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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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Share Market News

Surging Tesla share price propels Elon Musk to world's richest person again

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's how Elon Musk got his fortune back.

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Share Fallers

Why Accent, Adbri, Harvey Norman, and Pointsbet shares are sinking

| James Mickleboro

It has been a very bad day for these ASX shares on Tuesday...

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Resources Shares

What made the Rio Tinto share price slide 9% in February?

| Tristan Harrison

Rio Tinto’s result didn’t impress investors.

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Earnings Results

Guess which ASX 200 stock is tanking 7% after axing its dividend

| Brooke Cooper

Adbri has posted a 12% fall in profits for financial year 2022.

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Share Gainers

Why De Grey, Kogan, Mayne Pharma, and Mesoblast shares are charging higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are having a strong session on Tuesday...

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Dividend Investing

Looking to cash in on the inaugural Pilbara Minerals dividend? You better hurry!

| Bernd Struben

On the back of soaring revenue and rocketing profits, the Pilbara Minerals board declared the miner’s first-ever dividend last Friday.

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How to invest

Here's how I'd invest in ASX shares today to achieve financial freedom

| James Mickleboro

The Australian share market could be the key to unlocking the door to financial freedom...

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Earnings Results

3 ASX 200 shares making big moves on earnings announcements

| James Mickleboro

These ASX 200 shares are making moves in different directions following their results releases...

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Materials Shares

Someone just sold $250 million of Pilbara Minerals shares. Here's what we know

| Sebastian Bowen

Has a whale been selling Pilbara shares?

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Travel Shares

Own Qantas shares? Guess who just joined the race to be the next CEO

| Bernd Struben

Qantas shareholders won’t know for some time yet who’ll be taking over the reins of the ASX 200 airline for…

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Technology Shares

Why is ASX 300 tech share Bravura Solutions suspended?

| Brooke Cooper

The company has delayed the release of its earnings and flagged a potential capital raise.

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Healthcare Shares

Why did the CSL share price outperform the ASX 200 in February?

| Tristan Harrison

The healthcare giant produced healthy outperformance in February.

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Technology Shares

'Still waiting for it to 'appen': Broker gives its verdict on the Appen share price

| James Mickleboro

This tech company is challenging the patience of investors and analysts...

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Share Fallers

Why did ASX 200 lithium share Sayona dive 13% in February?

| Brooke Cooper

Short sellers have turned their attention to this lithium hopeful despite plenty of good news.

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Energy Shares

Are Woodside shares a buy following the ASX 200 energy giant's bumper results?

| James Mickleboro

A leading broker has given its verdict on this energy giant following its results...

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Earnings Results

Tyro Payments share price lifts as EBITDA soars 600%

| Brooke Cooper

The ASX 300 payments provider posted a major earnings milestone.

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Earnings Results

Harvey Norman share price sinks 10% on earnings miss and big dividend cut

| James Mickleboro

Times are getting tougher for this retail giant due to the cost of living crisis...

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Earnings Results

Sandfire share price slides as profits turn to losses

| Bernd Struben

Sandfire says it is a different looking company from what investors have come to know over the past decade.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Wesfarmers share price higher on big Bunnings news

| James Mickleboro

Wesfarmers' Bunnings business is expanding into a major new category...

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Technology Shares

PointsBet share price tumbles on $178m first-half loss

| James Mickleboro

This sports betting company's first-half loss has increased but management remains positive...

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Legendary share market investing expert and owner of Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett
Investing Strategies

3 invaluable lessons for investors from Warren Buffett's latest annual letter

| Sebastian Bowen

Check out Buffett's investing advice for 2023.

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Dividend Investing

Keen to pocket the boosted Telstra dividend? You'd better hurry

| Tristan Harrison

Calling all investors: Telstra will soon be allocating its dividend.

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Materials Shares

The Core Lithium share price has crashed 20% in February. What now?

| James Mickleboro

February has not been kind to this lithium miner's shares

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Share Market News

Earnings preview: Here are the ASX shares reporting on Tuesday

| Mitchell Lawler

Are you ready for another day of reporting season? This is a good place to start.

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Share Market News

Hoping to bag the bigger Woolworths dividend? You'll need to hurry

| Sebastian Bowen

Woolworths is about to pay out its supersized dividend...

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Opinions

These are the blokes who control how well your ASX shares do

| Tony Yoo

Bad news is good news and now good news is bad news. Stock markets are perverse.

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Dividend Investing

Goldman Sachs says these high yield ASX dividend shares are buys

| James Mickleboro

These dividend shares are expected to provide investors with very attractive yields...

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Resources Shares

Are ASX nickel shares worth investing in?

| Tony Yoo

What role will the metal play in the world in the decades to come? And which stocks are the best…

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Investing Strategies

'Happy buyers': Expert's 2 ASX shares to grab after boom reporting season

| Tony Yoo

Two stocks not often talked about caught the eye of James Gerrish over the past week.

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ETFs

Why I'm not investing in ASX index ETFs (yet)

| Tristan Harrison

ASX blue chips are not what I’m looking for.

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Tuesday

| James Mickleboro

Here's what to expect on the final day of earnings season...

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Dividend Investing

Morgans names the ASX dividend shares to buy

| James Mickleboro

Morgans has given the thumbs up to these dividend shares...

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ETFs

3 excellent ETFs for ASX investors to buy in March

| James Mickleboro

These ETFs allow investors to put their money in very different areas of the global share market...

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Growth Shares

3 incredible ASX 200 growth shares to buy: analysts

| James Mickleboro

Lithium, healthcare, and technology are where analysts are urging investors to put their money...

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Earnings Results

Dicker Data share price falls on FY22 earnings and dividend decline

| James Mickleboro

Dicker Data has taken a tumble in response to its full-year results...

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Travel Shares

Broker tips Qantas share price to fly significantly higher

| James Mickleboro

Qantas could be a great value option for investors right now according to Goldman Sachs...

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Share Gainers

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Brooke Cooper

A 350% profit lift sent this ASX 200 stock soaring on Monday.

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Bank Shares

How I would generate $50,000 of retirement income from Westpac shares

| James Mickleboro

Westpac shares could be like one of its ATMs for income investors in the coming years...

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Bank Shares

Down 8% in a month, is the CBA share price a buy right now?

| Tristan Harrison

At the start of the month CBA was at an all-time high…now it’s drifting lower.

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Earnings Results

3 ASX All Ords shares on the move following results announcements

| Brooke Cooper

There're some notable gainers and one whopping faller among this trio.

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