Daily FNArena News

Following recent exploration disappointment, Woodside’s plan for a second LNG train at Pluto is running out of time. Browse and Sunrise are further away still. Can Woodside deliver on its potential?

Uranium is quickly attracting the attention of the speculative investment community.

June quarter retail sales numbers for Wesfarmers were solid, the key Coles business delivering a good result and offering evidence the turnaround in the business is continuing.

Number two in our series of book reviews this week.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities with Hallgarten and Barclays Capital offering different views on precious metals and UBS updating its preferred Oz commodity exposures.

The latest report from Baxter of the US leads brokers to suggest CSL is gaining market share at that company’s expense, though opinions remain divided on the value in CSL at current levels.

The quant boffins are out in force with their surprise predictions, Morgan Stanley looks at small caps while Merrill Lynch calls current FY11 forecasts “absurd”.

As extra value-add, FNArena publishes book reviews this week. Today’s is the first in an initial series of three.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities with caution on thermal coal short-term, iron ore prices possibly having bottomed and still a lack of pricing tension in base metals markets.

PanAust delivered a solid quarterly production report and with a number of growth options available brokers remain almost unanimously positive on the stock at current levels.