Daily FNArena News - Australia

Earnings for the half year met expectations and with guidance for FY08 intact both ABN Amro and Merrill Lynch still see Nomad Building Solutions as a solid Buy.

Centro-shattered Goodman has vindicated broker confidence by posting a strong first half result. The only LPT to own?

St George Bank’s monthly review suggests US economic weakness will drag down global growth but Australia is well placed to weather the downturn.

Australia’s unemployment hit a 34-year low in January. The RBA will be sweating.

Deutsche Bank summed up the feeling amongst shocked bank analysts following yesterday’s CBA result.

Austock Securities has completed an analysis of Transurban’s Capital Beltway project in the US and takes the view it will create value longer-term, which supports its Buy rating.

In line with what one would have expected, overall consumer confidence in Australia sank in February.

The recent fate of AED Oil only serves to remind that commodity exploration is a risky business that can catch out the best of experts.

ANZ Job Advertisements rose again in January, leading the bank’s head of Australian economics Tony Pearson to suggest the Australian labour market will remain tight in coming months.

Former market favourite ResMed delivered a lower than expected quarterly profit result last week and opinions are divided as to the group’s outlook in coming periods.