Dear %%first_name%%,

With war talk jacking up, following the vote in Crimea on the weekend and the US’s promise that there will be consequences, it’s no surprise the market is pretty volatile today.

However, it should also be noted that the big miners were actually up, albeit slightly, in early morning trading and today I explain why there is still plenty of value in these companies.

Also in the Switzer Super Report today, we have Paul Rickard dissecting the Hochtief bid for Leighton Holdings and explaining what shareholders should do about the offer. Roger Montgomery gives us another update on that very interesting company Sirtex, which is working on a treatment for cancer, and James Dunn looks at potential M&A targets like Santos, Tabcorp and even Ten Network.

In Buy, Sell, Hold – what the brokers say, CSR and Transfield Services get upgrades. The property market is still going great guns and in Shortlisted we look at some of the retail discretionary companies that are on the radar of professionals and examine why insurers might have a bad week.



Sincerely,

Peter Switzer

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