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Bank lending is becoming more risky

| Claude Walker

Recent data shows that homebuyers are borrowing more.

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Best and worst stocks on the ASX today

| Mike King

ASX drops 1.4%, its biggest fall since August

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Best of the Fool: Top 3 articles of the day (04 December, 2013)

| Erin Bouwmeester (tmfebouwmeester)

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

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Is this Apple's next big thing?

| Motley Fool Staff

Recently, Apple sent ripples through the investing community with a mere job listing

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2 bits of bad news for Microsoft

| Motley Fool Staff

There doesn't seem to be much positive news for Microsoft

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Brickworks is as solid as its name

| Chris Koenig

A leading company in the building and construction industry, Brickworks is positioned to reward shareholders for a very long time.

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Is Dick Smith a buy after yesterday's float?

| Mark Woodruff

There are potentially more promising investments in consumer electronics firms than this one.

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4 investing lessons from Qantas

| Mike King

Flying Kangaroo hit by Virgin, expects to report up to $300m loss for first half

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Should you buy Telstra?

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Long-term investors looking for a core stock that pays a great dividend could do a lot worse.

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4 high-growth health care stocks for your portfolio

| Owen Raszkiewicz

One of these companies is up 3,800% this year!

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Will Shell's asset sales include Woodside Petroleum?

| Regan Pearson

It has long been rumoured that Shell wants to sell its stake in Woodside, is now the time to do…

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These 3 miners have smashed the market – should you be buying?

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

The price of the commodity remains strong and shares continue to climb, so should you consider buying in?

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Big Air, Newsat and Amcom: Supplying connectivity and high speeds

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

These companies are building up their own networks to compete with traditional copper line carriers.

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Investors warning to directors

| Mike King

11 ASX Top 200 companies receive first strikes against remuneration reports

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3 companies to protect you against a market pullback

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

Fears over the Fed’s stimulus program have dominated equity markets this week and a pullback could be just around the…

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3 sturdy stocks for investors over 60

| Claude Walker

Dividend-paying stocks are a useful addition to a SMSF in pension phase.

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ASX recovers as Westfield, Fortescue soars

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

The ASX might be riding high, but there are still plenty of opportunities available, if you know where to look.

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Westpac gets the green light for Lloyds' acquisition

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

The deal could help drive future growth in an otherwise slow-growth industry.

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Ramsay Health Care vs. Primary Health Care

| Claude Walker

Ramsay Health Care continues global expansion with French acquisition, but which is the better buy?

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Could the ASX 200 run up another 10% in 2014?

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Higher earnings and low interest rates may put the index fair value near 5,900.

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A healthy IPO?

| Mike King

This is one IPO Foolish investors may want to watch

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A Motley Fool's Ashes XI

| Tom Richardson

It’s the most monumental decision of the summer -- which companies have been selected to represent Australia and return the…

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Best and worst stocks on the ASX today

| Mike King

ASX adds 0.3%, breaking a 3-day losing streak

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Should you buy UXC?

| Mark Woodruff

Acquisition makes this tech consultant more appealing.

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Travel insurer the latest to join IPO rush

| Sean O'Neill

Should you be subscribing?

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Apple gets access to Twitter's firehose — and Google doesn't

| Motley Fool Staff

This would be an important win for Apple

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Westfield jumps 6% as domestic and international business are split

| Andrew Mudie

Company to be split into income and growth segments.

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5 ways to profit from the fibre optic future of telecommunications

| Claude Walker

Fibre optic networks are a lot more valuable than the market seems to realise.

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Can Twitter shake the fakers?

| Motley Fool Staff

So how many fake accounts does Twitter actually have?

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3 stocks to benefit from a rise in mobile sales

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Australians are using mobile phones to do more and more every day; investors should look at who stands to benefit.

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Virgin passenger numbers up, but air wars continue

| Tom Richardson

The airline battle is getting worse.

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How Apple stock got its groove back

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Apple is winning back the naysayers

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Best of the Fool: Top 3 articles of the day (03 December, 2013)

| Erin Bouwmeester (tmfebouwmeester)

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

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Value emerging in the mining services sector?

| Mike King

The sell off of mining contractors may have been overdone

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4 stocks with high EPS growth

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Even in the current market, there are still undervalued stocks. Here's one technique to find them.

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5 stocks to gain from higher home building approvals

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

October building approvals keep the trend going upward, give hope for 2014 earnings.

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Why is Technology One up 35% over the past six months?

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Consistent earnings growth meets cloud-based business enterprise systems for future growth.

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Will scrapping the GST-free threshold really boost retail?

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

NAB doubts revenue from GST-free threshold’s removal.

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Are you ready for a market crash?

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

It is vital that investors don’t get caught up in the gains and neglect some of the key fundamentals of…

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IPOs: McAleese lists, Freelancer falls, BIS pulled

| Tim McArthur

The IPO market is red hot.

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