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Materials Shares

Making it rain: Could this signal a boom for ASX 200 lithium stocks?

| Brooke Cooper

Massive investments by global giants could be a good sign for lithium prices, according to an industry insider.

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Healthcare Shares

Why did the CSL share price smash the ASX 200 in April?

| James Mickleboro

April has been kind to this healthcare giant's shares.

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Materials Shares

Own Core Lithium shares? Here's why the miner backed off its Tesla deal

| Bernd Struben

Core Lithium initially announced a potential offtake agreement with global EV giant Tesla in March 2022.

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Share Fallers

Pointsbet share price dives 8% amid potential to cash in with an offload

| Mitchell Lawler

Several parties are kicking Pointsbet's tyres, but shareholders are still selling out on Friday.

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Materials Shares

Lake Resources share price spikes 5% on quarterly update

| Bronwyn Allen

The ASX lithium developer is flush with cash and financing options.

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Dividend Investing

ASX 200 dividend stocks: Here's a diamond in the rough yielding 18%!

| Bernd Struben

ASX 200 investors after passive income have done well with this dividend stock.

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Resources Shares

Rio Tinto share price rises amid rare earths acquisition

| Tristan Harrison

Rio Tinto has just expanded its green commodity exposure.

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52-Week Lows

Why did the BrainChip share price crash 16% today?

| Sebastian Bowen

Investors are staring at yet another new 52-week low with Brainchip shares today.

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52-Week Highs

3 top ASX ETFs hitting new 52-week highs on Friday

| Sebastian Bowen

There's one factor behind these 3 ETFs' new highs today.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Here's what's happening with Blackmores shares following yesterday's Kirin fuelled surge

| Bernd Struben

Acquiring Blackmores presents an opportunity for Kirin to transform the scale and reach of its health science domain.

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Share Gainers

Pilbara Minerals share price leaps 5% despite tumbling lithium prices

| Brooke Cooper

The battery-making material's value is tipped to keep falling for months to come.

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Share Gainers

Megaport share price launches 40% higher amid rosy guidance

| Mitchell Lawler

This ASX-listed technology company just posted its quarterly report and the market is eating it up.

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Value Investing

Don't get duped: Why cheap ASX shares can still rip you off

| Mitchell Lawler

This might be the most important lesson I have learnt as an investor.

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Earnings Results

Coles share price wobbles despite 7% sales revenue growth

| Bernd Struben

In a nod to consumers pressured by inflation, Coles doubled the size of its ‘Dropped & Locked’ value campaign over…

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Healthcare Shares

ResMed share price higher on Q3 'solid beat'

| James Mickleboro

ResMed had a stronger than expected third quarter and has impressed the market.

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Dividend Investing

Sunk $5,000 into the Betashares Nasdaq 100 ETF (NDQ) in 2020? Here's how much passive income your investment has provided

| Brooke Cooper

Has the ETF been a dividend winner over the last three years?

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Healthcare Shares

Better ASX 200 healthcare share: CSL vs. Resmed

| Tristan Harrison

Can either of these businesses achieve healthy returns?

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Broker Notes

Mineral Resources shares could have 40%+ upside and an 8% dividend yield

| James Mickleboro

Analysts at Morgans are expecting big returns from this mining share.

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52-Week Highs

2 popular ASX 200 shares trading near 52-week highs. Is it too late to buy?

| Tony Yoo

These stocks are on fire, but can they keep up their outperformance?

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Broker Notes

Here's what this top broker thinks of the A2 Milk share price after recent weakness

| James Mickleboro

Should you load up on this infant formula share after this week's pullback?

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Materials Shares

Top brokers predict BHP shares to surge past $50 again in 2023

| James Mickleboro

Brokers are expecting the BHP share price to generate some big returns from current levels.

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Energy Shares

Macquarie says buy Santos shares now for 40% upside

| Monica O'Shea

The energy giant's shares have far to go, according to one team of analysts.

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Dividend Investing

Buy these ASX shares with big dividend yields: brokers

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares could provide investors with big pay checks in the near term.

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Materials Shares

Pilbara Minerals share price on watch following tough quarter

| James Mickleboro

This lithium giant has finally handed in its quarterly report card.

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Dividend Investing

No savings at 30? I'd invest $3 a day in ASX shares to target a second income of $10,824 a year

| Bernd Struben

Many ASX shares come with franking benefits, which can leave more money in your pocket come tax time. Or better…

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Friday

| James Mickleboro

The ASX 200 index looks set to end the week in the style.

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Blue Chip Shares

Here's why analysts rate these strong blue chip ASX 200 shares as buys

| James Mickleboro

Here's why these blue chips could be great additions to your portfolio.

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Materials Shares

Be careful, the Fortescue share price is overvalued: Goldman Sachs

| James Mickleboro

This iron ore giant's shares could be destined to fall materially from current levels.

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Index investing

If you'd invested $5,000 in the Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (VAS) after the COVID crash, here's much you'd have now

| Sebastian Bowen

This popular ETF has boomed since the ravages of 2020.

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Bank Shares

Should I buy NAB shares ahead of next week's half-year results?

| Monica O'Shea

What's ahead for the big four bank? Let's hear what the experts say.

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Share Gainers

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Brooke Cooper

A takeover offer saw today's top performing ASX 200 share surging 23%.

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Share Market News

The importance of stock picking in an inflationary environment

| Tristan Harrison

The share market may be a trickier place to invest although stock picking could help.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

How Coles shares could help 'recession proof' your portfolio

| Bernd Struben

Coles shares have strongly outperformed in 2023 and are well-placed to weather any looming recession.

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52-Week Lows

Why did the Bank of Queensland share price just hit a new 52-week low?

| Brooke Cooper

The regional bank stock has struggled today.

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 most heavily traded ASX 200 shares on Thursday

| Sebastian Bowen

Some big share price swings are driving trading volumes this Thursday.

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Dividend Investing

Passive income alert! Experts say buy these ASX dividend shares with big and growing yields

| James Mickleboro

These dividend shares have been tipped to provide big and growing yields for investors.

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Growth Shares

Buy these ASX growth shares right now: Goldman Sachs

| James Mickleboro

These growth shares tick a lot of boxes for analysts at Goldman Sachs right now.

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Share Gainers

3 All Ords stocks rocketing over 10% on Thursday

| Bronwyn Allen

These All Ords stocks in tech, retail, and consumer staples are experiencing major share price boosts today.

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Materials Shares

Why is ASX 200 mining stock Syrah Resources tumbling 11% today?

| James Mickleboro

Syrah has made a series of announcements on Thursday that haven't gone down well with the market.

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Share Fallers

Why Adbri, Champion Iron, Core Lithium, and Syrah shares are dropping today

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are having a tough time on Thursday.

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