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What We Can Learn From Mr Scrooge

| Owain Bennallack

Scrooge's mistake is not his profession or his frugal habits, but rather that he takes things to extremes...

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BT Group plc Is Making Itself Hard To Ignore For Your Portfolio

| Prabhat Sakya

BT Group PLC (LON: BT.A) is a company which has been making all the right strategic moves.

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Why WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC, Barclays PLC and Vodafone Group plc Are In The FTSE 100 Dumps For 2014

| Alan Oscroft

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC (LON: MRW), Barclays PLC (LON: BARC) and Vodafone Group plc (LON: VOD) have had a bad…

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My £5,000 Xmas Portfolio: Tesco PLC, ARM Holdings Plc & Unilever plc

| Alessandro Pasetti

Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO), ARM Holdings Plc (LON:ARM) & Unilever plc (LON:ULVR) are three companies I'd be happy to splash out…

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4 Essential Retail Stars For 2015 And Beyond: Marks and Spencer Group Plc, Sports Direct International Plc, Greggs plc And Ted Baker plc

| Royston Wild

Marks and Spencer Group Plc (LON: MKS), Sports Direct International Plc (LON: SPD), Greggs plc (LON: GRG) and Ted Baker…

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All I Want For Christmas Is… GlaxoSmithKline plc

| Zach Coffell

GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON:GSK) has a pipeline that should carry it comfortably into the future.

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Should You Follow The Government And Sell Shares in Lloyds Banking Group PLC This Christmas?

| Peter Stephens

With another government sale of shares in Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LON: LLOY) being announced, should you follow suit?

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3 Stocks That Could Blow Away The FTSE 100 Next Year: HSBC Holdings plc, Centrica PLC And Prudential plc

| Peter Stephens

These 3 stocks could be set for stunning gains in 2015: HSBC Holdings plc (LON: HSBA), Centrica PLC (LON: CNA)…

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2014’s Zeroes To 2015’s Heroes? BP plc, Standard Chartered PLC And J Sainsbury plc

| Peter Stephens

Could these three stocks turn a disappointing 2014 into a stunning 2015? BP plc (LON: BP), Standard Chartered PLC (LON:…

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If I Could Buy One Stock For Christmas, It Would Be Unilever plc

| Stuart Watson (Editor)

This Fool is a fan of Unilever plc (LON:ULVR)'s long-term position.

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Why AstraZeneca plc, NEXT plc and United Utilities Group PLC Are In The Top 10 For 2014

| Alan Oscroft

AstraZeneca plc (LON: AZN), NEXT plc (LON: NXT) and United Utilities Group PLC (LON: UU) have soared this year.

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Is Now The Time To Invest In BowLeven PLC?

| Royston Wild

Royston Wild runs the rule over oil specialists BowLeven PLC (LON: BLVN) following positive news from Cameroon.

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2015 Will Be The Year That Makes Or Breaks Monitise Plc

| Rupert Hargreaves

2015 will be a key year for Monitise Plc (LON: MONI).

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Thorntons plc Slides 25% On New Profit Warning

| Roland Head

Can Thorntons plc (LON:THT) recover from this new blow, or should investors steer clear?

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Why Apple Inc., ARM Holdings plc And Blinkx Plc Are Expected To Deliver Blistering Returns

| Royston Wild

Royston Wild explains why Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), ARM Holdings plc (LON: ARM) and Blinkx Plc (LON: BLNX) could be…

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Beginners’ Portfolio Top Three For 2015: Barclays PLC, BAE Systems plc and Persimmon plc

| Alan Oscroft

Will Barclays PLC (LON: BARC), BAE Systems plc (LON: BA) and Persimmon plc (LON: PSN) help us to a winning…

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A Short, Sharp Shock Could Be Good For Royal Dutch Shell Plc, BP plc And Tullow Oil plc

| Roland Head

Short-term pain could drive long-term gains for shareholders in Royal Dutch Shell Plc (LON:RDSB), BP plc (LON:BP) and Tullow Oil…

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Is HSBC Holdings plc Really In Good Shape To Yield 5.7% In 2015?

| Royston Wild

Royston Wild runs the rule over HSBC Holdings plc's (LON: HSBA) payout prospects ahead of the new year.

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Why GlaxoSmithKline plc Is Down 17% This Year

| Roland Head

Will 2015 be a better year for GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON:GSK) shareholders?

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Why Retail Stars ASOS plc, Pets At Home Group PLC And Thorntons plc Will Thrash Tesco PLC In The Growth Stakes

| Royston Wild

Royston Wild explains why ASOS plc (LON: ASC), Pets At Home Group PLC (LON: PETS) and Thorntons plc (LON: THT)…

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If I Could Buy One Stock For Christmas, It Would Be National Grid plc

| The Motley Fool Staff

National Grid plc (LON:NG) has a forward yield of 4.7% for next year.

