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Drying sales on the grapevine

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

Brown Brothers is looking to sell two of its vineyards.

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What your Facebook addiction means for investors

| Motley Fool Staff

Smartphones are driving social media growth.

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Abbott: Medibank Private to go under the hammer

| Tim McArthur

Sale could raise around $4 billion.

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First home buyers struggle

| Mike King

Rising home prices and a lack of incentives hurt

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New home sales slump 5%

| Mike King

Victorian housing in a world of pain

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Australians' sweet tooth trumps pie love

| Catherine Baab-Muguira

Fancy a lolly instead of a meat pie? You're not alone. Australians' snack habits are changing, with ABC news reporting…

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Why Aurora Oil & Gas shares are down 15%

| Catherine Baab-Muguira

It hasn't been the strongest month for shares of some of Australia's oil and gas exploration and production companies. Granted,…

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Cyprus to gamble on casinos

| Regan Pearson

Are casinos the answer to Cyprus’s debt ravaged economy?

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Sovereign and Senex unearth profits

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Both companies' investors have reason to smile.

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Mesoblast may list on Nasdaq

| Tim McArthur

A dual US listing could help boost share value.

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Would YOU trust this smile?

| Catherine Baab-Muguira

"Your money is safe with us" is a line meant to reassure but one that nearly always has the opposite…

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Is now the time to buy Cochlear?

| Mike King

With the share price down 15% since the start of the year, is this the opportunity investors have been waiting…

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The most expensive film ever to be made in Australia announced

| Catherine Baab-Muguira

The much anticipated Disney (NYSE: DIS) film 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea will be shot in Australia, with Disney expected…

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BHP and Exxon opt for floating LNG plant

| Mike King

Will Woodside follow suite with its Browse LNG project?

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Rates on hold, is property set to soar?

| Owen Raszkiewicz

On the back of rising house prices some of Australia’s biggest developers have pushed into green.

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Just not clicking: Australians pull back on online shopping

| Catherine Baab-Muguira

Australians are clicking their wallets shut instead of clicking the check-out button. The National Australia Bank online retail sales index…

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House prices post biggest gain in 3 years

| Mike King

Housing recovery ahead?

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Suppliers told to pay up to have products removed

| Mike King

Coles issues strict conditions for health food suppliers

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Fast fashion retailer set for big Aussie debut

| Catherine Baab-Muguira

Australian fashionistas rejoice: H&M is coming. Next year, the Sweden-based "fast fashion" retailer will bring its ripped-from-the-runways apparel and ultra-low…

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Macquarie our 'fifth pillar'?

| Mike King

Investment bank's mortgage book grows by 55% in six months

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Billabong close to buyout, shares halted

| Catherine Baab-Muguira

The great Billabong (ASX: BBG) buyout saga goes on. The struggling surfwear company is believed to be close to a buyout…

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4 Warren Buffett myths debunked

| Motley Fool Staff

Trying to emulate the Oracle of Omaha? Avoid these misconceptions about how Buffett invests.

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Rio Tinto's crucial lesson for investors

| Regan Pearson

Rio Tinto’s pricing power threatens to derail NZ government asset sales.

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Choosing your broker, made easy

| Owen Raszkiewicz

The pros and cons of Australia’s best share trading companies.

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Day-trading baby plot — exposed!

| Motley Fool Staff

Yesterday, we posted this article about our new investment analyst, 12 week-old Ian Phillips, and his day-trading service. "Buy and…

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Ford's rocky road ahead

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

The future looks bleak for the company's Victorian plants.

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Newcrest undermines estimates

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

Investors in Australia’s largest gold miner are quickly losing faith.

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eBay shops for marketplace volume

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

Can the online auctioneer take down rival Amazon?

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'Buy and Hold' is dead — Announcing our new market-beating service

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The next Buffett has been discovered. Read a special announcement regarding our new recruit... his two top ASX picks, including…

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25 important things to remember as an investor

| Motley Fool Staff

The single most important investment question to ask yourself is, "How long am I investing for?"

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Bad Thursday before Good Friday

| Owen Raszkiewicz

The week's biggest losers... and one winner.

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Brambles switches up Recall management

| Justin Loiseau

Pooling solutions company hires new group president.

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Telstra cleared for takeover of True Local

| Mike King

Shareholders might be asking what benefits it brings, in the face of intense competition from Google

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Liquorland ads: Another cloud for industry

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

Dozens of complaints have been lodged against the chain’s ads.

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Sirtex Medical soars 7% on Macquarie upgrade

| Bruce Jackson

Shares in Sirtex Medical lead the ASX 200 gainers after a Macquarie upgrade

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Revealed: Best days to buy petrol

| Mike King

Motorists urged to avoid petrol stations on Thursdays and Fridays

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Rio's Mongolian jeopardy

| Mike King

Ongoing tension between partners threatens to delay Oyu Tolgoi project

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Flipboard and the evolution of printed media

| Owen Raszkiewicz

The Internet continues to shape the future of media.

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Hefty pay for bankers

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

Executive salaries seem to be the only area where banks are not cost-cutting.

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Telecom takes $75 million restructuring hit, cuts workforce 15%

| Justin Loiseau

More bad news may be coming.

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