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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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Broker Notes

Goldman Sachs warns that the Fortescue share price could crash 36% lower

| James Mickleboro

Fortescue's shares could be heading south according to one broker...

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Gold

Guess which ASX 200 company bought over $65 million of De Grey shares in August

| James Mickleboro

This ASX 200 gold miner has snapped up an additional stake in De Grey Mining...

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Bank Shares

Will this build value for NAB shareholders or alienate the bank's customers?

| Tristan Harrison

NAB is making a move to try to maintain and grow its home loan market share.

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Dividend Investing

Why is the next IAG dividend not fully franked?

| Matthew Farley

The next IAG dividend will only be franked by 70%. Let's investigate why.

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Materials Shares

The Hastings Technology share price has rocketed 24% in a week. What's going on?

| Monica O'Shea

Shares in the rare eaths explorer have enjoyed a stellar run amid acquisition news.

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Financial Shares

AMP share price lifts amid Westpac deal rumours

| Bronwyn Allen

Is AMP about to buy Westpac's wealth management division?

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Share Market News

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Brooke Cooper

These ASX 200 shares outperformed all others on Tuesday.

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Bank Shares

Why this analyst ranks ANZ shares at the bottom of the big-four-bank pile

| Tristan Harrison

Find out why ANZ is not attractive to some investors.

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Technology Shares

Here's why this ASX All Ords tech share rocketed 34% today

| Sebastian Bowen

This All Ords tech share took off this afternoon after a company announcement.

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Data Centre Technology
Broker Notes

Goldman Sachs tips NextDC share price to rise 40%

| James Mickleboro

Goldman Sachs is bullish on this data centre operator's shares..

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Another ASX 200 CEO has just offloaded almost $3m worth of shares in his company. Here's the lowdown

| Aaron Teboneras

Which ASX 200 share has been recently sold off?

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Earnings Results

3 ASX All Ordinaries shares being sold off following FY22 results

| Brooke Cooper

These shares are suffering on the release of full-year earnings.

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Bank Shares

What's the outlook for the Westpac share price in September?

| James Mickleboro

Where is the Westpac share price heading in September?

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ESG

Could this give some ASX lithium shares the edge?

| Matthew Farley

A new tailwind could be on the horizon for ASX lithium companies that embrace zero-carbon production methods.

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Resources Shares

Could this new piece of legislation be a boost for ASX lithium shares?

| Bernd Struben

If the US state of California were a nation, its 2021 GDP would make it the fifth largest economy in…

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Share Market News

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

| Sebastian Bowen

We're back to lithium for our most traded ASX 200 shares this Tuesday...

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Dividend Investing

Keen to pocket the Woolworths dividend? You'd better be quick!

| Aaron Teboneras

Investors have until the end of today to lock in Woolworths' final dividend...

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Resources Shares

2 ASX mining shares rocketing between 25 and 48% on Tuesday

| Monica O'Shea

What did these two explorers discover?

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Share Fallers

Why Bravura, Bubs, Grange, and Sandfire shares are sinking

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are missing out on the market rebound...

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Bank Shares

What is the highest CBA shares have ever been?

| Sebastian Bowen

When did CBA shares last bang out an all-time high? We take a look.

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Earnings Results

3 ASX shares soaring on earnings updates

| Brooke Cooper

These shares are outperforming on the back of their latest results.

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Share Gainers

Why A2 Milk, Deep Yellow, Healius, and IGO shares are racing higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are racing higher on Tuesday...

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Are A2 Milk shares 'turning a corner' on the daigou debacle?

| Tristan Harrison

Are Chinese challenges over for A2 Milk? Let's take a look.

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