Daily FNArena News

Respected trader Dennis Gartman has lost his enthusiasm for gold for the time being.

Australia’s lottery market is worth $3.6bn a year but only 4% of punters play online. Manaccom is well established to take advantage of inevitable growth.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities with a Reuters survey showing analysts rmeain positive on metal prices for 2011, Oz producers the big winners in iron ore and updates on energy markets both in Australia and the US.

A snapshot of economist responses to today’s CPI release.

Spot uranium recorded a big price spike this week.

Commodity Indices are posting bearish signals, and so is crude oil, but the TechWizard sees favourable signs for US equities.

Mesoblast has been recording good Phase II trials results in bone marrow transplantation and Southern Cross Equities suggests this could make it a target of Big Pharma.

Following recent exploration disappointment, Woodside’s plan for a second LNG train at Pluto is running out of time. Browse and Sunrise are further away still. Can Woodside deliver on its potential?

Uranium is quickly attracting the attention of the speculative investment community.

June quarter retail sales numbers for Wesfarmers were solid, the key Coles business delivering a good result and offering evidence the turnaround in the business is continuing.