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Should you buy UXC?

| Mark Woodruff

Acquisition makes this tech consultant more appealing.

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Travel insurer the latest to join IPO rush

| Sean O'Neill

Should you be subscribing?

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Apple gets access to Twitter's firehose — and Google doesn't

| Motley Fool Staff

This would be an important win for Apple

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Westfield jumps 6% as domestic and international business are split

| Andrew Mudie

Company to be split into income and growth segments.

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5 ways to profit from the fibre optic future of telecommunications

| Claude Walker

Fibre optic networks are a lot more valuable than the market seems to realise.

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Can Twitter shake the fakers?

| Motley Fool Staff

So how many fake accounts does Twitter actually have?

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3 stocks to benefit from a rise in mobile sales

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Australians are using mobile phones to do more and more every day; investors should look at who stands to benefit.

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Virgin passenger numbers up, but air wars continue

| Tom Richardson

The airline battle is getting worse.

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How Apple stock got its groove back

| Motley Fool Staff

Apple is winning back the naysayers

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Best of the Fool: Top 3 articles of the day (03 December, 2013)

| Erin Bouwmeester (tmfebouwmeester)

Here are yesterday’s most popular stories on Fool.com.au:

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Value emerging in the mining services sector?

| Mike King

The sell off of mining contractors may have been overdone

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4 stocks with high EPS growth

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Even in the current market, there are still undervalued stocks. Here's one technique to find them.

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5 stocks to gain from higher home building approvals

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

October building approvals keep the trend going upward, give hope for 2014 earnings.

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Why is Technology One up 35% over the past six months?

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Consistent earnings growth meets cloud-based business enterprise systems for future growth.

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Will scrapping the GST-free threshold really boost retail?

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

NAB doubts revenue from GST-free threshold’s removal.

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Are you ready for a market crash?

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

It is vital that investors don’t get caught up in the gains and neglect some of the key fundamentals of…

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IPOs: McAleese lists, Freelancer falls, BIS pulled

| Tim McArthur

The IPO market is red hot.

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Are the banks too risky?

| Claude Walker

Economist Adrian Blundell-Wignall suggests Australian banks should hold more capital.

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Best and worst stocks on the ASX today

| Mike King

ASX loses another 0.4%

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3 gas pipeline companies to benefit from expected supply shortage

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Eastern states may experience double or triple hikes in price from projected shortage.

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Are these the 3 best Australian blue chips?

| Owen Raszkiewicz

These companies look to set to beat their peers and secure long-term shareholder wealth, but they’re not devoid of risks.

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RBA leaves rates on hold

| Mike King

Cash rate stays at record low of 2.5%

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China alliance key to Qantas turnaround

| Andrew Mudie

A new codeshare alliance should boost revenue in Asia.

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Will retail stocks provide a Christmas bonus?

| Mike King

Retail sales on the up as consumer confidence grows

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4 stocks Warren Buffett might buy and hold forever

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Buying and holding is the best way to take advantage of growth potential and dividends.

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4 stocks to gain with the opening of Japan's casino business

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

The first opportunity for casino development in the world's third largest economy

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7 stocks yielding over 7%

| Claude Walker

These seven companies definitely deserve to be on your watchlist.

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3 miners fighting back against low gold prices

| Regan Pearson

Australian gold miners are taking clear steps to increase cash flows and protect themselves from falling gold prices.

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What you should know about your bank shares

| Claude Walker

The big four Australian banks are big financiers of projects that threaten the Great Barrier Reef.

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Rio Tinto cutting costs quicker than expected

| Owen Raszkiewicz

The mining giant has cut $1.8 billion in just 10 months, making it likely it will save up to US$5…

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Dick Smith's Ozemite faces fight

| Mike King

Battle of the Mites

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Should you buy Fortescue Metals?

| Mike King

Iron ore miner plans to repay more than $5 billion of debt within the next twelve months

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4 stocks for your Christmas hamper

| Tim McArthur

Christmas is coming and these companies could make sound additions to your ‘investment hamper’.

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4 reasons why investors would like ARB Corporation

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Consistent growth in an expanding 4WD market makes this an appealing stock.

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3 junior iron ore miners to benefit from increased Chinese demand

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

China's purchasing managers' index expansion signals more iron ore exports needed.

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Why Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway won't pay a dividend in 2014

| Motley Fool Staff

Warren Buffett's company doesn't pay out a single dime to its investors in the form of dividends -- and 2014…

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Best of the Fool: Top 3 articles of the day (02 December, 2013)

| Erin Bouwmeester (tmfebouwmeester)

Here are yesterday’s most popular stories on Fool.com.au

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Microsoft still isn't over its Xbox One problem

| Motley Fool Staff

Microsoft has a bigger problem on its hands than it may be letting on with its next-gen platform

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Top fund manager's top stocks

| Mark Woodruff

Plus, he shares his rules for investing.

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ASX 200 falls as blue chips plunge

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

Whilst falls in the sharemarket can be painful, it can also present an opportunity to buy stocks at a discount.

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