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What Dividend Hunters Need To Know About BT Group plc

| Royston Wild

Royston Wild looks at whether BT Group plc (LON: BT-A) is an attractive income stock.

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What Could Pfizer-AstraZeneca Be Like?

| Prabhat Sakya

What might be the positives from this potential takeover?

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Play The Percentages With BP plc

| G A Chester

How reliable are earnings forecasts for BP plc (LON:BP) -- and is the stock attractively priced right now?

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Centrica Plc: A Very Political Investment

| Harvey Jones

A generous 5% yield redeems politically poisonous Centrica plc (LON: CNA), says Harvey Jones

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Beginners Portfolio: Barclays PLC Coming Good

| Alan Oscroft

Persimmon plc (LON: PSN) leaps to the top of the leader board, as Blinkx Plc (LON: BLNX) slumps and Barclays…

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Would A Combined AstraZeneca plc/Pfizer Inc. Be Worth Owning?

| Mark Stones

AstraZeneca plc's (LON: AZN) strengths as a separate entity won't be best harnessed by Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE)

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It’s Too Easy To Blame The British Pound (And Not IMI plc, Rolls-Royce Holding PLC And Burberry Group plc)

| Alessandro Pasetti

The British pound shouldn't take the blame for poor performances from IMI plc (LON:IMI), Rolls-Royce Holding PLC (LON:RR) and Burberry…

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3 Numbers That Don’t Lie About J Sainsbury plc

| Roland Head

J Sainsbury plc (LON:SBRY) has stood aside so far, but the supermarket price war is only just getting started, warns…

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Is This Tesco PLC’s Game Changer?

| Owain Bennallack

VIDEO: One Fool puts Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO) under the spotlight.

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Why Banco Santander SA Is Doubling Down On Brazil

| Owain Bennallack

VIDEO: One Fool takes a closer look at Banco Santander SA (LON:BNC).

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Why Profits Are Down At Aberdeen Asset Management plc

| Owain Bennallack

VIDEO: One Fool takes a closer look at Aberdeen Asset Management plc (LON:ADN).

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3 Numbers That Don’t Lie About Barclays PLC

| Roland Head

Barclays PLC (LON:BARC) restructuring announcement triggered big gains, but what does it mean for shareholders?

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Does A 15-Year Bull Market Beckon?

| Malcolm Wheatley

Even at present levels, market valuations aren't stretched...

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Why Shares In Petrofac Limited Plummeted

| Mark Stones

Petrofac Limited (LON: PFC) expects full-year profits to fall by as much as 11%.

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Is The Pfizer Takeover Offer for AstraZeneca plc ‘Un-American’?

| Lisa Walls-Hester

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) has AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) firmly in its sights as a home for the $69bn of earnings it…

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What Dividend Hunters Need To Know About Unilever plc

| Royston Wild

Royston Wild looks at whether Unilever plc (LON: ULVR) is an attractive income stock.

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Why Legal & General Group plc’s Results May Make Prudential plc A Buy

| Harvey Jones

Anything Legal and General Group plc (LON: LGEN) can do, Prudential plc (LON: PRU) can do better, says Harvey Jones

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How Much Higher Can The FTSE 100 Go? BHP Billiton plc, GlaxoSmithKline plc, Templeton Emerging Markets Inv Trust plc

| Rupert Hargreaves

BHP Billiton plc (LON: BLT), GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON: GSK) and the Templeton Emerging Markets Inv Trust plc (LON: TEM) look…

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What Dividend Hunters Need To Know About BG Group plc

| Royston Wild

Royston Wild looks at whether BG Group plc (LON: BG) is an attractive income stock.

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What Dividend Hunters Need To Know About Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

| Royston Wild

Royston Wild looks at whether Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (LON: RB) is an attractive income stock.

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3 Shares Analysts Hate: Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, Tesco PLC And G4S plc

| G A Chester

Why Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (LON:RBS), Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO) and G4S (LON:GFS) are out of favour with the…

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Wm. Morrison Supermarket plc’s Woes A Blessing For Shareholders?

| Alessandro Pasetti

An oft-rumoured takeover of Wm. Morrison Supermarkets plc (LON: MRW) holds strategic merits, writes Alessandro Pasetti.

