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The income portfolio seeks to sell CBA and drops Ardent Leisure.

Local market pushes higher as fears over emerging markets subside after Turkish central bank hikes lending rate.

Risks and ETFs, bank switching, and resilient dividends.

Employment in solar is greater than in oil and gas and comparable to many other major Australian industries such as gold mining. Abolishing the RET would halve employment, although it would still be greater than aluminium and steel smelting even without government support.

The cash crunch sparked by Forge's troubled power plants has forced the company to squeeze funds from other major contracts at the expense of much-needed profits.

Nervousness about the US recovery following a slump in durable goods orders must be tempered by context. Not only are the data volatile, but for many big ticket items optimism about the future is emerging.

Two earnings downgrades in as many weeks have shredded the engineering and construction group's credibility. It would have faced a market bloodbath if not for the support of ANZ.

Nokia may not be the first company people think of today when they look for business lessons, but before the smartphone revolution their China strategy was second-to-none.

Forge Group's latest profit warning doesn't quite look so bad on the surface with the embattled engineering group attracting some corporate interest, but the details driving the downgrade shows things aren't getting better for Forge.

Apple has reported a record-breaking quarter but its shares have taken a tumble. Making money from smartphones is getting harder.

The subsidy and power bill-driven surge in rooftop solar may have abated but falling costs, an established PV industry and still attractive economics suggest solar ain't finished yet.

Canadian giant reports substantial lift in voting power, offer consideration rises.

Shares lift 10% as group says it may triple previous year's production.

Group expects higher full-year production after record second quarter shipments.

Local market pushes higher in early trade on upbeat Wall Street leads.