The Liberals have picked Emma King, a senior manager at Orica, to contest the NSW seat of Shortland, but local members are despairing that the late preselection may put the winnable seat beyond reach.

So if this idea of high risk and high reward doesn't suit, you might be more interested in profitable, growing companies, like Orica (ASX:ORI). While profit isn't the sole metric that should be ...

Citi analyst Paul McTaggart maintained a Hold rating on Orica Limited (OCLDF – Research Report) today and set a price target of A$19.00. The company’s shares closed last Tuesday at $10.49.

Mr Chalmers said the product was previously manufactured by Orica in Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, but the company had since moved its production overseas to India. Products are now believed to ...