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Latest ASX share market news. Find out which Australian shares are moving the stock market today, and which shares to buy.

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Cheap Shares

2 cheap and 'attractive' ASX shares to buy now that you've not thought of

| Tony Yoo

Glenmore Asset Management's Robert Gregory is backing these 'meta' stocks for the long run.

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Cheap Shares

3 ASX shares I think you'll be glad you bought at these prices

| Tony Yoo

Here is a trio of stocks that have businesses with long and windy growth prospects. Make sure you pick them…

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Share Gainers

If you'd put $20,000 in this ASX retail stock 19 months ago, you'd have $239,000 now

| Tony Yoo

Let me take you through a very personal journey owning this hot investment.

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Share Gainers

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Sebastian Bowen

It was a horrid hump day for ASX 200 shares today.

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Opinions

What all-time high chocolate prices can tell us about the ASX share market

| Tristan Harrison

It may be the day of love, but record cocoa prices aren’t helping quell signs of inflation.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Guess which ASX 300 director just cashed in $2.3 million worth of company shares

| Sebastian Bowen

This director just sold 44% of his shares...

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Dividend Investing

Are Metcash shares worth buying for that fat 6% dividend yield?

| Sebastian Bowen

Metcash may offer a high dividend yield, but is there anything else to like?

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Energy Shares

How are Woodside shares avoiding the market selloff today?

| James Mickleboro

This energy giant's shares aren't sinking like the market today. But why?

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

How price cuts on the shelves could hurt Coles shares

| Tristan Harrison

Will falling food prices lead to pain for shareholders?

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Opinions

I'd grow my wealth by buying these so-called 'expensive' ASX stocks

| Mitchell Lawler

A common investing mistake is confusing lowly valued with good value.

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Share Market News

Why AMP, Core Lithium, Downer EDI, and IDP Education shares are racing higher

| James Mickleboro

A market selloff hasn't been able to hold these shares back.

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Share Fallers

Why Fletcher Building, Graincorp, GUD, and Seek shares are sinking today

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are crashing deep into the red today. But why?

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Technology Shares

Why are ASX 200 tech shares taking a beating today?

| Bernd Struben

Leading ASX 200 tech stocks are well into the red on Wednesday.

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Bank Shares

Everything you need to know about the CBA dividend

| Tristan Harrison

Dividend ahoy! We now know how big the payout is going to be.

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Energy Shares

3 things to love about ASX uranium shares right now

| Sebastian Bowen

This expert reckons uranium shares have further to climb.

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Broker Notes

Why these 3 ASX 200 shares just earned some big broker upgrades

| Bernd Struben

Leading brokers expect some sizeable gains from these three ASX 200 shares in 2024.

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Materials Shares

Own BHP shares? Here's your first-half results preview

| James Mickleboro

Will BHP be paying a bumper dividend with its results next week?

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Earnings Results

Looking for passive income? This ASX All Ords stock just boosted its dividend by 33%!

| Bernd Struben

ASX investors are bidding up this All Ords stock following a big boost in its interim dividend.

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Share Fallers

How has this ASX 300 gold share managed to crash 50% today?

| Sebastian Bowen

Investors have just lost half of their money with this stock.

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Share Fallers

Why are these 3 ASX 200 shares tumbling 6% to 15% today?

| James Mickleboro

It hasn't been a good day for shareholders of these companies.

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Earnings Results

This ASX 200 stock is surging 10% following a return to profit growth

| James Mickleboro

Investors are cheering this company's turnaround.

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Earnings Results

AMP share price rockets 10% amid 2023 earnings boost

| Bernd Struben

ASX 200 investors are sending the AMP share price soaring today.

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Bank Shares

CBA shares tumble 3% on half-year profit decline and margin pain

| James Mickleboro

The market hasn't responded positively to this banking giant's results.

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Share Market News

Why is the ASX 200 index crashing 1.5% on Wednesday?

| James Mickleboro

Investors have been smashing the sell button today. But why?

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Earnings Results

IDP Education share price jumps 15% after crushing first-half expectations

| James Mickleboro

It's fair to say that investors were pleasantly surprised with this result.

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Personal Finance

How does investing in a term deposit compare with buying ASX shares?

| Tristan Harrison

Term deposits look attractive for income, but do they beat ASX shares?

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Dividend Investing

Forget Westpac and buy these top ASX dividend stocks

| James Mickleboro

These dividend stocks could be superior options to Westpac according to analysts.

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How to invest

Is buying investment property in regional areas like buying ASX small-cap shares?

| Bronwyn Allen

Will population changes and economic growth in the regions lead to more people buying investment properties there? And is this…

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Dividend Investing

Invest $833 in this ASX share each month to create passive income of $840 in 2024!

| Bernd Struben

There are several key factors to keep in mind when investing in ASX shares for passive income.

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Earnings Results

Guess which ASX 200 stock is suspended after reporting $120m loss and exit of CEO and chair

| James Mickleboro

It has been a big day of news for this ASX 200 stock.

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Index investing

Thinking about buying the Vanguard Australian Shares ETF (VAS)? Here's what you're really buying

| Sebastian Bowen

An investment in this index fund could be VAS-tly more complicated than you'd think.

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Dividend Investing

Are these ASX dividend shares strong buys for passive income?

| James Mickleboro

Here's what sort of yields you can expect from these shares.

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Earnings Results

CBA share price on watch following $5b cash profit and dividend boost

| James Mickleboro

CBA's profits have come in slightly ahead of expectations.

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ETFs

3 ASX ETFs for smart investors to buy

| James Mickleboro

These ETFs have delivered strong returns for unitholders.

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Wednesday

| James Mickleboro

Investors may be left heartbroken after today's session.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

3 ASX shares to buy for Valentine's Day

| Tony Yoo

Moomoo's Jessica Amir points out how the day of love has become a huge deal commercially, which means there are…

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Opinions

$20k of savings? Here's how I'd aim to turn that into a second income of $6,705 a month!

| Tony Yoo

The bank account doesn't have to be huge for you to start investing for a better future.

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Growth Shares

2 ASX shares with millionaire-maker potential

| James Mickleboro

Analysts see big returns ahead for a couple of growing ASX shares.

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Investing Strategies

2 top ASX bargain stocks that could be ready for a bull run

| Tony Yoo

This pair of previously maligned businesses are ready to make a run up the charts.

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Dividend Investing

3 no-brainer ASX dividend stocks to buy for market-beating returns in 2024

| James Mickleboro

Analysts reckon income investors should be snapping these shares up before it's too late.

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