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Why BT Group plc Should Beat Vodafone Group plc And Sky PLC plc In 2015

| Alan Oscroft

BT Group plc (LON: BT.A) Looks Better Value Than Vodafone Group plc (LON: VOD) and SKY PLC (LON: SKY).

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Why Lloyds Banking Group PLC Could Be The Banking Bargain Of 2015

| Alan Oscroft

Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LON: LLOY) looks like it's bouncing back to health in 2015.

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Boost Your Portfolio’s Income In 2015 With Premier Farnell plc And Royal Dutch Shell Plc

| Rupert Hargreaves

Premier Farnell plc (LON: PFL) and Royal Dutch Shell Plc (LON :RDSB) are two top income picks for 2015.

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More Trouble For Tesco PLC As Yet Another Accountancy Probe Is Launched

| Royston Wild

New investigation is the latest setback for Tesco PLC's (LON: TSCO) battered reputation.

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Afren Plc Receives Takeover Approach From Nigeria

| Rupert Hargreaves

Afren Plc (LON:AFR) has been approached by Nigeria's SEPLAT Petroleum Development Company plc (LON: SEPL).

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Are Rare Earth Minerals PLC & Bacanora Minerals Ltd A Screaming Buy At Today’s Prices?

| Roland Head

Shares in Rare Earth Minerals PLC (LON:REM) and BACANORA MINERALS LTD ORD NPV (DI) (LON:BCN) have risen after their lithium…

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Will 2015 Be The Year That United Utilities Group PLC, Severn Trent Plc And Pennon Group plc Fall Back To Earth?

| Rupert Hargreaves

Could United Utilities Group PLC (LON: UU), Severn Trent Plc (LON: SVT) And Pennon Group plc (LON: PNN) fall during 2015?

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What Will Make Money In The FTSE 100 Next Year?

| Prabhat Sakya

A Fool predicts what will happen in the FTSE 100 (INDEXFTSE:UKX) next year.

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Could GlaxoSmithKline plc Become A Perilous Value Trap?

| Royston Wild

Royston Wild explains why GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON: GSK) may not be the dirt-cheap darling it appears to be.

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Is Blinkx Plc Worth 35p Or Just 15p?

| Peter Stephens

Will shares in Blinkx Plc (LON: BLNX) soar to 35p or sink to 15p next year?

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Why LGO Energy PLC Is Up 503% This Year

| Roland Head

LGO Energy PLC (LON:LGO) shareholders have seen their shares five-bag in 2014. Is it time to sell and lock-in some…

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Should You Buy The Dogs Of The FTSE For 2015? BP plc, WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC, Persimmon plc, BHP Billiton plc & Centrica PLC

| Roland Head

BP plc (LON:BP), WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC (LON:MRW), Persimmon plc (LON:PSN), BHP Billiton plc (LON:BLT) and Centrica PLC (LON:CNA) could…

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Is Monitise Plc Really Worth Half What It Was In 2013?

| Zach Coffell

The market has abandoned Monitise Plc (LON: MONI) this year, with talk of it losing its competitive edge, but one…

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Naughty Or Nice? What You Need To Know About BG Group PLC, SABMiller PLC & HSBC Holdings plc

| Alessandro Pasetti

BG Group PLC (LON:BG), SABMiller PLC (LON:SAB) and HSBC Holdings plc (LON:HSBA) are three names worth keeping on the radar,…

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3 Top Blue-Chip Stocks For Next Year: AstraZeneca plc, Burberry Group plc And Tesco PLC

| Peter Stephens

These 3 stocks could deliver better-than-expected performances next year: AstraZeneca plc (LON: AZN), Burberry Group plc (LON: BRBY) and Tesco…

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All I Want For Christmas Is… Berkeley Group plc

| Barry James

Berkeley Group plc (LON:BKG) really is the gift that keeps on giving with a stonking dividend and great growth prospects.

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3 Top Stocks For Your Stocking This Christmas! Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Shire PLC And BooHoo.Com PLC

| Peter Stephens

These 3 stocks could be worth buying this Christmas: Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LON: LLOY), Shire PLC (LON: SHP) and…

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‘British Telecom’ Or ‘Big Takeover’? Why BT Group plc’s Latest Move Is Bullish For The FTSE 100

| David Taylor

It's not just a win for BT Group plc (LON:BT.A) investors. Find out what this takeover approach could mean for…

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Will Rio Tinto plc Become A Disastrous Value Trap?

| Royston Wild

Royston Wild explains why Rio Tinto plc (LON: RIO) may turn out to shock value chasers.

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