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Takeover for DJs or Myer coming?

| Mike King

With a host of recently hired department store experts and a $300m war-chest, what's Premier up to?

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Last throw of the dice for Ten?

| Mike King

Capital raising may be 'last chance'

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Another rate cut on the cards?

| Mike King

Retailers say this one wasn't enough

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Banks ignore pleas to pass on full rate cut

| Mike King

Only ING Direct passes on full cut to customers so far

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3 ASX stocks that beat the falling market today

| Mike King

ASX falls 0.6%, but these three rose more than 3%

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ASX gold stocks on the nose

| Mike King

Compared to the gold price, gold stocks look attractive

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Another piece of Australia heading overseas?

| Mike King

Graincorp receives a revised $2.8bn bid

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Smiggle owner Solly slams government

| Mike King

$1,000 GST threshold damaging Australian businesses and losing jobs

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Fight over Virgin

| Mike King

International airlines jockey for more control

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Decision day: Rate cut on the cards

| Mike King

Majority of economists predicting 0.25% rate cut

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3 ASX stocks that beat the market today

| Mike King

ASX adds 0.6%, but these three added more than 4%

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Despite PM's plans, bills to rise

| Mike King

Households to face higher energy bills

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What's next for Rosella tomato sauce?

| Mike King

Maker of iconic sauce placed in receivership

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Can the RBA save Christmas?

| Mike King

Economists predict RBA to cut official cash rates on Tuesday

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Shuffling the deckchairs at Qantas

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The underlying problems remain

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15 biases that make you a bad investor

| Motley Fool Staff

Investing shouldn't be hard

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Bad news for online shoppers

| Mike King

$1,000 threshold to go

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BHP versus WA government

| Mike King

BHP suggests government's options for Browse project too limited

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BHP and Rio's diverging paths

| Mike King

One's diversifying, the other's increasing its exposure to a commodity who's price is likely to fall

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Qantas, Tourism Australia fight escalates

| Mike King

Federal opposition and former Victorian premier get involved

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9 financial rules you should never forget

| Motley Fool Staff

Saving can be more important than investing

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3 ASX stocks rising more than 5% today

| Mike King

ASX adds 0.8%, but these three blitzed the market

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Penfolds not going anywhere

| Mike King

Winemaker has no plans to de-merge its most famous brand

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Jump in new home sales

| Mike King

Could this be the start of a housing recovery?

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Downloads set to overtake CDs

| Mike King

But digital downloads faces a huge threat

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How portfolio diversification can save you from the next crash

| Motley Fool Staff

Being truly diversified is important to protect your portfolio

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Australia: The second-best place to be born

| Mike King

US and UK ranked 16th and 27th, respectively

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Will JB Hi-Fi make Gerry Harvey's day?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The decision by JB Hi-Fi to enter whitegoods is an interesting one

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JB Hi-Fi: Whitegoods with iPads?

| Mike King

Retailer ups the ante with competitor Harvey Norman

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Holden's future in voters' hands

| Mike King

Cuts to government subsidies could see the end of the Australian car manufacturing industry

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More retailers to collapse says Gerry Harvey

| Mike King

Many retailers expected to go bust next year

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My 5 questions about the American economy

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What happens with the fiscal cliff?

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7 million mobile phone users experience 'bill shock'

| Mike King

More than $500 million overspent

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Avoiding the ASX potholes

| Mike King

Don't let your portfolio end up without an undercarriage

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An investor's lesson from Hurricane Sandy

| Motley Fool Staff

Our assumptions about the future are almost always wrong

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Billabong to surf the online wave

| Tim McArthur

Can a spin-off solve the surfwear-maker's woes?

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Eliminate credit card debt for good

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4 steps to financial freedom

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The end of cheap online brokers?

| Mike King

New government rules could result in the demise of cheap online brokers

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Something fishy in Cash Converters trading?

| Mike King

Share fall 6.3%, before trading halt called

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Asset allocation models can make you rich

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Adjust the models to fit your circumstances

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