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Wesfarmers primed for growth

| Tim McArthur

The diversified blue-chip is forecast to steadily grow earnings.

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Banks to lose from Telstra job cuts

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Growth is slowing and tough decisions have to be made.

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Rio Tinto subsidiary impresses investors

| Owen Raszkiewicz

It’s been a good week for the company and points to a brighter future for the stock.

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Suncorp shares up again

| Owen Raszkiewicz

It is already up 52% for the year, how far can it go?

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Aussie investors miss food boat

| Mike King

Australia needs to shift gears to take advantage of the coming Asian food boom

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DEXUS acquires $34.4 million Sydney distribution facility

| Justin Loiseau

Company believes that demand for industrial space in the area will only increase.

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Which airline stock should you own?

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Australia’s top four airlines do battle for a spot in your portfolio.

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Coca-Cola fruit business could get a fresh start

| Justin Loiseau

Commission finally investigating claims of trade dumping for peaches and tomatoes.

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Iron ore rally unsustainable

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

The commodity has been in luck recently -- but for how long?

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4 small caps with potential

| Owen Raszkiewicz

These stocks have taken a drop in price, perhaps it’s the perfect time to buy in.

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Perth mint sales plummet on gold fears

| Regan Pearson

Buyers for gold almost as scares as the precious metal itself after huge price drop.

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AGL Energy: Buy or sell?

| Andrew Ballard

The integrated energy company is difficult to read right now.

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Apple is officially the second most profitable company in the world

| Motley Fool Staff

Apple is easily the most profitable tech company in the world

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Whatever happened to expensive PCs?

| Motley Fool Staff

The world of computing has certainly changed

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Is the economy weakening? 4 stocks to recession-proof your portfolio

| Tim McArthur

The latest NAB Monthly Business Survey shows conditions have slumped.

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Best and worst stocks on the ASX today

| Mike King

The ASX rollercoaster runs out of steam, but closes up 0.4%

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Could CSL's buyback continue?

| Tim McArthur

One broker thinks so.

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ANZ offers up $1 billion of capital notes

| Owen Raszkiewicz

With interest rates so low, the notes were always going to go down well.

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Wesfarmers drags its feet on factory worker protection

| Tim McArthur

Even after the negative publicity surrounding the garment industry some retailers appear to be slow to act.

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With $14.5 billion, could you beat Brambles?

| Tim McArthur

The pallet pooling company has an attractive moat.

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Vodafone goes 4G

| Owen Raszkiewicz

It’s fast enough for traders but not for an investor.

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Suncorp trucks on

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Investors are jumping aboard, but isn’t it expensive?

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Fund managers in line for windfall

| Tim McArthur

Shareholders in fund management firms are expected to reap the rewards of outperformance.

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Is Woolworths getting too expensive?

| Tim McArthur

It’s a great business but that doesn’t mean it should be purchased at any price.

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A small company with Jumbo potential

| Catherine Baab-Muguira

This company has good growth prospects ahead, including expansion into international markets.

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IMF says China growth at risk

| Mike King

International Monetary Fund lowers global growth estimates

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Atlas Iron: Good, great or undeserving?

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Analysts say that securing a rail link can be the difference between a good or great mine.

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Mining services: Sorting the good from the bad

| Owen Raszkiewicz

The coal industry is down and out, should you be too?

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Retail to benefit from August rate cut

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Poor results in the June business survey paint a bleak picture of the economy and retail stocks.

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Is IMF a buy?

| Peter Andersen

There may be big rewards in litigation funding.

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Are the banks a buy?

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

The market shows signs of recovering, so are the banks worth your money?

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Stocks with the potential to surprise this reporting season

| Andrew Mudie

Look for healthcare and industrials to outperform this reporting season.

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Telstra to axe 170 jobs

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Telstra’s restructure takes aim at employees… again

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Why buy Ausdrill?

| Peter Andersen

There’s money in mining – at the right price.

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New News Corp has a blockbuster start

| Tim McArthur

Murdoch’s new entities appear to have plenty of fans.

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Facebook wants to be bigger than Bing or Google

| Motley Fool Staff

It's clear that Google sees Facebook as a threat.

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Poor jobs data could guide RBA toward rate cut

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

Which industry would benefit significantly from a further rate cut?

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Why Apple's seemingly minor move has PC makers terrified

| Motley Fool Staff

With as thin as laptops have become, every millimeter counts

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Two surprising ASX buy ideas for July

| Bruce Jackson

Now could be the perfect time to get back on the path to long-term wealth

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ASX surges higher

| Mike King

S&P / ASX 200 Index rises 1.5%, despite weak business conditions

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