It’s been hammered this year, but is BT dialling in on a recovery?
Shares are down nearly 20% in the year-to-date, but technical analysis suggests a recovery could be just around the corner
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Shares are down nearly 20% in the year-to-date, but technical analysis suggests a recovery could be just around the corner
Britain's banks had enough on their plates already, but the Brexit vote made things more complicated still
According to Deutsche Bank, the former state telecoms monopoly still has a lot on its plate.
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Exane BNP Paribas and Bernstein both upped their recommendations for the supermarket chain
Sky is having to pay more and more to secure sporting rights and Liberum doubts its ability to pass these costs on to subscribers
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For analysts at Liberum there were some “causes for concern” at British Airways owner IAG
London's blue-chip stocks ended lower on Thursday after a session spent mostly suspended beneath the previous closing level as investors sought safer haven in UK government bonds, or gilts
The FTSE 100 Index was 6.56 points adrift at 6,743.87 in lunchtime trading
BT reported a 25% rise in underlying earnings to £1.82bn
The FTSE 100 Index was 3.2 points adrift at 6,747.24 in early trading
To misquote Prince, it’s just another frantic Thursday with around one-sixth of the FTSE 100 companies set to update the market.
Here is the merger/demerger "on or off" scorecard; Labrokes/Coral - on; Vivendi/Mediaset Premium - off; BT/Openreach demerger - off; Idox/Open Objects - on; Anheuser Busch/SABMiller - on.
BT shares rose sharply, while shares in rivals Sky and TalkTalk dipped, which tells you most of what you need to know about Ofcom's decision on Openreach
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The price of a barrel of Brent crude fell 0.449% to US$44.52
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The FTSE 100 Index picked up 22.9 points to 6753.39
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Jefferies International has seemingly lost faith in communications groups, as it downgraded its target prices for Sky PLC (LON:SKY), TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC (LON:TALK), BT Group PLC (LON:BT) and Vodafone Group PLC (LON:VOD).
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Vodafone, Just Eat, BT and Rambler Metals
The new four-year deal with the German Professional Football Association is almost double what the firm paid last time around, splitting opinion amongst brokers
Liverpool fans unable to get tickets for the Europa League final, controversially taking place in the 38,000 capacity St Jakob Park stadium in Basel, Switzerland,will be able to watch that match on YouTube too.