Daily FNArena News

Parent companies of two of Australia’s leading beverages companies are discussing merger, according to a newspaper report.

Weekly musings by your editor. Do Australian (banking) shares represent value? A mathematical insight into the matter.

A busy week of bad news is expected, but can it really do that much more harm?

Steel’s fall from record highs to below production cost in just four short months may mean the worst is over.

The weaker global economic outlook is spurring further cuts to oil price forecasts.

Government policy in Australia has shifted to boosting household income to stave off recession and it should until Christmas.

With commodity prices continuing to weaken earnings forecasts continue to come down for Alumina, with brokers expressing little confidence in their lowered estimates.

Sonic Healthcare has announced a capital raising and analysts have reacted favourably.

Incitec Pivot delivered a better than expected profit result but it was the accompanying equity issue that has divided broker opinion.

With the September quarter Wage Price Index lower than expected, the RBA has more scope to cut rates to deal with the weakening economy.