY23 result

| Tristan Harrison

Profits come back down to Earth in FY23.

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