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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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Energy Shares

This ASX All Ords share just crashed 25%. What happened?

| Bronwyn Allen

Shareholders are disappointed today after this miner announced a more than 12-month delay in anticipated first production.

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Share Fallers

Why 4DS, Chalice Mining, Mayne Pharma, and Webjet shares are sinking today

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are out of form on Thursday. What's going on?

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Materials Shares

Why is the Lake Resources share price leaping 5% on Thursday?

| Bronwyn Allen

This ASX 200 lithium explorer is riding a wave of positive news.

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Earnings Results

Guess which ASX 300 healthcare stock just tanked 20%

| Bronwyn Allen

FY23 was a year of transformation for this company.

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Materials Shares

Did Mike Henry really just sell $5.2 million worth of BHP shares?

| James Mickleboro

The Big Australian's CEO has been selling shares. Should you be concerned?

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Share Gainers

Why 29Metals, Dicker Data, Harvey Norman, and IGO shares are charging higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are catching the eye on Thursday.

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Dividend Investing

Everything you need to know about the supercharged IGO dividend

| Bernd Struben

The ASX 200 lithium and nickel miner pleased passive income investors with a massive boost to its final dividend.

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Dividend Investing

Want to secure the latest Fortescue dividend? Time is running out

| Sebastian Bowen

Investors need to get a move on if they want to take advantage of Fortescue's latest dividend.

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Energy Shares

Why is the Whitehaven share price diving 9% today?

| Bernd Struben

ASX 200 investors are bidding down the Whitehaven share price on Thursday.

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Dividend Investing

5 ASX 200 shares that boosted their dividends this reporting season

| Sebastian Bowen

Do you own any of these shares that gave their investors a pay rise this earnings season?

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Travel Shares

Goldman Sachs says this ASX 200 travel share is a top buy

| James Mickleboro

This travel share has caught the eye of analysts at Goldman Sachs.

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Materials Shares

Why did the Core Lithium share price crash 36% in August?

| Bernd Struben

Core Lithium shares came under heavy selling pressure in August.

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Earnings Results

Mesoblast share price rises as losses narrow in FY23

| Mitchell Lawler

Mesoblast is cutting costs as it continues to work on bringing its therapies to market.

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Share Fallers

Why is the Treasury Wine share price being trounced today?

| Sebastian Bowen

Treasury shares are falling today, but investors should not be too worried about it.

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Dividend Investing

Here's why the Woolworths share price is waning today

| James Mickleboro

Woolworths shares are having an off-day on Thursday. But why?

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Earnings Results

Healthia share price skyrockets 80% amid takeover bid and soaring profits

| Tristan Harrison

Investors are seeing very healthy returns today.

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Materials Shares

Guess which ASX mining share is rocketing 18% on 'simply remarkable' drill results

| James Mickleboro

This mining share is getting a lot of attention on Thursday. But why?

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Earnings Results

IGO share price lifts off as lithium boom spurs 640% FY23 dividend boost

| Bernd Struben

ASX 200 lithium and nickel miner IGO reported on its full financial year results this morning.

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Share Fallers

Why is the Woodside share price being thumped on Thursday?

| Tristan Harrison

There’s a very good reason why the market doesn’t value Woodside as highly today.

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ETFs

The pros and cons of investing in an ASX 200 ETF

| Tristan Harrison

Investing in ASX 200 ETFs are an effective way to diversify your portfolio, but are they the best long-term investments?

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Earnings Results

Harvey Norman share price higher despite tumbling profits

| James Mickleboro

Harvey Norman has released its FY 2023 results. How did it perform?

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Travel Shares

Why is the Webjet share price falling today?

| James Mickleboro

Webjet has released a trading update ahead of its annual general meeting.

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Travel Shares

'Deceptive conduct': Qantas shares on watch after airline hauled to court

| Tony Yoo

Customers allegedly out of pocket for hundreds or thousands after they were sold tickets to flights that had already been…

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Dividend Investing

Everything you need to know about the newly-reinstated Flight Centre dividend

| James Mickleboro

Flight Centre has brought back its dividend at long last.

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Growth Shares

2 ASX growth shares to buy with 20%+ upside

| James Mickleboro

Brokers think big returns could be coming for owners of these shares.

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Energy Shares

20% yield! Is something wrong with Yancoal shares?

| Sebastian Bowen

Is a 20% dividend yield ever not a mirage?

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Dividend Investing

Brokers say these ASX 200 dividend shares are buys in September

| James Mickleboro

Income investors might want to check out these shares.

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Small Cap Shares

79% drop in 16 months: 2 small-cap ASX shares now priced right to buy

| Tony Yoo

These heavily discounted stocks could give your portfolio a huge boost, according to Morgans.

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Growth Shares

How I'd invest $10 a day in ASX shares to aim for a $1 million portfolio

| Tony Yoo

Forget game shows and lotteries. Steady long-term investment in stocks could help you reach your dreams.

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Opinions

Would I buy Telstra shares after its FY23 report?

| Tristan Harrison

The telco reported a number of positive things.

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Thursday

| James Mickleboro

The ASX 200 looks to have run out of steam on Thursday.

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Earnings Results

Healius share price rises strongly despite 92% profit crash in FY23

| Bronwyn Allen

The Healius share price was the third-strongest riser of the ASX 200 on Wednesday, up 7.75%.

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Share Gainers

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Sebastian Bowen

The ASX 200 rocketed today, and produced a bevy of big winners.

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Share Fallers

Here's why the Boral share price dived 8% on Seven sell-down today

| Tristan Harrison

Here’s why investors headed for the exit.

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Resources Shares

ASX All Ords mining stock Dreadnought halted ahead of material exploration results

| Bronwyn Allen

The ASX miner requested a trading halt today and has also announced a new drilling program.

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Value Investing

2 ASX 200 value stocks I'd have loved to buy in the August mini-crash

| Sebastian Bowen

Here are two ASX value stocks that got mighty cheap during August.

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Resources Shares

Looking to buy Rio Tinto shares? Here's what's coming up in September

| Tristan Harrison

It’s almost dividend day for this miner.

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Dividend Investing

3 quality ASX dividend shares paying more than 11% a year

| Bernd Struben

These ASX dividend shares are all returning more than 11% a year to shareholders.

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Gold

Beaten-up St Barbara share price lifts as boss buys up big

| James Mickleboro

This gold miner has reported some insider buying this week.

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ETFs

3 ASX ETFs for growth investors to buy in September

| James Mickleboro

These ETFs could tick a lot of boxes for growth investors.

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