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Previous Stories

Upgrades Follow Westfield Update

May 12 2011 - Australia

A quarterly update by Westfield Group shows another lift in expected development starts, value on offer prompting two upgrades to Buy ratings.


STW Communications Offers Value

May 12 2011 - Australia

STW Communications has reiterated full year earnings guidance despite a tough operating outlook, leading brokers to argue there is value in the stock at current levels.


Coffee Prices Percolate to Multi-Decade Highs

May 12 2011 - FYI

Weather permitting the price of coffee could rise to US$4 per pound later this year, reports Investment U’s Tony D’Altorio.


Africa, A Continent Of Opportunity

May 12 2011 - FYI

Ahead of the herd’s Rick Mills suggests Africa’s resource rich countries should be given consideration by investors.


Book Review: The Big Fella

May 12 2011 - FYI

This history of BHP Billiton, first published in 2009, is an entertaining insight into mining, the corporate world, and the characters who inhabit it.


Chinese Data Slightly Disappointing

May 11 2011 - International

China’s CPI was up 0.1% in April to provide a 5.3% annual measure, ahead of expectations.


The Budget And The Stock Market

May 11 2011 - Australia

There were no measures to either positively or negatively shock any particular stock market sector, but nor was there much burden removed from RBA monetary policy in last night’s Budget.


Treasury Wine Estates Receives Lukewarm Reception

May 11 2011 - Australia

Following the de-merger of Foster’s, shares in Treasury Wine Estates have commenced trading, prompting brokers to commence coverage on the stock.


Ampella Shares Battling Misplaced Concerns

May 10 2011 - Small Caps

DJ Carmichael suggests recent weakness in Ampella’s share price on concerns over civil unrest in Burkina Faso is not justified, so a Buy rating has been reiterated.


China’s Coal Industry Reform

May 10 2011 - Commodities

The longer term outlook for coal prices depends on a battle between China’s infrastructure reform and growing demand, argues Investment U’s Tony D’Altorio.


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