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Crown changes name and announces dividend freeze

| Andrew Mudie

Capital expenditure in future years will limit payout to shareholders.

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Could retirement communities be a long-term winner for these 3 companies?

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Companies that specialise in this growing demographic plan to command a premium for their service

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Qantas invests $60 million in Asian expansion

| Andrew Mudie

The Jetstar Japan joint venture expected to break even after year three.

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Manufacturing index at a 3-year high with food and beverages leading the way

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

People still eat and drink in bad times, and more in good times.

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China's manufacturing sector continues expansion

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Australian mining exports turn up the volume

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Abbott and Aldi target Woolworths and Coles

| Andrew Mudie

Lower profits are on the horizon for Australian retail giants.

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Overseas fashion brands to flood in during 2014

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

More retail competition may mean more income for real estate investment trusts.

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Warren Buffett's valuable lesson from the GFC begins to pay off

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful.

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3-year housing price highs point to growth for developers, builders

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Investors can still catch the stronger housing market is in its early stages.

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Why are Drillsearch shares up 18% in two days?

| Regan Pearson

Investor interest jumps as oil producer hits record sales revenue.

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5 stocks with phenomenal 5-year total shareholder return

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Total shareholder return helps you see the whole income picture.

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Why you should avoid Qantas

| Mike King

Airlines are notoriously bad businesses and have been for more than 100 years

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Warren Buffett doesn't like your brand

| Scott Phillips (TMFGilla)

our job is to look for companies whose managers are following Buffett’s advice

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Macquarie Group beats forecasts with strong interim profit rise

| Peter Andersen

Macquarie now positioned for growth.

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Banks have relaxed lending standards, says NAB

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

The bank’s CEO says lending standards for business customers have slipped amongst its rivals

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NAB may have to reassess dividends

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

APRA’s new rules have left the big banks reconsidering their capital situation.

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Sydney Airport set to take off from Macquarie

| Tim McArthur

The Millionaires’ Factory has announced a distribution of Sydney Airport shares.

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Is Orica hiding evidence of environmental harm?

| Claude Walker

A secret report from 20 years ago has sparked outrage.

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Holden to leave Australia 'no matter what'

| Mike King

Government ministers convinced Holden will cease manufacturing in Australia in the near future

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The tide turns for David Jones

| Mike King

Department store retailer posts first quarterly sales growth in 9 months

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Coca-Cola Amatil to benefit from 'locally grown' focus

| Tim McArthur

The latest move by Coles is another win for SPC Ardmona.

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Here's how Google is rumored to be changing Android

| Motley Fool Staff

Google is widely expected to unveil the next version of its mobile system, Android 4.4, "KitKat," sometime in the very…

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Brambles data shows food retailers performing best

| Tim McArthur

It may not be a very merry Christmas for many retailers.

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4 housing stocks on the move

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Housing statistics say the industry is moving into a higher gear.

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Will CSL's share price go higher?

| Tim McArthur

Having rallied 50% is there still further upside?

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Apple's not in the clear, but there's still hope

| Motley Fool Staff

Apple is a solid company, and 2014 may prove to be a blockbuster

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Best of the Fool: Top 3 articles of the day (31 October, 2013)

| Erin Bouwmeester (tmfebouwmeester)

Here are yesterday’s most popular stories on Fool.com.au

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Top stock picks for November

| Motley Fool Staff

We asked our contributors to pick their favorite stocks to buy in November. Here are their top ideas.

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Cheese wars: Fonterra buys into Bega

| Mike King

Battle for control of Warrnambool takes an unexpected turn

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Best and worst stocks on the ASX today

| Mike King

ASX closes down just 0.1%

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Hugo Boss says it suits David Jones

| Mike King

Suit brand switches to exclusive arrangement with David Jones

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NAB and "friend" kills the bank dividend party as Telstra hits another high

| Bruce Jackson

You can't be a winner every day

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Will Wesfarmers sell its insurance division?

| Tim McArthur

Reports are suggesting a sale is imminent, which could lead to a shake-up of the Australian insurance sector.

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Amcor demerger to outperform the market by 10%?

| Andrew Mudie

Demerged companies have historically outperformed the index by over 10% in the first 12 months.

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Celebrate Halloween with these stocks

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Warning: These investments might be too scary for all investors.

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'Too early' to see a pick-up in Australia's malls

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

Shopping centre operators are lagging the market, which could be a great opportunity for investors to stock up on shares.

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Woolworths boosts sales by 6.1% to $15.68 billion

| Tim McArthur

Market share gains are benefitting the retail giant’s top line.

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Oroton fills in the revenue void with The Gap

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

New brand agreements and Asian expansion to make up for departure of Ralph Lauren.

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Visa announces 20% jump in income, US$5 billion in share repurchases

| Motley Fool Staff

Visa delivered strong financial performance during the fourth quarter

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Should you buy Flight Centre?

| Mike King

Company on track for 8-10% earnings growth

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