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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

Guess which ASX 200 stock is diving 6% after slashing its dividend

| Tony Yoo

Investors are not taking kindly the news that this company has almost halved its 2023 dividend.

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Earnings Results

Boral share price bolts 7% higher on ‘clear improvement’ in FY23

| Mitchell Lawler

Boral is building its way back to its former glory under the guidance of its new leader.

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Bank Shares

Own CBA shares? Broker warns that profits won’t reach FY23 levels again until 2028

| James Mickleboro

Are the next few years going to be tough for Australia's largest bank?

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Energy Shares

Woodside share price surges amid potential strike action

| Sebastian Bowen

Woodside shares are defying looming strike action and pushing higher today.

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Dividend Investing

Everything you need to know about the AMP dividend

| Tristan Harrison

Shareholders will soon be getting bigger payments.

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Healthcare Shares

Mesoblast share price surges 11% following horror start to August

| Bernd Struben

Mesoblast’s gains today will certainly come as welcome news to bruised shareholders.

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Earnings Results

AGL shares slide after huge statutory loss overshadows underlying growth

| James Mickleboro

AGL's FY 2023 results were a bit of a mixed bag.

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Earnings Results

QBE share price sinks as catastrophe claims take a bite out of revenues

| Bernd Struben

ASX 200 investors are bidding down the QBE share price following the release of the insurance company’s half-year financial results.

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BNPL shares

Zip share price higher on leadership change

| James Mickleboro

Zip has changed its CEO. But why?

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Earnings Results

AMP share price sinks 6% as half-year profits slump

| Mitchell Lawler

Pockets of AMP's business are delivering underlying growth, but will it be enough to impress shareholders?

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Materials Shares

Why is the Rio Tinto share price tumbling today?

| James Mickleboro

What's going on with this miner's shares on Thursday?

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Earnings Results

Cettire share price jumps 11% on dazzling FY23 growth

| James Mickleboro

Consumer spending weakness hasn't been able to stop Cettire's rapid growth.

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Investing Strategies

‘Risk of a correction is high’, economist warns ASX investors

| Tony Yoo

Share markets have done very well this year, but there could be a rude sucker punch coming soon.

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Financial Shares

3 reasons to buy Macquarie shares at $175

| Tristan Harrison

It could still be a great buy at the current valuation.

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Best Shares

2 ASX stocks I think can turn $15,000 into $50,000 in just 10 years

| Sebastian Bowen

These shares have made their investors wealthy in recent years...

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Share Market News

Top ASX shares wealthy young investors are buying right now

| Tristan Harrison

How are other investors directing their capital?

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Earnings Results

AGL share price on watch amid $1.3b loss

| James Mickleboro

AGL has released its FY 2023 results. How did it do?

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Dividend Investing

Hoping to bag the latest AFIC dividend? You’d better hurry

| Tristan Harrison

It’s almost dividend time for the ASX’s biggest LIC.

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Healthcare Shares

Why has the Resmed share price crashed 19% in a week?

| Sebastian Bowen

The sleep-focused ASX 200 healthcare stock has been harshly punished over the past week.

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Blue Chip Shares

Bell Potter names 2 of the best ASX 200 blue-chip shares to buy

| James Mickleboro

These blue chips could be top options to buy this month.

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Technology Shares

Are Novonix shares worth buying at under $1?

| Mitchell Lawler

Here's a two-sided look into the argument for and against buying Novonix shares while they're out of favour.

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Dividend Investing

2 top ASX dividend shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

Brokers say that these are top options for income investors.

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Small Cap Shares

‘Very strong’: 2 small-cap ASX shares to buy that you’ve not been thinking about

| Tony Yoo

If you want to beat the market, you need to think differently. Here are the stocks Glenmore Asset Management is…

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International Stock News

Should I forget Tesla shares and buy this US stock instead?

| Sebastian Bowen

Tesla has an Amazon-backed rival. Should investors change horse?

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Thursday

| James Mickleboro

On Wednesday, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) was on form and pushed higher. The benchmark rose 0.4% to 7,338 points. Will…

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

‘Contrarian positioning’: 2 ASX shares to buy from an unloved sector

| Tony Yoo

DNR Capital reveals the stocks that they have recently bought for cheap, going against market sentiment.

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Resources Shares

BHP shares: Bull vs bear case

| Tristan Harrison

Let’s dig into the positives and negatives.

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Dividend Investing

Boost your income with these ASX dividend stocks: analysts

| James Mickleboro

Analysts reckon that these shares could give you an income boost.

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Share Market News

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

| Sebastian Bowen

Do you own any of today's top ten shares?

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Resources Shares

What might Chinese deflation mean for ASX 200 iron ore shares?

| Bronwyn Allen

Australia is the world's biggest exporter of iron ore and China is our main customer.

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Share Fallers

Why did this ASX All Ords share just crash 22%

| Mitchell Lawler

Here's a closer at why one index member was severely unloved on Wednesday.

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Bank Shares

Why is the ANZ share price trailing the other ASX big four banks today?

| Tristan Harrison

ANZ investors are getting important insights into Suncorp Bank today.

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Resources Shares

One director is buying the dip on Rio Tinto shares. Should you?

| Bronwyn Allen

Former Mirvac Group CEO Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz was appointed to the Rio Tinto board in June.

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Dividend Investing

Everything you need to know about the Suncorp dividend

| Bernd Struben

Suncorp announced its final FY23 dividend payment this morning.

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Growth Shares

Morgans says these are ASX 200 stocks to buy in August

| James Mickleboro

Morgans is feeling particularly bullish on these ASX 200 stocks.

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Share Gainers

3 ASX resources stocks going gangbusters on Wednesday

| Bernd Struben

These ASX resources stocks are trouncing the benchmark returns today.

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Broker Notes

Top brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

Lithium and tech are on the menu this week.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 flat amid latest inflation news from China

| Bronwyn Allen

Domestic demand is falling in China, raising fears of deflation.

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Share Fallers

Why Atlantic Lithium, Beach Energy, Pantoro, and Suncorp shares are falling

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are having a tough time on Wednesday.

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Energy Shares

Here’s why the Beach Energy share price is sinking today

| Bernd Struben

ASX 200 investors are bidding down the Beach Energy share price today.

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