Stocks to watch at noon on Monday February 4, 2013 - 12:12PM Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at noon on Monday: Argo Investments does not expect strong earnings growth from Australian companies this year, although investor confidence should improve. Fortescue Metals has agreed to stop work on the development of Iron Ore Holding's Iron Valley deposit in Western Australia. GMG - GOODMAN GROUP LTD - down one cent, or 0.22 per cent, at $4.63 Property developer Goodman Group says it will start developing new projects worth about $451 million across key Australian markets. QAN - QANTAS AIRWAYS LTD - down 0.25 cents, or 0.16 per cent, at $1.53 Qantas plans to broaden the number of destinations it flies to in Asia as part of its new alliance with Emirates.