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Are National Australia Bank Ltd. shares a red hot buy?

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Could National Australia Bank Ltd. (ASX:NAB) shares be a red hot buy?

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Is Star Entertainment Group Ltd the ASX's best leisure company?

| Regan Pearson

What are the risks of investing in Star Entertainment Group Ltd (ASX:SGR)?

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Altura Mining Limited & Orocobre Ltd: 2 lithium miners that could go gangbusters on Tesla's success

| Rachit Dudhwala

Tesla Motors Inc's latest announcement provides a boost to lithium miners.

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S&P/ASX 200 set to open higher: 6 shares to watch

| Owen Raszkiewicz

The S&P/ASX 200 (Index:^AXJO) (ASX:XJO) is expected to trade higher today following positive leads from international markets. Shares in focus…

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Who else wants 3 smoking hot high dividend shares?

| Tim McArthur

Suncorp Group Ltd (ASX:SUN), Insurance Australia Group Ltd (ASX:IAG) and Woolworths Limited (ASX:WOW) are all expected to yield dividends well…

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Should you avoid the ASX's most shorted shares?

| Sean O'Neill

Is it wise to invest in shares the experts are betting against, like Myer Holdings Ltd (ASX:MYR), Primary Health Care…

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Is Australia headed for a recession?

| Sean O'Neill

One of those would be bad news for a garden variety of stocks, including Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA), Greencross…

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Here's why the Bellamy's Australia Ltd, Vitaco Holdings Ltd, and BWX Ltd share prices are crashing

| Sean O'Neill

Bellamy's Australia Ltd (ASX:BAL), Vitaco Holdings Ltd (ASX:VIT), and BWX Ltd (ASX:BWX) weren't the only stocks hit, either.

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6 ASX tech stocks for your watchlist in 2016

| Motley Fool Staff

Tech stocks come with risk, but the rewards can be huge if you pick a winner and hang on to…

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3 reasons to own CSL Limited shares

| Tim McArthur

CSL Limited (ASX:CSL) offers shareholders many appealing defensive characteristics.

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Vocus Communications Limited & Sydney Airport Holdings Ltd shares go higher?

| Tim McArthur

Vocus Communications Limited (ASX:VOC), Macquarie Telecom Group Ltd. (ASX:MAQ), Jumbo Interactive Ltd (ASX:JIN) and Sydney Airport Holdings Ltd (ASX:SYD) could…

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Revealed: Why the Wesfarmers Ltd share price is struggling

| Tim McArthur

Monday was "D-day" for Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX:WES) shares as the leading blue chip finally acknowledged that unusual accounting treatments had…

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Is the Woolworths Limited share price in the buy zone?

| Tim McArthur

Woolworths Limited (ASX:WOW) could be displaying a key characteristic that Warren Buffett would love.

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Oil hits 4-month high: Are oil shares cheap?

| Tim McArthur

Beach Energy Ltd (ASX:BPT), Woodside Petroleum Limited (ASX:WPL) and Origin Energy Ltd (ASX:ORG) were all trading higher on Tuesday.

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3 growth shares trading at attractive discounts

| Motley Fool Staff

Temporary pullbacks in share prices can be an opportunity to buy in. Should you buy Capilano Honey Ltd (ASX:CZZ), IPH…

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Is it time to sell your Bellamy's Australia Ltd, a2 Milk Company and Blackmores Limited shares?

| Tim McArthur

Bellamy's Australia Ltd (ASX:BAL), A2 Milk Company Ltd (Australia) (ASX:A2M) and Blackmores Limited (ASX:BKL) shares have had a great run.

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Why the Orion Health Group Ltd share price jumped 30% in April

| Sean O'Neill

Recent contract wins have seen a rapid re-rating in Orion Health Group Ltd's (ASX:OHE) share price over the past week.

