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Retirement

Analysts name 2 strong ASX shares to buy for a retirement portfolio

| James Mickleboro

Analysts reckon these ASX shares could be great options when you're building a retirement portfolio.

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Resources Shares

Attention lithium investors: This ASX 200 mining billionaire says Australia could become a battery chemical manufacturing powerhouse

| Bronwyn Allen

Australia should be doing more than simply digging lithium out of the ground, says Mineral Resources chief.

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Share Market News

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

| Sebastian Bowen

Some big gains and a new 52-week high are driving trading volumes today.

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Travel Shares

Qantas shares in the green amid sweet $2m investment

| Brooke Cooper

The airline is involved in the development of what could be Australia's first biofuel refinery.

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Financial Shares

Insurance companies are raking it in, so should you buy ASX 200 shares like IAG right now?

| Monica O'Shea

It was a good year for insurance industry profit so is it a good time to buy insurance shares?

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Broker Notes

Citi gives its verdict on the Pilbara Minerals share price

| James Mickleboro

Should investors be snapping up this lithium giant now or not?

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Dividend Investing

Here's the Rio Tinto dividend forecast through to 2025

| James Mickleboro

Big dividends are expected from this mining giant for a couple more years.

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Share Gainers

Why Appen, Regis Resources, Syrah, and Zip shares are charging higher today

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are catching the eye with particularly strong gains on Thursday.

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Gold

Why are ASX 200 gold shares like Newcrest being thumped on Thursday?

| Sebastian Bowen

Gold shares are getting whacked today. Here's what might be the problem.

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Healthcare Shares

Medibank share price lifts despite shareholder class action

| Brooke Cooper

The health insurer has been hit with another class action relating to its 2022 cyber-attack.

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Share Fallers

Why Jervois Global, Mincor, Newcrest, and Santos shares are dropping today

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are missing out on the good times on Thursday.

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Share Gainers

Which ASX gold stock just leapt 9% on a 'stunning drill result'?

| Monica O'Shea

This gold share is in the green today.

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52-Week Highs

2 ASX 200 stocks smashing new multi-year highs on Thursday

| Sebastian Bowen

It's been a good day for the markets, but a great one for these two shares.

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Broker Notes

Guess which ASX 200 bank stock UBS says is the most over-priced right now

| Tristan Harrison

Here’s why one name in the banking sector could be particularly overvalued.

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Materials Shares

Best ASX lithium share to buy: Liontown Resources vs. Pilbara Minerals

| James Mickleboro

Here's which stock I would pick if I only had room for one of these lithium shares in my portfolio.

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52-Week Highs

Why did the Telstra share price just hit a multi-year high?

| James Mickleboro

Hold the phone! The Telstra share price has just scaled to its highest level in a number of years.

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Materials Shares

Short interest in Core Lithium shares is growing. Is this a red flag?

| Brooke Cooper

Short sellers seem to think the company is overvalued.

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Materials Shares

Guess which 2 ASX rare earths shares just rocketed over 25% (Hint: not Lynas!)

| Monica O'Shea

These two rare earths explorers are surging today.

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Materials Shares

Guess which ASX lithium share is surging 10% on a 'very significant' find

| Monica O'Shea

This relatively new ASX lithium share presented drilling results to the market.

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Share Market News

Multiple directors are buying this beaten-up ASX 300 healthcare stock

| Sebastian Bowen

Not one, but two, directors of this share have been buying up big.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

This little-known ASX share is down 40% in a year, and one insider just bought $1m worth

| Brooke Cooper

This insider is making the most of what appears to be cyclical weakness.

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Share Market News

Zip share price leaps 14% on $20 million windfall

| James Mickleboro

It certainly has been a great day to be a Zip shareholder on Thursday!

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Growth Shares

I think these 2 ASX growth shares have been heavily oversold. I'd buy them in April

| Tristan Harrison

I believe these former COVID winners could bounce back strongly.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

This ASX 300 stock has plunged 25% in 2023, and one director is going thrift shopping

| James Mickleboro

Ia it time to pounce on this beaten down ASX 300 stock like an insider just did?

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Broker Notes

Top broker tips 230% upside for this ASX All Ords stock you've probably never heard of

| Tristan Harrison

Investors could find strong returns with this hidden ASX share.

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Broker Notes

2 ASX 200 mining shares just upgraded by Macquarie, one with 20% upside

| Brooke Cooper

The materials giants could both play an important role in the clean energy transition.

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Materials Shares

The trimmed-down BHP dividend will be paid today. What's next?

| James Mickleboro

The Big Australia will be rewarding its shareholders with US$4.6 billion today.

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Dividend Investing

$1,600 annual dividend income from a $20,000 ASX share portfolio? Here's how

| Tristan Harrison

These high-yield payers could unlock enormous amounts of passive income.

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Dividend Investing

Forget term deposits and buy these high-yield ASX dividend shares instead: experts

| James Mickleboro

Term deposits yields are improving but can't compare to these dividend shares.

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Bank Shares

The biggest ever interim CBA dividend is being paid today. Here's the latest

| James Mickleboro

It's a good day to be a CBA shareholder on Thursday!

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Dividend Investing

Passive income: Broker says buy this ASX 200 share for an 18% dividend yield

| James Mickleboro

This ASX 200 share could provide income investors with some of the biggest yields around.

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Share Fallers

These ASX 200 shares just plunged. Which one's the bargain?

| Tony Yoo

Both these popular stocks have fallen significantly over the last month. Which one's the best buy-the-dip investment?

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Dividend Investing

Analysts say buy these growing ASX 200 dividend shares for passive income

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares have been tipped to provide investors with a growing stream of dividends.

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Share Fallers

ASX 200 bank stocks: 'No different' or 'extremely strong'?

| Monica O'Shea

We check what might be ahead for Australian banks.

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Broker Notes

This ASX 200 giant is about to wake up from a 3-year slumber. Are you ready?

| Tony Yoo

This healthcare stock has been dormant for quite a while. But one expert reckons it's ready to break out for…

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Dividend Investing

The record Coles dividend is being paid today. Here's the lowdown

| Sebastian Bowen

Coles' largest-ever dividend is coming today. Here's how much it's worth.

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Thursday

| James Mickleboro

The ASX 200 index looks set to have a great session on Thursday.

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Investing Strategies

Bargain or value trap? Fundie rates 3 ASX 200 shares going for cheap

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Chester Asset Management's Rob Tucker offers his thoughts on what to do with these troubled stocks.

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Bank Shares

Bendigo Bank shares worst of the ASX 200 banks following UBS downgrade

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at why shares in the regional bank struggled today.

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Economy

To pause or not to pause? Here are the predictions on next week's RBA rate decision

| Bronwyn Allen

Inflation data came in lower than expected today, dropping from 7.4% in January to 6.8% in February.

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