Weekly Top Ten News Stories – 28 August 2020

The New Criterion's Tim Boreham notes that while recessions can be a boon for debt collection agencies, sometimes you just can't squeeze blood from a stone.

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Following a disappointing FY20, most brokers believe Telstra will be forced to cut its dividend in FY21.

Uranium mining could be permitted in New South Wales for the first time since 1986, while the spot price for U3O8 has declined nearly five percent during August.

Peter Switzer of the Switzer Report singles out two stalwarts and two newer companies for consideration.

Michael Gable of Fairmont Equities sees solid upside on the charts for cloud company Whispir.

The energy sector is at the front line of the climate change war and is transforming at a rapid rate. FNArena examines the prospects for the fossil fuel industry's business model and briefly tracks the implications for Australian equities and bond markets

The focus of the future BHP Group will be very much on copper, nickel, metallurgical coal and, of course, iron ore. As suspected, thermal coal is now officially slated for the exit door.

Automotive accessories supplier Bapcor delivered FY20 results that were hard to fault, and the outlook for FY21 looks promising.

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