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Greece is burning and nobody cares

February 14, 2012 | Motley Fool Staff

Greece is burning. It sounds so sinister, so ominous. When you find out why it's burning, it becomes a tragicomedy,…

Mortgage Choice Limited: Profits down, shares hammered, market no fool

February 13, 2012 | Mike King

Mortgage Choice Limited (ASX: MOC) released an announcement to the ASX at 6.30pm on Friday night, downgrading first half 2012…

Retail Stocks: Share prices are down, down but their death is greatly exaggerated

February 11, 2012 | Mike King

David Jones Limited (ASX: DJS) share price might be down 44% in the last 12 months, but Mike King believes…

Rio Tinto Limited: $17.3bn reasons why BHP is a better bet

February 11, 2012 | Mike King

Rio Tinto Limited (ASX: RIO) management has presided over a sorry state of affairs. That, plus their over-reliance on iron-ore,…

Dow slumps: A bad omen for ASX investors?

February 11, 2012 | Motley Fool Staff

The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 89 points overnight Friday as worries about a Greek debt default spooked investors. So,…

Nick Scali Limited: Profits down, but riding out the retailing storm

February 10, 2012 | Mike King

Nick Scali Limited (ASX: NCK) has reported lower profits, but strong trading in January, and immunity from the online threat…

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The death of JB Hi-Fi Limited?

February 10, 2012 | Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

JB Hi-Fi (ASX: JBH) has done a wonderful job at becoming the best music and electronics retailer in Australia. They…

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Telstra results, interest rate-gate: the final chapter, and accountabilty

February 10, 2012 | Bruce Jackson

We have the final chapter of the Interest Rate-Gate saga, take a look at Telstra Corporation's (ASX: TLS) first half…

Tabcorp Holdings: Dividend of almost 9% might make it worth a flutter

February 9, 2012 | Mike King

Tabcorp Holdings Limited: Cheap, steady and a near 9% dividend. It might be worth a flutter.

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Webjet Limited: Profits up, but Flight Centre's the better bet

February 9, 2012 | Mike King

Webjet Limited (ASX: WEB) recently announced it had strongly outperformed the travel market with revenues up 38%, net profit after…

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Egg on my face, and the interest rate prediction that went horribly wrong

February 8, 2012 | Bruce Jackson

The Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to leave interest rates on forced Bruce Jackson to eat a large slice of…

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BHP Billiton: Profits down 5.5%, dividend up 20%, but commodity prices fall and demand weakens

February 8, 2012 | Mike King

BHP Billiton Limited (ASX: BHP), the world's largest mining company by market value, announced a 5.5% fall in net profit,…

Macquarie Group: 2012 profit to fall by 25%, shares still expensive

February 7, 2012 | Mike King

Macquarie Group Limited (ASX: MQG) today gave an operational briefing to investors and analysts, and expects FY 2012 net profit…

K2 Asset Management: Profit drops 85%

February 7, 2012 | Mike King

K2 Asset Management Limited (ASX: KAM) today reported a fall in profits by 85% to $2.1m. Not surprisingly, the share…

Bradken: First half 2012 results – The boom rolls on

February 7, 2012 | Mike King

Bradken Limited (ASX: BKN) today announced a large increase in profit after tax, up 66% on first half 2011 results…

7 investing mistakes even the pros make

February 7, 2012 | Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The best investors learn from their mistakes over time. And because I've made plenty of mistakes during my career, I'll…

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Facebook's Amazing IPO By The Numbers

February 4, 2012 | Motley Fool Staff

Unless you spent the better part of the week under a rock, you probably heard that Facebook, the game-changing social…

Berkshire Hathaway: Buffett's baby is a core stock for your portfolio

February 4, 2012 | Motley Fool Staff

Berkshire Hathaway currently trades at a level that was basically unheard of before 2008. It may be quoted in the…

Amazon.com's profit woes: Reason to cheer

February 3, 2012 | Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) shares slumped over 7 per cent after profit fell by more than half. But rather than wallow…

Credit Corp Group: Good momentum, but still a risky proposition

February 3, 2012 | Mike King

Credit Corp Group Limited (ASX: CCP) announced strong earnings and raised its profit forecast. On a valuation and dividend yield,…

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MAD Goes Bonkers, And The Sharemarket Bandwagon Rolls Higher Again

February 2, 2012 | Bruce Jackson

The S&P/ASX 200 jumped 1 per cent, but Maverick Drilling & Exploration (ASX: MAD) went even higher. World sharemarkets are…

Collins Foods – Finger Lickin' Good?

