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Michael Gable of Fairmont Equities suggest that after a period of consolidation, Amcor appears ready to head higher.

Ahead of the Herd’s Rick Mills warns that as popular protests grow around the globe against government oppression, “country risk” is growing for mining company investors. Lithium and copper are particularly at risk.

Next Science has an answer to the continuing rise of resistant microbes that plague the health sector and several brokers expect interest in the stock will increase sharply in 2020.

FNArena’s Monitor keeps track of corporate earnings result releases, including broker views, ratings and target price changes and beat/miss assessments.

Amcor has made a solid start to FY20 amid cost savings from the Bemis acquisition. Moreover, brokers have brushed aside plastic sustainability concerns.

Payment provider Zip Co has been boosted by the announcement of a strategic partnership with Amazon Australia.

The trajectory of Medibank Private’s margins is worse than many anticipated, after the company flagged higher claims inflation.

The Chartist is not yet convinced the lithium price is set for a more material recovery, but the early signs are positive.

While reviewing the structure of its principal operations, Iluka Resources anticipates a market deficit in zircon and tight feedstock supply should underpin a positive outlook for 2020.

How can the loss of productivity from an ageing population be reversed? Japan is setting the blueprint for other nations with its ambitious technology policies, providing a case study for The Future of Work.