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Financial Shares

Down 19% in 2022. Is the Macquarie share price trading in the bargain bin?

| Brooke Cooper

Could Macquarie shares be in the buy zone?

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Materials Shares

Why are Lake Resources shares becoming a short seller target?

| Sebastian Bowen

We check why some investors might be shorting the lithium company's shares.

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BNPL shares

Own Zip shares? BNPL player shuts down finance app to focus on profitability

| Aaron Teboneras

Zip is making some changes to its operations in light of the current operating environment.

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Cryptocurrencies

5 cryptos boosting their green credentials in 2022

| Bernd Struben

A number of pioneering tokens are working to minimise their emissions.

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Bank Shares

Here are the 5 best ASX 200 bank shares of FY22

| Sebastian Bowen

Which ASX bank shares performed the best over FY22?

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Materials Shares

Novonix share price sinks 8% following 'gun shy' broker note

| James Mickleboro

Novonix shares are taking another beating on Monday...

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International Stock News

What Coinbase is building during the crypto winter

| Travis Hoium

Coinbase could come out of this crypto winter even stronger.

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Materials Shares

ASX 200 mining shares glide lower as expert reduces commodity targets

| Brooke Cooper

The materials sector is the ASX 200's worst performer right now.

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Broker Notes

Why is the Costa share price sinking 12% to a two-year low?

| James Mickleboro

Costa's shares are having a poor start to the week...

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Bank Shares

Down 13% in 2022. Is the Bank of Queensland share price in bargain territory?

| Aaron Teboneras

Is it time to buy Bank of Queensland shares?

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Resources Shares

Here's a look at what might happen to BHP shares in FY2023

| Sebastian Bowen

Are BHP shares a buy or a sell for FY2023?

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Communication Shares

How big will the Telstra dividend yield be in FY23?

| Tristan Harrison

Is this telco going to be a major dividend payer in the new financial year?

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Resources Shares

Mineral Monday: What you need to know about platinum and which ASX shares are cashing in on it

| Bernd Struben

Platinum is listed as a critical mineral by the Australian government due to its scarcity and importance vehicle manufacturing and…

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Healthcare Shares

Why are short sellers targeting PolyNovo shares?

| James Mickleboro

Why are PolyNovo shares so heavily shorted?

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International Stock News

Should you invest in stocks right now? These 2 charts say yes

| Prosper Junior Bakiny

History can help assuage investors' fears.

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BNPL shares

Down 6%, why Monday is not a fun day for the Zip share price

| Brooke Cooper

Is this dragging on the BNPL giant's stock today?

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Share Market News

ASX 200 midday update: EML crashes amid CEO exit, Costa and Domino's sink on broker downgrades

| James Mickleboro

The ASX 200 has started the week in the red...

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Has the Treasury Wines dividend been worthwhile since 2017?

| Aaron Teboneras

Here's a look into how much Treasury Wines has paid in dividends over the last five years.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Here's why the Coles share price had a volatile FY22

| Tristan Harrison

Inflation was one factor that Coles had to deal with during FY22.

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Share Gainers

Why is the Galileo Mining share price galloping 17% higher today?

| Bernd Struben

The ASX resource explorer has reported its highest-grade palladium and platinum results to date.

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Industrials Shares

Anteotech share price surges 20% after passing first lithium battery hurdle

| James Mickleboro

AnteoTech shares are on fire on Monday morning...

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International Stock News

GameStop finally announced its stock split. The MOASS still isn't coming

| Rich Duprey

The upcoming stock split isn't the catalyst meme stock traders are looking for.

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52-Week Lows

EML share price sinks 18% amid CEO's unexplained departure

| Aaron Teboneras

Shares in the payments company are having a shocker of a day.

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Dividend Investing

How does the CBA dividend stack up against its ASX 200 peers?

| Brooke Cooper

The banking giant currently offers a notably smaller dividend yield than many of its peers.

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Share Market News

What is Stonehouse and why is Warren Buffett's right-hand man investing?

| Bernd Struben

The long-term philosophy of the Australian investment holding company is line with Berkshire Hathaway’s own ways of thinking.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Link share price higher amid takeover and guidance update

| James Mickleboro

Link shares are rising on Monday...

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International Stock News

Better bear market buy: Netflix vs Amazon

| Keith Noonan and Parkev Tatevosian

Which beaten-down FAANG stock will deliver better returns going forward?

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Resources Shares

Is this a good time to go digging for ASX 200 mining shares for FY23?

| Tristan Harrison

It’s the new financial year! Should investors be looking at resources?

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Resources Shares

Can the Pilbara share price charge up returns in FY23?

| Tristan Harrison

Is this ASX lithium miner about to set things alight in this new financial year?

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Resources Shares

BHP share price on watch as court clears the way for potential $9 billion 'day of reckoning'

| James Mickleboro

BHP has been dealt a blow in the UK courts...

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Dividend Investing

ANZ shares offer the best dividend yield of the big four in July

| Brooke Cooper

The smallest big four bank currently offers investors the best yield.

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Retail Shares

Why did investors go dark on the Dusk share price in FY22?

| Tristan Harrison

Has the sun set on investor sentiment for Dusk shares?

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Resources Shares

Where is the Fortescue share price headed in 2023?

| Tristan Harrison

Are there clouds ahead for Fortescue? Or does the new financial year offer hope?

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Travel Shares

How did ASX 200 travel shares go in FY22?

| Tristan Harrison

Despite recovering demand, FY22 was not plain sailing for the travel sector.

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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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Dividend Investing

Time is running out to secure the Metcash dividend. Here's what you need to do

| Aaron Teboneras

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

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Technology Shares

Why did the ASX All Technologies Index have such a dire FY22?

| Tristan Harrison

Tech went from hero to zero. What happened?

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Dividend Investing

Broker names 2 ASX 200 dividend shares to buy in July

| James Mickleboro

Here are two ASX 200 dividend shares rated as buys....

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Bank Shares

The NAB share price outperformed the ASX 200 by 16% over 12 months

| Tristan Harrison

The ASX 200 has been left in the dust by NAB.

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Travel Shares

Expert names ASX share that could fly 67% higher

| Tony Yoo

Have you seen the queues at airports lately? Don't worry about a recession, this industry is on absolute fire.

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