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Video: Good news for Facebook?

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It may be just a matter of time before it starts succeeding in mobile initiatives

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Spotify is the next music streaming challenger

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Now it's going to become a more appealing app for penny-pinching music buffs

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ASX Market Wrap: ASX gains as retail sales up

| Mike King

Positive economic data drives market higher

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The energy behind today's ASX gains

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Full steam - or should that be gas - ahead for our energy sector

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Retail sales higher than expected – Is the economy turning?

| Mike King

Car and housing sales are also up. Is this the turnaround we've been expecting?

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Video: Why you should not doubt Lululemon

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Lululemon athletica's management team is turning the athletic apparel company into one of the world's top brands

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Crown creeps up on Echo

| Mike King

Echo - a two-way tussle coming?

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Foolish Preview: A positive day on Wall Street, ASX poised to rise

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US markets up overnight before 4th July holiday

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Is streaming music the future?

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Streaming -- and the tools to stream nearly everywhere -- has redefined the experience of audio consumption

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Are Apple's priorities in order?

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Having a niche product won't let you stand the test of time, and that's what Apple needs to realise

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ASX Market Wrap: ASX yawns as RBA holds rates steady

| Mike King

Market, Aussie dollar and interest rates all end flat

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Video: Better buy – Facebook or LinkedIn?

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Can Facebook and LinkedIn grow at the pace the market is expecting them to?

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4 stocks making acquisitions you didn't know about

| Mike King

Will these acquisitions work out? Only time will tell.

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Insiders making big bets on Chinese solar

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Chinese banks are at a crossroads and need to begin letting solar manufacturers fail or risk watching losses continue to…

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Foolish Preview: Wall Street closes mixed, and rates decision day

| Mike King

Wall Street was mixed overnight and RBA will release its rates decision this afternoon

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Here's how Facebook becomes a multibagger

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Facebook Exchange could bring in more direct marketing dollars

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ASX Market Wrap: Markets up while David Jones crashes

| Mike King

British private equity firm withdraws bid for the upmarket retailer

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10 of the best performing ASX stocks in the last year

| Mike King

How does a return of 483% sound?

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Video: Are these 3 retail stocks Amazon-proof?

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Few technology companies have disrupted industries the way Amazon has

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Foolish Preview: ASX set to start new financial year with a bang

| Mike King

Here's hoping this financial year is better than the last one

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Why I'm ready to buy the miners

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The commodities industry is likely to move from flat-out expansion into a more mature "cash cow" phase

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Video: Can Nokia regain its edge?

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Can Nokia survive and eventually thrive in one of tech's greatest growth markets?

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Is this how Microsoft finally beats Apple?

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Never underestimate the potential of a hungry company that is cash-rich and self-aware

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Could you have foreseen the decline of Sony?

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Giants can rise, but they can also fall

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Attention new investors: invest that cash

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Don't let inflation eat away your nest egg

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Is Apple about to shame Samsung?

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Apple and Samsung are taking over the smartphone world

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Microsoft's second big announcement

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Google has the NFC payment, Apple has the Passbook, Microsoft has both

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ASX Market Wrap: DJs takeover offer and stocks surge on EU news

| Mike King

Who said it was going to be a boring day?

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Market rockets ahead after EU announcement

| Mike King

A rare glimmer of hope from the EU leaders summit

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Is someone about to make $2 billion buying DJs?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

An opportunistic buyer might be about to make a fortune

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3 stocks that thumped the market yesterday

| Mike King

Bargain hunting oversold stocks

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Foolish Preview: The last trading day of the financial year

| Mike King

A weak lead from Wall Street suggests a soft start, and we look forward to the end of the financial…

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ASX Market Wrap: Market ends flat after promising so much

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Despite a strong start, the market just managed to avoid ending in the red

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Video: The future of Starbucks as a tech company

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Starbucks has been pursuing a mobile payments strategy and has embraced social networking

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Super Retail Group: Watch out, here comes Metcash!

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Get ready for an auto parts demolition derby

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Foolish Preview: US markets up, good news for the ASX

| Mike King

A positive lead from Wall Street, reflected in the ASX futures, should be good news for the ASX

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ASX Market Wrap: Media and bank stocks drive the market up

| Mike King

News in the news, and banking on the banks

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So you want a million dollars?

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Here are some ways you might get to the magic million

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3 ASX stocks that climbed more than 5% yesterday

| Mike King

Despite the market fall, these three went against the trend

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Video: Another black eye for Facebook investors

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Facebook remains an expensive and uncertain stock

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