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Forget diplomatic argy-bargy – just how worried should we be about these Chinese stock market drops?

A potential recovery in mineral sands demand remains the key for Iluka.

Some stockbrokers see CSL’s earnings guidance for FY10 as conservative, others argue the stock is not good value.

China’s fiscal stimulus package gave economic growth a significant boost through the first quarter of this year but Standard Chartered is seeing signs the boost is now fading.

IT services group Oakton did it tough in FY09 but with demand improving and with the company restructured the outlook appears brighter.

The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index for Australia has continued its upward path in June.

Advertising play Photon Group announced an equity raising to address debt concerns but the move leaves broker opinion mixed.

The minutes of the August RBA monetary policy meeting were released this morning. The next rate movement will be up.

A study by Russell Investments shows a value investing approach has delivered excess returns on the Australian market, though periods of underperformance are to be expected.

The recent rally in equities has caused investment manager Janus Capital Group to question whether further gains are justified.