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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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Share Gainers

Why Aussie Broadband, Azure Minerals, Beach Energy, and Wildcat Resources are rising

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are avoiding the sell-off. But why?

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Real Estate Shares

Why is this ASX All Ords stock crashing 14% today?

| James Mickleboro

This company is paying someone to take some assets off its hands.

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Communication Shares

Here's why this ASX 300 stock is bucking the market today

| Sebastian Bowen

This ASX 300 stock continues on its growth streak...

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Share Market News

Investing in ASX 200 shares? Here's the latest RBA interest rate forecast from the big four banks

| Bernd Struben

It’s hard to believe that it was only back on 3 May 2022 that Australia’s official interest rate stood at…

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Opinions

The Nasdaq just hit correction territory: Time to buy the Betashares Nasdaq 100 ETF (NDQ)?

| Tristan Harrison

Is this an opportunity to pounce on US tech giants?

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Woolworths shares lower after first-ever strike against pay

| James Mickleboro

Woolworths shareholders aren't happy with the way the board is rewarding itself.

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BNPL shares

Down 53% in a year, why is the Zip share price tanking again today?

| Bernd Struben

Investors are hitting the sell button on Zip shares today.

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Gold

It's time to say goodbye to Newcrest shares on the ASX

| Sebastian Bowen

It's one of the biggest day for Newcrest shares in almost four decades today.

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Materials Shares

Why is the WA1 Resources share price rocketing 15% today?

| James Mickleboro

This explorer could be sitting on top of a major niobium resource.

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Materials Shares

Novonix share price slides as material revenue boost remains on the horizon

| Bernd Struben

ASX investors are bidding down the Novonix share price today.

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Share Market News

Why is the Block share price crashing 9% to a new low?

| James Mickleboro

It hasn't been a good day for Block. But why are investors hitting the sell button?

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Energy Shares

Whitehaven share price lower as AGM proceeds without a block on UK fundie's vote

| Bronwyn Allen

Whitehaven has failed to block the voting rights of a UK hedge fund manager at today's AGM.

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Bank Shares

Why is the Bank of Queensland share price slumping 5% to a 52-week low today?

| James Mickleboro

What's going on with this bank share today?

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Materials Shares

Allkem share price stumbles amid falling quarterly lithium prices

| Bernd Struben

Allkem noted that lithium demand over the quarter was softer than expected.

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Materials Shares

Azure Minerals share price jumps 44% on $1.6b SQM takeover deal

| James Mickleboro

This explorer is being acquired by one of the world's largest lithium miners.

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Technology Shares

Megaport share price plunges 16% as investors flee

| Tony Yoo

The technology stock is on the nose on Thursday after a quarterly update and events in the US.

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Materials Shares

Why are Pilbara Minerals shares sinking 5% today?

| James Mickleboro

Pilbara Minerals was well and truly out of form in the last quarter.

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Retail Shares

JB Hi-Fi share price drops after mixed start to FY24

| Tristan Harrison

JB Hi-Fi has plans to grow market share during this tough time.

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Resources Shares

Fortescue share price dips amid rising costs

| Bernd Struben

Fortescue celebrated the milestone of two billion tonnes of iron ore shipped since the ASX 200 miner first commenced operations.

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International Stock News

Why Amazon stock was down after Google's news today

| John Ballard

Tech giants are sending mixed signals about the cloud market, but it's still in the early innings of growth.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Coles share price lower on mixed Q1 sales update

| James Mickleboro

Coles' supermarket business isn't growing as quickly as rival Woolworths.

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Bank Shares

Westpac share price falls on $173m profit hit

| James Mickleboro

Here's a key update ahead of the banking giant's results release next month.

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Technology Shares

DroneShield share price charges higher amid Australian Government orders

| James Mickleboro

This tech company is catching the eye of investors on Thursday. But why?

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International Stock News

Why Alphabet stock crashed Wednesday morning

| Danny Vena

Google's parent company delivered strong results, but weakness in one area gave investors pause.

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Materials Shares

Pilbara Minerals share price on watch following Q1 shocker

| James Mickleboro

This lithium giant has fallen short of expectations on all key metrics. But how much of this was already priced…

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International Stock News

Why Microsoft stock was in rally mode on Wednesday

| Danny Vena

The tech giant dispelled fears of cloud computing weakness and got a bump from artificial intelligence (AI).

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Opinions

Down almost 20% in 3 months, is the Coles share price an undervalued buy?

| Tristan Harrison

Should investors actually be looking at Coles right now?

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Opinions

The Woodside share price is down 6% in a week. Is it a buy right now?

| Tristan Harrison

Is an opportunity building with the valuation falling?

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Financial Shares

Why now could be 'a great time' time to buy IAG shares

| Bernd Struben

Atop the past year’s 17% share price gain, IAG stock trades on a 2.6% dividend yield.

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Dividend Investing

Buy these ASX 200 dividend giants for a second income

| James Mickleboro

Analysts believe that these dividend shares could be top buys right now.

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Thursday

| James Mickleboro

It looks set to be another poor session for the ASX 200 on Thursday.

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Investing Strategies

How investing your streaming fees could bring $1,500 of passive income a month

| Tony Yoo

Do you really need 9 different entertainment accounts? You can cancel at least some of those to put money into…

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Blue Chip Shares

Brokers say these ASX 200 blue-chip shares are top buys

| James Mickleboro

Analysts are saying good things about these blue chips. But why are they buys?

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Motley Fool Take Stock

Inflation is running hot. Now what?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

A little prudence is called for. A little old-fashioned financial discipline. 

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Dividend Investing

Should income investors buy these ASX dividend stocks with 7%+ yields?

| James Mickleboro

Big yields could be on the way for owners of these dividend shares according to analysts.

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Share Gainers

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Sebastian Bowen

The ASX 200 slipped back into loss territory this Wednesday.

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Bank Shares

If you invest $10,000 in NAB shares today, how much passive income will you get in FY24?

| Bronwyn Allen

The forecast dividend on NAB shares in FY24 is $1.68 per share.

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Technology Shares

Buy this undervalued ASX 200 tech share now: Goldman Sachs

| James Mickleboro

Is this tech share a must buy? Let's find out.

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Resources Shares

Why I just put Rio Tinto shares on my watchlist

| Tristan Harrison

This business is one worth watching.

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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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