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Share Market News

Buying ASX 200 shares? Here's what the latest spending report means for interest rates in 2026

| Bernd Struben

The ASX 200 dropped 0.3% following the release of the consumer spending report. But why?

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Dividend Investing

Building wealth: Here's why I prefer ASX share buybacks to dividends

| Sebastian Bowen

Buybacks can boost your wealth more than you know.

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Defensive Shares

3 ASX 200 shares I'd trust if I couldn't check my portfolio for a year

| Grace Alvino

If I had to step away from my portfolio for a year, I’d focus on businesses with predictable demand and…

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Investing Strategies

How I'd invest $50,000 across ASX shares today

| Grace Alvino

If I had $50,000 to invest today, I wouldn’t overcomplicate it. I’d focus on quality and patience.

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Personal Finance

Don't want to rely on your wage? Build a second income with these ASX shares

| Tristan Harrison

Aussies can improve financial security by using ASX shares to generate passive income.

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Investing Strategies

Here are my top 10 ASX stocks for 2026

| Grace Alvino

For 2026, I’m focused on ASX stocks with strong fundamentals, proven management, and the ability to compound through volatility.

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ETFs

This is how I would build a sound ETF portfolio from scratch

| Marc Van Dinther

Aim for broad market exposure, keep it simple and minimize costs.

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Opinions

10 ASX shares I'd buy with $10,000 in 2026 to beat the market

| Tristan Harrison

These stocks have strong return potential over the long term.

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Recent sharemarket News

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Miners hammered as iron ore price slides

| Mike King

Iron ore prices may have hit the slippery slope

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Myer beats expectations

| Mike King

Turnaround strategy brings positive results

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VB Spin-off canned

| Mike King

Foster's tips Victoria Pale Ale brand out

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Telstra to cut broadband charges

| Mike King

The ACCC says telco needs to cut wholesale broadband rates

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Consumer confidence rises

| Mike King

Interest rate cuts and rising stock markets and house prices see confidence rise

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NAB plans $800 million in savings

| Mike King

Investors underwhelmed by bank's strategy

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What's all the fuss about Sirius?

| Mike King

Junior explorer sees share price rise more than 8,000% in seven months

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Rio's African headache

| Mike King

Giant miner facing issues in Mongolia and now Africa

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"The biggest bull market of our careers"

| Bruce Jackson

Another day, another record high for the Dow, its fifth straight record close, and there could be more gains ahead.

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Free-to-air TV stations get leg up

| Mike King

Federal government announces permanent 50% cut to TV licence fees

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Aurizon's $6 billion deal

| Mike King

Rail freight company plans 500km rail line and new terminal for coal

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3 ASX stocks that thrashed the market

| Mike King

ASX rises 0.5%, but these three gold miners saw gains of more than 8%

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High interest savings accounts not what they seem

| Mike King

Base deposit rates lower than inflation

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Zara founder richer than Buffett

| Mike King

Fashion retailer aims at "fast fashion"

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News Corp's $2.5 billion reasons to invest

| Mike King

Split off publishing company will get $2.5 billion in cash and no debt

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Hopes for bank rate cut dashed

| Mike King

ANZ keeps interest rates unchanged

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Greens want big bank levy

| Mike King

Minor party suggests new tax on big banks

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Is email a dinosaur?

| Mike King

Australia Post says email is passe

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Crown doesn't need casino licence

| Mike King

NSW government says James Packer's Crown could be granted a gaming licence

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AMP, CSL and Macquarie dumped

| Mike King

ASX ends flat, but investors drop three of our largest companies

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Coal seam gas wells leaking

| Mike King

Scientists say gas levels three times higher than surrounding areas

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BHP has its eye on Aussie shale

| Mike King

BHP set to join a host of international oil companies investing in Australia's shale oil and gas sector

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Housing: More green shoots

| Mike King

House building rising after 32 consecutive months of decline

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Best time to buy a house in three years

| Mike King

Income needed to meet repayments at its lowest level since December 2009

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Economy: Steady as she goes

| Mike King

GDP growth meets expectations

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Rush for yield is on

| Mike King

Investors piling into top 20 listed ASX stocks

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Austal shares surge

| Mike King

But all is not what it seems

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Banks to cut rates this week?

| Mike King

RBA keeps official rate at 3%, but we could see a cut by one of the big four as early…

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Look out below, Rio Tinto and BHP

| Bruce Jackson

If this "renowned China economist" is correct, the share prices of BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto could be in for…

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New car sales rise

| Mike King

Ford and Holden falling further behind

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Consumers spending again

| Mike King

Retail sales rise 0.9% in January

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Aussie dollar slumps

| Mike King

Aussie hits lowest level in seven months

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Job ads post big rise

| Mike King

Chance of RBA rate cut in March now virtually nil say analysts

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Media upheaval

| Mike King

Nine Entertainment tipped to partner up with Southern Cross Media

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Rosella closes down

| Mike King

Australian food manufacturers under intense pressure

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Buffett: Your biggest risk is not buying shares

| Bruce Jackson

Warren Buffett reminds investors the risks of being out of the market are huge

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Rio's Mongolian misery

| Mike King

Operating in emerging countries has its own unique risks

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Home owners rejoice

| Mike King

House prices rise in Australia's cities

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Tussle over Ten as Stokes takes a bite

| Mike King

Billionaire Kerry Stokes reported to have picked up 5% of TV broadcaster, Ten

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3 ASX stocks that crushed the market

| Mike King

ASX rises 1.3%, its biggest gain in seven months, but these three added more than 8%

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