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Analysts were generally impressed by Wesfarmers’ first quarter numbers but remain as yet unconvinced overall.

Weekly musings from your editor. Ultimately, it all boils down to whether enough value is on offer, or not.

Growth in China increased in the September quarter but China specialist Dragonomics remains skeptical.

Competitors such as Google are trying to enter the online real estate classifieds market but market leader REA is expected to continue delivering solid earnings growth.

A quarterly GDP growth of 8.9% is not enough to encourage any easing in stimulus measures, according to China’s Bureau of Statistics.

Strong performances in iron ore and petroleum get BHP off to a solid start, but broker reaction is muted due to a number of issues.

Most Australian stockbrokers simply cannot get excited about Australian Pharmaceutical Industries.

Both TradeTech and UxC raised their weekly U3O8 spot price indicators this week.

SVB Asset Management believes US equities could run further still, while the weaker USD appears a bigger issue for the EU.

Long-term growth potential and less cyclical nature of its operations reason enough for Credit Suisse to initiate coverage on Mac Services Group with an Outperform.