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Stock market shock: Bank shares go down as well as up

| Bruce Jackson

Money can and is being made outside the banks and big supermarkets

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Yahoo! stock is hitting new highs

| Motley Fool Staff

Yahoo! have moved startlingly fast to stabilise their faltering business

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Bookmakers support ban on live betting odds

| Mike King

Community outrage rises

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Telstra shares hit eight-year high

| Tim McArthur

The future looks good for Telstra.

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Ford to close in Australia?

| Mike King

Car manufacturer reported to close its local factories

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iiNet has its Telstra moment

| Tim McArthur

The company has reached agreement with NBN Co for the $9 million sale of its TransACT fibre-to-the-premise network.

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Arrium eyes mining, but Australia's richest lose billions

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Questions surround the company's diversification strategy.

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Stockland leaves market shopping around

| Andrew Ballard

Stockland is putting more emphasis on retail, but is that enough to win over investors?

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Is Seek about to get crushed?

| Regan Pearson

Shares are up 60%, but a massive new competitor is about to emerge.

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Ruralco: Time to grab a bargain?

| Owen Raszkiewicz

The company has faced irregular market conditions caused by hot weather and little rain, but has also seen increased investment.

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Commonwealth: Most expensive bank in the world

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Australia’s big banks have soared ahead of their international counterparts.

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Telecom NZ on hold for how long?

| Andrew Ballard

Telecom New Zealand is starting to put itself forward as a turnaround story that might be worth hanging on for.

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Mapping out a potentially promising stock

| Mike King

Almost everyone knows Google Maps, but if you’re an Australian company or government department that requires higher resolution photos, there’s…

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Australians invest at a higher rate than most

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

Only 38% of Australians invest in the share market, but that still beats out most other countries.

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Queenslanders falling behind on shares

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

Victoria, New South Wales are leading.

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2 out of 3 Australians missing out on massive gains

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

66% of Australians are not directly invested in shares.

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Petrol prices set to rise

| Mike King

The falling dollar means the cost of imported fuel has risen

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Just what kind of investor are you?

| Catherine Baab-Muguira

A new ASX study has identified four main kinds of Australian investors. Click here now to figure out where you…

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Information the key to success for Aussie investors

| Tim McArthur

Newspapers, annual reports, and friends and family are investors' main sources of information.

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Australians wary of financial planners

| Regan Pearson

Do we still have trust issues?

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Share investors more cautious

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Investors may be investing smaller amounts, but since the GFC they are more cautious about where their money is put.

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Myer sales growth slows

| Mike King

Retailers still doing it tough

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Are we the world's most investment savvy country?

| Regan Pearson

With a range of quality companies, Aussies are close to the best.

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Online share trading's popularity grows

| Tim McArthur

Full service brokers also saw an increase in trading.

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AGL apologizes for knocking on your door

| Justin Loiseau

Company to pay a fine for using door-to-door salespeople.

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$490 million Santos project ahead of schedule

| Justin Loiseau

The area is expected to contain around 14 million barrels in reserves.

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WAM CIO: Three investment ideas

| Tim McArthur

In the final installment of our three-part interview with Chris Stott, he talks about three specific investment ideas and provides…

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More share trades, but no more profits

| Tim McArthur

Number of trades rises 32% but average value of each one falls 11%.

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Death by 3,000 cuts

| Mike King

Boart Longyear cuts 3,000 staff, but it hasn't helped its share price

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Google stock: Buy it and hold it for life

| Motley Fool Staff

Its global market share is 12 times larger than the next competitor

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Only half of SMSFs own shares

| Mike King

Are the other half missing out on the bull market?

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In investing, Australian women losing the battle of the sexes

| Catherine Baab-Muguira

When it comes to investing, women are losing the battle of the sexes -- at least in terms of participation.

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Aussie investors giving managed funds the flick

| Mike King

Investors want more control and less fees

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Why Australians are investing less

| Catherine Baab-Muguira

A new ASX report shows Australians are investing less. Here's why that is -- and why it's a mistake.

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Why spotting bubbles is so much harder than you think

| Motley Fool Staff

Missing a rally can be more devastating that getting caught in a crash

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Is Carsales.com a buy?

| Catherine Baab-Muguira

Carsales.com may be about to borrow a growth strategy from ecommerce giant Amazon.

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Mining Services: Blood in the water

| Mike King

Might look bad now, but could be about to get a whole lot worse

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Federal Budget leaves consumers wary

| Ryan Newman (TMFNewmy)

63% of survey respondents believe that the budget would leave them worse off.

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What investors can learn from Transfield's downgrade

| Tim McArthur

Earnings downgrade of 27.4% comes a little over a month before the end of the financial year.

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All eyes on Monadelphous

| Owen Raszkiewicz

Does this morning's sharp drop indicate that investors are souring on this mining services provider?

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