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Latest ASX share market news. Find out which Australian shares are moving the stock market today, and which shares to buy.

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Healthcare Shares

Why the CSL share price 'looks undervalued'

| James Mickleboro

A leading broker has just initiated coverage on the biotech giant with a buy rating.

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Dividend Investing

Analysts say these top ASX dividend shares are strong buys

| James Mickleboro

Bell Potter has good things to say about these buy-rated income options.

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Share Market News

These are the 10 most shorted ASX shares

| James Mickleboro

Let's see which shares short sellers are targeting this week.

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Monday

| James Mickleboro

A solid start to the week is expected for Aussie investors.

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Growth Shares

Invest $10,000 into these ASX growth shares

| James Mickleboro

Analysts think you could get a good return on investment from these buy-rated shares.

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Share Market News

Here's how the ASX 200 market sectors stacked up last week

| Bronwyn Allen

ASX financial shares led the 11 market sectors last week with a 4.07% gain.

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Broker Notes

Top brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy next week

| James Mickleboro

Brokers gave buy ratings to these ASX shares last week. Why are they bullish?

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ETFs

3 fantastic ASX ETFs to buy for your investment portfolio in 2025

| James Mickleboro

Let's see why these funds could be quality options for investors.

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Dividend Investing

Put $5,000 in this ASX dividend stock for $266 in annual passive income

| Sebastian Bowen

High yields are hard to come by on the ASX right now.

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Growth Shares

These ASX 200 shares could rise 30% to 65%

| James Mickleboro

Analysts are tipping these shares to rise strongly from where they currently trade.

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ETFs

Want to buy the iShares S&P 500 ETF (IVV)? Here are the stocks you'd own

| Sebastian Bowen

It's a popular index fund. But which American stocks does the IVV ETF actually buy for you?

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Superannuation

Here's the average superannuation balance at age 69 in Australia

| James Mickleboro

Are you ahead of the curve with your super balance? Let's find out.

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Dividend Investing

Here's how I'd regularly invest $300 to target $2,000 of monthly passive income

| Tristan Harrison

I think ASX shares can unlock excellent passive income.

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ETFs

5 most popular Vanguard ASX ETFs for investment

| Bronwyn Allen

There was a surge in ASX ETF investment in the September quarter, new data shows.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

How Treasury Wine shares are leading the charge back into China

| Bernd Struben

Treasury Wine has been quick off the mark to return to the Chinese market.

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International Stock News

Billionaire Philippe Laffont continues to buy this artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor company (Hint: Not Nvidia)

| Adam Spatacco

Philippe Laffont's hedge fund, Coatue Management, has been scooping up shares of Taiwan Semiconductor for several consecutive quarters.

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Dividend Investing

4 excellent ASX dividend shares to buy next week

| James Mickleboro

Analysts have put buy ratings on these income stocks and expect attractive yields.

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Broker Notes

Buy one, sell the other: Top broker rates 2 ASX 200 energy shares

| Bronwyn Allen

The top broker outlines its case on Santos shares and one other ASX 200 energy stock.

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Retirement

How a 0.5% difference in superannuation fees costs you $100,000 by retirement

| Bronwyn Allen

Say WHAT?

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Here's the growth forecast for Guzman y Gomez stock investors through to 2027

| Tristan Harrison

Can this Mexican food business keep delivering spicy growth?

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Best Shares

3 stocks Australians can buy and hold for the next 20 years

| Sebastian Bowen

I'd bet that these shares will be bigger and better in 2044.

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Share Market News

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Sebastian Bowen

It was a sour end to the week's trading for ASX shares today...

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Share Market News

Is a pre-Christmas RBA interest rate cut now off the table?

| Bernd Struben

Can ASX investors expect the first RBA interest rate cut before Christmas?

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ETFs

What type of ASX ETF is attracting the most investment in 2024?

| Bronwyn Allen

New data from the ASX and Vanguard reveals the most popular type of ETF right now.

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International Stock News

ASML stock: Buy, sell or hold?

| Leo Sun

The semiconductor equipment maker doused hopes for a quick recovery in 2025.

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Dividend Investing

An ASX dividend giant I'd buy over BHP shares right now

| Sebastian Bowen

BHP doesn't appeal to me as an income investment.

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Broker Notes

Goldman Sachs reveals 3 ASX 200 shares to buy today

| Bronwyn Allen

The top broker has buy ratings on a major miner, an investment company, and a wine stock.

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Gold

ASX 200 gold stocks shining bright as the gold price hits new all-time highs

| Bernd Struben

The soaring gold price has helped ASX 200 gold stocks race ahead of the benchmark this year

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Energy Shares

ASX utility giant's shares sink 5% as superannuation fund rips out $500 million

| Tristan Harrison

One investor has hit the sell button in a major way.

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International Stock News

Why Artificial Intelligence (AI) chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing charged higher on Thursday

| Danny Vena

The foundry giant served up convincing evidence that the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution is far from over.

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Share Market News

Why is the ASX 200 retreating from its record high today?

| Sebastian Bowen

Investors are ending the week on a sour note today...

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Resources Shares

Is now the right time to be buying ASX mining shares?

| Tristan Harrison

Here’s one expert’s view on the commodity space right now.

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International Stock News

Oct. 19 is almost here. Could Nvidia's AI PC Day be a game-changer for investors?

| Johnny Rice

Could the next big thing in AI be sitting on your desktop?

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Share Fallers

Why APA, Flight Centre, Harvey Norman, and Lynas shares are dropping today

| James Mickleboro

These shares are ending the week in the red. But why?

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Financial Shares

This ASX All Ords share just reported a 24% leap in a key metric

| Bernd Struben

The ASX All Ords stock completed a key transaction in September.

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Share Gainers

Why Beach Energy, BSA, Clarity, and Perpetual shares are pushing higher today

| James Mickleboro

These shares are ending the week on a positive note. But why?

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Broker Notes

Brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy now

| James Mickleboro

Here's why brokers are feeling bullish about these three shares this week.

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Healthcare Shares

Guess which top 100 ASX stock is venturing off to the Nasdaq

| Bernd Struben

Here’s what’s going on with its United States listing plan.

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Speculative

Why this speculative ASX stock could rise ~50%

| James Mickleboro

Bell Potter sees potential for big returns over the next 12 months.

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Travel Shares

Why did the Flight Centre share price just crash 17%?

| Bernd Struben

Flight Centre shares are getting hammered on Friday. But why?

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