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UBS backs Shell after "mixed update" amid USD2 billion tax hit
(Alliance News) - Shell PLC is backed by analysts at UBS with a 'buy' rating, despite the oil major revealing on Friday that it expects an impact of around USD2...
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Liberum sees upside in housebuilders despite fall in UK house prices
(Alliance News) - According to data from Halifax on Friday, the average UK house price fell in December against the prior month, though at a more moderate decline than seen...
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ECB likely to be "unfazed" by cooling inflation, as core CPI sticky
(Alliance News) - Eurozone annual inflation fell faster than expected in December, Eurostat data showed on Friday, but the figures are unlikely to ignite any dovishness in the European Central...
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Failed bid for Standard Chartered "highlights its undervaluation"
(Alliance News) - A large Middle Eastern bank decided against a takeover offer for Standard Chartered PLC, but Shore Capital maintains the interest is proof that there's "plenty of upside"...
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Shore Capital notes robust finances of Intertek but China is a concern
(Alliance News) - For Shore Capitalist research analyst Robin Speakman, Intertek Group PLC has robust finances, albeit with an exposure to China that poses a "significant" with concern in regard...
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Liberum maintains 'buy' rating for Next after resilient trading
(Alliance News) - Next PLC's resilience and outperformance, particularly during the Christmas period and despite sector-wide inflationary pressures, highlights that it is a stock worth investing in, analysts at Liberum...
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Ryanair a testament to "survival of the fittest" in airline industry
(Alliance News) - Ryanair Holdings PLC on Wednesday reported robust double-digit growth in passenger traffic in December against the previous year. ...
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United Oil & Gas shares tumble by almost 25% as well runs dry
(Alliance News) - SP Angel's Energy analyst David Mirzai on Wednesday said United Oil & Gas PLC experienced a disappointing end to its 2022 five-well drilling campaign in Egypt....
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Investors wait to see if BT goes ahead with price hikes - Berenberg
(Alliance News) - All eyes will be on whether BT Group PLC presses on with plans for price increases, amid red-hot inflation, analysts at Berenberg said on Wednesday....
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Eyes on ECB as German inflation rate fades to single-digits
(Alliance News) - A cooler-than-expected inflation reading from Germany will not halt the European Central Bank's tightening plans, analysts at Oxford Economics predicted on Tuesday. ...
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