Daily FNArena News - Australia

The contract has been signed: Aspect Huntley becomes part of the Morningstar group.

The Fed may be on hold (according to the latest interpretations) but the RBA still has another hike up its sleeves, says JP Morgan.

Broker views vary post another profit warning. Is the Asian strategy actually working? Will earnings recover in 2007?

Rupert’s presentation to local experts has not lacked effect. News Corp’s share price went up, and so did Macquarie’s price target.

Oaks Hotels & Resorts is a management and letting rights specialist with 170% earnings growth expected in FY07. Merrill Lynch has set a target 24% above the current price.

Diverging trends in spending patterns of Australian consumers are separating the good from the bad amongst the country’s retailers.

JP Morgan is always happy to be a lone voice in the wilderness. Mayne Pharma is one stock the analysts feel the market has completely misinterpreted.

When brokers start ceasing coverage of a stock when they can’t find anything good to say, experience suggests the administrators are not too far away.

Beware the broker trap. If a stock is rated a Buy, and its price falls, does that make it even more of a Buy? Or is something wrong? Oops, mea culpa.

Citigroup sees a lot of upside for Commander over the next few years, if management gets it right.