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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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Cheap Shares

Ballin' on a budget: The best ASX shares to buy for under $5

| Motley Fool Staff

Five bucks will barely get you a coffee these days, but what sort of ASX shares can it buy?

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Dividend Investing

Here's the CBA dividend forecast through to 2025

| James Mickleboro

How big will the CBA dividend be in 2025?

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Share Gainers

3 ASX All Ords shares that had a cracking run on Friday

| Matthew Farley

These All Ords shares all made huge gains despite there being no news from them today.

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Gold

Why did ASX 200 gold shares lag the index today?

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at what impacted gold explorers today.

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Energy Shares

Why did the Woodside share price lag the ASX 200 today?

| Monica O'Shea

Oil prices fell overnight amid China COVID-19 cases and interest rate fears in the United States.

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Share Gainers

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Brooke Cooper

Exciting takeover news saw this ASX 200 share outperform all its peers on Friday.

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Communication Shares

The ASX 200 share that offers a 'massive opportunity' right now: expert

| Mitchell Lawler

Could this company be all engines go? This fund manager tends to think so...

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Growth Shares

Brokers say these are the best ASX growth shares to buy now

| James Mickleboro

These growth shares could be top options for investors right now...

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Materials Shares

The $6 ASX 200 mining share that 'absolutely should' trade in line with Fortescue: fundie

| Brooke Cooper

Is this the most under-the-radar decarbonisation play on the ASX?

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Technology Shares

Here's why this ASX 200 tech share is smashing the market today

| James Mickleboro

This tech share is ending the week on a very positive note...

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Bank Shares

What's happening with CBA shares this week?

| Bernd Struben

CBA shares got a boost on Tuesday from the release of the bank’s first-quarter results.

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Resources Shares

Are BHP shares in the buy zone following the latest OZ Minerals news?

| Tristan Harrison

I think BHP is one of the most compelling ASX blue-chip shares.

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Share Fallers

Why A2 Milk, Cettire, Coronado, and Perpetual shares are dropping

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are ending the week in the red...

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Share Market News

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

| Sebastian Bowen

An ASX lithium share is dominating trading volumes today...

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Dividend Investing

How much dividend income will $20,000 worth of CSL shares buy right now?

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's how much dividend income to expect form your CSL shares.

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Share Gainers

Why Arafura, Nanosonics, NextDC, and OZ Minerals shares are rising today

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are ending the week strongly...

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Financial Shares

Buy this ASX All Ords share to 'sleep soundly at night': fundie

| Monica O'Shea

A "prudent track record" -- we take a look at why this portfolio manager recommends this ASX All Ords share…

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Financial Shares

NIB share price surges ahead as profits soar 31%

| Brooke Cooper

The health insurer is stunning the market on the back of its strong start to FY23.

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Broker Notes

Brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

Brokers are bullish on these ASX shares...

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Technology Shares

Why is the Nuix share price eyeing a 20% jump on Friday?

| Bronwyn Allen

At today's AGM, shareholders were shown FY23 trading data to prove the company's transformation is working.

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Materials Shares

Why were 185 million new Sayona Mining shares just issued?

| Brooke Cooper

An influx of shares topped off a busy week for the ASX 200 lithium stock.

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Share Market News

Here's the forecast for ASX 200 shares in 2023: UBS

| Bernd Struben

Up, down, sideways? Here’s what UBS expects from the ASX 200 in the year ahead.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Outlook for Treasury Wine shares 'is just phenomenal': expert

| Bronwyn Allen

And that's with or without China, says Tribeca fund manager Jun Bei Liu.

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Energy Shares

Why is this ASX 200 coal share crashing 9% today?

| James Mickleboro

This ASX 200 coal share is having a disappointing finish to the week...

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Healthcare Shares

Considering CSL shares? Broker says this other ASX 200 healthcare share has 30% upside

| Tristan Harrison

Sonic shares could run much higher over the next year.

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How to invest

I'd use the Warren Buffett method to create a 'best ASX shares to buy now' list

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's some investing wisdom from Buffett's own mouth...

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Share Fallers

Guess which All Ords insider is selling a whopping $60m worth of their company's shares

| Brooke Cooper

The offloaded stake represents nearly 11% of the company's stock.

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Dividend Investing

Here is the Pilbara Minerals dividend forecast through to 2025

| James Mickleboro

This miner is turning lithium into cold hard cash for shareholders...

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Energy Shares

Whitehaven share price: 'incredibly expensive' or 'ridiculously cheap'?

| Bernd Struben

Thermal coal prices hit all-time highs this year, spurring outsized profits and share price gains for the big ASX coal…

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Opinions

3 ASX tech shares that risk going up in flames, and 1 sturdy stock I'd buy instead

| Mitchell Lawler

Now is the time to pay attention to fundamentals to avoid investing in a dud...

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Capital Raising

Why is the Sandfire share price on ice today?

| Brooke Cooper

Retail investors can snap up more of the copper miner's stock for a bargain price next week.

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Materials Shares

Did the Core Lithium chair really just offload $1 million of his shares?

| Sebastian Bowen

The ASX lithium share's non-executive chair has just netted himself a big payday.

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Materials Shares

Why are Mineral Resources shares hitting the headlines on Friday?

| Monica O'Shea

The ASX mining share says it is holding on to its lithium business.

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Broker Notes

Goldman Sachs tips Webjet share price to keep rising

| James Mickleboro

Webjet could be a travel share to buy according to Goldman Sachs...

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Motley Fool Take Stock

Musk, Twitter and a Crypto Crash

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

It’s his company, and he’s going to run it his way.

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Dividend Investing

Why is the Washington H Soul Pattinson share price having such a lousy end to the week?

| Sebastian Bowen

What's gone wrong with the Soul Patts share price this Friday?

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Materials Shares

Why is ASX mining share WA1 Resources rocketing 70% on Friday?

| James Mickleboro

The WA1 share price is ending the week in style...

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Retirement

Busy 'saving' for retirement? I'd buy ASX dividend shares instead

| Brooke Cooper

Capital growth, passive income, inflationary hedging: Dividend stocks offer heaps of benefits over cash.

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Materials Shares

Why is the OZ Minerals share price racing higher on Friday?

| James Mickleboro

OZ Minerals shares are having a strong finish to the week...

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International Stock News

4 charts that show why Apple could outperform the markets in 2023

| David Jagielski

Investors should buy Apple stock on the dip.

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