Daily FNArena News

FNArena’s Treasure Chest reports on money making ideas from stockbrokers and other experts. One broker suggests online real estate classifieds business REA Group is offering 25% upside in the next twelve months.

Almond grower Select Harvests is facing more subdued almond prices but an accretive new orchard and improved yields suggest FY18 should be positive.

Brokers have differing views over the extent of education provider Navitas’ latest setback.

Peter Switzer of the Switzer Super Report debates the impact the invasion of Amazon may have on Australian retail incumbents.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities. Sentiment on base metals; upbeat zinc miners; US dollar impact on metals; gold outlook; lithium demand.

Lithium? Ahead of the Herd’s Rick Mills explains why vanadium is the metal of the battery-powered future.

General insurers IAG and Suncorp have outlined the expected losses from February’s hail storm in Sydney. Several brokers review the impact on FY17 natural peril budgets.

Michael Gable of Fairmont Equities suggests Northern Star Resources is offering a means to capture gold price upside.

Iron ore prices have rallied as Chinese steel consumption has surprised to the upside. Will the heady prices last?

ASIC has automotive dealer finance commissions in its sights. Brokers are not overly concerned about these changes and suspect a softer growth outlook for automotive retailing is more significant.