Weekly Top Ten News Stories 8-15 August 2019

Dear time-poor reader: Part Two offers Conviction Calls, and an update on the CSL Challenge. In this week's Weekly Insights (published in two parts): -August Preview: Lower Rates & Lower Growth -CSL Challenge: A (N

Peter Switzer of the Switzer Super Report highlights eight local stocks which defied the market plunge on Chinese currency concerns.

Dear time-poor reader: preview to the August reporting season, and a video appearance, plus (in Part Two) Conviction Calls, and an update on the CSL Challenge. In this week's Weekly Insights (published in two parts

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities. Predictions for gold, iron ore and coal prices; zircon stable; base metals oversupplied.

Brokers note James Hardie is trading at a discount to industrials peers, which is increasingly difficult to justify in the wake of a robust first quarter.

Michael Gable of Fairmont Equities suggests last week's bounce was insufficient to rule out further downside for the ASX200.

Weekly update on stockbroker recommendation, target price, and earnings forecast changes.

A limited negative reaction to a weak FY19 result for Commonwealth Bank bodes well for the FY20 outlook, brokers suggest, although the stock is considered over-priced.

Brokers suspect several targets set by Suncorp in recent years will not be met and FY20 will be a transition year.

FNArena's weekly update on short positions in the Australian share market.