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An open letter to Tony Abbott

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The government must resist lobbying by the financial services industry to allow conflicted advice.

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Westpac's St George Bank focuses on small business market

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

New positions will be made available as the bank offers free office space to start-up small businesses

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Should you buy OzForex?

| Tom Richardson

Investors need to look through the hype when considering public offerings with a brand name.

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New car orders surge in September

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Car lease orders up after federal election.

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Amcor and Brambles set to prove breaking up is good for you

| Tim McArthur

Demergers can work wonders for businesses and shareholders alike.

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3 reasons Newcrest Mining shares are tanking

| Regan Pearson

Global economics and internal problems drag out the pain for Newcrest mining

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Best of the Fool: Top 3 articles of the day (10 October, 2013)

| Erin Bouwmeester (tmfebouwmeester)

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

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US has its eye on Aussie shale gas

| Mike King

Cooper Basin ranked as one of the best prospects outside North America

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Should you sell your Telstra shares?

| Owen Raszkiewicz

The company isn’t making any guarantees, but the bulls are happier than ever.

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Westpac buys Lloyds' assets

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

The bank has acquired Lloyds’ Australian assets as it looks to boost earnings

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Rio soon to be world's biggest iron ore miner

| Owen Raszkiewicz

The mining giant’s head of iron ore says it’s about creating value, not monuments.

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Swedish retail invasion

| Mike King

World's largest clothing group, H&M, to setup shop in Australia

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Flight Centre, Wotif, Webjet: Turbulence in the travel sector

| Tim McArthur

Shareholders in these three travel companies have had very different experiences over the past 12 months.

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The next online threat to Myer, JB Hi-Fi and David Jones

| Andrew Mudie

Click-to-buy applications are expanding to magazines, television shows, and more. How will Aussie retailers cope?

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A turning point for Fortescue?

| Mark Woodruff

Since the release of its FY2013 profit results, there has been a noticeable shift in sentiment toward the company.

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A prediction for Woolies, Telstra and the ASX

| Bruce Jackson

What the ASX is going to do over the coming years.

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Aussies see decline in local manufacturing

| Mike King

Manufacturing important to Australia, but seen as uncompetitive and declining

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ACCC to review Westpac's bid for Lloyds

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

The acquisition of Lloyds’ Capital Finance business would give the bank an enormous share of the leasing finance market

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Capitol Health, Greencross, G8: 3 up-and-coming growth stocks

| Tim McArthur

Consolidators such as these can often keep growing at above average rates for many years.

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Google just scored another victory in its war with Microsoft

| Motley Fool Staff

When it comes to enterprise productivity suites, Microsoft Office remains far ahead of Google's competing Apps -- but that could…

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Samsung, not Apple, could start the next great smartphone trend

| Motley Fool Staff

Samsung's curved phone could turn out to be the next big thing

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Unemployment rate sees surprise drop

| Mike King

RBA forecast to keep rates on hold after job numbers

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Challenger sitting pretty in annuities space

| Tim McArthur

The ASFA is calling for a shake-up of the superannuation industry.

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3 well-priced core stocks for your portfolio

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

It remains as important as ever to ensure your portfolio maintains a strong foundation and core

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6 stocks with 6% dividend yields

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Interest rates could drop further -- be proactive and buy some high-yielding stocks today.

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Woolworths wants longer trading hours in Western Australia

| Claude Walker

Woolies wants an end to some seemingly silly laws.

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Cash Converters may face $40 million class action

| Peter Andersen

Customers claim they were misled as to the true cost of their loans.

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Wesfarmers and Woolworths go head to head in hardware

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Build your own profit in the DIY hardware business.

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ANZ boss says Asia too pricey

| Owen Raszkiewicz

The bank wants to grow earnings to reach its Super Regional targets -- but not at any price.

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Bank of Queensland raises dividend

| Tim McArthur

Solid earnings from the sunshine state’s bank have led to a higher dividend.

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Iron ore to fall to US$70… this month!?

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

It may be a long shot, but how would our miners cope?

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What Malaysia's $37 billion Canadian LNG play means for Santos

| Regan Pearson

New LNG export project may place pressure on Asia LNG pricing.

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Origin, Santos, Woodside: Are they at risk from North American gas?

| Tim McArthur

Many believe Australian gas producers are nearing a windfall from LNG exports, however there are concerns from some corners.

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South Australia's resources sector to face skills shortage

| Owen Raszkiewicz

The next 16 years could be a good time to get a mining job in the festival state.

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AMP and BT announce changing of the guard

| Tim McArthur

Knowing who is running your company is vital!

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Best of the Fool: Top 3 articles of the day (09 October, 2013)

| Erin Bouwmeester (tmfebouwmeester)

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

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TPG Telecom fibre optic plan not threatened by ACCC

| Claude Walker

The regulator will allow TPG to lock out rivals.

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Is big retail to blame for last week's fuel tanker tragedy?

| Justin Loiseau

After a crash, a safety audit has effectively grounded a large portion of eastern Australia's fuel supply.

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Housing continues to see signs of growth

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Green shoots of activity point to recovery start.

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5 stocks to profit from tourism's rising tide

| Mark Woodruff

All five of these companies have excellent prospects.

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