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Fairfax to sell radio assets?

| Mike King

Activist shareholders pushing for changes at publishing group

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Green shoots in the housing market?

| Mike King

2nd consecutive monthly rise in new home sales suggests this might be the start of a recovery in the construction…

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Government needs to do more say insurers

| Mike King

Preventative measures could have saved millions

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Supermarket wars: Coles slashes prices – again

| Mike King

Supermarket retailer cuts prices on over 100 private label items

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3 ways to be a better investor in 2013

| Bruce Jackson

It's never too late to make those investing resolutions and commit yourself to improvement in 2013.

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Where to for the Aussie dollar?

| Mike King

Should the currency be headed down, now is the time to look at foreign investments

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Investors abandon bank deposits

| Mike King

Investors switching to shares and property

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Hoax: Another reason for considering long-term investing

| Mike King

Hoax news release causes crash in Whitehaven shares

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Scrooge Christmas

| Mike King

Analysts report flat retail sales growth over Christmas

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Is It Time to Buy Aurora Oil & Gas Limited?

| Catherine Baab-Muguira

As an ASX-listed company that operates primarily in America, Aurora Oil & Gas Limited (ASX: AUT) poses an interesting opportunity…

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Growing demand for digital services

| Mike King

Telecommunications sector looks to have bright future ahead

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Recovering from the Xmas hangover

| Mike King

What to do if you've dug a hole in your wallet

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Twiggy's $2 billion gain

| Mike King

Rising iron ore price adds $2 billion to billionaire's net worth

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Big four increase grip on mortgage market

| Mike King

Commbank moves to increase stake in Aussie Home Loans to 80%

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The easiest way to become a millionaire

| Mike King

And no, it's not a lottery ticket

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Digging for buried treasure

| Mike King

5 mid-cap companies worthy of further research

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Spare a thought for our newsagents

| Mike King

Declining newspaper and magazine circulation and intense competition for newsagents' other products could see them disappear

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One Big Investment Idea from Telstra's 2013 Technology Predictions List

| Catherine Baab-Muguira

Australian telecom giant Telstra (ASX: TLS) just released its top ten list of coming tech trends to watch out for…

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Investing resolutions for the New Year

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

It's back to basics

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Merry Christmas!

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Merry Christmas from all of us at The Motley Fool

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Is it time to buy Myer?

| Catherine Baab-Muguira

The retailer's shares are on sale, offering potential opportunity for buyers.

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Great investing quotes you've probably never heard

| Motley Fool Staff

Less well-known, but valuable investing insights

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Dividend reinvestment plans – helpful or harmful?

| Mike King

A discussion of dividend reinvestment plans, including advantages and disadvantages

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Virgin eyes QantasLink's Queensland contracts

| Mike King

Underdog sets its sights on another Qantas business

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Telstra's NRL deal

| Mike King

NRL matches available now via smart phones and tablets

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QR National chugs on

| Tim McArthur

Rail freight company provides insight into the coming year.

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BHP sells Browse stake to China for $1.6 billion

| Mike King

The Big Australian sells its interests in huge WA LNG project

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Qantas' aggressive Asian push

| Mike King

Flying kangaroo looks to grow its Asian business

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Big four banks take stranglehold on mortgages

| Mike King

The big four Australian banks are increasing their dominance of the mortgage market

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NAB cuts broking fees to grow market share

| Tim McArthur

The cut-throat world of retail stockbroking just got fiercer.

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Three alternatives to Fonterra

| Regan Pearson

Want to invest in milk or Hobbits? We've got some options to consider.

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New airport back on the agenda

| Mike King

Industry participants want Badgerys Creek

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iPad rival 'Surface' available in-store

| Mike King

Software giant to sell tablets through traditional retailers as well as online

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Gerry Harvey's American nightmare

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Retailers must respond

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Lessons from that radio prank

| Mike King

Company may have been able to manage the event better

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Ardent Leisure: Fun for the whole family

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

If it’s fun and costs money, Ardent wants to own and manage it

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3 ASX stocks that were slammed by the market

| Mike King

ASX falls 0.3%, but these three fell by 5% or more

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Unemployment's surprise fall

| Mike King

Despite apparent mass job cuts, unemployment rate falls

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Virgin gets approval for Skywest

| Mike King

Singaporean regulator approves Skywest takeover - ACCC next

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Receipts app makes returns easier

| Mike King

ACCC tool to help shoppers with refunds, lay-bys and warranties

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