Weekly Top Ten News Stories

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Weak activity in the first half of 2014 confirms utilities are currently well covered by existing contracts and inventories, meaning no pressure to buy.

Analysts have returned from a site tour of Santos' GLNG plant and taken on board Woodside's US gas purchase deal with mixed emotions, as the race to LNG riches hots up.

In this week's Weekly Insights: – What's Bugging Santos? – My Rant – M2 Attractive, If You Don't Mind The Debt – Reporting Seas

Diversified miners are well placed on the swings and roundabouts of industrial commodities, while mineral sands are weak and coal is oversupplied.

Digital payments & banks; tough calls for insurers; foreigners & Oz housing; miner equity raising & exploration activity; and grocery prices.

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

Wesfarmers takes provisions in FY14 results while brokers home in on potential capital returns.

The Chartist reports Santos has completed a typical consolidation of its break-out and should now offer further upside.

Brokers examine the outlook for Westfield Corp and Scentre Group as the dust settles on the restructure.

Nick Linton-Ffrost of Fifth Wave suggests Commonwealth Bank is poised for a break-up out of its recent neagative channel.