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International Stock News

3 things you should know about the Tesla stock split

| Charlene Rhinehart, CPA

Tesla's stock split will take place after close of trading on Aug. 24. How will that impact your portfolio and…

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Financial Shares

How has the AFIC ASX share portfolio changed over FY22?

| Sebastian Bowen

Let's check out this listed investment company's ASX share portfolio...

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Share Market News

Wall Street Slumps | Pilbara Minerals stunning profits | Kogan shares look cheap, Altium shares less so…

| Bruce Jackson

Wall Street's worst day in 2 months sends ASX 200 lower, despite bumper profits from Pilbara Metals.

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Earnings Results

Monadelphous share price leaps 12% on record maintenance and industrial services revenue

| Aaron Teboneras

How did the engineering company perform in FY 2022?

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Bank Shares

Own CBA shares? $31b of the bank's home loans face increasing climate risks

| Brooke Cooper

Nearly 100,000 houses mortgaged by the bank are already at risk of cyclones, floods, and fires.

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Earnings Results

Estia share price lifts despite $50m loss

| Brendon Lau

The residential aged care provider has reported its results for FY22. Here are the details.

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Travel Shares

Is the Flight Centre share price a buy ahead of Thursday's FY 2022 earnings report?

| Bernd Struben

Flight Centre saw a much stronger second half as travel numbers picked up pace.

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International Stock News

Is this really the right time to invest in the stock market?

| Mark Blank

The economy is showing signs of improvement. Is this the perfect entry point into stocks?

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Materials Shares

Why is the Arafura share price leaping 5% today?

| Matthew Farley

What's behind the climb in the rare earths explorer's shares today?

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Resources Shares

Guess which obscure ASX lithium share has gained 293% so far in August

| Monica O'Shea

This lithium share is exploding in August.

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Energy Shares

Is the Santos share price a buy following the company's monster profit?

| Bernd Struben

The ASX 200 energy company reported a 300% boost in profits in its half-year results.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

How did the A2 Milk share price respond last time the company reported?

| Aaron Teboneras

We take a peek to see how the A2 Milk share price reacted during last earnings season...

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Earnings Results

Reject Shop share price dips 5% despite share buyback

| Sebastian Bowen

The Reject Shop has just dropped its FY22 earnings report...

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Healthcare Shares

Ansell share price surges 10% as full-year revenue comes in at US$1.9b

| Brooke Cooper

The healthcare giant's earnings have impressed experts.

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Share Gainers

Guess which ASX mining share just exploded 48% on a major copper discovery

| Brendon Lau

The ASX mineral explorer has delivered some exciting news to the market today.

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Share Gainers

Pilbara Minerals share price charges higher on strong FY22 result

| Tristan Harrison

Investors are liking what they saw in Pilbara Minerals' report.

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International Stock News

Why Tesla shares are falling ahead of its stock split

| Dan Caplinger

The EV maker led the Nasdaq lower Monday.

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A man sits at his computer with his head in his hands while his laptop screen displays a Bitcoin symbol and his desktop computer screen displays a steeply falling graph.
International Stock News

Why Ethereum, Solana, and Dogecoin are falling today

| Bram Berkowitz

Cryptocurrencies are struggling this morning along with stocks.

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Resources Shares

Why is the South32 share price tanking on Tuesday?

| Sebastian Bowen

Let's look at why South32 shares are in the red on Tuesday.

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Earnings Results

Nanosonics share price lifts despite FY22 profit tumbling 57%

| Brooke Cooper

The healthcare stock is trading in the green following the release of its full-year earnings.

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International Stock News

Why Amazon stock was slipping today

| Jeremy Bowman

Amazon has its eyes on another healthcare prize.

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Two doctors wearing white coats look closely at a medical imaging x-ray as the share prices of ASX 200 healthcare shares improve in FY23
Earnings Results

Why has the 4D Medical share price popped 7% in a month?

| Bernd Struben

4DMedical unveiled its XV Scanner, the world’s first dedicated lung scanner, at Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney in March.

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Earnings Results

Endeavour share price drops 9% despite $495 million profit

| Matthew Farley

The Endeavour share price is lower today after the company posted a mixed earnings card for FY22.

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Bank Shares

Is the Westpac share price a buy for the bank's 'surplus capital'?

| Tristan Harrison

Some experts think the ASX bank is a good opportunity.

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Earnings Results

Scentre share price glows green as operating profits soar 18%

| Mitchell Lawler

Investors go shopping for Scentre shares amid its latest results...

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Earnings Results

Alumina share price slides despite profit surging 128%

| Monica O'Shea

What did Alumina report today? Let's take a look.

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Earnings Results

ARB share price plunges amid 'uncertain' outlook

| Tony Yoo

The 4WD accessories provider is up on all FY2022 metrics, but the market is not impressed with its refusal to…

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Earnings Results

Kogan share price tumbles 9% on first ASX loss

| Brendon Lau

The company has revealed its FY22 results and says it is shifting focus to cost-cutting.

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Earnings Results

Boral share price falls as underlying FY22 profit slumps 26%

| Brooke Cooper

Higher energy and cartage prices, as well as rainfall and COVID-a9 shutdowns, hampered the company's bottom line.

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Earnings Results

Breville share price lifts on record FY22 revenue and dividend boost

| Bernd Struben

Revenue growth slowed in the second half of the year, in part impacted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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Dividend Investing

3 ASX All Ordinaries shares trading ex-dividend today

| Cathryn Goh

These shares are underperforming today. Here's why.

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Earnings Results

Hub24 share price slumps despite dividend doubling on record growth

| Mitchell Lawler

The highlights and lowlights for Hub24 in FY22...

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Real Estate Shares

ASX 200 better buy: REA or Domain shares?

| Cathryn Goh

As the Aussie property market cools, let's see how these two leading businesses stack up.

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Technology Shares

Altium share price jumps 18% after 'cracking result'

| James Mickleboro

Altium has impressed with its FY 2022 results...

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Motley Fool Media

ASX falls, eyes on the Fed and huge petrol profits. Scott Phillips on Nine's Late News

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Almost everyone felt some pain on Monday.

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Resources Shares

The ASX 200 mining share 'in a wonderful position with a pristine balance sheet': expert

| Tristan Harrison

BHP is a high-performing business, according to one expert.

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International Stock News

Why Tesla stock dropped Monday

| Howard Smith

Tesla's stock split is coming this week, but the business itself is more in focus with investors right now.

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Earnings Results

Pilbara Minerals share price on watch following maiden $560m profit

| Matthew Farley

Pilbara Minerals announced its FY22 earnings this morning. Here are the details.

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Dividend Investing

Hoping to ring in the latest Telstra dividend? Here's what you need to do

| Aaron Teboneras

Investors have until the end of the day to lock in the latest Telstra dividend.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Here's what happened to the Wesfarmers share price last time the company reported

| Aaron Teboneras

Wesfarmers is scheduled to report its FY 2022 results this week, but how did its shares react last earnings season?

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