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Woodside Petroleum: Full year production exceeds guidance

Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye…

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Shopping for cheap shares, US style

The combination of changing consumption trends and a strong Australian dollar presents the perfect time to think about international investing.…

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The death of optimism…and the coming sharemarket rally

Doom and gloom pervades. The World Bank warns of a world in crisis. The Motley Fool offers 4 tips for…

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Wotif.com: A dominant business or one cruising for a fall?

The internet has been one of the few truly transformative technologies. The ability to share information across large distances almost…

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Specialty Fashion Group shares hammered in "toughest retail environment"

Specialty Fashion Group Limited shares are hammered as it sees disappointing Christmas sales in a very tough retail environment.

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ASX shares surge despite warnings of another market cataclysm

Seemingly against the odds, ASX shares are on the up. The European crisis is forgotten for another day, but if…

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The death of big box retail?

If recent profit downgrades in Australia and the US experience are signs of things to come, big box stores like…

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Jeremy Siegel on why you need dividends

Here's why you should still love high dividend-paying stocks.

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Leighton Holdings returns to profit, but remains a high risk investment

Leighton Holdings Limited shares jump as the company returns to profit. The shares look cheap, but are one of the…

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Iluka Resources: Revenues jump by 75%, but I'm steering clear

Iluka Resources Limited revenues are growing quickly, but lower zircon production and sales levels in 2012 is the warning sign…

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Flight Centre: Cheap, and flying below the radar

Flight Centre's shares are down, but the company is growing, sports a solid dividend yield, and the shares are trading…

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Why I'm buying QBE Insurance shares next week

For those who hold QBE Insurance, the huge profit warning was as welcome as a January hailstorm. Rather than running…

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Calm descends on world markets as Europe crisis deferred

Spain and Italy spread cheer through world sharemarkets, which is more than can be said for QBE Insurance and ANZ.…

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One MAD stock still on our radar

For the second time since listing in 2010, Maverick Drilling and Exploration Limited has doubled its reserves. The shares jumped…

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Super Retail Group: The super retailer?

Super Retail Group Ltd seem to be bucking the trend of falling sales and falling share prices that are apparent…

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Two dire warnings and one moment of brilliance

Fitch's warning of a cataclysmic collapse of the euro is outdone by QBE's dire profit warning.

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Boom Logistics shares soared: What you need to know

Boom Logistics Limited (ASX: BOL) soared close to 20 per cent higher after the company responded to an ASX share…

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Barbarians back at the gate

Private equity is circling ASX-listed businesses - just one more sign that today’s market is cheap

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Seeds of a new boom for shares?

One thing is certain: We are closer to the next bull market today than we were a few years ago.

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Platinum Asset Management: Not FUM anymore

A bet on Platinum Asset Management is a bet on a rising sharemarket. Do you feel lucky?

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Rediscover that winning sharemarket feeling

People are running away from shares, but there are great growth opportunities, especially in the overlooked small cap sector.

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Kathmandu Holdings: A Wall To Climb

Kathmandu shares hit a wall just prior to Christmas. The road ahead could be rocky.

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6 reasons you're a bad sharemarket investor

These mental traps may be killing your portfolio

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3 simple ways to beat other investors

These tips should prevent a portfolio nightmare extending into 2012

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My 2012 investing resolutions

Make yourself the best investor you can be. Make each new purchase decision better than the last - by being…

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4 Blue chip stocks for 2012

Each new year brings hopes of a new start. Investors should take the chance to reassess their portfolio to make…

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Half way through the ASX's lost decade

Half way through the ASX's lost decade, investors could be forgiven for throwing in the towel. If nothing else, in…

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3 reasons I'm avoiding China

The emperor may, in fact, have no clothes. On the heels of the European debt crisis comes a deepening fear…

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Why the ASX's big new year rally means nothing

For many investors, there's no better way to start off a new year than to have a nice big share…

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The January sharemarket effect: Enjoy whilst it lasts

The ASX is off to a flying start in 2012, writes The Motley Fool. Could it be the January effect…

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Better Investing Step 5: Growth Matters

Welcome to last part of The Motley Fool’s ‘5 Steps to Better Investing’ series. We’ve touched on a couple of…

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An investing resolution that will pay off

The new year is the traditional time to make resolutions on things we'd like to do better. And unless you've…

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Better Investing Step 4: Compound Your Dividends

Welcome to fourth part in The Motley Fool’s ‘5 Steps to Better Investing’ series. So far, we covered the mental…

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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway's lackluster 2011

Even the best investors struggled in 2011. Shares in Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway fell 5 per cent, even though the…

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Not standing in AWE at this special dividend

The market yawned at AWE's special dividend. Has this oil and gas company run out of ideas?

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PaperlinX Limited: The pain could be almost over

For long-suffering PaperlinX shareholders, this could finally be the end-game. It's been a painful ride.

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Fitch threatens to downgrade U.S. debt from AAA

Is another credit rating downgrade for the U.S. economy on the cards? Whatever happens, investors are rightly shrugging their shoulders…

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Investing lessons for a more prosperous 2012 and beyond

Rather than wallow in the opportunities lost and the portfolio values that seem to have gone up in smoke, instead…

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Cool summer wreaking havoc on these ASX stocks

When sales growth for these ASX stocks hits an unusual bump in the road, the reason is likely to be…

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Matrix Composites & Engineering: Results trumps potential

Matrix Composites and Engineering Limited (ASX:MCE) has been awarded a cooperation agreement by a leading European oil services company potentially…

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