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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Why is the A2 Milk share price underperforming on Tuesday?

| James Mickleboro

The A2 Milk share price is underperforming on Tuesday...

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Share Market News

ASX 200 jumps higher following RBA rate announcement

| Bernd Struben

The RBA opted to lift rates by another 0.25%, a level the market had widely priced in.

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Materials Shares

Why is the Dreadnought share price struggling despite successful drill program

| Monica O'Shea

The price of base metals including zinc and iron ore fell overnight.

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Share Gainers

Why Graincorp, Nanosonics, NextDC, and Readytech shares are racing higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are on fire on Tuesday...

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Share Fallers

Why A2 Milk, Argosy Minerals, Dicker Data, and Life360 shares are falling

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are falling on Tuesday...

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BNPL shares

Why is the Zip share price up 5% on Tuesday?

| Matthew Farley

It's been a rough year for the buy now, pay later share so what's the reason for today's lift?

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Energy Shares

These ASX 200 energy shares are leading the market higher on Tuesday

| Brooke Cooper

A fall in oil prices doesn't appear to be hurting energy shares today...

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ETFs

Guess which was the best-performing ASX ETF in October

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's a hint -- it wasn't an index fund...

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Resources Shares

2 ASX companies producing minerals the whole world wants: expert

| Tony Yoo

Stocks for this pair of businesses that dig up the good stuff out of the lucky country have a bright…

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Energy Shares

Why are Origin shares burning 4% brighter today?

| Brooke Cooper

It's another day in the green for Origin shares.

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Technology Shares

Why did the BrainChip share price lose a quarter of its value in October?

| James Mickleboro

This meme stock was sold off in October...

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International Stock News

Why Alphabet's earnings disappointment is no reason to panic

| Will Healy

Investors need to put the earnings report into perspective.

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Retail Shares

Up 6% in October, is this factor why the Wesfarmers share price performed?

| Tristan Harrison

The AGM of Wesfarmers was quite revealing about the company’s progress.

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Resources Shares

'It's a buy': Why are BHP shares in the good books of this expert?

| Brooke Cooper

Is the iron ore giant an ASX 200 dividend buy?

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Technology Shares

Here are 3 ASX All Ords shares that are off to the races today

| James Mickleboro

These ASX tech shares are having strong days...

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International Stock News

Apple's latest price changes tell investors a lot about the future of the company

| Adam Levy

Apple's profits are getting a big shake-up.

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Cryptocurrencies

Up 18% in a month, could it still be worth buying Ethereum at its current price?

| Matthew Farley

Let's investigate the bull and bear case.

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Motley Fool Take Stock

Winners and losers this cup — and rates — day

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The future is bright, even if the skies are sometimes overcast.

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Dividend Investing

Why is the Brickworks share price sliding lower on Tuesday?

| Sebastian Bowen

Brickworks shares are sliding today with the company trading ex-dividend.

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International Stock News

How Elon Musk caused Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, and BNB to spike again on Monday

| Travis Hoium

Talk about crypto payments on Twitter is heating up.

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Materials Shares

Why did the Fortescue share price crash 13% in October?

| James Mickleboro

Fortescue's shares were sold off in October...

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Dividend Investing

Why I think today's cheap ASX dividend shares can double over the next 10 years

| Brooke Cooper

Many of today's cheap ASX dividend shares could return more than 100% over the next decade.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Why is the Bubs share price down 16% this week?

| James Mickleboro

Bubs shares are having a tough time this week...

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Financial Shares

How did the AMP share price perform in October?

| Matthew Farley

Speculation that AMP's shares are being undervalued could have helped boost them in the last month.

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Technology Shares

ReadyTech becomes latest ASX tech share targeted for a takeover

| James Mickleboro

Readytech shares are rocketing today after it received a takeover offer...

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Communication Shares

Telstra ASX code roadmap: what it was, what it is, and what it will be

| Sebastian Bowen

The Telstra ticker code will revert to its traditional TLS from today. We check what's been happening.

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Share Market News

I'd listen to Warren Buffett's advice to buy undervalued ASX shares today

| Brooke Cooper

No doubt, there are plenty of undervalued shares trading on the ASX as we speak.

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Share Fallers

These were the worst-performing ASX 200 shares in October

| James Mickleboro

These ASX 200 shares were sold off in October...

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Cryptocurrencies

The Bitcoin price leapt 10% in October. Here's why

| Bernd Struben

Atop its outperformance in October, Bitcoin was less volatile last month than most crypto investors may have expected.

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Bank Shares

The CBA share price soared 15% in October

| Tristan Harrison

Australia’s biggest bank delivered a big performance last month.

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ETFs

Why did the Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF perform strongly in October?

| Tristan Harrison

ASX share market investors made tidy gains last month.

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Share Gainers

These were the best-performing ASX 200 shares in October

| James Mickleboro

These ASX 200 shares were on fire in October...

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Resources Shares

The Core Lithium share price surged 25% in October. Here's why

| Bernd Struben

On October 27, the company announced its lithium spodumene concentrate offtake agreement with Tesla was off the cards, but it…

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International Stock News

Why one of the smartest investors bought Bitcoin and thinks you should too

| RJ Fulton

Cathie Wood sat down for an interview and she surprised listeners with what she had to say about her favorite…

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Dividend Investing

Experts name 2 ASX 200 dividend shares to buy now

| James Mickleboro

Here are a couple of dividend shares to buy..

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International Stock News

Is a recession coming in 2023? 3 things to know

| Katie Brockman

Here's how to prepare for a potential recession.

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Best Shares

Top ASX shares to buy in November 2022

| Motley Fool Staff

Looking to break in some ASX potential winners this month?

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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 ASX 200 on Tuesday....

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Ask a Fund Manager

Fundie reveals 3 'top notch' ASX shares to buy right now

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Forager Funds Management's Alex Shevelev also explains why he doesn't see growth and value stocks as…

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Energy Shares

Are Woodside shares the 'most loved' among the ASX energy giants?

| Tristan Harrison

Australia’s biggest oil and gas business is getting investor attention.

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