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Three miners wearing hard hats and high vis vests take a break on site at a mine as the Fortescue share price drops in FY22
Materials Shares

Here's what brokers are saying about the Fortescue share price in May

| James Mickleboro

Fortescue shares have pulled back meaningfully in recent weeks. Is this a buying opportunity?

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Materials Shares

The CEO has sold 4.5 million Sayona Mining shares in the past week. Is this a red flag?

| Sebastian Bowen

Is it a warning sign when a CEO sells shares of their own company?

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Share Gainers

Explosive growth! 2 ASX mining shares rocketing around 1,000% in a year

| Bernd Struben

The All Ordinaries is down 3% over the past 12 months, but that sure didn’t hold back these two ASX…

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ETFs

2 of the best ASX ETFs for global investing

| James Mickleboro

These ASX ETFs allow investors to buy thousands of global stocks in one fell swoop.

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Travel Shares

Why did the Qantas share price struggle in April?

| Brooke Cooper

The airline operator's stock closed April lower despite achieving a new multi-year high.

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Bank Shares

4 reasons to buy ASX 200 banks stocks right now

| Tristan Harrison

Can investors bank on good returns from the financial sector?

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Dividend Investing

Brokers say buy these ASX dividend stocks for their big fully franked yields

| James Mickleboro

These dividend shares have been given the thumbs up from brokers.

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Bank Shares

3 ASX 200 bank shares to go 'long and bullish' on right now

| Tony Yoo

This week is reporting season for many of the big banks. Here are the best ones, according to one portfolio…

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Dividend Investing

Top ASX passive income shares to buy in May 2023

| Motley Fool Staff

Keen to get your own income-generating machine started?

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Materials Shares

Why Goldman Sachs just slapped a buy rating on BHP shares

| James Mickleboro

This mining giant's shares have just been upgraded by a leading broker for one key reason.

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How to invest

Where is Warren Buffett looking for growth stocks right now?

| Bernd Struben

You may be surprised where the world's most revered value investor has recently gone hunting for investments.

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Energy Shares

Should you buy the dip in the Santos share price?

| James Mickleboro

Is now a good time to buy this energy giant's shares?

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Thursday

| James Mickleboro

It looks set to be a big day for the ASX 200 on Thursday.

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Share Gainers

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Brooke Cooper

Gold stocks took the lead in Wednesday's session.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Here's what brokers are saying about the Woolworths share price post-Q3 update

| James Mickleboro

Is it time to buy this retail giant's shares? Here's what brokers are saying.

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Technology Shares

Buy this ASX 200 tech share for huge gains following 'mega turnaround'

| James Mickleboro

Morgans is expecting big things from this tech share.

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Healthcare Shares

Why has the Telix Pharmaceuticals share price rocketed 53% in a month?

| Monica O'Shea

This biopharmaceutical company has been charging ahead lately.

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Share Fallers

Why Amcor, oOh!Media, Ramsay, and Woodside shares are falling today

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are having a tough time on Wednesday.

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Share Gainers

Why Flight Centre, Jumbo, Pilbara Minerals, and Ramelius shares are charging higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are having a strong session despite the market selloff.

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Share Market News

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

| Sebastian Bowen

Some big market moves are driving ASX 200 trading volumes this Wednesday.

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Broker Notes

Top brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

Investors may want to check out these ASX shares that have just been named as buys...

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Share Fallers

3 ASX 200 stocks getting hammered following trading updates

| Monica O'Shea

What did these companies report?

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Retail Shares

JB Hi-Fi share price lifts on above pre-Covid sales

| James Mickleboro

JB Hi-Fi shares are avoiding the market selloff on Wednesday.

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Blue Chip Shares

Better ASX blue-chip share to buy for resilient returns: Coles vs Transurban

| Tristan Harrison

Both of these blue chips could keep growing earnings. Which one is better?

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Technology Shares

Who owns BrainChip shares right now?

| Sebastian Bowen

Here are the investors that have lost the most money with BrainChip this year.

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Dividend Investing

Volatility got you down? 3 steps to building a robust income from ASX 200 dividend shares

| Brooke Cooper

Creating a consistent dividend stream needn't be difficult.

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Materials Shares

The Core Lithium share price surged 14% in April. Here's why

| Bernd Struben

April saw Core Lithium release a number of positive announcements, piquing ASX 200 investor interest.

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Gold

Why are ASX 200 gold shares going gangbusters today?

| Sebastian Bowen

Why are ASX gold miners the only shares that are rising today?

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Dividend Investing

Investing for passive income? Here's your dividend yield if you bought BHP shares in July

| Bernd Struben

BHP shares have attracted growing interest from passive income investors for the company’s recent, outsized, fully franked dividends.

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Share Fallers

oOh!Media share price crashes 30% following 'particularly soft' month

| Sebastian Bowen

This All Ords media share just lost a third of its value.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Bye bye OZ Minerals shares

| Brooke Cooper

The copper miner will be removed from the ASX this afternoon after BHP announced the completion of its acquisition.

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ETFs

2 top ASX ETFs I'd buy with the goal of long-term capital growth

| Tristan Harrison

Here’s why I like the look of these ETFs.

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Bank Shares

Bank of Queensland share price dips following more losses for US regional banks

| Bernd Struben

It’s not just the Bank of Queensland share price that’s in the red today as investors mull over the implications…

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Travel Shares

Flight Centre share price lifts following record, $1 billion month

| Brooke Cooper

The travel favourite updated its full-year guidance this morning.

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Dividend Investing

Retirees: How you could earn $705 a month in ASX dividends with less than $100K in savings

| Tristan Harrison

Here’s how ASX dividend shares can be impressive dividend payers.

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Energy Shares

What went down for the Woodside share price in April?

| Tristan Harrison

Here’s how Woodside performed compared to the ASX 200 last month.

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Dividend Investing

Invested $12,000 in Whitehaven shares 5 years ago? Here's how much passive income you've earned

| Brooke Cooper

It's been a rocky – but fruitful – five years for those invested in this coal stock.

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Motley Fool Take Stock

Buffett, rates and cigarettes

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The government is stimulating the economy while the RBA is trying to cool it.

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Dividend Investing

My 5-step plan to achieving $500 in monthly passive income

| Sebastian Bowen

ASX dividend shares can help you build a strong second income.

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Travel Shares

Here's what this broker is saying about the Qantas share price

| James Mickleboro

Qantas has announced a changing of the guard with the impending departure of Alan Joyce.

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