February 1, 2012 | Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

I wrote yesterday about the phenomenal success that McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) has enjoyed throughout its history, and most recently in…

10 Secrets of McDonald's success

January 31, 2012 | Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Investors can take lessons from the McDonald’s story to help select stocks with superior attributes

Remove flack jackets. This sharemarket is on fire

January 30, 2012 | Bruce Jackson

We look at the latest news from Europe, a sharemarket "on fire", gold's best start to a year since 1980,…

Investing with a conscience, the Richard Branson way

January 27, 2012 | Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Scott Phillips' summer reading has reminded him that being a good corporate citizen can be good for business, and good…

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There's Rich, There's Stupid Rich, and Then There's Apple

January 25, 2012 | Motley Fool Staff

The numbers are in. Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) booked $13.87 a share in profits on $46.33 billion in revenue. Wall Street was expecting $10.14…

GUD Holdings: Nice dividend, shame about the business

January 24, 2012 | Mike King

What: GUD Holdings Limited (ASX:GUD) today, 24 Jan 2012, announced their results for the 6 months to 31 December 2012.…

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Transcript: Tom & David Gardner on the Foolish way to invest in today's market

January 24, 2012 | Motley Fool Staff

David Kuo from Motley Fool UK talks to Tom and David Gardner, co-founders of The Motley Fool. You can listen…

Buffett's latest buy: a good business going cheap

January 24, 2012 | Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

Buffett's latest big buy is typical of the Oracle of Omaha. It ticks quite a few of the ‘usual’ Buffett…

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Why the Dow finished flat as a pancake

January 24, 2012 | Motley Fool Staff

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose as high as 12,764 in overnight trading before falling below where it started, as…

Jeremy Siegel on how to fix Europe and send global stocks soaring

January 23, 2012 | Motley Fool Staff

Some of the ASX's best-known companies are currently trading on undemanding multiples and attractive dividend yields, Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX:…

Gina Rinehart: The $100 billion dollar lady, or an iron-ore bubble waiting to burst?

January 23, 2012 | Bruce Jackson

Gina Rinehart, already Australia's richest person, has seen her wealth double from $10 billion to $20 billion, writes The Motley…

Woodside Petroleum: Full year production exceeds guidance

January 23, 2012 | Jonathan Lee

Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye…

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Shopping for cheap shares, US style

January 20, 2012 | Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The combination of changing consumption trends and a strong Australian dollar presents the perfect time to think about international investing.…

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The death of optimism…and the coming sharemarket rally

January 19, 2012 | Bruce Jackson

Doom and gloom pervades. The World Bank warns of a world in crisis. The Motley Fool offers 4 tips for…

Wotif.com: A dominant business or one cruising for a fall?

January 18, 2012 | Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

The internet has been one of the few truly transformative technologies. The ability to share information across large distances almost…

How investors have stuck with stocks

January 18, 2012 | Motley Fool Staff

Despite the GFC and the continued poor performance of the ASX, investors seem to have largely stuck with stocks. How…

Specialty Fashion Group shares hammered in "toughest retail environment"

January 18, 2012 | Mike King

Specialty Fashion Group Limited shares are hammered as it sees disappointing Christmas sales in a very tough retail environment.

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ASX shares surge despite warnings of another market cataclysm

January 17, 2012 | Bruce Jackson

Seemingly against the odds, ASX shares are on the up. The European crisis is forgotten for another day, but if…

The death of big box retail?

January 17, 2012 | Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

If recent profit downgrades in Australia and the US experience are signs of things to come, big box stores like…

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Greece is burning and nobody cares

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Mortgage Choice Limited: Profits down, shares hammered, market no fool

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Retail Stocks: Share prices are down, down but their death is greatly exaggerated

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Rio Tinto Limited: $17.3bn reasons why BHP is a better bet

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Dow slumps: A bad omen for ASX investors?

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Nick Scali Limited: Profits down, but riding out the retailing storm

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The death of JB Hi-Fi Limited?

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Telstra results, interest rate-gate: the final chapter, and accountabilty

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Tabcorp Holdings: Dividend of almost 9% might make it worth a flutter

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Webjet Limited: Profits up, but Flight Centre's the better bet

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Egg on my face, and the interest rate prediction that went horribly wrong

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BHP Billiton: Profits down 5.5%, dividend up 20%, but commodity prices fall and demand weakens

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Macquarie Group: 2012 profit to fall by 25%, shares still expensive

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K2 Asset Management: Profit drops 85%

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Bradken: First half 2012 results – The boom rolls on

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7 investing mistakes even the pros make

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Facebook's Amazing IPO By The Numbers

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Berkshire Hathaway: Buffett's baby is a core stock for your portfolio

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Amazon.com's profit woes: Reason to cheer

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Credit Corp Group: Good momentum, but still a risky proposition

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MAD Goes Bonkers, And The Sharemarket Bandwagon Rolls Higher Again

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