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2000 jobs lost at Rio Tinto's Mongolian project

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Most bad press flows as the company deals with the possibility of losing an appeal against extending its Warkworth mine…

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AMP feels the pinch from life insurance markets

| Justin Loiseau

Underlying profit took a seasonally adjusted $48 million dip to $440 million for the first half of 2013.

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Skilled and Chandler MacLeod perform well in a tough market

| Tim McArthur

It’s not an easy time to be involved in recruitment or the resource sector.

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CBA warns home owners over debt

| Mike King

Low interest rates could trigger a jump in lending for housing

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Apple charges ahead

| Motley Fool Staff

Apple has been taking body blows on public relations, but Cupertino is finally fighting back.

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3 small caps you could buy today

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Not sure where to put your hard-earned cash? Here are 3 growth stocks to consider.

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The worst is yet to come for JB Hi-Fi

| Joe Magyer

JB Hi-Fi (ASX: JBH) keeps proving the haters wrong. And good on it. The shares are up a cool 99%…

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Best and worst stocks on the ASX today

| Mike King

ASX ends flat, despite positive leads from offshore

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2 stocks that will benefit from growth in housing and construction

| Claude Walker

These two companies are still run by their founding families.

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Services sector does it tough

| Mike King

No respite for contractors

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3 characteristics Apple shares with Google

| Motley Fool Staff

If there's one characteristic that Apple lacks compared to Google right now, it's investor confidence.

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Primary Healthcare raises its fully franked final dividend 83%

| Bruce Jackson

Primary Healthcare has increased its full franked final dividend by a whopping 83%

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Southern Cross impresses investors

| Tom Richardson

The share price has increased up to 8% after the release of FY2013 results.

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Aussie millionaires everywhere

| Tim McArthur

The lucky country is so lucky we’re a land of millionaires!

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3 ASX stocks you'd love to buy, but shouldn't

| Bruce Jackson

ASX Investors have done well over the past 12 months, but some of the best gainers are now trading on…

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Not-so toxic-free profit result for Tox

| Mike King

Waste management company sees record profit results, but all is not as it may seem

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Why Flight Centre is a "forever stock"

| Catherine Baab-Muguira

Here's a broad look at why Flight Centre is built to last.

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Apple's stock surges on news of Icahn's investment

| Motley Fool Staff

Icahn believes Apple be "extremely undervalued".

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Telstra eats Optus' lunch

| Mike King

Singtel subsidiary losing customers and struggling to compete with the giant telco

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Kidman Resources raises $4.6m, shares soar 25%

| Bruce Jackson

Kidman Resources shares are on a tear after the company raised $4.6m for an extensive exploration program

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Is this stock poised to break out?

| Catherine Baab-Muguira

Though this stock has underperformed the market recently, break-out performance may not be far away.

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Now is the time for long-term investing

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

The stock market still has enormous potential to climb, but long-term investing is the key.

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3 ASX stocks you should have bought a year ago

| Bruce Jackson

You'd be sitting pretty if you'd bought these high flying ASX stocks a year ago

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Primary Health Care's 29% increase in profit fails to cheer investors

| Tim McArthur

With Primary’s share price up 70% it looks like the rally is running out of steam.

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This retailer has a margin problem

| Catherine Baab-Muguira

You'll never guess which posh Australian retailer has a big margin problem.

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Computershare's stock hit as 2013 profits fall

| Bruce Jackson

Computershare's stock is taking it on the chin, falling 5%. There's better value elsewhere

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Oroton CEO packs her bags

| Mike King

Sally MacDonald steps down as Oroton announces a deal with Brooks Brothers

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Want better than the 5% yield on bank shares – Try these 4 high yielding stocks instead

| Tim McArthur

The circa 5% yields provided by the banks are good but investors can do better!

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3 shares with good prospects

| Peter Andersen

These three businesses have potential for above-market returns.

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Are the banks overvalued?

| Peter Andersen

Banks facing squeeze on earnings opportunities.

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This stock is up 1,140% since 2008

| Catherine Baab-Muguira

This stock is up 1,140% since 2008, but still looks to be a good bet for investors today.

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Earnings per share fall at STW Communications

| Tim McArthur

The marcom firm tried to put a good spin on the results

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Commonwealth Bank: Huge profits, but priced to perfection

| Bruce Jackson

Commonwealth Bank reports record results, but the "priced to perfection" shares take a tumble

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Carsales continues to drive profits

| Tom Richardson

The business now has an automotive inventory of some 233,000 cars, up 8% on the prior year.

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Leighton Holdings rings up 240% profit increase

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

What’s behind the largest ever interim revenue and profit?

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The Writedowns of OZ

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Another day, another mining writedown

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Why you shouldn't buy Woolworths shares

| Catherine Baab-Muguira

A contrarian view of Woolworths -- and why you shouldn't buy these shares.

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Telstra shares : The road to $6… and beyond

| Bruce Jackson

Telstra shares are up 17% YTD, but there could be more gains ahead in 2013

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3 stocks brokers don't know about

| Mike King

These three are sliding under the radar

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Why CommBank shares are a time bomb

| Joe Magyer

You're going to hear a lot about Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) today. Record profits. A strong balance sheet.…

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