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Earnings Results

Safe as houses? 2 ASX property shares surging on earnings results

| Bronwyn Allen

Real estate was the only market sector to close Wednesday's session in the green.

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Materials Shares

Own Liontown shares? Here's why the miner could be on BHP's radar

| Mitchell Lawler

BHP isn't interested in lithium, so why would anyone think it could be looking into Liontown Resources?

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Dividend Investing

3 ASX dividend stocks to buy: brokers

| James Mickleboro

Analysts are tipping these income options as buys.

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ETFs

Which ASX 200 blue chips is the Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (VAS) beating on growth?

| Bronwyn Allen

The ASX VAS has delivered better share price growth than three of the banks, Woodside, and IAG.

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Dividend Investing

3 ASX shares with insanely fast-growing dividends

| Sebastian Bowen

These income shares aren't stingy with their dividend growth rates.

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Technology Shares

Guess which ASX 200 tech share Goldman Sachs says is a buy

| James Mickleboro

Goldman Sachs is saying good things about this tech stock.

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Share Gainers

Why Bapcor, Codan, Mirvac, and Pact shares are racing higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are defying the odds and racing higher.

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52-Week Highs

3 ASX All Ords stocks hitting new 52-week highs while the market sinks

| Bernd Struben

The All Ordinaries Index is down 1.4%, but these three All Ords stocks are shaking off the selling pressure.

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Share Fallers

Why CBA, Fineos, Fletcher Buildings, and Temple & Webster shares are dropping today

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are under pressure on Wednesday.

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Opinions

Here's the next ASX share I'm going to buy

| Mitchell Lawler

It's a high bar to make it into my portfolio but, for me, this ASX-listed company is running rings around…

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52-Week Lows

These ASX All Ords shares are near 52-week lows. Here's which ones I'd buy

| Sebastian Bowen

Is a new 52-week low a buying opportunity with these shares?

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Earnings Results

Why is the ASX All Ordinaries share surging 20% despite just declaring a loss?

| Bronwyn Allen

How does a 160% fall in profit lead to a 20% share price surge?

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Materials Shares

Why is the Core Lithium share price frozen on Wednesday?

| Bernd Struben

The Core Lithium share price is frozen at 54.5 cents today.

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Dividend Investing

6 ASX 300 shares trading ex-dividend before the end of the week

| Sebastian Bowen

Do you own any of these shares that are about to pay out?

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Broker Notes

Top brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

Technology, lithium, and plasma therapies are on the menu this week.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Own Coles shares? Here's what to watch in next week's full-year result

| Tristan Harrison

Here are the projections for the supermarket business's dividend and profit.

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Earnings Results

3 ASX All Ords shares diving on disappointing results

| Bernd Struben

Investors have been pressuring these ASX All Ords shares following the release of their 2023 financial year results.

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Share Gainers

Guess which ASX microcap stock just soared 40% on a US Navy order

| Bernd Struben

Investors are bidding up the ASX microcap stock as it expands its business with the US Navy.

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Materials Shares

Own BHP shares? Here's what the market expects from its FY23 results

| James Mickleboro

A sizeable profit decline is expected from BHP in FY 2023.

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Healthcare Shares

Here's why the Imugene share price is frozen on Wednesday

| Bronwyn Allen

A capital raise is coming...

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Share Gainers

Why is the Lake Resources share price booming again today?

| Bronwyn Allen

Lake Resources shares are having another day in the sun.

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Healthcare Shares

Results in! What are brokers saying about the CSL share price?

| James Mickleboro

Are CSL shares a post-results buy? Let's find out what brokers are saying.

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Broker Notes

What is Goldman Sachs saying about the NAB share price?

| James Mickleboro

Are NAB shares a buy after its update?

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Earnings Results

Bapcor share price revs higher despite difficult FY23 result

| Tristan Harrison

Some parts of the company continue to perform.

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Earnings Results

Transurban share price flounders despite record full-year revenues

| Bernd Struben

The toll road developer and operator reported its 2023 financial year results this morning.

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Bank Shares

Why is the CBA share price sinking today?

| James Mickleboro

CBA shares are under pressure on Wednesday morning.

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Earnings Results

Endeavour share price tumbles despite 10.7% jump in FY23 earnings

| James Mickleboro

Investors aren't saying cheers to this FY 2023 result.

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Materials Shares

Guess which ASX lithium stock is rocketing 22% on 'a significant breakthrough'

| James Mickleboro

This lithium stock is avoiding the market weakness today and racing higher.

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Motley Fool Take Stock

Mr. Market vs. The Economist

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Most of the time the market is telling you about its mood... not its ability to correctly price companies.

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Dividend Investing

How many Wesfarmers shares would I need to buy for $4k in annual dividend income?

| Tristan Harrison

The owner of Bunnings could be an appealing source of investment cash flow.

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How to invest

Turning a monthly investment in ASX shares into a $200k portfolio (in less than 10 years)

| James Mickleboro

Here's a three-step plan to growing a $200,000 investment portfolio.

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Dividend Investing

Does Westpac stock's 6% dividend yield make it a no-brainer buy for ASX income investors?

| Sebastian Bowen

When it comes to dividends, does Westpac still measure up?

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Materials Shares

Broker says beaten down Lake Resources shares are a buy

| James Mickleboro

This lithium share could be a buy according to one broker.

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Cheap Shares

'Very thoughtful' ASX 200 company now perfectly set up to take off

| Tony Yoo

This stock has long been a favourite of analysts but is now going for 27% cheaper than a year ago.

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Bank Shares

Which ASX 200 bank share delivered the best capital growth over the past 3 years?

| Bronwyn Allen

The top performing bank share delivered 55% growth while the worst performer went down by 3%.

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Broker Notes

Pssst… The ASX sector set to boom in the next 18 months

| Tony Yoo

Shock pivot: Fund manager reveals the new stocks he's buying right now.

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Dividend Investing

Buy these ASX 200 dividend shares for income

| James Mickleboro

Brokers say that these dividend shares are buys and expect big yields in the near term.

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ETFs

Are ASX sustainability shares delivering for ESG investors?

| Bronwyn Allen

Are ESG-focused ETFs and managed funds delivering better returns than plain old index funds?

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Wednesday

| James Mickleboro

It looks set to be a tough session for investors on Wednesday.

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Economy

Which ASX shares could benefit from government stimulus in China?

| Sebastian Bowen

Chinese stimulus could give miners like BHP a boost.

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