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Sunny day for Suncorp

| Tim McArthur

Suncorp Group (ASX: SUN) has increased net profit after tax (NPAT) for the half year.

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Fortescue profit drops 40%

| Mike King

Increased production levels no match for falling iron ore price

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Seven's slippery slope

| Mike King

With print media sales sliding and TV revenues facing low single digit growth, Seven will need to run hard just…

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Twiggy joins Buffett

| Mike King

Billionaires pledge to give away most of their fortunes

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Woodside profit doubles

| Mike King

Pluto LNG fuels Woodside's profit increase

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More change at the top: BHP chief quits

| Mike King

BHP CEO quits just over a month after Rio Tinto's boss walked

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Asciano: Transporting profits higher

| Tim McArthur

Leading rail freight and port operator Asciano (ASX: AIO) has produced an impressive half-yearly result

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ASX mining services sector hammered

| Mike King

Investors give mining services sector the cold shoulder

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BrisConnections traffic smash

| Mike King

Traffic volumes of less than half that expected, bring toll road operator to its knees

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BMW recalls 500,000 cars

| Mike King

Faulty battery connection could cause loss of electrical power

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Sonic shock

| Mike King

Unexpected fee cuts and weak global economic growth hit Sonic

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Arrium trying to change its spots

| Mike King

Writedowns, challenging conditions for its steel business and low iron ore prices take toll on Arrium

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Coke bottler hits targets in challenging year

| Catherine Baab-Muguira

In its full year results report released this morning, fizzy beverage bottler and distributor Coca-Cola Amatil (ASX: CCL) reported overall sales…

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iTunes: Apple's overlooked weapon

| Motley Fool Staff

In the war for digital content, iTunes has significant advantages.

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A crucial investing tip from Bill Gates

| Motley Fool Staff

Here's a hint: take notes.

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A Fool's guide to earnings season

| Tim McArthur

Think twice before relying too much on the PE ratio.

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Forge Group forging ahead

| Tim McArthur

Perth-based engineering, construction, and maintenance services group Forge Group (ASX: FGE) has reported a solid result

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The resource boom you can see from space

| Regan Pearson

What does the future hold for fracking?

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3 ASX stocks that smashed the market today

| Mike King

ASX rises 0.6%, but these three added more than 5%

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Bonds maker returns to profit

| Catherine Baab-Muguira

The struggling company behind such household names as Bonds, Jockey and Berlei, Pacific Brands (ASX: PBG) released results for the first…

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Amcor packs rise in profits

| Mike King

But 2013 financial year earnings expected to be inline with previous year

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Make $4,900 in less than 5 minutes

| Mike King

The average balance of lost super accounts is $4,940 - finding yours can take less than 5 minutes

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Coke boss slams supermarkets

| Mike King

CEO Terry Davis calls for a national debate over aggressive supermarket practices

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One third of Aussies have no savings

| Mike King

And one third worried about being able to meet monthly expenses

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Platinum's fees leap higher

| Tim McArthur

Fund managers are enjoying increased fees and soaring share prices.

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Ansell's growth slows

| Tim McArthur

Top-line growth can't make up for increasing costs.

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Salmon shares run! Tassal up 10%

| Catherine Baab-Muguira

Shares of Tassal Group Limited (ASX: TGR), the salmon farmer and packager, rose 10% today on news of the company's…

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Media boss draws shareholder Eire

| Mike King

APN News and Media in trading halt

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The 'Aussie' most overvalued

| Mike King

Australian dollar estimated to be 60% overvalued

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The rise and rise of digital newspapers

| Mike King

Digital sales for Australia's major mastheads rose 13.4% in the last quarter

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Carsales results zoom on

| Tim McArthur

Leading online businesses are thriving despite the uncertain economic environment.

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Ouch! Another sales dip at Australia's number two telco

| Catherine Baab-Muguira

Optus, the subsidiary of SingTel (ASX: SGT) and Australia's second largest telco, just reported a somewhat disappointing third quarter, with…

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Asian focus paying dividends for ANZ

| Mike King

Global Markets division grows income by 26%

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Country Road doubles profit but should investors buy in?

| Catherine Baab-Muguira

Clothing retailer Country Road (ASX: CTY) is on trend in the first half of the financial year. The company has…

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3 reasons SkyCity is on a growth roll

| Regan Pearson

Casino operator has a few aces up its sleeve.

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Mining services not out of the woods

| Mike King

Spending on exploration is falling, and forecast to fall further - which has implications for companies servicing the resources industry

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You've got me beat, Commonwealth Bank

| Bruce Jackson

Dividend stocks like Commonwealth Bank and Wesfarmers defy gravity. Are they the next bubble?

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Supermarket wars: Dairy farmers a dying breed

| Mike King

The number of dairy farmers has almost halved in the last decade

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DJs flips CDs and DVDs

| Mike King

Department store retailer ditches DVDs, games and music

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Retail drives Wesfarmers profit

| Mike King

Industrial conglomerate on track for $60 billion plus in full year revenues

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