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Growth Shares

2 leading ASX shares to consider this weekend

| Tristan Harrison

Reject Shop is one of the ASX shares that may be worth looking at.

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Resources Shares

Evergrande latest, plus another Chinese developer just missed a payment

| Tristan Harrison

Here’s the latest on Evergrande and the troubles for the Chinese real estate sector.

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Bank Shares

Own NAB shares? Here's the bank's proposal to stop crypto mania getting 'really ugly'

| Mitchell Lawler

A possible solution to a growing risk...

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

What happened to the Woolworths (ASX:WOW) share price in October?

| Aaron Teboneras

The company's shares had a tough last month...

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How to invest

Here's why Janus Henderson (ASX:JHG) is currently focused on preserving investor capital

| Sebastian Bowen

This fund manager dishes on how to plan for volatility...

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Share Market News

Santos (ASX:STO) slips amid CSIRO carbon capture partnership

| Mitchell Lawler

Santos and the CSIRO hope to develop the world's lowest cost direct air capture technology.

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Share Market News

Forget rising interest rates. Here are the top concerns keeping ASX investors awake

| Bernd Struben

If your investments are weighing on your mind, you may wish to reposition your portfolio

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Share Gainers

70% in a month: What's put a rocket under the Lithium Energy (ASX:LEL) share price?

| Zach Bristow

Oh, what a month it has been for this battery minerals player.

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Retail Shares

Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) share price lifts as rival drops out of race for API

| Brooke Cooper

Wesfarmers' proposed takeover of API has been seemingly simplified today

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Share Market News

Here are the top 10 ASX shares today

| Mitchell Lawler

Here are your top 10 biggest gainers in the ASX 200 on Friday.

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Cryptocurrencies

Shiba Inu crashes and Dogecoin slides. What's happening with the 'dog coins'?

| Bernd Struben

Analysts believe cryptos with real-world use cases will have the best staying power. Here's what they had to say

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Communication Shares

These were the 5 best performing ASX media shares in October

| Brooke Cooper

These ASX media shares bested the rest of the pack last month.

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 most heavily traded ASX 200 shares this Friday

| Sebastian Bowen

We take a look at the most active ASX 200 shares by volume today…

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Communication Shares

News Corp (ASX:NWS) share price rallies 8% on market-moving quarterly

| Mitchell Lawler

What numbers stand out in the News Corp first-quarter result for FY22?

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Broker Notes

Targets slashed: Why these top brokers aren't so rosy on the Domino's (ASX:DMP) share price

| Zach Bristow

Five top analysts covering Domino's have reevaluated their stance on the pizza giant's outlook.

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Bank Shares

Why is the Virgin Money UK (ASX:VUK) share price down 11% today?

| Sebastian Bowen

Virgin Money shares are falling off a cliff today. We take a closer look

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Share Fallers

Why Afterpay, Clinuvel, Inghams, and Virgin Money UK shares are tumbling

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are under pressure on Friday...

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Energy Shares

Why the Pure Hydrogen (ASX:PH2) share price is leaping to a multi-year high today

| Aaron Teboneras

Investors are rallying up the Pure Hydrogen share price.

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Travel Shares

Why is the Webjet (ASX:WEB) share price underperforming Corporate Travel lately?

| Brooke Cooper

The market is boosting Corporate Travel's stock into the green while Webjet's suffers. We take a closer look

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Broker Notes

Brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

Brokers are bullish on these ASX shares...

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Record Highs

Why the Lake Resources (ASX:LKE) share price hit a record high today

| Aaron Teboneras

What's giving rise to Lake Resources shares?

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Bank Shares

Own CBA shares? Here's how the share price performed in October

| Bernd Struben

Brokers have widely differing views on the 12-month outlook for CommBank

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Share Gainers

Why Jumbo, Link, News Corp, and REA shares are storming higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are ending the week strongly...

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ETFs

Why has the ETFS Semiconductor ETF (ASX:SEMI) leapt 14% in a month?

| Mitchell Lawler

Curious to know what is in the ETFS Semiconductor ETF? We have the details...

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Broker Notes

Top brokers name 3 ASX shares to sell today

| James Mickleboro

Brokers are bearish on these ASX shares...

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Technology Shares

Which tech shares are dragging down the ASX 200 on Friday?

| Sebastian Bowen

Why are Xero and Afterpay crashing the ASX 200's party today?

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Share Market News

ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) midday update: REA and News Corp impress, Link receives takeover offer

| James Mickleboro

It has been another good day for the ASX 200...

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Broker Notes

Expert highlights big threat to the Zip (ASX:Z1P) share price

| Brendon Lau

The Zip Co Ltd (ASX: Z1P) share price fell to a 10-month low this morning as a threat to its…

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Cannabis Shares

These were the best performing ASX cannabis shares in October

| Zach Bristow

These were the outperformers in the ASX cannabis shares basket in October.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Sigma (ASX:SIG) share price edges higher on API merger proposal update

| Aaron Teboneras

What did Sigma announce?

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Share Gainers

Why the AIC Mines (ASX:A1M) share price is rocketing 60% higher today

| James Mickleboro

The AIC Mines share price is back with a bang!

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Energy Shares

Woodside (ASX:WPL) share price slides following mixed reserve update

| Bernd Struben

Crude oil prices are down 5% this week, which could be hurting Woodside shares

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Capital Raising

Antisense Therapeutics (ASX:ANP) share price tumbles 8% amid capital raise

| Aaron Teboneras

The company's shares are set to finish the week lower...

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Resources Shares

Green Technology Metals (ASX:GT1) shares are about to hit the market. Here's what you should know

| Brooke Cooper

Here's what the ASX's newest stock is all about...

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Cryptocurrencies

BetaShares Crypto Innovators ETF (ASX:CRYP) breaks opening day records… now what?

| Bernd Struben

Investor demand saw the exchange-traded fund set records on its first day of trading

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Share Gainers

Why the Link (ASX:LNK) share price is surging 12% higher today

| James Mickleboro

Link's shares are surging higher following the receipt of a takeover approach...

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Communication Shares

5 ASX shares in an obscure but booming sector

| Tony Yoo

Spectacular growth and tax incentives from all levels of government are supercharging this industry.

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Broker Notes

Christmas is coming, but is the Coles (ASX:COL) share price already overstuffed?

| James Mickleboro

Is the Coles share price good value or not?

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BNPL shares

Own ASX BNPL shares? These were the best performers during October

| Brooke Cooper

Did your favourite BNPL stock make the list?

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International Stock News

Why Nvidia stock rocketed higher on Thursday

| Rich Smith

Facebook wants a metaverse -- and Nvidia is offering an omniverse.

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