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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 fundie just dumped $300 million of Whitehaven shares. Is this a red flag?

| Tristan Harrison

Are institutional investors starting to bail out of coal shares?

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Cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin price slumps 5% amid regulation fears

| Mitchell Lawler

Did regulators just drive a stake through the heart of this crypto investment?

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Healthcare Shares

Guess which ASX 200 healthcare share is surging 5% on a new US patent?

| Brooke Cooper

The company has announced a "particularly important" intellectual property win.

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Energy Shares

Is the AGL share price sell off a buying opportunity?

| James Mickleboro

AGL has been sold off this week due to a very poor half year result. Time to buy?

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Resources Shares

Fortescue share price shrugs off layoff rumblings

| Bernd Struben

Employees potentially facing job losses include those at environmentally-focused Fortescue Future Industries (FFI).

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Technology Shares

Appen share price soars again, up 29% since Monday

| James Mickleboro

The dawning of a new age of artificial intelligence appears to have put a rocket under Appen shares this week...

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Dividend Investing

2 ASX shares with a dividend boost coming

| Tristan Harrison

Some businesses are about to hand investors a pay rise.

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International Stock News

Boom! Why has Tesla stock rocketed 68% so far in 2023?

| Brooke Cooper

It's already been a year to remember for the electric vehicle giant.

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Earnings Results

REA share price tumbles on half year earnings miss

| James Mickleboro

REA's profits are being impacted by the cooling housing market...

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Opinions

The top ASX 200 share on my watch list right now

| Tristan Harrison

I think this could be a top long-term pick.

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Dividend Investing

With no savings at 35, I'd buy this ASX 200 dividend stock to start earning monthly passive income

| Bernd Struben

If I was 35 with little to no savings, I’d be sure to run my slide rule across the range…

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Bank Shares

Are ANZ shares a buy after the bank's Q1 update?

| James Mickleboro

Is ANZ a big four bank to buy right now? Or should you give it a miss?

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Dividend Investing

Did you buy $1,000 of IGO shares 10 years ago? If so, here's how much dividend income you've earned

| Brooke Cooper

The mining giant has tripled investors' money in just 10 years.

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Travel Shares

These are the best ASX 200 travel shares to buy right now: broker

| James Mickleboro

If you want exposure to the rebounding travel market then this is how to do it...

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Value Investing

I'm listening to Warren Buffett and buying ASX shares at deep discounts

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's how the iconic investor finds his winners...

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Share Market News

Cheap ASX shares: Is Zip worth the risk?

| Brooke Cooper

We consider the prospects of the buy now, pay later player.

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Resources Shares

2 'high quality' ASX 200 shares to navigate a turbulent 2023: expert

| Tony Yoo

Inflation and energy security will once again dominate markets this year, so which are the best stocks to buy?

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Broker Notes

4 top ASX 200 shares to pounce on for reporting season: Wilsons

| Tony Yoo

Here are the stocks to watch as they deliver their latest results this month.

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Technology Shares

'Great product, dominance in one area': Expert names unique ASX share to buy

| Tony Yoo

This Australian company is leading the world in its field. But it may not be on the radar of many…

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Dividend Investing

Expect 6%+ dividend yields from these ASX 200 shares: analysts

| James Mickleboro

Back up the truck! These ASX 200 shares are expected to provide investors with some very generous yields...

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Friday

| James Mickleboro

The Australian share market is expected to finish the week on a disappointing note...

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Small Cap Shares

3 small-cap ASX shares Celeste is riding off into the sunset on

| Tony Yoo

Are smaller companies set to go gangbusters in 2023? Here's a trio of stocks to test that hypothesis.

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Share Fallers

How to burn a billion dollars: AGL shares tumble 10% on painful half-year results

| Mitchell Lawler

It's been a tough day all round for the ASX energy giant.

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Share Gainers

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Brooke Cooper

Guess which gold stock defied today's sell off to post the ASX 200's biggest gain.

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Dividend Investing

Analysts say these growing ASX 200 dividend shares are top buys for income investors

| James Mickleboro

Analysts are expecting a growing stream of dividends from these ASX 200 shares...

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Motley Fool Take Stock

An open letter to Treasurer Jim Chalmers

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Treasurer, I want to put something to you.

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Dividend Investing

3 cheap ASX dividend shares (down more than 35%) to buy in February 2023

| Tristan Harrison

Cheap ASX dividend shares could be the place to look for good returns.

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Broker Notes

Dicker Data share price tumbles to multi-year low. Is it too cheap to miss?

| James Mickleboro

This ASX tech share has fallen out of favour with investors recently. Is this a buying opportunity?

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Broker Notes

Why Morgans just added these ASX 200 shares to its best ideas list

| James Mickleboro

Morgans thinks that these ASX 200 shares are worthy of a spot on its coveted best ideas list...

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Share Market News

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

| Sebastian Bowen

Some earnings results are driving trading volumes today.

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Technology Shares

Broker names the best ASX tech shares to buy now

| James Mickleboro

The tech sector has been rebounding in 2023. This could make it an opportune time to buy these tech shares...

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Materials Shares

How I'd generate a $50,000 retirement income from Rio Tinto shares

| James Mickleboro

Want a nice pay check in retirement? Here's how you could do it with this mining giant's shares...

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Dividend Investing

Guess which ASX 200 giant is aiming to grow its dividends by 39% in FY23

| Brooke Cooper

Transurban Group is on the road to delivering a significant full-year dividend payout.

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Materials Shares

2 ASX lithium shares marching higher on promising news

| Bernd Struben

ASX investors are still keeping a close eye on the lithium space.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Which agricultural share is leading the ASX 200 today?

| Bronwyn Allen

Elders is rebounding today after its share price fell to a two-year low and prompted an ASX query yesterday.

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REITs

2 ASX 200 REITs on the rise following earnings updates

| Bronwyn Allen

Investors are buying the dip on ASX 200 REITs in 2023.

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Broker Notes

Macquarie has these ASX 200 dividend shares in its income portfolio

| James Mickleboro

These dividend shares have a heavy weighting in Macquarie's income portfolio right now...

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Best Shares

2 ASX stocks I'll be buying hand over fist in 2023

| Sebastian Bowen

Wesfarmers is one of the ASX stocks I can't wait to load up on this year...

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Healthcare Shares

Guess which ASX biotech stock is rocketing 28% on 'extremely encouraging' Alzheimer's data

| Bernd Struben

Alzheimer’s Disease accounts for 60% to 70% of all cases of dementia.

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Share Fallers

Why AGL, Dicker Data, Megaport, and Suncorp shares are dropping

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are having days to forget on Thursday...

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