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Should you buy Flight Centre?

| Mike King

Company on track for 8-10% earnings growth

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The comment that killed Facebook's momentum

| Motley Fool Staff

The comments were enough to wipe roughly $18 billion off the company's market value in the space of a few…

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Crown, Echo Entertainment and Skycity Entertainment: 3 casino stocks to watch

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Macau's "City of Dreams" casino investment has a big payout; QLD's new casino licences open up competition.

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Miners 'didn't react fast enough' to changing demands

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

Rio’s ex-CEO admits miners were too slow to react as the market’s sentiment deteriorated.

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NAB reports $5.9 billion profit, boosts dividend

| Tim McArthur

NAB continues the trend of profit growth amongst the big 4 banks.

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Best of the Fool: Top 3 articles of the day (30 October, 2013)

| Erin Bouwmeester (tmfebouwmeester)

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

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APRA tells banks to limit dividends

| Mark Woodruff

This could be a major blow to bank shareholders.

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Shame on you Retail Food Group

| Mike King

Retail investors given the cold shoulder

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5 companies that shot up over the past week

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Moves like these can give investors hints at where to look at next.

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Iron ore shows signs of weakness

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

The price of the commodity has exceeded most analysts’ expectations, but cracks may now be starting to appear

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Telstra chasing $100 million from the NBN

| Owen Raszkiewicz

The telco giant is suing for lost rent, but it’s not going to be easy.

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4 stocks primed for over 15% growth in earnings

| Tim McArthur

Here are four companies that despite the weak state of the economy are expected to boost EPS at a lightening…

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Is IAG the insurance company for you?

| Andrew Mudie

Lower dividends on the horizon for IAG.

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Why a Google smart watch will beat the competition

| Motley Fool Staff

The smart watch market is poised to take off

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Fortescue has its eye on cutting costs

| Mike King

Iron ore miner looks to reduce interest costs and extend US$5 billion debt facility term

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These 2 leisure businesses have skyrocketing share prices

| Tom Richardson

Everyone likes good times and these two companies like to make money from them.

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3 energy producers ripe for the picking

| Regan Pearson

Cooper Basin oil producers are lagging the market, creating a great opportunity for investors.

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Best and worst stocks on the ASX today

| Mike King

ASX recovers 0.2% of yesterday's fall

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Bleak economic growth: Which stocks will deliver?

| Mark Woodruff

Australia faces at least another three years of below-average economic growth.

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The impending uranium boom

| Tim Roberts

Uranium demand to exceed supply in 2014.

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Dollar falls on Glenn Stevens' warning

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

Could a simple warning be enough to turn the currency around?

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Top 5 ASX dividend stocks of the past 2 years

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Here are the top 5 blue chip ASX stocks that have grown their share price since interest rates started falling.

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JB Hi-Fi growth continues

| Mike King

Competitors may bear the brunt of that growth

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World food demand is making Aussie producers takeover targets

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Position yourself in the food industry for the long haul.

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Should Woolworths and Wesfarmers worry about the ACCC?

| Tim McArthur

When you are big and powerful, the ACCC is bound to be watching you!

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ResMed's products to treat heart failure?

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

The company has left its mark on the sleep therapy market – could it do the same for the treatment…

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Looking to add financial sector exposure to your portfolio? Try these 4 stocks

| Tim McArthur

The market is off and racing and these companies are set to benefit.

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The battle for Warrnambool

| Mike King

The battle for Warrnambool Cheese & Butter Factory has hotted up, possibly more than any of the likely bidders could…

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ANZ chief says business confidence ready to return

| Owen Raszkiewicz

In the next two months, we’ll start to see an uptick in business and consumer confidence.

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Could you profit from overseas investment interest in Australian property?

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

US property fund Blackstone looks to Australia's stable economy and attractive returns for acquisitions.

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Kicking Facebook while it's up

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Facebook is gearing up for what should be another strong quarter tomorrow

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First-home buyers can't compete with SMSFs

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Australia’s first-home buyers are being forced out of the market by SMSFs, the tax system and Asian investors.

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Junior miners – a 'ridiculously underpriced' sector

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

One investor believes that now may be the time to stock up on the discounted shares

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3 rare earths miners to watch for future growth

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Sought after heavy metals are needed by mobile phone and advanced electronics companies.

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4 retailers set for high earnings growth

| Tim McArthur

A focus on high growth at a reasonable price is a sound investment strategy.

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4 things you need to know about Apple earnings

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Investors weren't quite sure how to digest Apple's latest digits initially, as shares were rather volatile in after-hours trading last…

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Is it time to buy QBE Insurance?

| Tim McArthur

It’s been anything but a smooth ride for shareholders in QBE over the past few years but there could be…

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Best of the Fool: Top 3 articles of the day (29 October, 2013)

| Erin Bouwmeester (tmfebouwmeester)

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

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Dick Smith optimistic ahead of IPO

| Andrew Mudie

Small-format Move stores to boost profits.

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Best and worst stocks on the ASX today

| Mike King

ASX hits a speed bump and drops 0.5%

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