Sunday newspaper round-up: Tier 4 lockdown, Business rates, Debt binge

20th Dec 2020 19:41

(Sharecast News) - Boris Johnson yesterday revealed in a 4pm emergency press conference that a third of England - including London and swathes of the home counties - would be thrust into a brutal Tier 4 lockdown from midnight on Saturday in a bid to stamp out the 'mutant' strain of coronavirus. The draconian bracket forced all non-essential shops to shut giving Britons just eight hours to complete their gift shopping ahead of Christmas Day. - Financial Mail on Sunday

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UK regulator to probe airlines over Covid refund refusals

16th Dec 2020 07:55

(Sharecast News) - Britain's competition watchdog said it would investigating whether airlines broke the law by refusing refunds on flights passengers could not take due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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HSBC downgrades Wizz Air to 'hold' on valuation grounds

7th Dec 2020 13:45

(Sharecast News) - HSBC downgraded its stance on shares of Wizz Air on Monday to 'hold' from 'buy' as it took a look at the European airlines sector.

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Deutsche Bank ups easyJet to 'buy'

4th Dec 2020 12:24

(Sharecast News) - Deutsche Bank upgraded easyJet to 'buy' from 'hold' on Friday as it took a look at the European airlines sector.

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EasyJet flies in experts to deal with debt pile - report

30th Nov 2020 09:21

(Sharecast News) - Low-cost airline easyJet has reportedly engaged a firm of crisis experts as it attempts to refinance more than £1.4bn of debt owed to taxpayers and lenders.

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Thursday broker round-up

26th Nov 2020 13:57

(Sharecast News) - AO World: Jefferies downgrades to hold with a target price of 378p.

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Airlines could lose $157bn in 2020-21 - IATA

24th Nov 2020 12:15

(Sharecast News) - Airlines could lose a total $157bn this year and next, the International Air Transport Association warned on Tuesday.

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Thursday broker round-up

19th Nov 2020 13:38

(Sharecast News) - easyJet: Liberum upgrades to buy with a target price of 1,300p.

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Liberum upgrades Easyjet to 'buy' on self-help actions, hikes target price

19th Nov 2020 12:05

(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Liberum hiked their target price for shares of Easyjet and upgraded their recommendation from 'hold' to 'buy' on the back of the budget airline's moves to rein in non-fuel costs.

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Davy downgrades easyJet, says immediate upside has been achieved

19th Nov 2020 11:53

(Sharecast News) - Davy downgraded easyJet to 'neutral' from 'outperform' on Thursday as it argued that immediate upside has been achieved.

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Wednesday broker round-up

18th Nov 2020 13:32

(Sharecast News) - easyJet: Berenberg downgrades to hold with a target price of 820p.

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Berenberg downgrades easyJet after rebound

18th Nov 2020 08:20

(Sharecast News) - Berenberg downgraded easyJet to 'hold' from 'buy' on Wednesday, arguing that upside is more limited because the shares have rebounded more than 40% since 9 November.

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EasyJet slumps to historic £1.3bn loss as Covid-19 hammers revenue

17th Nov 2020 07:01

(Sharecast News) - Low-cost airline easyJet on Tuesday swung to a massive £1.3bn annual loss, the first in its history, revealing the full extent of the havoc caused by the coronavirus pandemic as capacity almost halved.

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Tuesday preview: US retail sales, Easyjet in the spotlight

16th Nov 2020 19:48

(Sharecast News) - Investors' attention on Tuesday will be mainly on the US, where a deluge of macroeconomic data are due out.

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Wednesday broker round-up

11th Nov 2020 13:58

(Sharecast News) - easyJet: Bank of America Merrill Lynch upgrades to buy.

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