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Financial Shares

IAG share price takes centre stage on $350 million buyback news

| Mitchell Lawler

Here's how IAG is coughing up the cash for this big shareholder payday.

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Retail Shares

How is the Woolworths share price handling the MyDeal cyberattack news?

| James Mickleboro

How are Woolworths' shares performing today?

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International Stock News

This bear market risk indicator suggests we could head a lot lower

| Sean Williams

Investors' appetite for risk -- or lack thereof -- can often signal a bear market bottom.

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Materials Shares

Why is Core Lithium share price outperforming the ASX 200 today?

| James Mickleboro

Core Lithium's shares are holding up on Monday despite the market selloff...

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Financial Shares

Why is the WAM Capital share price having such a lousy start to the week?

| Bronwyn Allen

There's a simple reason why.

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Earnings Results

Why is the Endeavour share price having such a great start to the week?

| Brooke Cooper

The liquor and hotel giant posted a trading update today.

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Broker Notes

2 'outstanding value' ASX shares to buy now going in opposite directions: fund

| Tony Yoo

Despite divergent stock performance in recent times, the IML team believes the market will eventually appreciate the positive outlook for…

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Healthcare Shares

Why is the CSL share price dropping today?

| James Mickleboro

CSL shares are falling on Monday despite a positive update on the new CSL Vifor business...

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Share Market News

Why the Costa share price is crashing 14% to a 52-week low

| James Mickleboro

The Costa share price is starting the week deep in the red...

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International Stock News

Buy Amazon stock for AWS, get the e-commerce business for 'free'

| Nicholas Rossolillo

Amazon stock is really cheap, especially if you plan on holding it long term.

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Dividend Investing

Morgans names 2 ASX dividend shares to buy right now

| James Mickleboro

These dividend shares could be top options right now...

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Financial Shares

Is the company's buyback helping boost the AMP share price?

| Tristan Harrison

Diversified financial business AMP has outperformed in 2022.

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Share Market News

These are the 10 most shorted ASX shares

| James Mickleboro

Short sellers are currently targeting these ASX shares...

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Travel Shares

Has the Qantas share price finally left COVID in its contrail?

| Bernd Struben

Qantas released an upbeat market update last week, leading a number of brokers to re-evaluate their outlook for the stock.

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Broker Notes

Whitehaven Coal shares: Buy, hold, or fold?

| Brooke Cooper

Could the Whitehaven share price still offer an 11% upside?

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International Stock News

How does Tesla make money?

| Beth McKenna

Here's how the EV and clean-energy company's business breaks out by sales and profitability.

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ETFs

The AUD is sinking, so is this a good time to buy Vanguard International Shares (VGS) ETF?

| Tristan Harrison

Could international shares be a good hunting ground?

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Opinions

Which ASX All Ords shares could perform well in a recession?

| Tristan Harrison

I think there are a few different industries that could keep generating solid earnings during tough times.

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Opinions

Opportunities across the mining sector: Expert names ASX 200 shares to buy

| Tristan Harrison

The resources sector is still a good place to go digging for ideas, according to this fund manager.

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Healthcare Shares

Could CSL shares capitalise on the next pandemic?

| Bernd Struben

While CSL didn’t see its share price explode like some vaccine makers, the company was hard at work to combat…

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Broker Notes

Dividend beasts: Experts name 3 ASX dividend shares that could deliver 50% returns next year

| Tristan Harrison

Brokers think that these income stocks are undervalued.

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Monday

| James Mickleboro

The ASX 200 looks set to take a tumble on Monday...

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Blue Chip Shares

Here are 2 blue chip ASX 200 shares to add to your portfolio: brokers

| James Mickleboro

These blue chip have been rated as buys...

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ETFs

3 superb ETFs for ASX investors to buy now

| James Mickleboro

Here are three superb ETFs for investors to buy...

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Broker Notes

What can retirees do to soften the sting of falling ASX share prices on superannuation?

| Bronwyn Allen

This expert provides simple advice for Australians nearing retirement who want to live off investments like ASX shares.

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Resources Shares

What's the outlook for ASX battery metals shares in Q2?

| Zach Bristow

This investment theme continues to extend its legs.

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International Stock News

Netflix stock could be on the verge of a massive turnaround

| Harsh Chauhan

The streaming giant is about to enter a new market, and it's massive.

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Share Market News

Looking to buy AFIC shares in October? Here's what you'd be getting

| Cathryn Goh

Let's take a look under the hood of this listed investment company.

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Materials Shares

The Sayona Mining share price has dumped 24% since joining the ASX 200. What's happening?

| Monica O'Shea

What's going on with Sayona?

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Ask a Fund Manager

The ASX shares I'd buy now to put away for 4 years: advisor

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Medallion Financial's Michael Wayne names the stocks he'd buy now and forget about.

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Investing Strategies

Where to hide? (And the case for buying shares)

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

This bear market is testing the resolve of even the more experienced investors.

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Broker Notes

Top brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy next week

| James Mickleboro

Brokers are feeling positive about these ASX shares...

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Dividend Investing

2 first-rate ASX 200 dividend shares experts rate as buys

| James Mickleboro

Here are a couple of top ASX 200 dividend shares analysts say are buys...

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How to invest

If I'd invested $5,000 in these 5 ASX shares five years ago, here's what I'd have now

| James Mickleboro

Here's what would have happened if you invested $5,000 into these five shares in 2017...

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International Stock News

97 reasons to double down on Netflix stock

| Tom Wilton

The company is looking beyond its borders for growth -- even as rival Warner Bros. Discovery retreats.

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Healthcare Shares

What's the outlook for ASX healthcare shares in Q2?

| Zach Bristow

Here are some of the numbers looking ahead.

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Growth Shares

Experts say these are the ASX 200 shares to buy next week

| James Mickleboro

These ASX 200 shares have been tipped as buys...

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Opinions

2 undervalued ASX shares that are growth opportunities: fund manager

| Tristan Harrison

Myer has surprisingly been named as an opportunity.

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ETFs

Invest globally with these fantastic ASX ETFs

| James Mickleboro

These ETFs could help you invest globally...

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International Stock News

Is this video game the killer app for cryptocurrencies?

| Anders Bylund

One of the most popular video game franchises in history will reportedly include crypto-based rewards in the next major title.…

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