Integrated gas business is no saviour for Shell Interfax Global Energy – 30 Oct http://interfaxenergy.com/gasdaily/article/18116/integrated-gas-business-is-no-saviour-for-shell Asia: Markets end week on downbeat note as BoJ leaves policy unchanged Yahoo/Digital Look – 30 Oct https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/asia-markets-end-week-downbeat-113500829.html Pets At Home shares slide on weaker sales growth Financial Times – 30 Oct https://next.ft.com/content/23594036-7ef2-11e5-98fb-5a6d4728f74e LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks Mixed, IAG Drops…
29 Oct 2015 Smith & Nephew (SN) shareholders are legging it en masse this morning despite Q3 results showing underlying revenues +4% and management maintaining FY 2015 guidance. Investors are clearly unprepared to shoulder the combined news of a $275m robotics acquisition (which always carries risk), reported revenues -4% due on account of strong currency…
28 Oct 2015 Shares in Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) opened 4.5% lower this morning after an earnings update that, while financially positive in terms of profits, growth and recovery, was light in terms of consensus. What looks like weighing even more is the ugly mug of PPI provisions which is refusing to duck below the…
27 October The flurry of Lloyds Banking Group notes continues, and so it should. We need to break this share offer down and debate its merits, because many an inexperienced investor is being tempted by what might turn out to be a bad deal. Whose ears would prick up at the offer of shares at…
26 Oct 2015 Aberdeen Asset Management (ADN) shares are top of the UK Index this morning, benefiting from a prime example of ‘buy the rumour…’ even if said rumour has already been swiftly denied. Weekend press speculation suggested ‘ADN’ had been sounding out buyers after turbulent period for markets linked to global growth expectations and…
26 October So the ECB hinted at more QE last week, with December slated by many as the time when confirmation of an extension of Eurozone policy easing will come. This should both alarm and, well, not alarm in equal measure. I’ve been trying to work out whether this is bullish or bearish all weekend,…