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SHARES MAGAZINE
Plays of the Week:
*Buy EAGA (EAGA) at 176p.
*Buy Pennon (PNN) at 664p.
Updates:
*Buy Heritage Underwriting (HUA).
Team's top 2007 tips success:
*Buy Cookson (CKSN) - Man Group (EMG) - Findel (FDL) - Taylor Wimpey (TW.) - Coffeeheaven International (COH) - Redstone (RED).
*Sell Avingtrans (AVG) - Cybit (CYH).
Trading Places:
*Buy Vodafone (VOD) - DSG (DSGI) - Aberdeen Asset Management (ADN).
*Sell Sports Direct (SPD).
FINANCIAL TIMES
The Lex Column:
*Central bank action - after the US Fed's apparent lack of action to address credit market turmoil sent markets on a wild ride, equities and two-year Treasury yields.
*Murdoch's Wall Street Journal - Rupert Murdoch has been willing to sacrifice short-term profitability in the pursuit of viewers and readers. Will he take the same view when he completes his purchase of Dow Jones.
*Should Citigroup (CGP) split? If Citigroup didn't exist, would you invent it? Probably not. But that is not a good reason to rush to break up the global banking giant.
*Enhanced cash funds - unlike money market funds, enhanced cash funds have no impediment - apart from the key issue of reputation - to 'breaking the buck'.
*Remninbi appreciation - this week's economic talks between China and the US kicked off with the US calling for faster appreciation of the Chinese currency. Its words will again fall on deaf ears.
*New Star (NSAM) dims - shares in New Star Asset Management, the former darling of the UK retail fund sector, soared while equity markets hummed. But it has more than halved in value since July.
*Iberdrola spin-off - the IPO of Iberdrola's renewable energy business is to be priced at the bottom of the indicative range. Is the wind going out of the sales of renewable energy?
The Lombard Column:
*BSkyB (BSY) share sale will put ITV's (ITV) Michael Grade on his mettle.
*Citigroup (CGP) limits UK imports.
*BHP's (BLT) unhurried approach for Rio (RIO).
Further news:
*BSkyB (BSY) faces a hangover after the ITV (ITV) party fund.
*Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) fall prompts Cazenove to suggest a £5.8 billion rights issue.
*Bid rumours set Victrex (VCT) running.
THE TIMES
The Tempus Column:
*Hold on to Bunzl (BNZL).
*Rank Group (RNK) is a buy, albeit a highly speculative one.
*Buy Johnston Press (JPR).
The Business Commentary Column:
*Liquidity crisis: in through one door and out through the other.
*Tax changes can have a dramatic effect on human behaviour.
*Rio (RIO) and BHP (BLT) fight in need of a bit of better refereeing.
A Tiddler to Watch:
*Adili (ADIL).
Further news:
*Barratt (BDEV) is top gainer on French bid hopes.
*Talk of a predator building up a stake in Regent Inns (REG).
*Talk that Mears Group (MER) is looking at an acquisition of a listed rival.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
The Questor Column:
*Buy Bunzl (BNZL).
*Johnston Press (JPR) one for the brave only.
*Buy Scott Wilson (SWG).
The Comment Column:
*Is this the beginning of the end of the credit crisis?
*Rio (RIO) should play it cool over BHP's (BLT) advances.
THE GUARDIAN
No share news today
THE INDEPENDENT
The Investment Column:
*Hold Johnston Press (JPR).
*Buy Raymarine (RAY).
*Hold Mears (MER).
The Outlook Column:
*Central banks fire off their last cannon.
*BHP (BLT)/Rio (RIO): poker faced Kloppers threatens to withdraw.
Further news:
*Talk of fresh discovery in Brazil fires up BG Group (BG.).
DAILY MAIL
Interview:
*Michael Spencer, head of Icap (IAP).
Further news:
*BG Group (BG.) bubbles on Brazilian buzz.
DAILY EXPRESS
*Rumoured France Telecom takeover interest nudges Cable & Wireless (CW.).
*Speculation that a financial restructuring at Carter & Carter (CART) cold leave shareholders with nothing.
*Hopes that Angel Biotechnology (ABH) has attracted several buyers for its Cramlington plant.
DAILY MIRROR
No share news today
THE SUN
No share news today
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