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Travel Shares

Will the Flight Centre share price have a better year in 2023?

| Brooke Cooper

The travel stock has underperformed peers by as much as 40% in 2022.

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Share Market News

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

| Sebastian Bowen

Origin Energy's woes earn it a place on today's most-traded shares list.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Why is the Woolworths share price lagging the ASX 200 on Monday?

| Sebastian Bowen

Investors aren't getting their Woolies worth today.

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Share Market News

Why 'depressed investor sentiment' could be good news for the ASX 200 in 2023

| Bernd Struben

When the majority of investors are increasing their cash holdings and decreasing their shareholdings, markets could be poised for a…

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BNPL shares

Guess which ASX All Ords company founder just bought up 127,000 new shares in their company

| Sebastian Bowen

This company's directors can't stop buying shares.

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Blue Chip Shares

Goldman Sachs names 2 ASX 200 blue chip shares to buy

| James Mickleboro

Goldman is feeling bullish on these blue chips...

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Materials Shares

What's weighing on the Core Lithium share price today?

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at what has been impacting Core Lithium recently.

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Retail Shares

Founder selling $60m of shares in this ASX All Ords company not a concern … yet: fundie

| Brooke Cooper

'It shows a streak of prudence I hope all out CEO's possess,' the expert says.

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Share Gainers

Why Arafura, Megaport, Nitro, and Sayona Mining shares are storming higher today

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are starting the week positively...

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ETFs

One ASX ETF that could make you a stock market millionaire with little to no effort

| Tristan Harrison

This investment may be one of the simplest ways to achieve wealth.

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Share Fallers

Why Bigtincan, Nanosonics, Origin, and Tyro shares are sinking today

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are having a tough start to the week...

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Share Market News

Why this one top fund manager is optimistic about 2023, and one little-known IPO that has hit it out of the park

| Bruce Jackson

Inflation and interest rates might have peaked, setting up shares for what could be a good 2023

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Technology Shares

Is Xero a 'safe' ASX share?

| Sebastian Bowen

Have Xero shares ever been 'safe'?

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Share Gainers

It's not all bad news for the ASX All Ords on Monday. Here are 3 big gainers

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at three ASX All Ords shares in the green today.

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Share Market News

Telstra share price outperforming despite data breach impacting 132,000 customers

| Bernd Struben

The Telstra data breach was not the result of cybercriminals but rather, according to the telco, due to a “misalignment…

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Broker Notes

Leading brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

Here's why brokers are bullish on these ASX shares...

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Dividend Investing

One ASX 200 share I'm buying for passive income before 2022 is over

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's why I want this ASX 200 share... bad.

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Energy Shares

Why is the AGL share price tumbling on Monday?

| Bernd Struben

Energy prices have skyrocketed across the world in 2022, spurred by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Prices are forecast to remain…

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Value Investing

A bull market is coming: 3 ways Warren Buffett is preparing

| Brooke Cooper

Now could be the best time to buy stocks ahead of a bull market.

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Materials Shares

Sayona Mining share price higher on North American Lithium news

| James Mickleboro

This lithium share is starting the week positively...

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Gold

St Barbara share price halted amid major gold merger plans with Genesis Minerals

| James Mickleboro

A new gold miner is about to emerge in Western Australia...

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Dividend Investing

3 'strong' ASX 200 dividend shares for 2023 revealed: expert

| Bernd Struben

High inflation and rising interest rates look to persist in 2023, shining the spotlight on strong, reliable ASX dividend payers.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Westpac share price slumps as Tyro takeover scrapped

| Brooke Cooper

The major bank won't be forking out for fintech Tyro Payments at this point in time.

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Share Market News

Home grown: 3 ASX shares that could benefit from 'de-globalisation'

| Tristan Harrison

There is a globalisation evolution happening. Which ASX shares could benefit?

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Healthcare Shares

Why I'd invest in these 3 ASX shares to combat this one inflationary megatrend

| Tristan Harrison

An ageing population is providing a tailwind for ASX healthcare shares.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Rio Tinto share price falls despite Turquoise Hill takeover progress

| James Mickleboro

Rio Tinto is close to making a key acquisition...

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Dividend Investing

Need a passive income boost? Experts say these ASX dividend shares are buys

| James Mickleboro

These dividend shares could boost your passive income...

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Technology Shares

Tyro share price crashes 22% after ending takeover talks with Westpac and Potentia

| James Mickleboro

Tyro has pulled the plug on takeover talks...

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Where will Coles shares be in 5 years?

| Tristan Harrison

The supermarket giant is working on a number of initiatives to be a better business.

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Share Market News

These 3 ASX shares have doubled, can they do it again?

| Tristan Harrison

These have been some of the performers on the ASX this year.

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Opinions

5 investment themes to watch on the ASX share market in 2023

| Tristan Harrison

I think a number of interesting developments could happen next year.

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Bank Shares

Could this help ANZ close the gap on its ASX 200 competitors?

| Tristan Harrison

ANZ is now focusing on regaining momentum with its commercial banking.

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Opinions

This ASX 200 dividend share is my biggest stock market investment. Here's why

| Tristan Harrison

I’ve put a lot of my portfolio into this ASX share.

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Dividend Investing

Bought $1,000 of Westpac shares 10 years ago? Here's how much dividend income you've received

| Brooke Cooper

Have the big bank's dividends offset its share price's poor performance?

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Opinions

Is it safe to invest in ASX shares now? Take advice from Warren Buffett

| Tristan Harrison

The investing icon has seen much over the decades. Here are some Buffett pearls of wisdom…

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Share Market News

Telstra share price on watch following latest telco data breach

| Bernd Struben

Telstra is working to remove the published details of its unlisted customers.

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Dividend Investing

3 ASX dividend shares to buy on sale right now

| Tristan Harrison

On-sale income stocks could pay beefed-up dividends for investors.

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Share Market News

Here are the 10 most shorted ASX shares

| James Mickleboro

Short sellers are currently targeting these ASX shares...

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Broker Notes

'Strong upside': Fund names 2 ASX gold shares set to take off

| Tony Yoo

The price of the precious metal has been rallying hard over the past month. These are the two best ways…

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Broker Notes

Naughty or nice? Buy 3 ASX shares heading in opposite directions, says fund

| Tony Yoo

Humans react emotionally to stocks going up or down. But the only thing that matters rationally is the quality of…

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