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SMS Technology grows among the gloom

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The technology juggernaut keeps growing, but margins are under pressure

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The house might always win… but shareholders don't

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Echo's results were far from stunning, while Sky City has shown a clean pair of heels

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Senex Energy: Striking oil, gas the gravy on top

| Bruce Jackson

Senex Energy is one of those rare beasts - a profitable oil producer, capping the downside, but with huge exploration…

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Mortgage pain in 2013?

| Bruce Jackson

National Australia Bank (ASX: NAB) suggest interest rates could rise in 2013. Although it may be painful for the mortgage…

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Retail therapy works for Westfield

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Sales and profit growth for the shopping centre king

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Common problems for Commonwealth

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Margins under pressure and growth is hard to come by

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Buffett reloads the elephant gun

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The Oracle of Omaha's trigger finger must be very itchy

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Optus struggles under Telstra's dominance

| Mike King

Revenues fall, despite increasing mobile users

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Domino's delivers

| Mike King

New products and online sales drive growth

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Home, James (Hardie)

| Tony Reardon

A silver lining among further earnings pressure

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Is the boom over?

| Mike King

Tough times may be ahead for resources and mining services companies

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Google and Apple want to replace cash

| Motley Fool Staff

The mobile-payments scene is about to get more crowded

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One stock soars 34% while ASX market ends flat

| Mike King

Are there more down-beaten stocks on the turnaround?

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Investor sentiment driving UGL's fall?

| Mike King

United Group issues weak outlook

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Up, up and away for Downer

| Mike King

Is this the start of the turnaround?

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JB Hi-Fi: Music to investors' ears

| Mike King

Structural and cyclical changes are still a threat to this business

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Idle hands hard at work in Dulux bid

| Regan Pearson

The long-running takeover saga might be nearing a conclusion

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What to look for before you buy tech

| Motley Fool Staff

Each tech company has distinct advantages that are still ingrained at the base of the company's culture

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Another rare miss for Apple

| Motley Fool Staff

Even Apple is bound to miss every now and then

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Does Facebook need a new CEO?

| Motley Fool Staff

For those investors who can drown out the noise, Facebook could be a very compelling long-term investment opportunity.

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Charlie's big bull market call

| Bruce Jackson

The ASX has just capped its fourth week of gains. The stock market bulls charging, including one proclaiming the end…

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4 small cap companies you need to consider

| Mike King

These four companies have both potential growth and decent dividends

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Two ASX gold stocks on our radar

| Bruce Jackson

When compared to the gold price, gold mining stocks look attractive -- here are two on The Motley Fool's radar.

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Is Crown worth a gamble?

| Mike King

Odds are that the house always wins

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AAco beefs up results

| Tony Reardon

The oldest continually operating company in Australia boosts results

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Telstra's dash for NBN cash

| Mike King

Telstra is looking to secure some earlier funding - and get more cables laid, to boot

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Is the Manchester United IPO a good investment?

| Motley Fool Staff

Ever wish you could own a piece of the one of the world's most popular sports franchises?

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China to the rescue

| Mike King

Chines inflation falls, and a busy day for company results on the ASX

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Read it and weep – News Corp's results

| Mike King

Publishing drives down News Corp’s profits

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Raining on Rio's parade

| Mike King

Commodity prices drag down Rio's profits

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Read this before you buy resources shares

| Regan Pearson

Buy what you know - and know why!

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Telstra finally dials up growth

| Mike King

Telstra's mobile growth continues

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The devil's in the detail

| Mike King

ASX rises and watch for companies reporting unusual items to boost profit

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Computershare feels investors' pain

| Mike King

Soft corporate activity is still hurting financial market businesses

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Harvey Norman no investing train-wreck

| Bruce Jackson

Are Harvey Norman (ASX: HVN) shares a buy? I quiz Scott Phillips on why he still thinks "Buy Harvey Norman,…

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Baidu nips a problem in the bud

| Motley Fool Staff

China's leading search engine is firing four employees

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Bidding war for ClearView?

| Mike King

Interest in wealth management businesses heats up

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Woolworths insures to ensure growth

| Mike King

Retailer expands insurance offerings

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Is it finally time to buy TripAdvisor?

| Motley Fool Staff

Operating and profit margins continue to deteriorate.

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Abnormal items take a toll

| Mike King

Mixed results from mining related companies, while RBA leaves rates on hold

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