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Barclays PLC Blames Bonds As Investment Bank Suffers Losses

| Owain Bennallack

VIDEO: One Fool puts Barclays PLC (LON:BARC) under the spotlight.

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How You Can Turbocharge Your Investment Return With A Simple Strategy: Cobham plc, Royal Dutch Shell Plc And Pearson plc

| Rupert Hargreaves

Cobham plc (LON:COB), Royal Dutch Shell Plc (LON: RDSB) and Pearson plc (LON: PSON) are dividend champions.

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Vodafone Group plc Used To Be A Winner – Is It Now Ex-Growth?

| Mark Stones

Vodafone Group plc (LON: VOD) no longer offers the same growth and income potential.

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The Best Performing Fund You’ve Never Heard Of: Quindell PLC, National Express Group PLC And Dixons Retail PLC

| Rupert Hargreaves

Quindell PLC (LON: QPP), National Express Group PLC (LON: NEX), Dixons Retail PLC (LON: DXNS) are in this fund outperforming…

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Centrica Plc’s Greatest Weaknesses

| Kevin Godbold

Two standout factors undermining an investment in Centrica plc (LON: CNA).

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Play The Percentages With Rio Tinto plc

| G A Chester

How reliable are earnings forecasts for Rio Tinto plc (LON:RIO) -- and is the stock attractively priced right now?

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You’ll Kick Yourself For Failing To Buy HSBC Holdings plc At Today’s Price

| Harvey Jones

HSBC Holdings plc (LON: HSBA) has turned into the bad news bank, but that could be good news for investors,…

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Eyes Down For National Grid plc’s Results

| Alan Oscroft

These are crucial times for National Grid plc (LON: NG) and the energy sector.

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What To Take Away From Balfour Beatty plc’s Profit Warning

| Owain Bennallack

VIDEO: One Fool puts Balfour Beatty plc (LON:BBY) under the spotlight.

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Gold Stabilises After Fed Comments, But Randgold Resources Limited Slips On Q1 Results

| Roland Head

Gold Bullion Securities Limited (LON:GBS) and SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (LON:GLD) fell on Wednesday, while Randgold Resources Limited (LON:RRS) delivered…

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Premiums Slump At RSA Insurance Group plc

| Alan Oscroft

2014 is off to a lacklustre start at RSA Insurance Group plc (LON: RSA).

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1 Great Reason To Consider Buying Glencore Xstrata PLC

| Owain Bennallack

VIDEO: One Fool puts Glencore Xstrata PLC (LON:GLEN) under the spotlight.

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3 Numbers That Don’t Lie About ARM Holdings plc

| Roland Head

After recent falls, should investors buy or sell ARM Holdings plc (LON:ARM)?

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Centrica PLC Falls As It Reduces Earnings Forecast

| The Motley Fool Staff

But Centrica PLC (LON:CNA) expects a return to earnings growth in 2015.

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Wm. Morrison Supermarkets plc Falls On Poor Sales

| Mark Stones

Recent price cuts at Wm. Morrison Supermarkets plc (LON: MRW) will "take time" to have an effect.

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What Dividend Hunters Need To Know About Vodafone Group plc

| Royston Wild

Royston Wild looks at whether Vodafone Group plc (LON: VOD) is an attractive income stock.

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This Morning’s Winner: BT Group plc Posts Strong Results

| Sam Robson

BT Group plc (LON:BT.A) lifts its full-year dividend by 15%, and expects to increase it by 10-15% for the next…

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3 Housebuilders Set To Soar: Persimmon plc, Barratt Developments Plc and Bovis Homes Group plc

| Alan Oscroft

Persimmon plc (LON: PSN), Barratt Developments Plc (LON: BDEV) and Bovis Homes Group plc (LON: BVS) are on a roll.

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