Daily FNArena News

The Chartist suggests its best to avoid buying National Bank or the banks in general for the moment.

Metcash has a net cash position and will contemplate capital management. Nevertheless, brokers have mixed views on the ability to turn around the supermarkets business.

A slump in occupancy and higher costs have driven G8 Education to downgrade earnings. Many brokers consider the drop in the share price presents an opportunity.

Michael Gable of Fairmont Equities notes that after a solid run, Monadelphous looks set for a pullback.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities. Oil; coal; commodity outlook and Oz miners.

Telstra has tweaked revenue and earnings estimates lower for FY18 in view of the NBN decision to delay the roll out of HFC technology. Yet several brokers remain more concerned about the increasing influence of wireless.

Craig Parker of Moat Capital notes the headwinds which should send the ASX200 lower.

Aristocrat Leisure has hooked Big Fish, a US social casino app developer, which is expected to boost recurring revenue. The acquisition confirms a stronger focus on digital gaming.

Appen’s game-changing acquisition leaves the company firmly positioned to ride the new wave of artificial intelligence applications.

Pending superannuation reforms have slowed the take-up of new cloud-based offerings from Class Ltd, although brokers assert the company still has a strong and attractive product.