Weekly Top Ten News Stories

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Tax burden on labour rising; US plantings delayed; Oz federal budget and consumer spending; FY15 earnings risk for Australian stocks; local advertising trends.

The uranium spot price is now below the level considered necessary to support primary production, while term contract prices have also fallen due to subdued buying interest.

A Legg Mason survey has found a "reality" gap between the level of return Australian retirement investors expect and what they are achieving, with property investment suggesting the greatest delusion.

Michael Gable of Fairmont Equities suggests a strategy to take advantage of weakness in ANZ Bank.

Heightened tensions over Russia's involvement in Ukraine underpins the outlook for crude, nickel and gold. Uranium remains in the doldrums while coal is beset by supply.

The Australian dollar has surprised many with its strength this year but analysts at Citi and ANZ think this may be about to change, and highlight stock picks on this basis.

Weekly update on recommendation, target price, and earnings forecast changes.

A consortium of ICTS and Anglo Ports has won the operating licence at Melbourne's Webb Dock, surprising brokers.

Iron ore prices have fallen 10% recently and Chinese inventory financing and a resumption of Indian exports has been blamed, but are these the real reasons?

Nick Linton-Ffrost of Fifth Wave looks at the unfolidng technicals for the Australian index.