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Why these ASX 4 shares are cratering this week

| Sean O'Neill

Blackmores Limited (ASX:BKL), Slater & Gordon Limited (ASX:SGH), Lovisa Holdings Ltd (ASX:LOV), and Alumina Limited (ASX:AWC) saw their share prices…

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Brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

Beach Energy Ltd (ASX:BPT) and IPH Ltd (ASX:IPH) are two of three shares upgraded to a buy rating by brokers.…

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3 massive dividend shares that need your attention

| James Mickleboro

AIR N.Z. FPO NZ (ASX:AIZ) and Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd (ASX:BEN) are two of three shares paying market-beating dividends…

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3 blue-chip ASX value shares to buy today

| Owen Raszkiewicz

ResMed Inc. (CHESS) (ASX:RMD), Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd (ASX:FLT) and Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX:TLS) are 3 blue chip ASX…

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Revealed: Slater & Gordon Limited's rescue plan

| Sean O'Neill

Law Gazette in the UK has reported that Slater & Gordon Limited (ASX:SGH) is undergoing a major restructure, closing offices…

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Why the Blackmores Limited share price has crashed

| James Mickleboro

Regulatory changes in China could be about to negatively impact Blackmores Limited's (ASX:BKL) explosive growth prospects.

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S&P/ASX 200 set to open flat: 4 shares to watch

| Owen Raszkiewicz

The S&P/ASX 200 (Index:^AXJO) (ASX:XJO) is expected to trade flat today following mixed leads from international markets. Shares in focus…

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Better buy: JB Hi-Fi Limited or Harvey Norman Holdings Limited?

| James Mickleboro

JB Hi-Fi Limited (ASX:JBH) and Harvey Norman Holdings Limited (ASX:HVN) should benefit from Dick Smith’s demise. But which should you…

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Why the Reffind Ltd share price has been crashing

| Sean O'Neill

Reffind Ltd (ASX:RFN) is just the latest of a long line of unprofitable tech stocks to raise more capital.

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Is AMP Limited a buy at this share price?

| Tim McArthur

AMP Limited's (ASX:AMP) share price slumped 2.8% last week.

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Is Crown Resorts Ltd a buy at today's share price?

| Sean O'Neill

Media reports have suggested Crown Resorts Ltd's (ASX:CWN) new Perth tower could be hurt by the slowing West Australian economy.

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Australians are being forced to work longer

| Mike King

Not enough savings and superannuation mean many Australians could be forced to work into their 70s

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3 shares to profit from a weaker Australian dollar

| James Mickleboro

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd (ASX:DMP), Graincorp Ltd (ASX:GNC), and Ramsay Health Care Limited (ASX:RHC) could get a lift in earnings…

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Why you can ignore forecasts for iron ore of US$54 a tonne for 2016

| Mike King

Why the iron ore price is likely to average anything but what is predicted

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Do you own these 3 sticky software shares?

| Owen Raszkiewicz

The ASX's technology sector is tiny by global standards but shares of XERO FPO NZX (ASX:XRO), Bulletproof Group Ltd (ASX:BPF)…

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My favourite gaming company for value investors to buy today

| Regan Pearson

How does Star Entertainment Group Ltd (ASX:SGR) compare to SKYCITY Entertainment Group Limited-Ord (ASX:SKC).

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S&P/ASX 200 set to open higher: 5 shares to watch today

| Owen Raszkiewicz

The S&P/ASX 200 (Index:^AXJO) (ASX:XJO) is expected to trade higher today following positive leads from international markets on Friday. Shares…

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Is the Origin Energy Ltd share price a bargain?

| Tim McArthur

Origin Energy Ltd (ASX:ORG) shares fell 9% last week.

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Why the Wesfarmers Ltd share price is falling

| Tim McArthur

The share price of Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX:WES) fell last week and could find itself under further selling pressure today.

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5 shares soaring on the ASX today

| Mike King

S&P/ASX 200 posts third weekly fall in a row, losing 0.5% today

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Down 27%: What's happened to the BT Investment Management Ltd share price?

| James Mickleboro

BT Investment Management Ltd (ASX:BTT) shares have been beaten down this year. Is it time to buy them?

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Here's what happened on the Australian share market today

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

The banks were a drag again, but Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX:FMG) and EVOLUTION FPO (ASX:EVN) gave some support.

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Is it time you sold your Insurance Australia Group Ltd shares?

| Tim McArthur

Insurance Australia Group Ltd's (ASX:IAG) share price has gone backwards despite the support of Warren Buffett.

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