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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Star Entertainment share price dips as acting CEO resigns

| Aaron Teboneras

Star Entertainment shares are falling wayside today.

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Materials Shares

BHP share price dips 4% in miserable Monday for ASX 200 miners

| James Mickleboro

BHP's shares are falling heavily on Monday...

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Share Fallers

Costa share price craters 12% as CEO walks

| James Mickleboro

Costa's shares are starting the week deep in the red...

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Materials Shares

Why BHP might still have a chance at acquiring OZ Minerals shares

| Tristan Harrison

OZ Minerals could still be taken over – it’s open to talks.

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Energy Shares

Why is the Santos share price sinking 5% today?

| James Mickleboro

Santos shares are sinking on Monday...

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International Stock News

Is Google really trying to buy Pinterest?

| Jon Quast

If it is, it's likely motivated by Pinterest's unique ability to predict consumer behavior.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Link share price crashes 11% after takeover collapse

| James Mickleboro

Link shares are being hammered on Monday...

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Resources Shares

BHP shares: Boring or beautiful?

| Zach Bristow

Here we examine some of the mining giant's numbers.

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Broker Notes

Fortescue shares: Buy, hold, or fold?

| Brooke Cooper

Could the future look brighter?

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Dividend Investing

Boost your income with these ASX dividend shares: experts

| James Mickleboro

These dividend shares could boost your income...

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Opinions

Markets move all the time. Why it's important to 'keep calm and focus on longer-term strategy'

| Tristan Harrison

Share prices are becoming cheaper. To me, that seems like they're better value.

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Dividend Investing

Building up income: 2 ASX dividend shares I believe are a buy

| Tristan Harrison

These two dividend options could deliver useful investment income.

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International Stock News

Why is everyone talking about Apple stock?

| Dani Cook

The company's new lineup of iPhones has dominated headlines.

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ETFs

This ETF could be compelling for gaining exposure to a $200 billion industry

| Tristan Harrison

Here’s an investment that could achieve strong growth in the coming years.

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Opinions

I think these 2 cheap ASX shares are buys for value investors

| Tristan Harrison

Investors looking for cheap businesses may do well by hunting retailers.

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Share Market News

Here's how I'd invest $2,000 in ASX shares if I'd just turned 18

| Tristan Harrison

Young investors could do well with these long-term ideas…

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Healthcare Shares

What is the outlook for the Medibank dividend in FY23?

| Tristan Harrison

How good will the FY23 payout be from Australia’s biggest private health insurer?

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Investing Strategies

Our 4 favourite lithium ASX shares right now: Wilsons

| Tony Yoo

The major battery ingredient is seeing soaring demand due to the global transition to green energy.

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Share Market News

Are you attracted to ASX losers?

| Brooke Cooper

Do loss-making companies make good investments?

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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 have a very red day on Monday...

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ETFs

Want to invest globally? Here are 2 international ETFs for ASX investors

| James Mickleboro

These ETFs allow investors to diversify internationally...

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Growth Shares

2 ASX growth shares that this leading broker rates as buys

| James Mickleboro

These growth shares are rated as buys...

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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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Blue Chip Shares

Experts names the blue chip ASX 200 shares to buy

| James Mickleboro

Here are two ASX 200 blue chip shares that experts rate as buys...

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Best Shares

4 reasons I added Wesfarmers shares to my portfolio

| Sebastian Bowen

Wesfarmers is one of my favourite investments. Here's why...

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Investing Strategies

2 surprising ASX shares to buy for the energy transition: Wilsons

| Tony Yoo

Renewables and lithium batteries are where we are heading, but did you forget about these stocks that could also play…

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Dividend Investing

Here's why experts say these ASX dividend shares are buys

| James Mickleboro

These dividend shares have been named as buys...

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ETFs

2 excellent ETFs for ASX investors to buy now

| James Mickleboro

Here are two quality ETFs that could be buys...

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Communication Shares

Some investors think Telstra shares are boring. I beg to differ

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's why I'm holding this 'boring' ASX 200 telco...

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Resources Shares

Experts say these are the ASX mining shares to buy

| James Mickleboro

These mining shares are buys according to experts...

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Materials Shares

Broker gives its verdict on the Fortescue share price

| James Mickleboro

Here's what this broker is saying about Fortescue's decarbonisation plans...

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Travel Shares

Why is the Qantas share price flying higher than the ASX 200 this month?

| Matthew Farley

Qantas shares are beating the market as the airline's operations return to almost full capacity.

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Investing Strategies

10 ways to not lose money investing in ASX shares

| Tony Yoo

Here are some practical ways to adhere to Warren Buffett's first rule of investing.

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International Stock News

Should you really buy Apple stock?

| Dani Cook

Pre-sales for the latest iPhone may seem strong, but its lower-tiered models are not selling as expected.

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Gold

The market has been hating on this ASX 200 share in 2022. Here's why I still love it

| Sebastian Bowen

I still hold shares of this beaten-down dog ,despite the woes of the past few years.

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Technology Shares

Analysts say these beaten down ASX shares are buys

| James Mickleboro

These beaten down ASX shares could be heading higher...

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Growth Shares

2 stellar ASX growth shares that experts say are buys

| James Mickleboro

Analysts rate these ASX growth shares very highly...

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Dividend Investing

Experts name 2 top ASX dividend shares to buy next week

| James Mickleboro

These top dividend shares are ones that analysts say are buys...

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Materials Shares

Goldman Sachs warns that the New Hope share price could crash 40%

| James Mickleboro

This coal share could be seriously overvalued...

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Share Gainers

3 ASX All Ords shares that marched higher on Friday

| Bronwyn Allen

The All Ords closed in the red on Friday but these three shares defied the market.

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