Weekly Top Ten News Stories

Michael Gable of Fairmont Equities suggests the S&P500 has suffered a technical breakdown and will likely head lower.

A preference share deal with a major shareholder has reduced the likelihood of a substantial equity raising for Nufarm and brokers now focus on the longer-term outlook.

Craig Parker of Moat Capital suggests the ASX200 would need to find some serious momentum to avoid falling back to monthly support.

Rio Tinto has spread the benefit of surging iron ore prices in the first half but most brokers believe sustaining such a high rate of earnings will be difficult heading into 2020.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities. EV growth no panacea for battery metals; nickel rises in price as alumina falls; step-up in global LNG production projects; rare earths draw attention.

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

Traders are the only ones playing the uranium market at present as the August summer break begins.

Smart phone technology company, Life 360, has performed strongly in the first half and brokers are impressed with the outlook.

Adelaide Brighton has slashed net profit estimates for 2019. Brokers believe the housing market alone cannot be blamed.

Australia's banking sector is under pressure amid soft loan growth, a squeeze on margins and a reinvestment burden. Brokers are not yet factoring in much of a recovery.