Daily FNArena News

Basking in an unaccustomed limelight, sugar looks set to keep delivering some pretty sweet returns.

Australian retail sales rose in August and economists see the data as adding weight to the view the economic recovery is continuing.

One broker believes Woolworths’ move into hardware will only result in destruction of shareholder value.

Merrills initiates coverage on Bradken with a Buy rating, seeing good value at current levels given a solid earnings growth outlook.

Brokers see a Nufarm takeover by Sinochem as a longwinded process.

Morgan Stanley has initiated on Karoon Gas with a Buy rating.

The latest survey of fund managers by Russell Investments shows professionals remain positive on the outlook for Australian equities.

After more than a month of weekly declines, TradeTech’s uranium spot price has held firm.

The IMF has attempted to determine some guidelines for using monetary policy to prevent assset price busts.

Hopes are increasing that the global recovery will take the shape of a V, but if any region’s likely to have a little W shaped hiccup it might be Europe.