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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 Fallers

Why A2 Milk, Cettire, Coronado, and Perpetual shares are dropping

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are ending the week in the red...

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Share Market News

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

| Sebastian Bowen

An ASX lithium share is dominating trading volumes today...

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Dividend Investing

How much dividend income will $20,000 worth of CSL shares buy right now?

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's how much dividend income to expect form your CSL shares.

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Share Gainers

Why Arafura, Nanosonics, NextDC, and OZ Minerals shares are rising today

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are ending the week strongly...

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Financial Shares

Buy this ASX All Ords share to 'sleep soundly at night': fundie

| Monica O'Shea

A "prudent track record" -- we take a look at why this portfolio manager recommends this ASX All Ords share…

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Financial Shares

NIB share price surges ahead as profits soar 31%

| Brooke Cooper

The health insurer is stunning the market on the back of its strong start to FY23.

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Broker Notes

Brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

Brokers are bullish on these ASX shares...

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Technology Shares

Why is the Nuix share price eyeing a 20% jump on Friday?

| Bronwyn Allen

At today's AGM, shareholders were shown FY23 trading data to prove the company's transformation is working.

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Materials Shares

Why were 185 million new Sayona Mining shares just issued?

| Brooke Cooper

An influx of shares topped off a busy week for the ASX 200 lithium stock.

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Share Market News

Here's the forecast for ASX 200 shares in 2023: UBS

| Bernd Struben

Up, down, sideways? Here’s what UBS expects from the ASX 200 in the year ahead.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Outlook for Treasury Wine shares 'is just phenomenal': expert

| Bronwyn Allen

And that's with or without China, says Tribeca fund manager Jun Bei Liu.

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Energy Shares

Why is this ASX 200 coal share crashing 9% today?

| James Mickleboro

This ASX 200 coal share is having a disappointing finish to the week...

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Healthcare Shares

Considering CSL shares? Broker says this other ASX 200 healthcare share has 30% upside

| Tristan Harrison

Sonic shares could run much higher over the next year.

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How to invest

I'd use the Warren Buffett method to create a 'best ASX shares to buy now' list

| Sebastian Bowen

Here's some investing wisdom from Buffett's own mouth...

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Share Fallers

Guess which All Ords insider is selling a whopping $60m worth of their company's shares

| Brooke Cooper

The offloaded stake represents nearly 11% of the company's stock.

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Dividend Investing

Here is the Pilbara Minerals dividend forecast through to 2025

| James Mickleboro

This miner is turning lithium into cold hard cash for shareholders...

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Energy Shares

Whitehaven share price: 'incredibly expensive' or 'ridiculously cheap'?

| Bernd Struben

Thermal coal prices hit all-time highs this year, spurring outsized profits and share price gains for the big ASX coal…

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Opinions

3 ASX tech shares that risk going up in flames, and 1 sturdy stock I'd buy instead

| Mitchell Lawler

Now is the time to pay attention to fundamentals to avoid investing in a dud...

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Capital Raising

Why is the Sandfire share price on ice today?

| Brooke Cooper

Retail investors can snap up more of the copper miner's stock for a bargain price next week.

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Materials Shares

Did the Core Lithium chair really just offload $1 million of his shares?

| Sebastian Bowen

The ASX lithium share's non-executive chair has just netted himself a big payday.

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Materials Shares

Why are Mineral Resources shares hitting the headlines on Friday?

| Monica O'Shea

The ASX mining share says it is holding on to its lithium business.

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Broker Notes

Goldman Sachs tips Webjet share price to keep rising

| James Mickleboro

Webjet could be a travel share to buy according to Goldman Sachs...

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Motley Fool Take Stock

Musk, Twitter and a Crypto Crash

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

It’s his company, and he’s going to run it his way.

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Dividend Investing

Why is the Washington H Soul Pattinson share price having such a lousy end to the week?

| Sebastian Bowen

What's gone wrong with the Soul Patts share price this Friday?

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Materials Shares

Why is ASX mining share WA1 Resources rocketing 70% on Friday?

| James Mickleboro

The WA1 share price is ending the week in style...

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Retirement

Busy 'saving' for retirement? I'd buy ASX dividend shares instead

| Brooke Cooper

Capital growth, passive income, inflationary hedging: Dividend stocks offer heaps of benefits over cash.

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Materials Shares

Why is the OZ Minerals share price racing higher on Friday?

| James Mickleboro

OZ Minerals shares are having a strong finish to the week...

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International Stock News

4 charts that show why Apple could outperform the markets in 2023

| David Jagielski

Investors should buy Apple stock on the dip.

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Materials Shares

Rio Tinto share price falls on Turquoise Hill takeover setback

| James Mickleboro

Rio Tinto has provided an update on its pursuit of Turquoise Hill Resources...

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

A2 Milk share price tumbles on trading update and chair exit

| James Mickleboro

Here's what A2 Milk had to say at its annual general meeting...

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Lovisa share price charges to record high on 60% sales boost

| James Mickleboro

Lovisa is performing very strongly in FY 2023...

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Dividend Investing

3 key things I look for when buying ASX dividend shares

| Tristan Harrison

Just because a business pays a dividend, doesn’t automatically put it on my watchlist.

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Share Market News

2 ASX growth shares I reckon are buys right now

| Tristan Harrison

I think the share market sell-off earlier this year has opened up a number of opportunities.

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Share Market News

5 of the craziest things making news on the ASX this week

| Brooke Cooper

A billionaire triumphed over AGL's board and Webjet's managing director quoted a legendary rapper.

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Materials Shares

Pilbara Minerals share price on watch as chair describes maiden dividend as 'great source of pride'

| Monica O'Shea

What did the ASX lithium share reveal at its AGM? Let's take a look.

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Materials Shares

OZ Minerals share price on watch after accepting BHP's $28.25 per share takeover offer

| James Mickleboro

BHP and OZ Minerals have agreed terms on a takeover....

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Dividend Investing

3 ASX 200 shares trading ex-dividend next week  

| Bernd Struben

If you want to receive the payouts, you’ll need to own these ASX 200 shares at least one day before…

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Retirement

2 excellent ASX shares for a retirement portfolio: brokers

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares could be a good fit for retirees...

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Resources Shares

Is a weak US dollar good for ASX 200 mining shares?

| Tony Yoo

It can be confusing how the strength of the greenback can impact your portfolio. Here's the lowdown.

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Friday

| James Mickleboro

Here's what to expect on the ASX 200 on Friday...

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