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ANZ breaches credit rules

| Mike King

Bank forced to refund $5.3 million to more than 9,000 customers

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Jetset looking to new horizons

| Tom Richardson

The integrated travel company is undertaking a business transformation.

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Westpac, market down as caution rises over Syria

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

Growing geopolitical risk is causing many investors to take their profits and spread their risk.

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Shine Corporate vs Slater & Gordon

| Peter Andersen

How do these two legal firms stack up?

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Regulators give go-ahead to APA-Envestra merger

| Justin Loiseau

However, APA may need to back its offer with a few more bucks.

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Shopping Centres Australasia delivers on first full-year profit

| Justin Loiseau

This is the first annual report since it was spun off.

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Collins Foods' KFC restaurants declining in popularity

| Tim McArthur

It looks like consumers are finding Oporto tastier than KFC.

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Westfield up ahead of earnings report

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

The company’s shares are back above the $11 mark – but what should investors expect from the report?

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Warrnambool Cheese and Butter profit sliced in half

| Justin Loiseau

2014 should prove more palatable for investors.

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Watch out bakers and pizza makers, Woolworths is baking up growth

| Tim McArthur

Woolworths is seeking growth everywhere it can.

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Telstra expands health division with major acquisition

| Justin Loiseau

This is the first stand-alone acquisition for Telstra's health portfolio.

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G8 Education expands

| Andrew Mudie

Childcare operator purchases five more centres.

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Woolworths impresses with $2.3 billion profit

| Tim McArthur

It’s hard to fault 6.1% profit growth in a subdued economic environment.

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Sell everything now before the BIG market crash!

| Bruce Jackson

Trust me, quality opportunities for enormous stock-market profits are out there right now

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BC Iron's 11.7% dividend

| Mike King

Junior miner declares massive final dividend

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Brambles CEO shares his thoughts

| Tim McArthur

An expansion of product offerings in the USA is expected to drive growth.

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Transpacific Industries Group writes down assets, announces big loss

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

It’s another victim of the mining and infrastructure slowdown.

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BHP and Rio defy mining trend, continue growth

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

Despite pressure from investors, these miners will continue to grow certain existing projects.

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Transfield's $254 million loss

| Mike King

Services company drops dividend as it attempts to rebuild its business and balance sheet

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Silex Systems expects growth

| Andrew Mudie

Validation of key technologies should pave the way for Silex to generate a profit.

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Flight Centre is now boarding for take-off

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Are you running late for this flight?

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Blackmores profit falls 10%

| Mike King

Vitamins and supplements supplier hit by falling Australian margins

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Best of the Fool: Top 3 articles of the day (27 August, 2013)

| Erin Bouwmeester (tmfebouwmeester)

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

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4 massive micro-cap stocks

| Owen Raszkiewicz

High risk, but high reward: These stocks are favourites for those looking for speculative investments.

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Mayne Pharma and Starpharma report losses

| Tim McArthur

They might be reporting losses at the moment but these two pharma companies could have potential.

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Big write-downs darken Boart Longyear

| Darryl Daté-Shappard

Cutting costs and staff is part of a cyclical business.

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A game changer for M2 Telecommunications

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

FY14 will see the company change its growth strategy.

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Acrux reports profit of $6.9 million

| Tim McArthur

The biotech continues to look a healthy investment for shareholders.

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BHP flags potential share buyback program

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

The miner could begin a share buyback program within the next two years.

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Microsoft may want to stop picking on Google

| Motley Fool Staff

It's hard to coordinate and possibly even justify an attack when you're looking for a new general to lead the…

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AWE pushes profits back into black for 2013

| Justin Loiseau

Boost can be attributed primarily to the company's proven and probable reserves.

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Warren Buffett: Sage for the ages

| Claude Walker

How does Buffett’s wisdom from the 1980s apply to ASX stocks today?

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Servcorp on track for a rewarding 2014

| Peter Andersen

Global office provider’s 2013 results show continuing improvement.

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Is Tatts diminishing Jumbo's jackpot?

| Tim McArthur

Tatts and Jumbo Interactive have both released their full year results.

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3 super small-caps for your watchlist

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Three very different companies but one direction we're hoping they’ll all go.

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Austbrokers profit up 60.7% for 2013

| Justin Loiseau

2013 was a boom year for Austbrokers.

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Best and worst stocks on the ASX today

| Mike King

ASX ends up just 0.1%

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Why the Windows Phone has a bright future

| Motley Fool Staff

Microsoft's mobile platform is gaining strength

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A black eye for Vision Eye

| Mike King

Company could be gearing up for a transformation of its business

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Greencross sees 35% growth in profit

| Mike King

19 acquisitions during FY2013 drive revenue and earnings growth

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