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Clean Seas Tuna has reached a milestone in its world-first program to farm Southern Bluefin tuna.

Aluminium prices have risen from recent lows as sentiment has improved but according to Barclays Capital there are reasons to remain bearish on the metal in coming months.

Silicon Valley Bank’s annual survey of the US wine market shows the industry is doing it tough, with any recovery likely to be as drawn out as that of the US economy as a whole.

After a solid FY09 result, Austock wonders why the company would raise capital that will end up costing more than increased capex will return.

In theory coal prices moving lower places a floor under natural gas prices but according to Barclays Capital the reality is somewhat different.

DBS Group has developed a Dashboard measure for assessing where Asia is on the GDP growth curve.

There were no real surprises in last night’s budget and no cause for stock market alarm. However specific sectors are winners and losers.

Chinese data this week have not continued to surprise to the upside. They disappointed instead.

Longer-term higher Chinese demand suggests upward pressure will continue for commodity prices, even if prices ease in coming months.