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The market's switch to small caps?

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

The role of the big players in driving the index forward could be limited.

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4 stocks that could boost your portfolio

| Tim McArthur

These stocks look cheap.

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Best of the Fool: Top 3 articles of the day (16 August, 2013)

| Erin Bouwmeester (tmfebouwmeester)

Yesterday's most popular stories on Fool.com.au

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Facebook wants to put your photos in cold storage

| Motley Fool Staff

The social networking giant wants the memory industry to produce junk flash, or what it calls "cold flash."

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Commonwealth Bank defies trends set by competitors

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

The bank has prioritised culture over cost-cutting, but will it pay off in the long run?

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What reporting season has in store for investors next week

| Tim McArthur

We’re halfway through reporting season but there is still much more to come!

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Warren Buffett's next big buy

| Motley Fool Staff

There's plenty of room to speculate on what Buffett might be buying now.

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Will Fairfax split its business?

| Mike King

Now that News Corp has de-merged itself, could we see Fairfax Media follow suit?

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Automotive Holdings Group revs up higher sales, profit growth

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

New acquisitions and stronger retail climate are paying off.

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Best of the Fool: Top 3 articles of the day (15 August, 2013)

| Erin Bouwmeester (tmfebouwmeester)

Yesterday's most popular stories on Fool.com.au

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Concern over BHP's shale prospects

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

A recent write-down by Shell has raised concern regarding the mining heavyweight’s shale prospects.

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CSL's shares sold off

| Tim McArthur

Shareholders should be smiling at the lift in dividend, but the share price tells a different story.

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Banks margins under pressure

| Mike King

Low interest rates hit net interest margin says ANZ

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Fortescue's FMG Iron Bridge Project moves forward

| Mike King

Fortescue signs deal with Taiwan's largest private company to develop iron ore project

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Is Wesfarmers' retail strategy working?

| Tim McArthur

The release of the conglomerate's full year results has many questioning the company’s retail strategy.

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ANZ profits up 7% for first three quarters

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

Not breaking the trend, the bank has announced pleasing profit results for the period.

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Santos pumps out record sales revenue

| Regan Pearson

High prices balance lower production, but big growth is on the horizon.

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US partner arrives to review Woolworths' hardware chain

| Tim McArthur

The start-up Masters chain hasn’t gone exactly to plan.

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AMA Group: One small cap about to move up

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Sales and profits are up, debt is way down... what's not to like?

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Want a stock with a high yield and the potential for a merger?

| Claude Walker

We've got one in this media company, which stands to gain from a coalition victory.

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Platinum Capital rockets 42%

| Tim McArthur

In the last 12 months, this portfolio was hard to beat!

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ASX 200 down despite gains from the banks

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

The index is down, but positive signs have held it from falling further.

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Billionaires are buying Apple, should you?

| Tim McArthur

The ‘smart money’ is betting that Apple stock is ripe for the picking!

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5 dividend stocks that smash term deposits

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Don’t wait for the next surge in share prices before buying in -- some of these cheap stocks pay dividends…

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Is this Microsoft's last chance to get it right?

| Motley Fool Staff

The world's largest software company has set a date for its long overdue update to its flagship PC operating system.

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Best and worst stocks on the ASX today

| Mike King

ASX ends down just 0.1% as fears rise over US Federal Reserve tapering its stimulus program as early as next…

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An airline stock for value investors?

| Mike King

Looks cheap and pays a decent fully franked dividend

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Westfield high-growth opportunity in Brazil

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

The company is very interested in a share of a $1.6 billion project that would take it back to Brazil.

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Three mining stocks ready to take off

| Andrew Mudie

Dropping out of the ASX 100 may be good news for some mining companies.

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Microsoft sets release date for Windows 8.1

| Motley Fool Staff

Microsoft revealed it will release its latest version of the Windows 8 operating system -- Windows 8.1 -- on Oct.…

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Best of the Fool: Top 3 articles of the day (14 August, 2013)

| Erin Bouwmeester (tmfebouwmeester)

Yesterday's most popular stories on Fool.com.au

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What Wesfarmers' results mean for shareholders

| Tim McArthur

Results were mixed but a capital return provided a sweetener.

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Retail sales climb in the US

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

Confidence is returning to the US market, but which Australian companies could benefit from this?

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What investors need to know about AMP's results

| Tim McArthur

AMP has seen its half year underlying profits fall by 10%.

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Suncorp ups customer focus

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Responding to your customers is a must, even for the biggest names in business.

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Test-drive Super Retail Group, ARB and Supply Network

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Which company should win this battle royale?

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Fortescue on track for 155Mt

| Mike King

Iron ore miner completes US$2.4 billion port expansion

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ANZ considers $600 million sale

| Owen Raszkiewicz

The company is focusing on taking its own brand into Asia, rather than holding stakes in other banks.

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Bank of Queensland refunds customers $35 million

| Justin Loiseau

Inaccurate interest rates and fees are to blame.

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Telstra tests out faster 4G network

| Owen Raszkiewicz

The company’s coverage is good and its speeds just got even better.

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