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4 emerging retailers in the buy zone

| Tim McArthur

With consumer sentiment hitting a three-year high, now could be a good time to look at retail stocks.

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Oroton partners with Brooks Brothers, ditches Ralph Lauren

| Peter Andersen

2013 results and announcement disappoint the market, but is this deserved?

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Will the RBA cut rates further?

| Mike King

Central bank under pressure and walking a fine line

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Is Telstra trading at a discount?

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Long-term investors shouldn’t ignore this stock for too long.

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Westpac argues for a 'broad' inquiry

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

Joe Hockey’s inquiry into the financial system needs to look beyond competition issues.

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3 stocks about to list on the ASX

| Mike King

Here's three companies that could list on the ASX this year

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Canadian bitumen project award goes to WorleyParsons

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

AU $400 million contract in the growing North American energy field.

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Shopping for shares? Add Woolworths to your list

| Tim McArthur

With the upturn in consumer sentiment, now could be a good time to take a look at one of Australia’s…

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Will TPG wipe out BigAir Group with wireless broadband?

| Claude Walker

TPG Telecom to build fast wireless broadband in major cities.

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ACCC gives Perpetual green light

| Mike King

Wealth manager gets ACCC ok to take over The Trust Company

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The market isn't cheap – buy carefully!

| Tim McArthur

With the market soaring, investors won’t want to miss out.

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Origins pens major natural gas deal with ESSO and BHP

| Justin Loiseau

Origin is now better positioned than ever before.

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The Cash Store runs out of cash

| Justin Loiseau

The payday lender's practices were questionable at best.

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ASX 200 breaks the 5,300-point mark

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

The market’s rally continued following the Fed’s decision overnight.

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Iron ore set to exceed $100 billion annually

| Owen Raszkiewicz

The resilience in iron ore prices may be revitalising investors’ faith in mining stocks.

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Banks being kept under a watchful eye

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

It is vital that Australia’s banks maintain their ability to support themselves in the case of another financial downturn.

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Wesfarmers upgraded to outperform

| Tim McArthur

Retail stocks look to be gaining favour again.

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Top economists say rein in bank lending to avoid bubble

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Can bubbles be prevented?

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ASX to soar after US says no to tapering

| Mike King

US Markets, Aussie dollar and commodities rocket higher after US Federal Reserve declines to cut back quantitative easing

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Best of the Fool: Top 3 articles of the day (17 September, 2013)

| Erin Bouwmeester (tmfebouwmeester)

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

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Are Apple investors crazy?

| Motley Fool Staff

Apple's pullback over the past week has created a great buying opportunity for investors who missed out on the stock's…

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Best and worst stocks on the ASX today

| Mike King

ASX ends down slightly at 5,238.1, a fall of just 0.2%

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Microsoft's new buyback and larger dividend sweeten the deal

| Motley Fool Staff

The company recently announced an unequivocal win for shareholders

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Macquarie sees further upside in Steadfast's shares

| Tim McArthur

It might not be too late for investors who missed the IPO.

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Here comes iOS 7

| Mike King

Apple's latest software update gets released today

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Wine makers whine over Woolworths

| Justin Loiseau

Woolworths has solemnly sworn to adhere to a voluntary Aussie winemakers code of conduct.

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BHP should avoid tough potash conditions

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

Potash miners are well down in value, but this miner should avoid the worst of it.

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Warrnambool plays its cards safe

| Tim McArthur

Takeover action could be starting to heat up in the local market.

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4 reasons to add Origin to your watchlist

| Tim McArthur

Australia’s largest energy retailer has many appealing attributes for long-term investors.

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Virgin: Sky-high internet anyone?

| Mike King

Airline looking into adding wi-fi services to flights

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Fortescue takes first steps to cut debt

| Tom Richardson

The Pilbara miner has a long road to travel on its debt repayment journey.

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RBA holding interest rates may make Christmas less merry

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Retailers still want more to be done to stimulate the economy.

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Insurers QBE and Calliden could benefit from regulatory changes

| Tim McArthur

Home indemnity insurance set for a shake-up in WA.

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5 reasons why Commonwealth Bank is overvalued

| Peter Andersen

With this stock, the risk/reward ratio is tilted heavily to risk.

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Global Financial Crisis II on the way?

| Mike King

Renowned economist warns conditions look like 2007 all over again - but worse

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Credit cards 3 times more expensive than home loans

| Owen Raszkiewicz

The number of credit cards have dropped but interest rates are going sky-high.

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Weather and low coal prices blunt New Hope's results

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Lower production and completed oil acquisition drop profits dramatically.

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Westpac not concerned by retailer threat

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

Coles is looking to infiltrate the banking sector, but the bank isn’t too concerned.

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Telstra expects customers to dig deep for new iPhone

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Rivals are chasing Telstra’s tail, trying to catch up any way they can.

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Former Rio boss heads to Vedanta

| Owen Raszkiewicz

The UK-listed mining company, along with analysts, have welcomed his appointment.

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