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SHARES MAGAZINE
Plays of the Week:
*Buy Haike Chemical (HAIK) at 118.5p.
*Buy Reckitt Benckiser (RB.) at £27.48.
Updates:
*Worth holding Molins (MLIN).
Buried Treasure:
*Caledon Resources (CDN) - Weatherly International (WTI) - Avocet Mining (AVM) - Aricom (ORE) - Braemar Resources (BRR) - Ridge Mining (RDG) - Van Dieman Mines (VDM) - Angus & Ross (AGU).
Drug Shares:
*Buy Merck (MRK) and Shire (SHP), hold AstraZeneca (AZN) and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).
Trading Places:
*Sell British Airways (BAY).
*Buy Johnson Matthey (JMAT).
*Buy Rank Group (RNK).
FINANCIAL TIMES
The Lex Column:
*Oil, gold, China - with oil nudging $100 a barrel, gold nearing $1,000 an ounce and PetroChina hitting a $1,000 billion market capitalisation - what is driving the round number records?
*General Motors's (GMR) mega-loss - the world's largest vehicle manufacturer has reported a loss equivalent to twice its market capitalisation.
*BP (BP.), Shell (RDSA) and oil prices - in recent years, Europe's two biggest oil companies by market capitalisation have embodied different bets on the oil price.
*US rates and India - US interest rate cuts may help American shoppers but they tilt the pitch for some of the world's fastest growing countries.
*Toyota lags behind - the Japanese automaker, which briefly overtook General Motors (GMR) as the world's leader by volume, slight lifted its full-year forecasts on Wednesday, but the numbers remain dull.
*US retail price pressure - up to now, US retailers have largely avoided the rising input costs that have sliced their suppliers' profit margins, but the shop owners may have to bite the bullet.
*Portuguese bank deals - it may make strategic sense, but consolidating the Portuguese banking sector is no simple matter.
The Lombard Column:
*Seven-year glitch should teach London Stock Exchange (LSE) some humility.
*British Energy (BGY) running out of energy.
*Close Bros (CBG): keeping things Close.
Further news:
*Tesco (TSCO) stakes Fresh & Easy's success on its UK suppliers.
*Nokia (NOK) sees a window of opportunity as Ovi clicks with Vodafone (VOD).
*Silence Therapeutics (SLN) awaits patent approval.
THE TIMES
The Tempus Column:
*Sell Next (NXT).
*Avoid British Energy (BGY).
*Sell Umeco (UMC).
The Business Commentary Column:
*Quietening down on the building sites.
*Barclays (BARC)/Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS): silence is costly.
*London Stock Exchange (LSE) glitch: double trouble.
A Tiddler to Watch:
*Summit Corp (SUMM).
Further news:
*Fears over tourism as Britain becomes land of the $5 ice-cream.
*Ways out for the Rock (NRK) in a hard place.
*Times Monetary Policy Committee split over need for rate cut to fight credit squeeze.
*Talk that White Nile (WNL) is close to sorting out a del with Total in Sudan.
*US patent hopes lift Silence Therapeutics (SLN).
DAILY TELEGRAPH
The Questor Column:
*Sell Tomkins (TOMK).
*Buy Shanks (SKS).
The Comment Column:
*This doorstopper opens our eyes to the energy crisis.
*Radiohead, the band who plays real good for free downloads.
*Scottish & Newcastle (SCTN)/Carlsberg: BDH probably the best Russian brewer in the world.
THE GUARDIAN
No share news today
THE INDEPENDENT
The Investment Column:
*Hold FirstGroup (FGP).
*Hold Fenner (FENR).
*Buy Tangent Communications (TNG).
The Outlook Column:
*Cocktail of negatives close on markets.
*British Airways (BAY) makes case for airline consolidation.
Further news:
*Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) takes a turn in the banking sector spotlight.
DAILY MAIL
Interview:
*Hugh Osmond of Pearl.
Further news:
*Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) looks worth a flutter.
DAILY EXPRESS
*Hopes of strong figures next week underpin Education Development International (EDD).
*Pre-Christmas price war fears overshadow ScS Upholstery (SUY).
DAILY MIRROR
No share news today
THE SUN
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