Weekly Top Ten News Stories

Peter Switzer of the Switzer Super Report consults the experts to learn their choices of long term holds, locally and abroad.

Weaker demand at Australian hospitals has affected Ramsay Health Care and broker opinions diverge on the strength of the outlook.

FNArena's Reporting Season Monitor keeps track of the previous session's corporate earnings result releases, including broker views, ratings and target price changes and beat/miss assessments.

Impressive growth achieved in 2017 leaves analysts positive and enthusiastic about Appen's growth potential on the back of a global boom in artificial intelligence.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities. US shale oil; diesel; lithium; and China steel.

The iron ore market is unlikely to be affected by US tariffs on imported steel, while the focus remains on the sustainability of low-grade supply.

Heightened costs in transitioning the Mondelez Grocery business have muddied the outlook for Bega Cheese in FY18/19.

Peter Switzer of the Switzer Super Report looks at whether a boom in commodity prices typically precedes a stock market crash.

In this week's Weekly Insights (published in two separate parts): -The Battlelines Are Drawn –February 2018 Reporting Season Review -Conviction Calls [Note the non-highlighted item appeared in part one on the website

Weekly Broker Wrap: currencies & interest rates; banks; and lithium.