Daily FNArena News - Australia

Caltex has lined up all the positives in 2015, upgrading earnings guidance and signalling to brokers the time for a buy-back may have arrived.

Brokers welcome expansion in Germany and a guidance upgrade and contemplate value at such a high multiple for Domino’s Pizza.

FNArena’s weekly update on short positions in the Australian share market.

FNArena provides a weekly update of Australian listed corporate bond issues, current pricing and yield data.

Qantas has revealed its turnaround continues through guidance for first half profits, provoking broker expectations that capital management is in the wings.

The Australian government has outlined plans to reduce funding for bulk billing on pathology and diagnostic imaging, raising a potential negative earnings outcome for the major providers.

Weekly Update on ASX-listed companies buying in their own stock.

Brokers are surprised with the extent of asset sales Vicinity Centres is planning and revisit their forecasts as a result.

Suncorp has confirmed broker suspicions with a downgrade to its first half insurance margin forecasts, amid rising claims inflation and a lower Australian dollar.

Dick Smith’s large inventory problem has spooked the electronics retailing segment ahead of the all-important Christmas trading period.