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Dividend Investing

Looking to get your hands on the monster Whitehaven dividend? Read this

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's what investors need to do to secure Whitehaven's monster dividend.

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Dividend Investing

3 ASX 300 shares trading ex-dividend today

| Cathryn Goh

These ASX 300 shares are seeing mixed trading results today.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Nitro share price rockets 40% on takeover approach

| Raymond Jang

Shares in the software company are taking off on Wednesday amid details of a takeover offer.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Why is the Tabcorp share price diving 6% on Wednesday?

| Brooke Cooper

It's a rough day on the market for the gambling and entertainment services provider.

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Capital Raising

Why is the Dicker Data share price down 6% on Wednesday?

| Aaron Teboneras

Dicker Data shares are plunging today. Here's why.

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Dividend Investing

Why is the Treasury Wine share price on the slide today?

| Aaron Teboneras

What's going on with the ASX wine company's share price today?

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Resources Shares

Guess which ASX mining share just rocketed 31% on a new gold strike

| Zach Bristow

The share has caught a bid today.

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International Stock News

Is Alphabet stock a buy after Q2 earnings?

| Adam Spatacco

Alphabet's Q2 earnings were mixed. With the company fresh off a stock split, investors got a front-row seat to the…

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Materials Shares

Could the Pilbara Minerals share price really offer more than 50% upside in FY23?

| Brooke Cooper

One broker is tipping the stock to reach $5.60 a share.

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Earnings Results

Net loss doubles in FY22, so what's with the Imugene share price today?

| Raymond Jang

The biotech company released its full-year results today.

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Share Gainers

Why is the 4DMedical share price rocketing 20% on Wednesday?

| Zach Bristow

Investors have pivoted the share from sustained lows.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Why is the Best & Less share price crashing 15% on Wednesday?

| Matthew Farley

The retailer's shares have taken a major hit so far today...

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Earnings Results

Why did this ASX All Ords share just crater 23%?

| Zach Bristow

Investors haven't received the update well.

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Earnings Results

Atlas Arteria share price drives higher on record dividend guidance

| Cathryn Goh

Here’s how Atlas' half-year results stack up.

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Earnings Results

Harvey Norman share price slips despite FY22 sales nearing $10b

| Brooke Cooper

The ASX 200 retailer posted an after-tax profit of $811.5 million and $1.4 billion of EBITDA.

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Capital Raising

MoneyMe share price halted amid results and cap raise

| Zach Bristow

MoneyMe provides further details today.

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International Stock News

Why the Amazon share price slumped on Tuesday

| Danny Vena

The evidence of a weakening economy continues to grow.

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Growth Shares

Here's why analysts have slapped buy ratings on these ASX shares

| James Mickleboro

Here's why analysts are bullish on these ASX shares...

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Earnings Results

Praemium share price spikes hard as profit soars in FY22

| Zach Bristow

Praemium posted its FY22 earnings today.

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International Stock News

Why Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin are falling today

| Bram Berkowitz

Most cryptocurrencies fell along with stocks today, as investors continue to try and figure out the macro outlook.

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Travel Shares

Webjet share price ascends 11% amid profitable start to FY23

| Mitchell Lawler

Webjet is expecting more profits to come in FY23...

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Earnings Results

St Barbara share price slides on 70% profit slash

| Matthew Farley

The gold miner posted its FY22 results today.

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Motley Fool Media

The ASX bounces back, but construction data is mixed. Scott Phillips on Nine's Late News

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

General optimism returned to the markets on Tuesday.

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Earnings Results

Perseus share price falls despite delivering a record year and dividend boost

| Brendon Lau

The gold miner has announced a bonus dividend for shareholders.

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Earnings Results

Mesoblast share price lifts 5% despite hefty loss

| Raymond Jang

Shares in the biotech company are in the green this morning amid a substantial loss in the company's FY22 results.

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International Stock News

Why the Apple share price traded lower on Tuesday

| Danny Vena

Hiring costs may continue to climb higher.

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Dividend Investing

Telstra shares offer a dividend yield over 4% right now. Is this as good as it sounds?

| Brooke Cooper

Here's how Telstra's current dividend yield stacks up against those offered by the company's peers.

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Resources Shares

Is the Woodside share price a buy following the oil giant's latest results?

| Tristan Harrison

Could the ASX's biggest oil and gas business be a strong idea right now?

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Share Market News

Natural gas is up 110% this past year. What does this mean for the AGL share price?

| Zach Bristow

Pressures continue to rise in global energy markets.

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Small Cap Shares

Broker names 2 small cap ASX shares to buy in September

| James Mickleboro

These small cap ASX shares could be buys...

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Financial Shares

Why has the Suncorp share price been struggling in August?

| Tristan Harrison

Suncorp shares have gone backwards. Why?

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Earnings Results

Pointsbet share price in focus as FY22 revenue lifts 52%

| Brooke Cooper

The company's full year revenue lifted 52% while its EBITDA tumbled.

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Dividend Investing

Time is running out to secure the next BHP dividend. Here's the lowdown

| Aaron Teboneras

BHP shares will be trading without rights soon.

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Broker Notes

Broker says A2 Milk share price can keep rising

| James Mickleboro

A2 Milk shares have been tipped to keep rising from here...

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Broker Notes

Why Bell Potter is tipping 40% upside for the Bubs share price

| James Mickleboro

Bubs' shares could be destined to storm higher from here according to Bell Potter...

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Cheap Shares

3 ASX shares now at a golden buying opportunity: experts

| Tony Yoo

After the bloodbath in the markets over the past few days, there are cheap stocks all over the place. But…

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Broker Notes

Analysts name 2 top ASX growth shares to buy now

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares have been named as buys...

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Dividend Investing

3 popular ASX 200 shares going ex-dividend tomorrow

| Cathryn Goh

Today is the last day to bag the FY22 final dividends from these big-name ASX 200 shares.

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Dividend Investing

Experts say these ASX dividend shares are buys now

| James Mickleboro

These dividend shares have been named as buys by experts...

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Wednesday

| James Mickleboro

It could be a tough day for the ASX 200 on Wednesday...

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