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Is the market missing Beach Energy's potential?

| Regan Pearson

Growing long-term prospects and a cheap share price creates opportunity for investors.

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ASX 100 top gainers last week

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Banks, iron miners, department stores and support services top the list of gainers.

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This micro-cap iron miner is one for the watch list

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

With positive news expected, investor groups are showing interest.

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3 micro-cap shale oil companies exploring in Canning Basin

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

WA shale oil potential could rival the current offshore oil development.

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Which of these 3 property stocks will be a winner?

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

These companies look to benefit from a revitalised property market, but is there still value left?

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2 big and 2 small stocks set to benefit from the IPO flood

| Tim McArthur

The line-up of potential IPOs seems to keep growing by the day -- these companies are well placed to benefit.

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Have high yields lost their appeal?

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

Analysts are now warning that such stocks have become overpriced and could be at risk of pullbacks.

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Twitter, you've gone too far

| Motley Fool Staff

I like Twitter's business and its growth potential, but that's simply too expensive for this Fool.

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Best of the Fool: Top 3 articles of the day (08 November, 2013)

| Erin Bouwmeester (tmfebouwmeester)

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

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4 stocks for socially responsible investors

| Tom Richardson

Faith-based superannuation manager Christian Super identifies companies it is particularly positive on.

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Captain Obvious: Newspapers are dying

| Mike King

Print circulation drops 11.2%, with no newspaper recording a positive rise in sales

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Wesfarmers turns $1,000 into $294,600

| Tim McArthur

Wesfarmers proves a long runway and compound growth can lead to significant wealth.

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News Corp dismisses claims that Murdoch is on the hunt for Ten Network

| Claude Walker

Could Twenty-First Century Fox buy Ten Network? Is either company worth owning?

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Can the banks grow dividends?

| Mike King

Doubts raised over banks ability to grow earnings and dividends

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Boral, Brickworks, CSR set to benefit from Tasmania's $30,000 building grant

| Tim McArthur

The lure of cash could spark a home building surge in Tasmania.

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Your instant 6-share diversified portfolio

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Despite the market being ‘fully valued’ there are still some great shares available for long-term investors.

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Are the iron ore miners a buy?

| Mike King

Iron ore price stays high, defying predictions

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Should you buy Dick Smith?

| Mike King

Private equity owners to hold 50% of their stake after the IPO

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Collection House or Credit Corp: Which could give you the better return?

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Even between good companies, look for the stronger long-term growth.

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BHP exits oil exploration in the Philippines

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

The miner continues to divest from non-core assets with a firm focus on long-term sustainability.

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How the @Twitter #IPO went, in 140 characters

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Twitter IPO'd last night. Here's a tweet-length overview

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Plenty of #profit for @twitter IPO shareholders

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

There was hope. There was hype. And there was a huge price spike

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Bradken earnings guidance in line; Forge Group in trading halt

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

When market consensus is gloomy, it's usually a good time for stock-picking.

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Commonwealth Bank on the way to $8.4 billion profit

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

The bank delivered a strong result earlier this week and analysts have increased their annual forecast

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Iron ore increases 4.5%

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

The commodity has risen strongly and confidence is returning to the sector.

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Is it time to buy QBE?

| Tim McArthur

At least one broker thinks so, with a recommendation upgraded to outperform.

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3 reasons Microsoft and Nokia should go all in with phablets

| Motley Fool Staff

Phablets offer Microsoft and Nokia an even greater upside than estimated

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Twitter's IPO: winners and losers

| Motley Fool Staff

With Twitter's IPO rocketing in early trading, Wall Street is buzzing

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Are these the last cheap small caps?

| Tim McArthur

It’s no walk in the park to identify undervalued stocks at present, but there are still opportunities out there if…

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Servcorp Limited rejects takeover offer from Regus

| Claude Walker

An approach by Servcorp’s major competitor suggests that the company is undervalued.

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Best and worst stocks on the ASX today

| Mike King

ASX closes down 0.2%

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BHP Billiton Limited, Rio Tinto Limited and friends cheer the rising iron ore price

| Bruce Jackson

Iron ore is trading at $137 a tonne, gaining for a fifth day in a row, and sending BHP shares…

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Ten's Wake Up a turn-off

| Mike King

New breakfast programs see low numbers of viewers

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AMP strengthens capital position with $200 million offer

| Tim McArthur

The wealth protection market has been a difficult sector of late, resulting in unexpected losses.

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3 ways you can profit from Seven Network's dominance

| Claude Walker

Buying shares in Seven West Media is not the only way you can profit from Seven's strong ratings

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Fund managers to David Jones Limited CEO Paul Zahra — please stay

| Peter Andersen

David Jones is highly leveraged to a retail upturn

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Ramsay Healthcare Limited shares jump 3% — quality doesn't come cheap

| Bruce Jackson

Ramsay Healthcare Limited shares are on a roll, up 62% over the last 12 months. It's about as good as…

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Take me home Country Road

| Mike King

Acquisitions of Witchery and Mimco see sales jump 54% in the first quarter

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Woolworths' $1.1 billion property challenge to Bunnings

| Tim McArthur

Woolworths is going to have to run fast to catch Bunnings.

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JB Hi-Fi shares surge 4% to a new 52-week high

| Bruce Jackson

JB Hi-Fi shares continue to defy gravity, and the shorters.

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