Daily FNArena News

Thermal coal will remain under pressure; merger and acquisition deals and speculation heat up Australia’s resources sector; Mt Gibson Iron evaluated.

Brokers accept that Orica is inexpensive but the outlook is subdued and many are reluctant to recommend buying the stock.

A wrap of the day’s activity on the Australian stock market.

It could have been worse, brokers agree, but there are negatives/positives for healthcare, infrastructure, retail and other sectors. Stock impacts debated.

The Chartist reports a technical buy has been triggered in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

Brokers consider Virtus Health has good growth potential, supported by changing demographics.

Peter Switzer of the Switzer Super Report looks past the Budget anxiety and explores the bigger picture.

Time to become overweight in miners? Do commodity prices matter more than volume to Australia’s economy? Gold remains subdued while nickel adjusts to Indonesian bans.

FNArena’s Treasure Chest reports on money making ideas from stockbrokers and other experts. Citi argues a loss of radio talent is having a greater impact on Southern Cross Media than the market feared.

Five months into 2014, brokers update their equity market outlooks in light of recent developments in Australia and internationally.