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PNG LNG on track

| Andrew Mudie

Exxon Mobil announces that the project is 90% complete and on budget.

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Will copper remain profitable for BHP and Rio?

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

Analysts tip that copper’s current price tag is unsustainable.

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Property versus shares

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Growth rates and dividend yields are up, so what’s the better investment?

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Puma stalking Coles and Woolies

| Mike King

Independent petrol retailer eyeing $1 billion acquisition of United Petroleum

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

| Erin Bouwmeester (tmfebouwmeester)

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

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Retail should improve following election

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

A leading economist has given a positive outlook on the retail sector following Saturday’s election.

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Big W versus Target and Kmart

| Tim McArthur

Woolworths and Wesfarmers are battling it out in the discount department store space.

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An investment to make you smile

| Mike King

Looking for a small company, overlooked by many and with bucket loads of potential growth?

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Rio wants bigger savings from iron ore

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Management is laying out its goals, but what will the market think?

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Westpac points to Asia and wealth management

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

The bank has delivered the market with a better idea of key focuses.

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Property market may be coming out of hibernation

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Low interest rates, higher rents may bring on warm spring.

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Brambles, Origin Energy and QBE Insurance: What does the future hold for these blue chips?

| Tim McArthur

Two of these three blue chips underperformed last financial year but it’s the future that counts.

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NBN will make us $3,800 richer

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Deloitte says a “fully digital economy” will be possible with high speed internet.

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Is Australia heading into a recession?

| Mike King

The services sector, which represents 70% of the economy, has another bad month

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Energy World needs to squeeze out more juice

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Lower profits from lower power demand.

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K2 Asset Management's stock-picking boosts performance fees

| Tim McArthur

Profits have soared at K2 thanks to performance fee triggers.

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Should you buy Westfield Retail Trust?

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

This stock is trading significantly below its net tangible assets value, but does it present as a good buy?

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These 2 telcos are both up more than 75% in the last 12 months

| Claude Walker

Which is the better buy -- market minnow My Net Fone or M2 Telecommunications?

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3 blue chips move into the sell zone

| Peter Andersen

Buyers beware – these favoured blue chips are priced to yesterday’s perfection.

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Best and worst stocks on the ASX today

| Mike King

ASX closes up 0.2%

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Is Rio Tinto a buy?

| Mike King

Low cost iron ore miner on track for massive production increases

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CSL pulls back from all-time high

| Tim McArthur

Can the share price go even higher in the near term or is it running out of puff?

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Forge Group wins major contract

| Andrew Mudie

Forge delivers strong earnings growth and a healthy order book.

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A strong start to September

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

The major miners and financials lead the market to its highest level in three months.

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Automakers blame new tax for August sales slump

| Justin Loiseau

Ford sales dropped off 20% in August, while Holden headed 6% lower and Toyota dipped 1%.

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IOOF the latest to make a bid for The Trust Company

| Tim McArthur

The twists and turns in the battle to snare the financial services firm continued today with a third bidder throwing…

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AMP heads to China

| Tim McArthur

The insurance and wealth manager is vying for growth in China.

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Rio Tinto raises more questions for analysts

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Now might not be the right time to be investing in iron ore.

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Telstra wins $450 million Queensland contract

| Justin Loiseau

Telstra will design, construct, operate, and maintain QLD's new wireless network.

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Retail sales disappoint

| Mike King

But lends a hand to further rate cuts this year

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

| Erin Bouwmeester (tmfebouwmeester)

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

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Take advantage of low interest rates now

| Mike King

Lenders offering cash back deals and low interest rates

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Why Foxtel could fail

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Foxtel is readying itself for the arrival of American online video heavyweights Netflix and Hulu.

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Online movie streaming Quickflix hit with $6.4 million loss

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Establishing itself as the premier service provider may take more money than it makes.

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ACCC gives Virgin and Air New Zealand green light

| Mike King

Airlines get authorisation to continue their trans-Tasman alliance for five years

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Confidence grows for shopping centre operators

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

A survey has revealed that shopping centre managers are much more confident now than they were in May.

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Wilson Asset Management delivers record profits

| Tim McArthur

Investors in LICs managed by Wilson AM have enjoyed solid returns over the past financial year.

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Spark Infrastructure's profits take a dip down

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Capital spending for the future reduces present earnings.

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I'll stake my whole stock portfolio on this bet…

| Bruce Jackson

The dire warnings of economic, financial and stock market Armageddon keep on coming.

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Treasury Group considers Wilson HTM Asset Management

| Peter Andersen

Asset manager seeking new additions to the stable.

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