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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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Dividend Investing

Why is the Northern Star share price losing its shine on Tuesday?

| Aaron Teboneras

Northern Star shares are trading lower today for a reason. Here's why.

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Resources Shares

Own Rio Tinto shares? Here's why the CEO just met with China Mineral Resources

| Zach Bristow

Shareholders continue the selling pressure on Rio Tinto stock.

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International Stock News

2 top trends to invest $2,000 in ahead of the crowd

| Alex Carchidi

These two trends on the frontier of medicine could present lucrative opportunities for investment.

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Broker Notes

Ready for a storm: 3 ASX 200 shares with ironclad balance sheets

| Brooke Cooper

Recent volatility might have put these shares in the buy zone.

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Healthcare Shares

Why is the CSL share price on the slide today?

| Sebastian Bowen

Shares in the ASX healthcare giant are holding their own on Tuesday.

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Dividend Investing

Why is the BlueScope share price dipping on Tuesday?

| Aaron Teboneras

What's going on with the steel producer's shares today?

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Broker Notes

'Better chance of making good money when markets are down': fundie

| Brooke Cooper

Recent volatility may have brought plenty of stock picking opportunities.

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Resources Shares

What's the outlook for the BHP share price in September?

| Tristan Harrison

Are things about to turn around for the mining giant?

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Energy Shares

Whitehaven share price surges to yet another all-time high, here's why

| Monica O'Shea

Why is Whitehaven lifting today?

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Financial Shares

Magellan share price nosedives as FUM plunges $1.3 billion

| Zach Bristow

The fund leakages continue at Magellan.

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Travel Shares

Up 11% in a month, have would-be investors missed the flight on Qantas shares?

| Bernd Struben

The majority of analysts maintain a bullish outlook for the ASX 200 airline.

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International Stock News

6 reasons to buy Apple stock now and never sell

| Danny Vena

There's a reason the iPhone maker is the market-cap king.

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Healthcare Shares

Hoping to bag the latest Medibank dividend? Read this

| Matthew Farley

Find out all you need to know about the private health insurer's upcoming dividend.

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Materials Shares

Why is the Lake Resources share price heading 5% upstream today?

| Zach Bristow

Lithium players continue to catch buying attention today.

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Materials Shares

Why is the Lynas share price surging higher on Tuesday?

| Zach Bristow

The rare earths company has announced details of an agreement with a Japanese rare earths player.

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Bank Shares

Own CBA shares? Here's the bank's warning on rapid RBA rate hikes

| Bernd Struben

The Reserve Bank of Australia's May interest rate increase marked its first rate hike since November 2010.

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Gold

Chalice Mining share price lifts on positive exploration results today

| Brendon Lau

Shares in the gold miner are climbing in early trade on the back of some pleasing news.

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International Stock News

Will Ethereum still be a buy after the merge?

| Dominic Basulto

Shifting narratives about the Merge could affect how investors view Ethereum.

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Motley Fool Media

Are we about to be slugged by the RBA? Plus, new ASX 200 stocks rise. Scott Phillips on Nine's Late News

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

How will the market react to the RBA's latest move? It's all about expectations...

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Economy

Why ASX dividend shares might be a double-edged sword against inflation

| Zach Bristow

Resilient dividends have been one form of downside cover this year.

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Communication Shares

ASX 300 telco fined $213,000 for endangering customer lives

| Tony Yoo

The industry watchdog serves infringement notice to Aussie Broadband for putting its clients in danger.

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Dividend Investing

These 9 ASX 200 shares are going ex-dividend tomorrow

| Cathryn Goh

Today will be the last day to snap up the latest dividends from these ASX 200 shares.

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Financial Shares

When it comes to AMP shares, is it time for investors to give up the ghost?

| Brooke Cooper

Here's why this expert isn't hopeful of AMP's recovery.

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International Stock News

3 things you shouldn't do if the stock market crashes

| Alex Carchidi

Stay focused on the long term, and be open to making course corrections if needed.

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Share Market News

Here's how rising interest rates could plunge the economy into recession and send the ASX 200 into a vicious bear market

| Bruce Jackson

The Reserve Bank walks the tightrope with interest rates. Too high and it plunges the economy into recession.

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BNPL shares

The Zip share price slid 15% in August. What went wrong?

| Cathryn Goh

Let's take a look under the hood.

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Dividend Investing

Own Magellan shares? Here's some news on your dividends

| Tristan Harrison

It’s dividend day for shareholders.

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Resources Shares

Can you buy shares in Fortescue Future Industries?

| Tristan Harrison

Is it possible to buy a piece of Fortescue’s green energy division?

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Broker Notes

Batteries and water: Experts name 2 ASX shares you can't ignore

| Tony Yoo

Here's a pair of stocks that you may not have heard of but are providing products the world just can't…

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Broker Notes

Should you buy Telstra shares after the telco 'comfortably turned the corner'?

| James Mickleboro

Is now a good time to buy Telstra's shares?

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ETFs

What are the main holdings in the Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF (VGS)?

| Tristan Harrison

The VGS ETF could be one of the easiest ways to invest in global shares.

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Ask a Fund Manager

'Incredibly cheap': Fundie reveals 3 ASX shares he'd buy right now

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: SG Hiscock's Hamish Tadgell names a trio of fairly obscure stocks that he sees riding sustainable…

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Resources Shares

The Whitehaven share price has surged 36% in a month. Why Morgans predicts more 'supercharged returns'

| Tristan Harrison

This coal miner shone in August. What's going to happen next?

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Dividend Investing

Analysts are tipping 6%+ yields from these ASX dividend shares

| James Mickleboro

Here are a couple of high yield dividend shares analysts rate as buys...

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Share Market News

When will the RBA stop raising rates? Here's what Westpac thinks

| James Mickleboro

The RBA has been raising rates for months. When will it stop?

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Tuesday

| James Mickleboro

A big day is expected for the ASX 200 on Tuesday...

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Dividend Investing

Analysts name 2 top ASX dividend shares to buy with great yields

| James Mickleboro

These dividend shares could provide great yields to income investors...

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International Stock News

Should you be worried about investing in the stock market right now?

| Katie Brockman

As stock prices fall yet again, many investors are rethinking their strategies.

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Materials Shares

3 ASX mining shares that rocketed more than 15% on Monday

| Monica O'Shea

Why did these explorers surge today?

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Growth Shares

Why analysts rate these ASX growth machines as buys

| James Mickleboro

These growth shares have been tipped as buys...

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