Legal & General reports slight fall in annual profits
10th Mar 2021 07:01
(Sharecast News) - Legal & General reported flat annual operating profits as it set aside an extra £110m in Covid-19 insurance claims due to the emergence of new virus strains.
Read moreWednesday preview: US and China CPI, Legal and General in focus
9th Mar 2021 15:34
(Sharecast News) - Against a backdrop of rising government bond yields, markets' focus in the middle of the week will shift towards the inflation, with readings on consumer prices due out in the US and China.
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22nd Feb 2021 12:50
(Sharecast News) - Glencore: JP Morgan upgrades to overweight with a target price of 350p.
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13th Nov 2020 13:50
(Sharecast News) - HSS Hire Group: Liberum upgrades to hold with a target price of 20p.
Read moreLegal & General plans flat dividend in 2020
12th Nov 2020 07:33
(Sharecast News) - Legal & General said it planned an unchanged dividend for 2020 and for the payout to increase more slowly than earnings and cash generation over five years.
Read moreLegal & General holds dividend as Covid-19 hits profit
5th Aug 2020 07:03
(Sharecast News) - Legal & General declared an unchanged dividend as the insurer reported a 73% drop in first-half profit after low interest rates and market declines hit the value of its investments.
Read moreWednesday preview: Services PMIs, Legal and General in the spotlight
4th Aug 2020 18:52
(Sharecast News) - Financial markets' focus on Wednesday will shift to services sector activity around the world with survey readings for July due out in the UK, euro area and US.
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15th Jul 2020 12:24
(Sharecast News) - Royal Dutch Shell: JP Morgan downgrades to neutral with a target price of 1,700.0p.
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14th Jul 2020 13:31
(Sharecast News) - Rotork: RBC Capital Markets downgrades to underperform with a target price of 275.0p.
Read moreL&G to issue debt in favourable bond market
16th Jun 2020 10:49
(Sharecast News) - Legal & General said it would issue convertible debt to take advantage of low bond yields, strengthen its balance sheet and be ready for the recovery from Covid-19.
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7th May 2020 13:55
(Sharecast News) - Ibstock: Jefferies downgrades to hold with a target price of 212p.
Read moreL&G to tap debt market after strong quarter
24th Apr 2020 09:18
(Sharecast News) - Legal & General said it would issue debt to take advantage of business opportunities after reporting strong trading in the first three months of 2020.
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20th Apr 2020 13:41
(Sharecast News) - Abcam: RBC Capital Markets upgrades to outperform with a target price of 1,300p.
Read moreAlmost a third of FTSE 100 cut or scrap dividends
15th Apr 2020 12:01
(Sharecast News) - Almost one-third of FTSE 100 companies have cut or scrapped their dividends during the coronavirus crisis, leaving investors relying on 10 companies for two-thirds of the index's likely payouts in 2020, research shows.
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Insurers, precious metals miners pace gains
9th Apr 2020 20:31
(Sharecast News) - Insurers' shares paced the market advance at the end of the holiday-shortened week, benefiting from the general 'risk-on' environment and positive analyst chatter.
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