MARKETS

We had similar reports from the monthly surveys of manufacturing from some economies yesterday and overnight.

It’s a dilemma facing any HR team tasked with managing teams dispersed over broad geographic regions: how to keep those employees engaged and retain them in the long run.

- Karoon quarterly suggests Browse and Santos projects may be delayed- Delays are timing issues so not a major problem for DJ Carmichael- Ratings on Karoon remain positive given upside potentialBy Chris ShawFor Karoon Gas Australia ((KAR)), the key elements of the group's quarterly production r...

- Transpacific refinancing removes a headwind- Company should benefit from improved management focus- Goldman Sachs upgrades to a Buy ratingBy Chris ShawTranspacific Industries ((TPI)) has undergone significant changes since 2009, with a new chairman and senior management team and new governance fun...

By Greg PeelThe Dow fell 297 points or 2.5% while the S&P lost 2.8% to 1218 and the Nasdaq dropped 2.9%.

By Greg PeelEarly last week uranium market participants gather in Arizona for a Uranium Fuel Seminar and such conferences have a tendency to remove players from the market.

- Macquarie's result weak but no shock- Costs, staff and divs cut but is it enough?- Stock well leveraged to market improvement- Inexpensive but is it time to buy?By Greg Peel"Following the release of the European financial package," declares Goldman Sachs' equity strategy team, "we believ...

By Greg PeelThe Dow fell 275 points or 2.3% while the S&P dropped 2.5% to 1253 and the Nasdaq lost 1.9%.

By Greg PeelThe RBA has not waited around to see the final detail of the European resolution plan, probably figuring that a weak response from global markets would warrant a cut anyway.

- Some similarities for gold market between 2008 and now- Barclays sees a number of factors as supportive for the metal- Positive backdrop suggests further gains are likelyBy Chris ShawIn late September the gold price fell by 10% in just four trading sessions, a price movement Barclays Capital notes...

Rio Tinto, along with 10 other Australian companies, have been made part of an Australia-Nigeria Trade and Investment Council to look into possible investment opportunities in Nigeria's mining, agriculture and financial services sectors.

A record profit from the National Australia Bank and a higher dividend, supporting the bank's go it alone strategy and trying to make itself different from its peers.

Free to consumer price estimates are popular tools in North America, but they are not without problems. In the coming year or two we expect to see automated valuation modelling being used more widely in Australia - offering either existing or new portal entrants a way to stand out in a rather tough online marketplace.

Chevron Corp. has announced drilling two gas discoveries in the Carnarvon Basin offshore Western Australia that are expected to reinforce expansion prospects into the $29 billion Wheatstone liquefied natural gas project.

With China and its steel making industry continuously slashing its production output and ultimately decreasing import demand, revenues of capesize ships that haul steel making raw materials iron ore and coal have been hardly hit and fell for a third day.

By Rudi Filapek-VandyckFNArena has added another video to its Investors Education section on the website.

Qantas will resume flights by noon Monday after Fair Work Australia (FWA) ordered an end to its lockout and grounding of 108 planes that stranded 68,000 passengers worldwide since Saturday.

- A stronger US dollar has been impacting on steel prices- MEPS suggests greenback strength could impact on pattern of world trade- Impact of stronger US currency anticipated to continue into 2012By Chris ShawThe average Hot Rolled Coil price for BRIC countries as calculated by steel industry consul...

By David Fessler, Investment U Senior AnalystThere's a plan, considered grandiose by its critics.

By Greg PeelThe Dow rose 339 points or 2.9% while the S&P gained 3.4% to 1284 and the Nasdaq added 3.3%.

The Australian Stock Exchange is back online after trading was halted for four hours on Thursday due to a technical glitch. Trading resumed 2 p.m. after the market stopped at 10:05 a.m.

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian dollar continues to trade in a relatively volatile manner, opening this morning around the USD 1.0400 level.

y Greg PeelThe Dow closed up 161 points or 1.4% while the S&P gained 1.1% to 1242 and the Nasdaq managed 0.

Is the Eurozone still facing a recession? Should the US economy still be ok? And what about companies in Australia?FNArena's Rudi and Greg will discuss and shine some light on all these issues, plus more under the general theme for today's broadcast of "Investing = Forecasting".

Benchmark spot iron-ore prices crashed deeply on Tuesday to its lowest level since July 2010 by a substantial 7.2 per cent fall - the biggest one-day drop in more than 26 months - to $128.50 a tonne. For over six weeks now, iron ore prices have been falling by more than 30 per cent.

Gold futures hit $1,700 an ounce on Wednesday after reaching almost 3 per cent in the previous session as investors and global markets await results if the eurozone leaders can indeed come up with a credible plan to end the euro zone debt crisis at a summit later in the day

Copper futures' strong two-day rally faced yet again a blank wall as hopes that Eurozone leaders will meet Wednesday to discuss and plan for a strategic action to curb Europe's debt crisis was cancelled at the last minute.

- ResMed quarterly falls short on flow generator sales- Company exiting less profitable market segments- Stockbrokers cautious as move may impact on top line growth- Opinions on ResMed remain dividedBy Chris ShawSleep disorder group ResMed ((RMD)) lifted 4Q sales by 12% to US$315 million but this re...

ArcelorMittal has decided to pull out from its joint venture with U.S.-based Peabody Energy for Macarthur Coal after issues of management control arises.